http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk/Equestrian Team GBR News FeedCopyright Equestrian Team GBR. All rights reserved. This round-up includes results and successes from dressage at Hamburg CDI4*, endurance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, showjumping from competitions across Europe, and eventing at Chatsworth CIC3*.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-10-may15/05/2013 00:00:00Ten years ago Hannah Biggs was just out of Young Riders and looking for a horse to move into Seniors on. She wasn’t looking for a potential international superstar – just something that she ‘clicked’ with.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hannah-biggs-hamburg15/05/2013 00:00:00Future Paralympic stars will have the chance to be fast-tracked on the road to Rio 2016 thanks to an exciting new initiative.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympic-potential10/05/2013 00:00:00A new star was born when New Zealander Jock Paget triumphed in an extraordinary climax to the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jonathon-paget-wins-badminton-201307/05/2013 00:00:00Our bank hoilday round-up includes some fantastic triumphs for our World Class Development Programme riders in showjumping and dressage, and an overview from a nail biting Badminton Horse Trials that didn’t go the way of the Brits but nonetheless gave us some top class sport.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-3-may07/05/2013 00:00:00It is with great sadness that the British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage announce the untimely passing of para-equestrian dressage rider Joanne Pitthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=joanne-pitt-1979-201303/05/2013 00:00:00After the success of last year’s event, international polocrosse is returning to Newmarket in 2013.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=polocrosse-returns-to-newmarket02/05/2013 00:00:00The Show Jumping entries for Royal Windsor this year (8th – 12th May) include three of the four British Olympic Team Gold medallists from London 2012.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=royal-windsor-horse-show-201301/05/2013 00:00:00A weekend round-up including showjumping results from the Austrian Grand Prix and Maubeuge CSI3*, and the outcomes from the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in the USA.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-26-april29/04/2013 00:00:00The Longine Global Champions Tour is coming to London for a spectacular debut event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=london-gct-tickets-on-sale24/04/2013 00:00:00Olympic Silver medallist and six time Land Rover Burghley winner William Fox-Pitt shared his thoughts with British Eventing ahead of this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=william-pre-badminton23/04/2013 00:00:00A weekend round-up including results from the dressage and showjumping in Hagen, Germany, the outcomes from the Pony showjumpers visit to the Nations Cup in Fontainebleau, showjumping results from Lummen CSI3* and Chantilly CSI2*, and information about the upcoming Lexington CCI4*.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-19-april22/04/2013 00:00:00Tim Hadaway joins FEI as Director of the Games and Championships Departmenthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=tim-hadaway-fei-director-games-championships19/04/2013 00:00:00At least 20 Paralympic athletes, including 10-time gold medallist Lee Pearson, will attend the next ParalympicsGB Sports Fest, which will be held at the EIS Sheffield on April 26 and 27.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=lee-pearson-sports-fest17/04/2013 00:00:00It was a freestyle debut win for Zoe Sleigh with Christine Sleigh’s Fantastic Light in the Superflex Intermediate I Music Freestyle in front of a capacity Hartpury crowd.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=debutante-delights-for-victory15/04/2013 00:00:00The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has today unveiled the eight ambassadors of its global sport development programme, FEI Solidarity, in a specially commissioned composite portrait.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-solidarity-ambassadors-unveiled11/04/2013 00:00:00The world’s leading show jumping championships will be staged at The International Quarter, adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, cementing the extraordinary equestrian legacy from the London Olympic Games, it can be announced today.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympic-park-stage-global-champions-tour10/04/2013 00:00:00The British vaulters had a very successful weekend at Saumur international (5-7 April 2013), with World Champion Joanne Eccles topping the leader board in the Female Individual Senior competition.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulters-victorious-saumur-201309/04/2013 00:00:00World Class Development rider, Abbie Newbery riding Cornetta 10, owned by Ali Ghandour were the clear winners in the third qualifying competition for the World Class Programme U23 British Championship Finalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=abbie-newbury-u23-qualifier05/04/2013 00:00:00A group of nine Dressage and Para-Dressage judges from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA have been promoted to 5* status, the highest rank, by the respective FEI Technical Committees.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-and-para-dressage-judges-promoted02/04/2013 00:00:00A weekend round-up (29/03/13) including results from the showjumping in Wellington, Florida, some top British placing’s at Burnham Market CIC 3*, and a look at how the Brits faired in the dressage at Addington CDI 3*.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-29-march02/04/2013 00:00:00Supported by the UK Sport funded World Class Programme, the British Eventing Senior Selection Committee has selected a squad of nine riders who will represent Great Britain during the FEI Nations Cup Serieshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-nations-cup-squad12/03/2013 00:00:00Michel Assouline, Para-Equestrian Dressage Head Coach, and 9 other UK top high performance coaches have been chosen to be part of the inaugural intake of UK Sport’s World Class Coaching: Elite Programmehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=assouline-uk-sport-elite-programme05/03/2013 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) and British Eventing are very pleased to announce that Mr Philip Surl will be joining the UK Sport, Lottery funded BEF World Class Programme as Assistant to the Eventing Performance Manager, Yogi Breisnerhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=wc-eventing-appointment-announcement21/02/2013 00:00:00Graham Gillespie, riding Veldheer II, owned by Ben Wentink were the clear winners at the World Class Programme U23 British Championship second qualifying competition at Arena UK this weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=u23-arenauk-201320/02/2013 00:00:00Bishop Burton College student, Amber Sole, 17, from Hessle, East Yorkshire, took part in a 60km endurance ride in Dilbrugarh, Assam, India on the 2nd February riding a borrowed horse from the local area.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=amber-sole-india-201314/02/2013 00:00:00A news round up with results from the Palm Beach showjumping international, Florida, the KWPN Horse of The Year is announced, an endurance young rider goes to an exciting international, and Stephen Clarke has been elected as FEI Dressage Judge General.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=news-round-up-4-february-201304/02/2013 00:00:00HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the British Equestrian Federation (BEF), hosted a reception on the evening of Tuesday 22 January 2013 to celebrate the achievements of the British equestrian teams at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=royal-patron-welcomes-olympic-paralympic-teams24/01/2013 00:00:00Stephen Clarke, the British judge who acted as President of the Ground Jury at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been unanimously elected as FEI Dressage Judge Generalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=stephen-clarke-fei-judge-general23/01/2013 00:00:00World Class Development rider, Abigail Newbery took the honours in the first qualifying competition for the World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final, which took place at Bury Farm Equestrian Clubhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=abigail-newbury-u23-1317/01/2013 00:00:00Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, the first British combination to head the FEI World Dressage Rankings, have started the New Year in style by reclaiming the top spot.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=charlotte-rankings-1310/01/2013 00:00:00Nina Venables, coach to British Para-Equestrian Olympic team gold and individual silver medallist Deb Criddle, is among 12 coaches across a wide range of sports to be selected for the Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme for 2012-2014http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nina-venables-ecap07/01/2013 00:00:00Riders selected for the 2013-2015 World Class Development Programme have been announced today by the British Equestrian Federationhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=wc-development-201302/01/2013 00:00:00It was no doubt a golden year for sport and the achievements of equestrian athletes have been recognised in a bumper New Years Honours list 2013. The British Equestrian Federation is delighted to congratulatehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestriansrecognisedin2013honours29/12/2012 00:00:00An exciting finish saw Emily Ward riding Witch, owned by Michael Whitaker, clinch the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Development U23 Championship Final at the London International Horse Show Olympia, on Friday 21st December 2012. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-murka-olympia-201224/12/2012 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) celebrated a fantastic year, honouring equestrian talent by presenting BEF Medals of Honour last night at The London International Horse Show, Olympia to eight individuals who have shown outstanding achievement and contribution to the international equestrian world.