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Lucy Wiegersma withdrawn from Olympic Eventing Team and Replacements named: 01-07-2008
Lucy Wiegersma withdrawn from Olympic Eventing Team and Replacements named Shaabrak ridden by Lucy Wiegersma has incurred a minor setback during training which has preve
Dressage Travelling Reserve announced for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games : 27-06-2008
The British Equestrian Federation have today confirmed that the travelling reserve for the Dressage Team for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be Maria Eilberg riding Ferdi E
Fantastic Facilities in Hong Kong: 26-06-2008
As the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games draw ever-closer, it is time to take a look at the excellent venues and facilities provided by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJ
Dressage and Jumping Teams announced for Beijing Olympic Games 2008: 25-06-2008
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today selected the Dressage and Jumping riders to be part of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. This completes the Equestrian tea
Childrens European Show Jumping Team Selected: 18-06-2008
The riders who will represent Great Britain at this year's Childrens European Show Jumping Championships have b
Para-Equestrian Team Nominated for Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games: 16-06-2008
The British Equestrian Federation today nominated the seven Para-Equestrian Dressage riders for the ParalympicsGB team for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. They are:
Junior and Young Rider European Dressage Championship Team announced: 12-06-2008
The team members for the Junior & Young Rider European Dressage Championships to be held in Azeitao, Portugal from 14-20 July 2008, are as follows:  Junior
Zara Phillips withdrawn from Olympic Eventing Team: 11-06-2008
Following an injury sustained during training, Toytown ridden by Zara Phillips has been withdrawn from Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. A reserve rider and h
World Class Development Riders out in force at Bramham Horse Trials: 05-06-2008
A number of World Class Development riders will be competing at the Bramham International Horse Trials this coming weekend, which boasts a number of Olympic contenders from hom
Spotlight On: Derek Ricketts: 29-05-2008
Read all about the Performance Manager to the Show Jumping squad, Derek Ricketts continuing our Spotlight On series.  Derek Ricketts
Spotlight On: David Hunter: 29-05-2008
Continuing our Spotlight On series, we meet David Hunter, Performance Manager to the Para-Equestrian Dressage Team. David Hunter Yo
Have Horse will Travel: 29-05-2008
Read all about the huge logistical task of transporting more than 300 horses to compete in Hong Kong this year. In August more than 300 horses, from around
Historic Handover Ceremony of The Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Sha Tin): 26-05-2008
Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic venue, the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Sha Tin), was handed over by The Hong Kong Jockey Club to the organisers of the Olympic Equestrian
Brits take Show Jumping Victory in Rome Super League: 23-05-2008
Great Britain has won the second leg of the 2008 Samsung Super League FEI Series in Rome. Emulating last year's result, a fantastic performance from Derek Rickett's squa
Guide to the Equestrian Events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games now Online: 22-05-2008
The British Equestrian Federation has produced a handy guide to the Equestrian events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The guide includes everything you need to know about
Spotlight on: Will Connell: 22-05-2008
Continuing our 'Spotlight On' series, we interview Team Leader for the Equestrian Teams at 2008 Bejing Olympic and Paralympic Games, Will Connell.Will Conn
Spotlight On: Richard Davison: 22-05-2008
Next in our series, the Spotlight falls on Richard Davison, Team Captain for the British Dressage team. Richard Davison It's clear to unders
Eventing Squad Announced for Pony European Championships: 22-05-2008
Following a very competitive Charles Owen British Pony Championships in its new location at Chepstow in Monmouthshire last weekend, the Pony Selectors are delighted to announce
Spotlight on: Yogi Breisner: 20-05-2008
Welcome to the first in our series of 'Spotlight on’'news items where we introduce you to different members of the Team GBR staff. Over the coming months you can find out
Team GBR Launch New "Gloss-e-zine": 19-05-2008
Team GBR Launch New "Gloss-e-zine" Equestrian Team GBR are proud to announce the launch a new glossy online magazine, ‘IMPULSION’. The first of its kind to h
Eventing Team Horses - Pedigrees now online: 16-05-2008
You can now find more information about all the horses that have been selected for the Eventing Team for the 2008 Olympic Games, where the equestrian events will take place in
Mary Contests Saumur with King’s Sisters: 14-05-2008
Held in the heart of the Loire Valley, Saumur CCI*** will host sixty five horses, from seventeen nations over 15 – 18 May and this year it will be the final chance for some h
Ponies Take Victory in Moorsele Show Jumping Nations Cup: 13-05-2008
Britain's ponies took victory in yesterday's Nations Cup in Moorsele in Belgium, finishing with a fence in hand over the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Denmark who all shared
Eventing Squad Announced for Bejing Olympic Games 2008: 09-05-2008
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today selected the Eventing riders to be part of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Team will be:William Fox-
Lucy Wiegersma so close to a Badminton Victory: 08-05-2008
World Class Development rider, Lucy Wiegersma came so close to lifting the famous Mitsubushi Motors Badminton Trophy, just missing out to Nicolas Touzaint (FRA) by 1.4 penaltie
Super League Kicks Off This Weekend: 07-05-2008
The 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI kicks off this weekend with the opening leg taking place in the seaside resort of La Baule in France on Friday 9th May (13.40 GMT).
