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Former international showjumper turned highly-respected trainer Graham Fletcher on promoting showjumping to a wider audience

Ben Maher and the 12-year-old Faltic HB continue to impress in Wellington, Florida, finishing runner-up in the CSI3* grand prix

Bertram Allen wins $140,000 Florida Grand Prix for second year in-a-row 2022-02-21

Irish showjumper Bertram Allen, 26, won the $140,000 IDA Development CSI3* grand prix during week six of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for the second year in a row. He was riding his own Harley VD Bisschop, a 15-year-old gelding he shares with his younger brother Harry. “It’s great to be a winner any time, […]

Showjumping is often a very serious business but the annual Great Charity Challenge at the Winter Equestrian Festival is the perfect opportunity for riders to unleash their inner superhero, cartoon character or alter ego and raise astonishing sums of money for charity, and this year’s contest certainly didn’t disappoint. The theme for Saturday night’s (5 […]

1. When equine warriors do battle Jump racing fans were beside themselves with excitement when unbeaten top-class chasers Shishkin and Energumene lined up in the SBK Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday (22 January). It was the race all had been waiting for as Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins unleashed their British and Irish […]

Ben Maher was reunited with his Rio Olympic ride Tic Tac to take the $140,000 (£104,000) Hygain Feeds three-star grand prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival for a second year running. The Olympic champion and Jane Forbes Clark’s 19-year-old Panama Du Seigneur x Darco stallion, who lives permanently in Wellington, Florida, triumphed in a 13-combination […]

Here are some fast facts about Jerome Guery, one of the sport’s leading riders

Who is the best showjumping horse in the world right now? Who is the best showjumping horse of the past decade? Find out what the stats say...

1. Assessing noseband tightness in competition A recent study by Equestrian Canada suggests rider acceptance of the use of a gauge to measure noseband tightness more scientifically than “two fingers width” is growing. In the past riders have objected that horses in a high state of excitement at competition do not take well to having […]