Barbara Hester News Today

In this week's international showjumping news round-up, we celebrate grand prix wins for Martin Fuchs and Gilles Thomas and investigate no-nail shoes

Joe Stockdale and the 10-year-old stallion Ebanking deliver a promising performance in The King's Cup at Royal Windsor Horse Show

US rider Kent Farrington expands his roll of Royal Windsor triumphs with a victory in the CSI5* Kingdom of Bahrain Stakes with Landon

Great Britain's chef d'equipe Di Lampard previews a radical shake-up of team showjumping with the new Longines League Of Nations

Tributes to a prolific pony Georgia and Susan Kirby’s prolific show hunter pony and veteran contender Woodview Fiocco has been put down aged 21. The chestnut gelding known as Finn was one of the circuit’s most consistent senior contenders. His best season came in 2022 when he was supreme ridden senior champion at the Royal […]

British showjumpers Joe Stockdale and Ben Maher are among the big winners in this week's international showjumping news round-up

“If he keeps improving like this, there could be no end to him.” Joe Stockdale and Ebanking showed just what they’re capable of this evening at Horse of the Year Show, as they took the Grandstand Stoneleigh Events Cup from 32 starters. Joe has been riding Barbara Hester’s nine-year-old for about a year, during which […]

Twenty-one-year-old spears resurgent British form at the Royal International Horse Show, taking his first win since childhood in Hickstead's famous arena

Meet the intrepid field of 27 Hickstead Derby entries who will be tackling the world famous showjumping contest on Sunday 25 June

1. The King’s horses Weatherbys has confirmed ownership of all of The Queen’s racehorses has been transferred to The King. The William Haggas-trained Educator, bred by The Queen, will be His Majesty’s first runner as monarch today (29 September). The three-year-old colt runs in the Radcliffe and Co Handicap Stakes at Salisbury at 4.54pm. Read […]