Calling all Virgin Media Customers: 06-05-2008
Are you a Virgin cable customer who would like to receive Horse & Country TV as part of your package?  If so, Horse & Country TV need your help.  Horse and Co
Preparation, Preparation, Preparation!: 02-05-2008
Yogi Breisner and Will Connell explain their experiences of the Test event in 2007 In August 2007 Great Britain took a group of horses and riders to the Good Luck
Hotels for Horses and Humans: 02-05-2008
Hotels for Horses and Humans  Horses  The horses' welfare is the primary priority for the Games and making sure they are as comfortable
Horseing Around in Hong Kong: 01-05-2008
Horseing around in Hong Kong Preparing a venue to host the World’s most famous sporting event is no mean feat.  Preparing a venue to house more than 200 horses a
Great Results for Team GBR at CVI** in Holland: 30-04-2008
The British National anthem was played more often than any other nation's at the CVI** held at the new Dutch Equestrian Federation Centre at Ermelo. Joanne Eccles was a
Countryside Raceday raises £47,000: 04-04-2008
The Countryside Race Day, held at Cheltenham racecourse on the 16th November 2007 raised £47,000. This money will go to support our Olympic and Paralympic teams in their
HEROS to run Horse Health Seminar in May: 07-03-2008
A Horse Health Masterclass, in aid of HEROS (Homing Ex-Racehorses Organisation Scheme) with presentations by leading veterinary experts will be held on Wednesday 21st May 2008 in O
Tustain Overcomes Odds: 07-03-2008
Paralympic golden girl Nicola Tustain would be the first to admit that she’s not had the best of build ups ahead of the 2008 Paralympics. Taking a glance at her sporti
FEI Pre-Olympic Heat and Humidity Workshop Presentations available on-line: 29-02-2008
 A greatly successful FEI Pre-Olympic Workshop on Heat and Humidity took place in Lausanne on 17 February 200
Team GBR and Toggi continue Clothing Partnership: 25-02-2008
A passion for equestrianism and a dedication to supporting world class talent lies at the heart of the Toggi philosophy and no where is this more evident in the fantastic Team
Call for Volunteers to help at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games: 21-02-2008
Call for Volunteers to help at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Registrations are now being requested for volunteers at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, set to ta
Preparation for potential Olympic Grooms: 25-01-2008
In January nearly 50 grooms of potential Olympic and Paralympic horses for the 2008 Beijing Games received training and advice from the World Class Programme.  It was also
British Vaulting success in Leipzig: 24-01-2008
British Vaulting success in Leipzig Britain’s Joanne Eccles won the female Vaulting title at the Partner Pferd Show which took place in Leipzig from 17th to
Meet Team GBR!: 01-11-2007
Don't miss your chance to meet some of the members of Team GBR when riders attend the Countryside Race Day on Friday 16th November at Cheltenham Race course. National Hun
Piggy French Wins World Breeding Championships: 23-10-2007
Piggy French Wins World Breeding Championships At Le Lion D'AngersPiggy French, riding Cast Away II won the prestigious 7 year-old World Breeding Championships at Le Li
BBC Sport to Follow Daniel Neilson: 15-10-2007
BBC Sport to Follow Daniel Neilson Following the successful launch of Eques
Show Jumping Officially Launch Evolution Squad: 09-10-2007
Show Jumping Officially Launch Evolution Squad.    The British Show Jumping Association in conjunction with World Class has been developing their Evoluti
Great Season for Equestrian Team GBR: 09-10-2007
Great Season for Equestrian Team GBR.     Equestrian Team GBR won 32 medals in 2007 of which nearly half were gold. Great Britain has also qualified a fu
Equine Pathway Progress: 08-10-2007
Equine Pathway Progresses.    The World Class Equine Pathway has been developed during 2007 in conjunction with British Dressage, British Eventing and Br