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=medals-of-honour-201224/12/2012 00:00:00UK Sport funding figures for the Rio Olympiad were announced today, 18 December, totalling an investment of £347 million into elite sport over the next four years. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=uk-sport-2013-1718/12/2012 00:00:00Sport England today announced a £493 million four-year investment to deliver grassroots sporting opportunities and a lasting Olympic and Paralympic legacyhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=sport-england-funding-announcement17/12/2012 00:00:00The London International Horse Show, Olympia, is the UK’s best equestrian Christmas party with over 80,000 people visiting every year.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=british-celebration-olympia-201217/12/2012 00:00:00Twenty-four of the brightest young names in showjumping will compete in the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme Under 23 British Championship Final at the London International Horse Show, Olympia, on Friday 21st December 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=u23-team-murka-final-201217/12/2012 00:00:00Television broadcast scheduling for this year’s Olympia, The London International Horse Show (17th – 23rd December) includes live broadcasts throughout the event.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-tv-coverage14/12/2012 00:00:00A choir of Games Makers formed during the London 2012 Olympic Games launched their bid for the Christmas No.1 last night at the Royal Festival Hall.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympians-and-games-makers-bid-for-number-one13/12/2012 00:00:00This summer we saw records smashed and history made - and not just with our Olympic and Paralympic teams. Across the board, 39 medals were won in six out of the seven FEI disciplines, with a total 19 senior, 3 young rider, 12 junior and 5 pony medals won. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=review-equestrian-201212/12/2012 00:00:00Although 16 year-old Jessica Mendoza from Chippenham, Wiltshire is no stranger to competing at Olympia, this year she will be rising to the challenge of being one of the youngest competitors in the jointly sponsored Team Murka/World Class Programme U23 Championship Finalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=mendoza-top-points03/12/2012 00:00:00The inaugural British Masters competition - based on the Extreme Driving World CupTM format - gave the lively crowd at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre a night that they will never forget.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=british-masters-olympia26/11/2012 00:00:00Equestrian coaches of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games gold medallists inducted into the Coaching Hall of Fame: Supported by Gillettehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gold-medal-coaches-hall-of-fame23/11/2012 00:00:00Emma Stoker riding Carron Nicol’s Wilando B was the clear winner at the final qualifying competition, for the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final that will take place at the London International Horse Show, Olympia on Friday 21st December 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=stoker-team-murka-addinton-201221/11/2012 00:00:00London 2012 double gold medallist Natasha Baker and winner of ParalympicsGB’s first medal at London 2012 Mark Colbourne today joined Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock in pledging their support for the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest, the first ever Festival of Paralympic Sporthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=baker-ambassador-sportsfest1208/11/2012 00:00:00From the 17th-23rd December 2012, the UK’s biggest international horseshow is taking place at the Olympia Halls, London.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-london-201208/11/2012 00:00:00Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has described equestrian as “one of the great Olympic sports”. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=lord-coe-great-olympic-sports-201208/11/2012 00:00:00World Class Development rider, Louise Saywell riding Winner IV, won the penultimate qualifying competition, at Ingliston Equestrian Centre for the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final that will take place at the London International Horse Show, Olympiahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=saywell-team-murka-1206/11/2012 00:00:00The FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping will have a fabulous new look – and a new name – from 2013 onwards, following finalisation of a 16 million Euro four-year sponsorship package from the Saudi Equestrian Fund.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-luanches-transformed-nations-cup-201206/11/2012 00:00:00Steve Guerdat (SUI), the newly-crowned Olympic champion, has taken over as World Number One on the Rolex Rankings list published today. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=number-one-slot-rolex-rankings06/11/2012 00:00:00Few will forget the iconic images beamed around the world from Greenwich Park this summer – from Nick Skelton securing our first Olympic Gold medal in showjumping since 1952 to dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin covering her mouth in disbelief at the end of her gold medal-winning freestyle test.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestrian-media-coverage01/11/2012 00:00:00The 6.5m tall model of Nelson’s Column which made up part of the Olympic show jumping course in Greenwich can now be seen in the National Maritime Museum’s Neptune Courthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nelson-column-greenwich30/10/2012 00:00:00William Fox-Pitt claims fourth and fifth at Les Etoiles de Pau, to currently sit fourth in the HSBC FEI Classics 2012/2013 Standings; whilst fellow Brit Gemma Tattersall finished tenthhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=william-pau-201229/10/2012 00:00:00Amid the stunning year of sport so far the BBC are once again be awarding BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award to celebrate people working behind the scenes to make sport accessible to allhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=bbc-unsung-hero-201218/10/2012 00:00:00Test events in four FEI disciplines will take place in 2013 and a further two in 2014 in preparation for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandyhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-2014-tests17/10/2012 00:00:00Jessica Mendoza won her second qualifying competition, this time at Aintree International Equestrian Centre, in Liverpool, for the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final that will take place at the London International Horse Show, Olympia http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=mendoza-team-murka-1216/10/2012 00:00:00World Class Development rider David Doel becomes the new KBIS National Young Rider Champion at West Park Internationalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=david-doel-weston-201212/10/2012 00:00:00A crowd estimated at over a million lined the streets as the 300-strong ParalympicsGB team joined over 500 of their Olympic counterparts to parade through the centre of London today (Monday) at the end of what Prime Minister David Cameron called “a golden summer of sport”. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gb-parade-201211/09/2012 00:00:00The British team had a successful trip to the FEI European Young Rider Endurance Championships 2012, which took place at Mont le Soie in Belgium on the 8th September.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-young-riders-bronze11/09/2012 00:00:00A brilliant weekend for equestrian team GBR has come and gone, including team gold for the British eventers at the Junior European Championships, a win for William Fox-Pitt at Blenheim horse trials, team bronze for the endurance young riders at the European Championships, and showjumping success at Spruce Meadows Nations Cup. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-10-september-201211/09/2012 00:00:00Following the recent success at the London 2012 Olympic Games, many British riders have reached the top of the FEI world ranks in each discipline.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-world-rankings-201207/09/2012 00:00:00Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Valegro, double Olympic gold medallists at London 2012, have taken over as world number one in the FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings and are the first British combination ever to top the world rankings.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=charlotte-dujardin-leads-world-dressage-ranks-201206/09/2012 00:00:00Find out where the British Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be celebrating their success from the London 2012 Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gb-parades06/09/2012 00:00:00An overview of the Paralympic Games, how the Brits faired at Burghley Horse Trials, results from the para-driving World Championships, and more from the showjumping World Cup Grand Prix in Donetsk.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-3-august03/09/2012 00:00:00Great Britain win Team Bronze at the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships in Breda, the Netherlands over the weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-para-drives-bronze03/09/2012 00:00:00Natasha Baker confirmed her goldern status with another gold after winning the grade II Fresstyle class, while Lee Pearson brought home bronze in the grade Ib eventhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=monday-paras-medals03/09/2012 00:00:00Britain’s record of winning every Paralympic, World and European gold medal since the sport became part of the Games in 1996 remained in tact todayhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=results-sunday-ichamps02/09/2012 00:00:00Day three turned into a day of high and mixed emotions for the home nation. The British camp was euphoric at lunchtime after Natasha Baker and Cabral won individual gold in Grade IIhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=individual-championship-test-grade-ib-ii01/09/2012 00:00:00 Horses and riders from all over the country travelled to the Kingdom of Fife to contest the Cavallo BHS TREC Championships of Great Britain.