Oliver Townend has rewritten the record books at the FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials this weekend (17-19 April), securing an extraordinary 17th victory in the event’s flagship class. His latest triumph is
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Exactly eight years ago, I emerged, bleary-eyed and jet lagged from a train station somewhere outside of Birmingham, England. My boss at the time, Patricia Da Silva, and I had inadvertently gotten on the wrong
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Oliver Townend claimed yet another CCI4*-S win at this weekend’s FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials – taking his tally in the flagship class at this event to an unprecedented 16 titles. The
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World Number One Oliver Townend has announced the retirement of seventeen-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Cooley Master Class (Ramiro B x The Swallow, by Master Imp), with whom he won the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event in both 2018
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FEI Eventing world #1-ranked rider, three-time Kentucky Three-Day winner, and recent Olympic gold medalist Oliver Townend is coming to compete for the crown at the inaugural Maryland 5 Star, but before he gets down to
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Oliver Townend is #1 in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings, updated for May 2021, with 610 points. He sits above Tim Price who is #2 with 605 points. Piggy March is #3 (556), Chris
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We’re saddened to report that Carousel Quest, Oliver Townend‘s 2009 Burghley winner, has been put to sleep aged 25, following a long and happy retirement. View this post on Instagram It is with a heavy heart we
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Oliver Townend loves the smell of victory, but his other favorite smell is a good cooked breakfast. He also enjoys a good vacation and dinner in Barbados. How do we know this? Well, the world
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Three British riders received FEI sanctions at the Land Rover Blair Castle International Horse Trials, held Aug. 25-29 in Scotland, including FEI World No. 1 Oliver Townend. Oliver received a verbal warning for abuse of horse
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Following Oliver Townend’s official warning for “over-use of the whip” on cross country at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, the British Horse Society plans to raise further concerns about his behavior with the FEI.
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Oliver Townend released a statement this morning in response to the public outrage over his use of the whip during his cross country rounds with both Cooley SRS and Ballaghmor Class on Saturday at the
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In the second leg of the Shearwater Insurance Tri-Star Grand Slam, Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class were the CIC3* winners at the Barefoot Estates Burnham Market International. The Shearwater Insurance Tri-Star Grand Slam is
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Oliver Townend is on a roll. The Shropshire-based eventer is currently the highest-ranked British eventer in the world, having enjoyed wins and excellent results over the past two months at Blair Castle, Burghley, Blenheim and
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Rio be damned, Oliver Townend embodied the concept of the Event Rider Masters this weekend, truly giving a master class in all three disciplines at the prestigous Gatcombe event. While no one could make the
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Richard Sheane outbid Oliver Townend for a 3-year-old gelding by Ramiro B at last night’s Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale in Ireland, commanding the top price of the night at €53,500, or about $66,800. “If you
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Oliver Townend had a forgettable 2013 plagued with injuries and less than stellar luck. Now, Ollie is ready to come out guns blazing to aim for a coveted top spot in the British Eventing rankings
...» Read More!Waylon Roberts won The Royal Indoor Eventing title for a seventh time this past weekend, and loyal EN reader Denya Massey was on hand to document the whole event for us. If you missed her
...» Read More!from the May 3rd issue of Sports Illustrated A few people sent me emails asking about the Sport’s Illustrated photo, and I just had a chance to pick up a copy of SI this weekend.
...» Read More!Oliver Towned has been released from the hospital…for real this time…we promise. Oliver was out and about at the horse park this afternoon. If you have any photos of an Oli sighting from Sunday, please
...» Read More!I have confirmed from a source close to the situation that Oliver is conscious, walking around, and not seriously injured, and that he might be released from the hospital sometime soon. Perhaps the best sign
...» Read More!Oliver Townend is conscious after being airlifted to the University of Kentucky Hospital. Oliver’s Facebook fan page reports that he was able to move after the fall: “[Oliver] was taken away by helicopter and was conscious and
...» Read More!Oliver Towned was airlifted from Rolex Saturday afternoon after falling from Ashdale Cruise Master at the Hollow (#20 and #21AB) on the Rolex Cross-Country course. Ashdale Cruise Master caught his legs while jumping the
...» Read More!Adding to the pressure of competing at the nation’s biggest event (and for some, a spot on the team!), competitors must indulge the media in daily press conferences. Lucky for us, they are friendly and
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