Team GBR Launches: 26-09-2007
Equestrian Team GBR Launches. The countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games gained momentum yesterday, with the official launch of Equestrian Team GBR
Eventers Make History with Gold and Silver: 16-09-2007
Eventers make History with 7th Gold & Indivdual Silver.    The riders from Great Britain have today made history at Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy by se
Anna Ross-Davies best of British in Dressage.: 03-09-2007
Anna Ross-Davies best of British in Indivdual Dressage.    Anna Ross-Davies decided to go for “death or glory” in her first championship gran
Dressage Team qualify for 2008 Olympic Games: 31-08-2007
Dressage Team qualify for 2008 Olympic Games.   Britain has qualified for next year's Olympic Games in Beijing after finishing fifth at the European Champions
Three Medals for Eventing Young Riders: 26-08-2007
Three Medals for Eventing Young Riders in Scotland.    The Jump Young Rider Eventing Team of Emily Galbraith, Dani Cuomo, Charlotte Agnew and Georgie Spence a
Reining Team Narrowly miss Medals: 20-08-2007
Reining Team Narrowly miss Medals by half a point    The 2007 European Reining Championships will took place from 16th - 19th August in Mooslargue,
Hunt out of Eventing Squad: 17-08-2007
Hunt out of the Eventing European Squad.    Following a setback during training, Tankers Town, owned by Terry and Janice Hunt and ridden by Sharon Hunt, has b
Jumping Team Bronze and Olympic Qualification: 17-08-2007
Jumping Team Bronze and Olympic Qualification.    Great Britain has secured their place at the 2008 Olympic Games, taking the Bronze medal at the Europea
Jumping European Championship Team Announced: 14-08-2007
Jumping European Final Four Announced.    The four Performance Squad riders who will represent Great Britain at the 2007 European Championships in Mannhe
Good Luck Beijing aids 2008 Plans: 14-08-2007
Good Luck Beijing aids 2008 Plans.   Great Britain took 3 horses and riders to the Good Luck Beijing 10th Anniversary Cup CCI2* (the ‘Test  Event&r
Eventing Juniors Claim Three Medals: 07-08-2007
Eventing Juniors Claim Three Medals in Switzerland.   Britain’s Junior Squad were in flying form at the European Championships last weekend – domi
Daniel Neilson wins Silver: 30-07-2007
Daniel Neilson wins Silver at Junior Jumping Europeans.   Britain’s Accenture Squad member Daniel Neilson took Individual Silver at the Junior European
Gemma Plumley secures Bronze: 30-07-2007
Gemma Plumley secures Bronze in Young Riders Jumping Europeans.   Gemma Plumley from Chepstow with Johnsey Estate’s consistent chestnut mare Conti
Junior Jumpers narrowly miss Medal: 27-07-2007
Junior Jumpers miss European Medal Success by One Point.   The Accenture British Junior riders competing at the European Championships in Auvers, France yeste
Jumping Young Riders win Gold!: 27-07-2007
Jumping Young Riders win Gold!    Britain’s Accenture Young Rider team improved on their 2006 European Silver Medal by winning GOLD this afternoon
Great Britain Dominate World Championships: 23-07-2007
Great Britain Dominate World Para Dressage Championships.   Great Britain dominated the World Para Dressage Championships which took place at Hartpury College
Eventing Ponies Secure Double Gold: 22-07-2007
Eventing Ponies Secure Double Gold.    Libby Soley and Noble Springbok went one better than last year to take the individual title at this year's European Cha
Pony Jumpers Indivdual Gold and Bronze: 22-07-2007
Britain's Pony Jumpers take individual Gold and Bronze.    The John Whitaker International Pony Squad members competing at the 2007 Pony European Championship
Great Britain are World Champions!: 21-07-2007
Great Britain are World Champions!  Great Britain today won team Gold, two individual Gold medals and two individual Bronze medals. It was a great day of co