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-trec-championships31/08/2012 00:00:00Euston Park, near Thetford, was the stunning venue for the 2012 World Endurance Championships, which were held on Saturday 25th August. Forty countries were represented at the Championships and a total of 153 riders set out on the gruelling 100 mile course.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-endurance-201231/08/2012 00:00:00Ruth Edge (GBR), one of the most accomplished riders in the Dressage arena, is in her customary position at the head of the leaderboard with a score of 45.5 penalties at the end of the first day of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=edge-dressage-burghley-201231/08/2012 00:00:00Britain enjoyed another spectacularly successful day, winning two grades and finishing second in another, gaining a healthy lead after the first half of the team competition, which culminates on Sunday night.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-tests-gradesiv-iii-ia31/08/2012 00:00:00The Equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start for Grades II and Ib in the team test today, but little could dampen the spirits of the riders and their teams as they began their Paralympic journey.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympics-day-1-201230/08/2012 00:00:00Lamberhurst based event rider Emily Baldwin and her horse Drivetime excelled at a top International competition in France (24-26 August) – to finish best of the British riders.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=emily-baldwin-201230/08/2012 00:00:00Britain made a fantastic start to the Paralympic Games, winning both grades that took place today. Grade Ia team rider Lee Pearson scored 74.682% despite having a difficult ride on 11-year-old 17.1hh gelding Gentleman in the rain. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fantastic-start-for-our-para-equestrians30/08/2012 00:00:00 With just 24 hours to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, excitement and great expectations are building up in the Olympic venues dotted around the city whilst record ticket sales – over 2.2 million tickets sold – are already hailing this edition as the greatest ever. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympic-games-201229/08/2012 00:00:00We’ve pulled together some timings and guidelines on the Channel 4 and BBC coverage at the Games, please find details below.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympic-tv-radio-coverage29/08/2012 00:00:00ParalympicsGB today announced the four riders who will compete for Great Britain in the team competition at the para-equestrian dressage events at Greenwich Park.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-team-announced29/08/2012 00:00:00A weekend overview including how the British eventers faired in the CIC2*-W of Le Pin, and the British endurance riders results at the World Endurance Championships.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-27-august27/08/2012 00:00:00The Prime Minister watched as Claire Lomas lit the cauldron from the English national flame kindled on Scafell Pike earlier this week. London mayor Boris Johnson and London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic chair Seb Coe were also at the ceremony, which took place in Trafalgar Square this morning, 24th August 2012.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=claire-lomas-paralympics-cauldron24/08/2012 00:00:00Never mind the 2012 London Olympics, Britain’s Young Drivers have won Team Gold - plus a haul of 13 individual medals, including four Golds - in a scintillating World Driving Trials Championship. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=young-drivers-gold-austria22/08/2012 00:00:00With the Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships 2012 just 4 days away, Endurance GB have announced that due to a minor soft tissue injury Nikki Malcolm’s horse, Khartoum with a K, has been sadly withdrawn from the World Endurance Championships. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=catriona-moon-call-up-endurance22/08/2012 00:00:00Joanne Eccles successfully retained her World individual female vaulting champion title in Le Mans, France this weekend, with Joanne alongside sister Hannah also winning Silver in the Pas De Deux. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eccles-world-champion-201220/08/2012 00:00:00A weekend overview looking into how the British vaulters faired at the Senior World Vaulting Championships, results from the Dublin Nations Cup and the FEI Children, Junior and Young Rider European Championships, and results from the World Driving four-in-hand Championships.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-round-up-20-august20/08/2012 00:00:00History has been made in Greenwich Park again today as Britain clinched its first individual Olympic medals – a gold and a bronze - to put us firmly amongst the great dressaging nations of the world following team Gold on Tuesdayhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-individuals09/08/2012 00:00:00Great Britain just missed out on double gold in a nerve-wrecking jump off in the stunning Olympic arena in Greenwich, London, 8 August 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jumping-individual08/08/2012 00:00:00British trio Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin and Laura Bechtolsheimer added their own chapter to the history of dressage in a phenomenal display at the Greenwich Arena todayhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gold-dressage-201207/08/2012 00:00:00A weekend overview looking into how the British vaulters faired at the European Championships, results from the World Young Horse Championships, and a look at how British riders are doing at the Olympic Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-roundup-6-august06/08/2012 00:00:00It was a tremendous day for Showjumping today when Team GB not only won a Team Gold but also the first Gold medal Great Britain has won for sixty years!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gold-jumping-201206/08/2012 00:00:00The British-bred Woodlander Farouche and her rider Michael Eilberg (GBR) made history at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany by scoring the highest marks – 9.88% - ever recorded in the 15 years of the competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-breeding-championships06/08/2012 00:00:00A few details on timings for BBC Coverage of equestrian events during the Games and useful links to online schedules to keep an eye onhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=coverage-bbc06/08/2012 00:00:00The first day of the Team saw Great Britain secure themselves in equal 2nd position at the end of the first day of Team competition. The competition saw Greenwich endure some incredibly heavy showers and wet conditions at times but Team GB didn’t let this affect their performance in front of packed grandstandshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-jumping-day-two05/08/2012 00:00:00Today saw the start of the jumping competition at Greenwich Park, with the first qualifying event - which decides the starting order for the team competition and counts as qualification for the final individual competition - getting underwayhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-jumping-day-one04/08/2012 00:00:00It was a tense day two at the Greenwich Arena for the second half of the Grand Prix which saw tears, showers, records broken and one of the tensest competitions ever knownhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-two03/08/2012 00:00:00Great Britain finished with a Team Silver medal in the final phase of the eventing competition after a closely fought contest saw Germany take the Gold and New Zealand the Bronze. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gb-silver31/07/2012 00:00:00British riders Mary King and Nicola Wilson give their reactions at the end of day one of the eventing dressage competition at Greenwich Park. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-dressage-day-one28/07/2012 00:00:00Late qualifier Nicola Wilson will be the first of the Team GB eventing team to compete after the order was announced on Friday. Wilson will be followed by Mary King, Zara Phillips, and Tina Cook, with world number one William Fox-Pitt on the final stage of the team pursuit. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=wilson-first-brit-arena27/07/2012 00:00:00The global online community needn’t miss out on any of the Olympic equestrian action from Greenwich Park as extensive online coverage of the London 2012 Olympic equestrian events will be available to sports fans globally thanks to the national/regional rights-holding broadcasters.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-tv-coverage27/07/2012 00:00:00Following a final performance trial at Wolverhampton racecourse on the 22nd July, Endurance GB has announced the team of horses and riders that will represent Great Britain at the 2012 European Young Riders Endurance Championships. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-young-riders-announced26/07/2012 00:00:00A weekend overview looking into the British Pony riders results from the European Championships in Fontainebleu, France, and a look at how British showjumpers faired at the Hickstead Longines Royal International Horse Show and the Grand Prix in Chantilly, France. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-roundup-23-july23/07/2012 00:00:00Following a final performance trial at Wolverhampton racecourse on the 21st July, Endurance GB has today announced the team of horses and riders that will represent Great Britain for the Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships 2012. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-gb-world-championships23/07/2012 00:00:00Since equestrian sport was first officially embraced by the Olympic movement a century ago, Jumping has always been the largest and most popular discipline, and the historical records tell of wonderful horse-and-rider partnerships whose names will never be forgotten...