Horse & Hound other competition news

Joanne Eccles wins the first FEI vaulting World Cup

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:57:00 +0000

Sisters Joanne and Hannah Eccles took the first and second places at the first FEI World Cup Vaulting final in Bordeaux

New safety rules ban bridleless team chasers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

The fund-raising team chasers Bridleless not Brainless have fallen foul of new safety rules for the 2012 season

'Runaway' driving horse at country fair has died

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The horse at the centre of a Health and Safety Executive investigation into a death at a country show has died

Reining crowned the 'fastest growing horse sport'

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Reining is the fastest-growing equestrian sport across Europe

Joanne Eccles wins her first vaulting World Cup qualifier

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Vaulter Joanne Eccles started her 2011/12 season in high style by winning the FEI World Cup Qualifier in Salzburg

New system lets you enter point-to-point runners online

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

A new online entry system for point-to-point races has been launched

How to go cross-county this winter

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000

If you want to keep your hand in once the eventing season is over, hereâs how to get started in other winter cross-country sports

Adelinde Cornelissen wins FEI athlete award for 2011

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:47:00 +0000

The FEI Awards rounded off the General Assembly in Rio de Janiero, with an award for the Dutch dressage rider

Side-saddle riders out in force at Quorn opening meet

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Spectators at the Quornâs opening meet were treated to scenes straight out of the pages of Surtees or Trollope when 28 ladies took to the field â" side-saddle

Joanne Eccles and Ross Foreman reign at British vaulting champs

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:20:00 +0100

Joanne Eccles and Ross Foreman retained their individual titles at the British Vaulting Championships 2011 (22-23 October)

Call for mature carriage drivers to come forward

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0100

Older people looking to improve their fitness are being urged to try the fast and furious sport of carriage driving

Olympia tickets are selling fast

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:52:00 +0100

Tickets for the London International Horse Show at Olympia are selling fast so grab yours now

Rescue pony stands reserve champion at national driving trials

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:14:00 +0100

A pony who was rescued by World Horse Welfare in 2005 finished reserve champions at the national Carriage Driving Championship at Windsor Park (9-11 September)

Could your farm or equestrian centre host JumpCross events?

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:19:00 +0100

JumpCross is inviting equestrian centres, farms and landowners to apply to become sites for the popular sport

Polo day raises £3,000 for Army appeal

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:57:00 +0100

The winner of the inaugural Rupert Thorneloe Memorial Trophy for the most improved 10-year-old boy in Pony Club polo has raised £3,000 for the Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal

South Hereford and Ross Harriers branch of the Pony Club triumph in tetrathlon

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:23:00 +0100

A team from the South Hereford and Ross Harriers secured the branch's first national tetrathlon title at Hartpury, Glos, this year

Vaulter Joanne Eccles wins senior female title at Le Mans

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:25:00 +0100

The 22-year-old has successfully defended the title she won in 2009

Blair Castle applies to host 2015 eventing Europeans

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:48:00 +0100

Blair is up against Waregem in Belgium, Strezegom in Poland, Aachen in Germany and Breda in Holland for the eventing championship

British vaulters aim for medals at European championships

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:15:00 +0100

The vaulters carrying British hopes at the FEI senior and junior European vaulting championships in France have been chosen

Carriage drivers locked in court row over damages

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:08:00 +0100

Two Berkshire women are locked in a legal battle after one was injured when out in a carriage the other was driving