Gold for Pony Jumpers: 20-07-2007
Gold for Britian's Show Jumpers  The four John Whitaker International Pony Squad members competing at the 2007 Pony European Championships in Freudenberg, Germany
Bronze for Dressage Pony Team: 20-07-2007
British Pony Dressage Team wins BronzeBritain claimed the bronze medal despite only three of the four riders competing in the team competition at the 2007 European
Great Start for Britain at World Para Championships: 20-07-2007
Great Start for Britain at World Para Dressage Championships.  Great Britain had a promising start to the World Para Dressage Championships today, finishing overni
Dressage Pony riders enjoy good warm-up: 19-07-2007
Dressage Pony riders enjoy good warm-up at 2007 Europeans The British riders produced consistent performances in the warm-up test at the 2007 European Pony Champio
Eventing Ponies in Gold Medal Position after Dressage: 19-07-2007
Derby House  Eventing Pony Team in Gold Medal Position after Dressage    The Derby House British Squad have made an impressive start to their quest for m
Dressage Results from Junior & Young Riders: 17-07-2007
Dressage Results from Junior & Young Riders EuropeansBritain’s juniors and young riders competed at the 2007 European Junior & Young Rider Championships i
Dressage Pony Team Announced: 13-07-2007
Dressage Pony Team Announced The riders representing Britain at the 2007 European Pony Championships to be held in Freudenberg, Germany, 19-22 July, will be:
Team Announced for Para World Championship: 11-07-2007
Team Announced for World Para Dressage ChampionshipsThe British Dressage selectors (Jane Goldsmith, Juliet Seal, Michel Assouline) and the World Class Performance Manag
Jumping Young Rider Team Selected: 10-07-2007
Show Jumping Young Rider European Team Selected The Young Rider European Championships will take place from 25th to 29th July 2007 in Auvers, France. The
Junior Eventing Team Announced: 10-07-2007
Junior Eventing Team Announced Following the Junior final run at Barbury Castle last weekend, the Junior Selectors are pleased to announce the squad of six that wi
Eventers bid for 7th Title: 09-07-2007
Eventers Bid for Seventh Title. Following a busy weekend of CIC*** action at Barbury Castle and Aachen and recent three day event performances, the British Senior Selec
Jumping Pony Team Announced: 04-07-2007
Show Jumping Pony European Squad Announced Following the results from the John Whitaker International Winter Classic at the Royal Show today, the final squad selec
Youth Dressage Teams Announced: 27-06-2007
Dressage Junior and Young Rider Teams Announced The Junior European and Young Rider Dressage Championships take place in Nussloch, Germany from 10th to 15th J
Jumping Young Riders Announced: 26-06-2007
Accenture Young Rider Show Jumping Squad Announced The 2007 Junior and Young Rider European Championships will take place in Auvers, France from 25th – 30th
Jumping Juniors Announced: 26-06-2007
Accenture Junior Show Jumping Squad Announced. The 2007 Junior and Young Rider European Championships will take place in Auvers, France from 25th – 30th July
HCTV to Sponsor Team GBR: 11-06-2007
Horse and Country TV sign Sponsorship Deal Team GBR are delighted to welcome Horse & Country TV on board as a sponsor. The partnership will give increased media exp
Plans for Hong Kong 2008: 08-06-2007
World Class Programme Plans for Good Luck Beijing – 10th Anniversary CupGreat Britain will be taking 3 riders and horses to the Good Luck Beijing – 10th Ann
Squad Selected for Para World Championships: 06-06-2007
Squad Selected for Para Dressage World ChampionshipsThe British Dressage selectors (Jane Goldsmith, Juliet Seal, Michel Assouline) and the World Class Performance Manag
Eventing Pony Team Announced: 05-06-2007
Derby House Eventing Pony Team Announced Following the highly successful Charles Owen British Pony Championships at Sansaw Park in Shropshire last weekend, the Pon