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jumping-preview-201220/07/2012 00:00:00There was a time when the world of international Dressage was all too predictable, but how much that has changed... http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-preview-201219/07/2012 00:00:00A final assessment has been carried out on the all-weather footing at Greenwich Park, and given approval by the international equestrian federation (the FEI). http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=greenwich-park-footing-201219/07/2012 00:00:00With just 10 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the hopes and dreams of equestrian athletes and their support crews are all focused on Greenwich Park, in the heart of England’s capital city. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-release-201218/07/2012 00:00:00The weekend overview including a win for Britain’s junior polocrosse team, junior drivers take gold at the European Championships, round-up of how the Brits got on at the Falsterbo Nations Cup and the dressage junior and young riders results from their European Championships http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekendroundup-16-7-201217/07/2012 00:00:00This week the British Pony Team are heading out to Fontainebleau to compete at the FEI Pony European Championships in the hope of securing medals for Great Britain. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=pony-euro-201216/07/2012 00:00:00Beverley Widdowson, owner of the 11-year-old grey gelding Carlo 273, has been awarded the prestigious title of “Owner of the Year” by the FEI and International Jumping Owners Club.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=widdowson-owner-201211/07/2012 00:00:00The squad that will be representing Great Britain in Falsterbo on the 6th leg of the FEI Top Level Nations Cup series on the 13th July will be as follows...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=falsterbo-201211/07/2012 00:00:00A weekend overview of the dressage and para-equestrian dressage at Hartpury International, showjumping at Aachen, and details on the upcoming youth driving European Championships...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-roundup-9-july09/07/2012 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) can confirm that the Selectors have identified the following non-travelling reserve horse and rider combinations for the Equestrian Dressage and Jumping teams.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jumping-and-dressage-reserves-announced09/07/2012 00:00:00Congratulations to the five para-equestrian dressage athletes announced today by the BPA: Sophie Christiansen (Grade Ia), Lee Pearson (Grade Ib), Natasha Baker (Grade II), Deborah Criddle (Grade III) and Sophie Wells (Grade IV) http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-selection-201209/07/2012 00:00:00Equestrian sport lovers will have their very own update show dedicated to their favourite sport throughout the Olympic Games thanks to Horse & Country TVhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=handc-olympics-201205/07/2012 00:00:00Following a very successful team selection trial at the Kings Forest ride in Suffolk on the 29th June, Endurance GB has today announced a shortlist of horses and riders for the World Endurance Championships 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-shortlist-201203/07/2012 00:00:00Reybridge based event rider David Doel finished in the top five in the CIC** competition at the St James’s Barbury International Horse Trials in Wiltshire at the weekend (28 June – 1 July). http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dole-barbury-201203/07/2012 00:00:00Weekend overview of Barbury International Horse Trial and the Charles Stanley British Masters.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=british-masters-barbury-201203/07/2012 00:00:00Joanne wins the Female class and the sister win the Pas De Deux; whilst GBR finish 5th in Nations Cup.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=chio-aachen-201202/07/2012 00:00:00DHI Topper W, ridden by Piggy French, has incurred an injury that means he will not be fit to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the equestrian (eventing) competitions...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-team-substitution-201202/07/2012 00:00:00The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today confirmed the four jumping athletes and their horses that will compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-athletes-selected-to-team-gb01/07/2012 00:00:00If you are heading to the Games this summer, why not check out the London 2012 spectators page, which provides useful information about what to expect, or why not use the London 2012 Journey Planner which can calculate and break-down your journey to the Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=journey-games29/06/2012 00:00:00The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) today announced the equestrian athletes and horses the British Equestrian Federation submitted to the FEI as the Nominated Entry List for the London 2012 Paralympic Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-nominated-paralympic22/06/2012 00:00:00The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today confirmed (22.06.12) the four dressage athletes and their horses who will compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-selected-teamgb22/06/2012 00:00:00British international show jumper Nick Skelton (54) from Warwickshire heads the list of appointments honouring equestrian achievement in The Queens Birthday Honours List, having been awarded an OBE for his services to equestrian sporthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestrian-queens-birthday-honours21/06/2012 00:00:00The showjumping team which will represent Great Britain at Aachen in the Top Level Nations Cup competition has been announced today by British Showjumpinghttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=aachen-showjumping-201221/06/2012 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation today named the equestrian athletes and horses they have submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as the Nominated Entry List for the London 2012 Olympic Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gb-nominated-entries-olympic-selection18/06/2012 00:00:00The squad which will represent Great Britain in the fourth of the Top Level Nations Cup competitions in Rotterdam (20-24 June 2012) has been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=rotterdam-nationscup-1215/06/2012 00:00:00Congratulations to the five eventing athletes and their horses confirmed to compete for Team GB http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventers-teamgb14/06/2012 00:00:00British Dressage have announced the Young Rider, Junior and Pony teams that will compete for Great Britain at the FEI European Dressage Championships this summerhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-europeans-youth1212/06/2012 00:00:00Following the successful Charles Owen British National Pony Championships at Brand Hall in Shropshire over the weekend, Chairman of the Selectors of the Pony Team, Sarah Hancox has announced the squad of riders who will represent Britain in eventing at the FEI Pony Europeans in Fontainebleau (FRA) in mid-July.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-pony-euros1211/06/2012 00:00:00Read the latest weekend news as British eventing and dressage riders take to the arenas at home and abroad http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-11-06-1211/06/2012 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation can confirm that they have formally nominated the following five riders to the British Olympic Association (BOA) for Team GB. The nominations must now be reviewed and ratified by the BOA before the athletes are selected for Team GB. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-announcement-201211/06/2012 00:00:00Scottish equestrian fans are celebrating today as Blair Castle in Perthshire has been announced as the host venue of the high profile FEI European Eventing Championships 2015. The British bid, backed by The Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson,http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=scotland-win-bid-to-host-fei-european-eventing09/06/2012 00:00:00The latest round-up from the weekends competitions, including highlights from the Nations Cup competition in St Gallen and another win for William Fox-Pitt in Irelandhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-06-06-1206/06/2012 00:00:00A look back at the weekend's competitions, which include updates from eventing, vaulting, showjumping, para-showjumping and dressagehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-28-05-1228/05/2012 00:00:00British Equestrian Vaulting have announced the selection of vaulters to represent Great Britain at the Senior World Championships (France) and the Junior European Championships (Slovakia)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaultingsquads-201224/05/2012 00:00:00The squad representing Great Britain in the third leg of the Nations Cup in St Gallen has now been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=stgallen-201224/05/2012 00:00:00The British Olympic Association is partnering with BT, the official communications services partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to give fans an exclusive opportunity to see Team GB medallists in person during the Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gb-fanzone22/05/2012 00:00:00Weekend round-up with news from British showjumping and dressage riders including another fantastic win for Nick Skelton and a very Special win for Richard Davison.......http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend21051221/05/2012 00:00:00The Britis squad that will compete in the second leg of the FEI Nations Cup in Rome (24-27 May) has been announced...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=rome-nationscup-1216/05/2012 00:00:00World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping, Rob Hoekstra has named his team who will contest the Copenhagen 4* Nations Cup this week (17 – 20 May)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=copenhagen-nationscup-1216/05/2012 00:00:00British Dressage is calling for supporters to attend Paralympic Dressage selection events at Hickstead (The British Para Dressage Championships 18-19 June) and Hartpury (Festival of Dressage CDPI 4 – 8 July) to help create a ‘Games-like’ atmosphere for riders. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=show-your-support15/05/2012 00:00:00London 2012 Olympic Games Equestrian Events International Teams’ Tent Tickets on salehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=itt-tickets-on-sale14/05/2012 00:00:00It’s a showjumping round-up this week, as we bring you the latest news on how the British riders faired at competitions both at home and abroad, from the Nations Cup in La Baule to the Royal Windsor Horse Show.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend14may1214/05/2012 00:00:00We regret to announce that the 2012 Chatsworth International Horse Trials has been cancelled due to waterlogged ground conditions after the recent heavy rainfall. The event was set to run Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 May. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=chatsworth-cancelled10/05/2012 00:00:00Equestrian sessions included in ‘third time lucky’ Olympic ticket sales; but only to those who have already been unsuccessful in previous applications.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=further-olympic-equestrian-tickets-on-sale09/05/2012 00:00:00Ben Maher and Tripple X III win Global Champions Tour of Spain with Michael Whitaker hot second, 5 May 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-roundup3-6may201207/05/2012 00:00:00Badminton cancellation won’t upset preparations for British Eventershttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=badminton-preparations01/05/2012 00:00:00It has been a very busy and successful weekend in the equestrian calendar as British riders and vaulters took to the arenas and the podiums.....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend1may01/05/2012 00:00:00The recent exceptional rainfall has left the ground at Badminton totally waterlogged and partially flooded. Further rain is due this week leaving no chance of the ground drying out. Very sadly therefore the 2012 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials has been cancelled.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=bht-cancelled30/04/2012 00:00:00Time is running out for you to join the team of volunteers encouraging spectators and shoppers to ‘Dig Deep for Victory’ and raise funds for our international equestrian teams at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gbr-volunteers24/04/2012 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation is delighted to announce the launch of its new Hoof online portal, designed to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for visitors to find out how, where and why they should pick up the reins and become involved in riding - www.hoofride.co.uk http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hoof-legacy-website23/04/2012 00:00:00Leading riders, coaches and British Eventing selectors are offering a unique insight into the thrilling sport of three-day-eventing at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in the hope of raising vital funds for Equestrian Team GBRhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=join-equestrian-experts-at-badminton-201223/04/2012 00:00:00British Showjumping Pony Chef d’Equipe, Katrina Moore alongside Team Coach Alan Fazakerley were celebrating with the British Pony Squad following their double success in Fontainebleau, which saw the team take second place in the Nations Cup and Mille Allen win the Grand Prix class.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fontainebleau-ponies20/04/2012 00:00:00Britain's senior female vaulters, Joanne Eccles, Hannah Eccles and Lucy Phillips, had a very successful first outing of their 2012 season when they competed at the first FEI International Vaulting event of the year in Saumur, France (6-8 April)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-videos19/04/2012 00:00:00British eventing rider Pippa Funnell is out of contention for Olympic selection - two of her top rides - Redesigned, owned by Denise and Roger Lincoln and Billy Shannon owned by Barbara and Nicholas Walkinshaw have regrettably sustained injuries that mean they will not be in contention for selection for London 2012.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=pippa-funnell-out-of-olympic-contention13/04/2012 00:00:00Could you or your friends enlist to help Equestrian Team GBR at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials? You’ll be joining an army of volunteers encouraging spectators and shoppers to ‘Dig Deep for Victory’ and raise funds for our international equestrian teams.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=badminton-horse-trials-benefactor201212/04/2012 00:00:00The four riders who will represent Great Britain under the ‘Team Champion’ brand at the first Nations Cup of the 2012 Promotional League season have been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nations-cup-lummen1211/04/2012 00:00:00Rob Hoekstra, World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping has announced his squad that will represent Great Britain at the opening leg of the 2012 FEI Top Level Nations Cup in La Baule, Francehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=la-baule-nations-cup1211/04/2012 00:00:00All the news from the weekend's action from vaulting, eventing, dressage and showjumping http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=april10-roundup10/04/2012 00:00:00A round-up of all the results and news from last weekend's competitions, covernig para-equestrian dressage, eventing and showjumping and a look at what's coming up this weekend....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=roundup-5april05/04/2012 00:00:00Joanne Eccles leads a strong British contingent to the first FEI International Vaulting competition of the 2012 summer season, which is taking place in Saumur, France over the Easter weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-saumur-1203/04/2012 00:00:00British showjumpers reap rewards on the Florida circuit, while the eventing season gets into ful swing.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-26march26/03/2012 00:00:00Jessica Mendoza shone in the third qualifying competition at The Hand Equestrian Centre, Somerset for the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Championship Final that will take place at the London International Horse Show, Olympia in December 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jessica-mendoza-hand1221/03/2012 00:00:00A look-back at some of the results this weekend, for show jumpers out at the Sunshine Tour and Wellington Equestrian Festival and from Aldon and Lincolnshire which saw some eventers take their first outings of 2012....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=19marchwer19/03/2012 00:00:00Read more about the weekend successes from both sides of the Atlantic as all three Olympic disciplines took to the competition field.....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-12march12/03/2012 00:00:00Top British riders David McPherson and Scott Brash each took home their winner's share on Thursday in a split class for round nine of the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festivalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=florida-09031209/03/2012 00:00:00Great Britain’s showjumpers have not only been topping the leader boards in Florida over the past week but have also been posting great results in competitions throughout Europehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=europe-sj-6march1206/03/2012 00:00:00Read all the news from the weekend's competitions in Florida, as Great Britain finish joint fourth in the Nations Cup and Nick Skelton takes the win in the Grand Prix CSIO4* with Carlohttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=florida-5march1205/03/2012 00:00:00World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping, has announced that Scott Brash, Tina Fletcher, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton will represent Great Britain in the CSIO4* Wellington Nations Cup.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=rob-nations-cup-feb28/02/2012 00:00:00Through the continued and generous support of Team Murka, the Team Murka and the World Class Programme U23 British Showjumping Championship Series and Final will carry a total prize fund of over £20,000 for 2012 as well as Training Vouchers and a Style Prizehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-murka-world-class-201227/02/2012 00:00:00Team GBR have had a very successful weekend in all the Olympic disciplines.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekly-roundup-february27/02/2012 00:00:00Once again British riders dominated the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m line up at the Winter Equestrian Festival (18-19 February) with David McPherson taking both first and second placings in the class with Silver Exchange II and Leonitas.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=mcpherson-florida-feb1123/02/2012 00:00:00The London 2012 Olympic Games marks 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement, and FEI President HRH Princess Haya is looking forward to celebrating the centenary at Greenwich Park this summer.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestrian-olympic-sport22/02/2012 00:00:00To mark the 200 days to go milestone tomorrow (Saturday February 11) to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the British Paralympic Association today announced that it will give two tickets to the London Games to every retired Paralympian who has ever represented Great Britain at the Paralympic Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=200-days-paralympics10/02/2012 00:00:00The FEI World Cup Vaulting final that was held in Bordeaux, was the culmination of five international qualifying competitions. Joanne, who led the competition throughout, won with a convincing performance and score of 8.86http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eccles-world-cup-results-1210/02/2012 00:00:00British showjumpers continue to perform in Florida, taking more top placings in week four of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellingtonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=week-four-florida-jumping06/02/2012 00:00:00Para-Dressage riders from 23 nations have qualified to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process, which began in October 2010, finished on 31 January 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=23-nations-qualify-paralympics02/02/2012 00:00:00Do you have the exceptional talent and dedication to ride and win at Olympic or Paralympic level? Are you are aged between 14 - 30 and eligible to ride for Great Britain & Northern Ireland? If so, the Equestrian World Class Development Programme needs you.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-class-applications-open02/02/2012 00:00:00For the second week in a row, Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson's Carlo led the victory gallop in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida. The class was the third in the series at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs until 1st April 2012. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nick-challenge-cup-227/01/2012 00:00:00Week two of the FTI Wellington Equestrian Festival saw around 4,000 spectators come to watch the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix where Britain's Scott Brash, partnering his father's Intertoy Z, topped the field, winning ahead of Olympic gold medallist Eric Lamaze (Canada).http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=scott-wellington-realty23/01/2012 00:00:00A look back at the highlights from our Olympic disciplines in 2011 and what's coming up to look out for in the run up to the London 2012 Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=whats-on-olympic-disciplines23/01/2012 00:00:00Nick Skelton has accumulated another win at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival on Thursday 19th February out in Florida in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup 2http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nick-challenge-cup-201120/01/2012 00:00:00"I was happy with my horse; he jumped good. He is a good horse - he can do anything, and if you really wanted to he could do even more. He can go quick. He wins a lot of classes through the year. Whatever show you take him to he will win a class somewhere."http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nick-wellington-firstweekend16/01/2012 00:00:00It’s not just British show jumpers who will be enjoying the Florida sunshine in Palm Beach this season as they will be joined by Britain's golden dressage duo, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin for the World Dressage Masters, 26-29 January 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-dressage-masters-1213/01/2012 00:00:00Following on from GB’s notable showjumping successes in 2010 and 2011 the British team has some exciting prospects looking ahead to the summer of 2012. Preparations are well under way in the home camp and a number of leading riders and horses are making tracks to Florida to compete at the Winter Equestrian Festivalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=floria-201212/01/2012 00:00:00British Showjumping is supporting an additional* charity in 2012 following the support, care and treatment that Olympian Tim Stockdale received during his time at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestryhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-rjah-tim-stockdale10/01/2012 00:00:00Twenty one nations are celebrating their Olympic qualification today, 9 January, which marks the 200-day countdown to London 2012 and 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movementhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympic-games-200days09/01/2012 00:00:00Guy Williams finished a successful 2011 season with Lindsay Doran’s 8 year old Depardieu Vant Kiezelhof by taking the CSI5* Mechelen Masters in Belgiumhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=guy-mechelen-masters-201105/01/2012 00:00:00The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced Carl Hester as the equestrian recipient of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy on Wednesday 21 Decemberhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=boa-2011-athlete-of-the-year05/01/2012 00:00:00Read para-equestrian dressage rider, Sophie Wells, blog about her experience at the World Cup Final for Young Riders in Frankfurt in December, a prestigious competition that only invites 14 riders from around the world to compete.......http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=sophie-wells-frankfurt11-blog05/01/2012 00:00:00Riders selected for the 2013-2015 World Class Development Programme have been announced today by the British Equestrian Federationhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=development-2013-2015-announcement02/01/2012 00:00:00Ben took the leading rider award at Olympia after picking up top results throughout the show, the highlight being the FEI Rolex World Cup on Sunday where he partnered the 9 year old black stallion Tripple X III owned jointly by Quainton Stud and himselfhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=ben-leading-rider-201120/12/2011 00:00:00World Class Development rider, Daniel Neilson won a thrilling contest in the Team Murka and World Class Development U23 Championship Final at Olympia, the London International Horse Show on Saturday, 17 December 2011http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=daniel-neilson-u23-201119/12/2011 00:00:00Laura Bechtolsheimer led the cavalry-charge, as British riders sensationally claimed the top four places in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage 2011/2012 qualifier at Olympia in Londonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=freestyle-11olympia15/12/2011 00:00:00British dressage riders showed what they were made of last night (Tuesday 13 December) at Olympia by pulling off a British first, second, third and fourth in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Qualifier.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-grandprix-1114/12/2011 00:00:00Joanne's latest wins come from the recent World Cup Qualifiers in Salzburg (2-4 December) and Paris (9-11 December) where she took the individual female honours in her bid for a place at the World Cup Final..... she heads into the New Year with a 100% unbeaten competition record for her 2011 seasonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=joanne-eccles-201114/12/2011 00:00:00Television broadcast scheduling for this year’s Olympia, The London International Horse Show (13 – 19 December 2011), has been ramped up to include continued support from Eurosport and extended scheduling from BBC, making this year’s coverage the most high profile yethttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=watch-olympia-201108/12/2011 00:00:00Mary King, who recently claimed the HSBC FEI Classics™ championship title, is celebrating yet again after clinching the HSBC Rankings leader at the end of the 2011 seasonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=king-fei-classics-1108/12/2011 00:00:00Para-Equestrian Dressage rider Anne Dunham MBE was named Disabled Sportswoman of the Year at the 2011 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards last night at The Sunday Times offices in Londonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=anne-tst201108/12/2011 00:00:00Read all about Joanne Eccles's win out at the Vaulting World Cup Qualifier in Austria and the latest stories from showjumping including wins for Ben Maher and George Whitakerhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=brits-abroad-worldcup05/12/2011 00:00:00Paralympic tickets go back on sale 1pm 6th December 2011 until 6pm 6th February 2012!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympic-tickets02/12/2011 00:00:00Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent joined athletes, including Laura Bechtolsheimer, Natasha Baker and Tina Cook, as well as representatives from the 47 Olympic and Paralympic sports, as they featured in an iconic photo to celebrate how National Lottery funding has transformed sport.........http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=class-of-201202/12/2011 00:00:00As anticipation grows for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, attention has turned to Britain’s hopeful Paralympic athletes eager to triumph next yearhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=portraits-of-paralympic-athletes02/12/2011 00:00:00John and son Robert, flew the Union flag high at the Stockholm International Horse Show, with John winning the Grand Prix class and Robert taking the bareback puissance after clearing 2.12mhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=whitakers-stockholm-1130/11/2011 00:00:00Scott Brash won the World Cup Qualifier in Toronto this week with Elizabth McTaggart's ten-year-old Bon Ami II; the partnership led the way with the first clear round before being joined by six other riders for the jump off http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=scott-toronto-win1111/11/2011 00:00:00Latest showjumping news as Britain's John Whitaker wins in Munich and Nick Skelton finishes second in Lexington http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-roundup-07nov07/11/2011 00:00:00Nick Skelton wins in Washington on the ten year old bay mare Uniquw XVIII owned by Beverley Widdowson.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nick-skelton-tops-the-field-at-the-53rd-wihs03/11/2011 00:00:00Great Britain’s Kitty King claimed the seven year old honours at the FEI World Eventing Championships with the Dutch-bred mare Zidante at Le Lion d'Angers 24 October 2011. Plenty of other Brits were also in the mix...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-world-champs-young-horses201125/10/2011 00:00:00Emile Faurie and Elmegardens Marquis (Max) retained their form from the European Championships to score a victory in Biarritz CDI3*, France, 20-23 October.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-roundup-22-23-oct201124/10/2011 00:00:00The National Lottery’s hot air balloon visited Bellevue Park with IPC World Javelin Champion Nathan Stephens, National Paralympic Dressage Champion, Natalie Povey from Wrexham and Bala’s Rhys Davies, Canoeing Bronze World Medallisthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=povey-lottery-1118/10/2011 00:00:00Following the 2011 World ranking’s list, Great Britain had vaulters placed 1st (Joanne Eccles), 2nd (Hannah Eccles) and 11th (Lucy Phillips), all three have now qualified to compete in the World Cup 2011/2012 serieshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulters-2011-worldcup18/10/2011 00:00:00The unstoppable Mary King claimed the 150,000 USD prize, the biggest single award in Eventing, as she was crowned the HSBC FEI Classics champion for 2011http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=king-classics-201117/10/2011 00:00:00Equestrian Team GBR is riding high after chalking up a record-breaking tally of medals across all the disciplines at this year’s European Championships.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=2001-year-teamgbr10/10/2011 00:00:00The ballot for places in The National Lottery Olympic Park Run, which takes place on 31 March 2012, opens 30 September. Members of the public have four weeks to apply to take part in what will be the very first public event staged in the magnificent Olympic Stadiumhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=national-lottery-olympic-park-ballot30/09/2011 00:00:00Since the inaugural Samsung Super League season got underway in 2003, a total of 13 nations - Great Britain, Germany, USA, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Poland - have battled it out for the coveted title......http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nations-cup-stats-1129/09/2011 00:00:00The Ground Juries for Dressage at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final 2012 have been announced following blind draws at the FEI’s headquarters in Lausanne todahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-ground-jury-201223/09/2011 00:00:00From 21 to 25 September, the Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia will host the fifth edition of the FEI World Driving Championships for Combined Ponies. Seventy-seven drivers from 17 nations will compete in the singles, pairs and four-in-hand classeshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=driving-preview-1120/09/2011 00:00:00London 2012 Paralympic Ticket applications - 10 days to go before the applications process closes at 6pm on 26 September 2011http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=london-2012-paralympic-ticket-applications19/09/2011 00:00:00The final day of the FEI Showjumping European Championships saw two British riders forward to represent Britain in the individual competition, 18 September 2011. There was drama to the last as Nick Skelton clinched further honours for Team GBRhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-euros-2011-individual18/09/2011 00:00:00This evening saw the British Showjumping Team take Team Bronze on the third and final day of the Team competition at the FEI European Championships in Madrid http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumpers-bronze16/09/2011 00:00:00This evening saw the completion of day two at the FEI Showjumping European Championships in Madrid (14-17th September).The British team of Ben Maher, Nick Skelton, Guy Williams and John Whitaker were faced with not only the blistering Spanish heat but also a strong field of 16 nations and 67 riders.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-euros-2011-day-215/09/2011 00:00:00Today saw the start of the European Jumping Championships in Madrid (14-17 September). The British team of Ben Maher, Nick Skelton, Guy Williams and John Whitaker were drawn second to go after the hosts Spain in the first of the team competitions, the Speed classhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=madrid11-day114/09/2011 00:00:00Great Britain claimed team gold along with two of the three individual medals on offer at the FEI European Junior Eventing Championships 2011 at Vale Sabroso in Portugal (8-11 September)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=portugal-eventing-junior1113/09/2011 00:00:00Top-level competitive carriage driving is Breath-taking, Heart-stopping, Dramatic and Thrillingly Action-packed: the British Horse Driving Trials Association’s National Championships, 9-11 September, at Windsor Park, was fabulous – in every sense of the word – and was a hard-fought three-phase competition, right up to the last ball down on the cones course.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=british-horse-driving-trials-201113/09/2011 00:00:00Britain’s show jumpers are preparing for battle at the FEI European Showjumping Championships (13-18 September) in Madrid. All five riders have been in sparkling form in the past two months and have been part of the mainstay of Great Britain’s Nations Cup campaign......http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-showjumping-preview13/09/2011 00:00:00The FEI European Endurance Championships 2011 took place at Florac in the South of France on Saturday the 10th September. British team members David Yeoman and Catriona Moon completed the ultra competitive and demanding 160km coursehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-european-results1113/09/2011 00:00:00Team manager Rob Hoekestra today announced the British quartet to contest the team competition at the FEI European Showjumping Championships (13-18 September) in Madrid.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-europeans-2011-team13/09/2011 00:00:00Saturday saw London’s Clapham Common host a huge celebration to raise support for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, marking one year to go and the opening of ticket sales for next year’s Paralympics. Top pop acts and elite Paralympic athletes joined forces for Sainsbury’s Super Saturday, 10 September 2011. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=sainsburys-super-saturday12/09/2011 00:00:00The London 2012 Paralympic Games will see more than 4,000 athletes come to London to compete in 20 different sports over 11 days of competition with more than 500 gold medals up for grabs. You could be there to enjoy sport like never before!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=paralympic-tickets-201209/09/2011 00:00:00 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) earned a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd as he clinched a record sixth title at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fox-pitt-makes-history-win05/09/2011 00:00:00Britain's Para Equestrian Dressage riders took a total of eight gold medals and one silver medal at the European Championship this weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-equestrian-dressage-european-champions05/09/2011 00:00:00Britain’s all-female quintet has got GB's Para European Dressage Championship campaign well underway in Moorsele, Belgium, 2 September 2011. Day one was the Team Test in each grade which all riders competehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-euro-team-test03/09/2011 00:00:00Britain’s Championship title record remained intact today when Anne Dunham, Emma Sheardown, Deb Criddle and Sophie Wells secured gold at the FEI European Para Equestrian Dressage Championship at Moorsele in Belgium today (03 September 2011).http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-euros-2011-day-two03/09/2011 00:00:00William Fox-Pitt rises to World Number One in the HSBC Rankings ahead of Mary King. He is also in the lead following the first day of dressage at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=william-fox-pitt-moves-up-to-world-number-one02/09/2011 00:00:00Interviews with William Fox-Pitt and Pippa Funnell after the dressage at the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=land-rover-brughley-radio-interviews02/09/2011 00:00:00Team manager David Hunter today announced the British quartet to contest the team competition at the Para-Equestrian Dressage European Championships CPEDI**** in Moorsele, Belgium.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-equestrian-european-championships-team01/09/2011 00:00:00Following Rotterdam CSIO5* where Great Britain finished second in the Nations Cup, securing third overall in the FEI Nations Cup League, the Squad of five that will travel to Madrid, Spain for the Jumping European Championships has been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-showjumping-201130/08/2011 00:00:00France and Sweden qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games as a result of their placings in the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships 2011 team competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-qualification-201229/08/2011 00:00:00The British held their mettle during a testing championships to salvage team bronze from the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships 2011 – a championships that never looked to be going their way. Gold went to the home nation Germany who fulfilled all their early promisehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-roundup-1128/08/2011 00:00:00The rain fell and the tension mounted during a wet cross country phase of the 2011 HSBC FEI Eventing European Championships. 27 August both made its heroes and claimed its casualties. Gallant performances from the British team helped them to end their day still in the silver medal position going into the final day of show jumping on a combined score of 142.60.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=euro-eventing-2011-cross-country27/08/2011 00:00:00Unfortunately Polly Stockton’s ride Regulus, owned by Mrs Anne Henson, has sustained a minor injury that will prevent him from competing this weekend at the FEI European Eventing Championships 2011, Luhmulen, Germany. The combination were selected to compete as individuals in the championship and due to contest the dressage element of the competition this morning.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=polly-stockton-eventing-euros201126/08/2011 00:00:00London 2012 Ceremonies has begun the search to recruit volunteer performers to participate in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=2012-ceremony-volunteer26/08/2011 00:00:00Next week the British Para-Equestrian Dressage squad will be heading for Moorsele in Belgium to compete in the European Championships (1-4 September). The Team GBR all female squad...http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-para-preview26/08/2011 00:00:00Dressage at the HSBC FEI Eventing European Championships may not have all gone GB’s way but despite this the professionalism of the British quartet has won through. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-eventing-2011-day226/08/2011 00:00:00With eight of the world’s best showjumping nations having battled their way across eight of the finest venues across Europe since the series commenced in May, this series is the hardest fought team series on the circuithttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nations-cup-8thleg-1126/08/2011 00:00:00Day one draws to a close at the FEI European Eventing Championships 2011 and Team GB find themselves poised in second place at the halfway stage of the dressage discipline http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-euros-2011-day-one25/08/2011 00:00:00Strong performances across the board from Britain's vaulters who were out competing in at the European Championships in Le Mans, France (16-21 August)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vauting-euro-roundup1123/08/2011 00:00:00The European Young Riders Eventing Championship reached its exciting climax at Blair Castle with the British team winning gold and Willa Newton winning an individual silver medalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=yr-european-medals1122/08/2011 00:00:00Both Eccles sisters enjoyed success out at the European Championships in Le Mans, France, with Joanne successfully defending her senior female European title in a closely fought test with Germany's Sarah Kay, before taking the Silver medal with Hannah in the Pas de Deuxhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-euros11-medals22/08/2011 00:00:00This afternoon’s grand prix freestyle at the Kraisling Bos arena, Rotterdam, is again wide open following yesterday’s thrilling special competition. Three British riders made it comfortably into the final stage of the championship that promises another exceptional day of sport. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-freestyle-preview21/08/2011 00:00:00Man of the moment, GB’s Carl Hester, had a miracle ride with the 10 year old stallion Uthopia to claim a second silver medal in today’s grand prix freestylehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hester-silver-gpf21/08/2011 00:00:00GB’s Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer once again rose to the fore in magnificent form to claim individual titles in today’s grand prix special. Their medals add to the team gold already won two days ago by the accomplished quartet of riders at a championship where British dressage has truly come of agehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-eimedal-1120/08/2011 00:00:00The team for the final leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup has now been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=rotterdam-nc1119/08/2011 00:00:00Spectacular rides from each of the British quartet sealed an historic victory for Team GBR at the FEI European Dressage Championships 2011, Rotterdam, 18 August 2011. Each rider gave their all to secure the first gold medal ever won in dressage on the World stage and in doing so, fulfilled the hopes of a dressage nation that has risen to meteoric success in three short yearshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=gold-dressage-1118/08/2011 00:00:00Britain claimed team gold for the first time in the 25-year history of the FEI European Dressage Championships when Carl Hester and the fabulous stallion, Uthopia, produced a dream performance at the Kralingsbos stadium in Rotterdam, The Netherlandshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-11-fei18/08/2011 00:00:00British dressage riders; Laura Bechtolsheimer (Mistral Hojris), Carl Hester (Uthopia) Charlotte Dujardin (Valegro) and Emile Faurie (Elmegardens Marquis) will be representing Britain at this week’s FEI European Dressage Championships at the Kralingse Bos arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-preview-1117/08/2011 00:00:00In just over a week’s time the British Senior Eventing team will begin competition at the Senior European Championships in Luhmühlen, Germany. The team will go there focused on producing their best performances in what is the final Championship before the London 2012 Olympic Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-eventing-1117/08/2011 00:00:00Thanks to stunning performances from the two British riders Charlotte Dujardin and Emile Faurie, Britain leads the grand prix team competition at the half way stage of the European Championships 2011http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=brits-dayone17/08/2011 00:00:00A strong contingent of senior and junior vaulters will represent Great Britain at this week’s FEI Open European Vaulting Championships in the French town of Le Mans (16 -21 August) http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-preview17/08/2011 00:00:00British Eventing have announced the four British riders that will make up the team that will compete at the European Championships at Blair 17-21 Augusthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=yr-team1117/08/2011 00:00:00British Eventing Young Rider selectors have selected twelve riders to represent Britain at this year’s Young Rider Europeans Championships which take place at Blair Castle Horse Trials (18-21 August)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-yr-european11/08/2011 00:00:00News from the weekend's competition including the Nations Cup, Gatcombe and the latest blogshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-8aug09/08/2011 00:00:00With eight of the top nations in the world all competing for vital points to stay in the series for next year the Irish leg of the FEI Top Level Nations Cup was always going to be a hard fought competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=britain-nc-dublin08/08/2011 00:00:00Following the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show the Showjumping Selectors have met and have selected four of the five horse / rider combinations that will travel to Madrid for the 2011 European Jumping Championshipshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-showjumping-squad08/08/2011 00:00:00Over 50,000 visitors descended on Verden, Germany for the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 with Woodlander Farouche, ridden by Great Britain's Michael Eilberg, taking the coveted 5 Year Old title with a spectacular score of 9.72%http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=woodlander-farouche-5yr08/08/2011 00:00:00British Horse Driving Trials Association have announced the teams that will compete at this year's World Pairs Championships in Conty, France and the World Combined Pony Championships in Lipica, Sloveniahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=driving-worlds-201105/08/2011 00:00:00Showjumping, eventing and dressage were all competed at the Pony European Championships out in Jaskowo, Poland, 26-31 July; with fantastic results posted across the board for the British teamshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-pony-results03/08/2011 00:00:00The British squad for the seventh leg of the FEI Nations Cup in Ireland has been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dublin-nations-cup-1103/08/2011 00:00:00British Dressage has announced their selection of the four horses and riders that will represent Britain at the dressage FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (18 - 21 August 2011).http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=2011-dressage-squad02/08/2011 00:00:00Daniel Moseley jumped the only double clear to take the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Longines Royal International Horse Show http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=daniel-moseley-qeiic01/08/2011 00:00:00The Longines King George V Gold Cup at the Longines Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead took place on Sunday 31 July. With ten riders (five Brits) making it through to the jump off it was clearly going to be a hard fought competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=robert-kgvgc1101/08/2011 00:00:00The FEI has published its long list of judges for the Dressage event at the London 2012 Olympic Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=2012-judges-dressage-ll28/07/2011 00:00:00The defending champions from France will lead the way as the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 kicks off at Hickstead in Great Britain tomorrow afternoonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hickstead-order28/07/2011 00:00:00World Class Performance Para Equestrian Dressage rider, Ricky Balshaw will be out of action for approximately ten weekshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=ricky-balshaw-injury27/07/2011 00:00:00Olympic fever is ramping up as today marks the one-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games and 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movementhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fei-100-years27/07/2011 00:00:00The countdown is on to the biggest sporting show on earth. With just one year to go before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, British equestrian sports are gearing up for an intense 12 months of competition, planning and preparation. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestrian-one-year-to-go26/07/2011 00:00:00BBC Sport online, for the first time, will be featuring live coverage of every sport from every venue where it’s happening on every day of the London 2012 Olympic Games, including all the equestrian action live from Greenwich Park! http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=bbc-sport-live26/07/2011 00:00:00Missed Will Connell on Radio 2?http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-radio2-audio22/07/2011 00:00:00World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping, Rob Hoekstra has announced the five riders who will be trying to defend Britain’s title in the UK leg of the FEI Nations Cup at Hicksteadhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hickstead-nc-1121/07/2011 00:00:00Endurance GB has announced their selection of the squad of six horses and riders to represent Britain at the Senior European Endurance Championships in Florac, France (10th September 2011)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-11-endurance20/07/2011 00:00:00British riders return with seven medals from Germany – two of them gold! Over a ten day period, the world’s best athletes in the fields of vaulting, showjumping, dressage and eventing, congregated in Aachen, Germanyhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=aachen-2011-results19/07/2011 00:00:00British Dressage has announced their selection of the squad of five horses and riders that will represent Britain at the para-equestrian dressage European Championships in Moorsele, Belgium (1-4 September 2011)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=pedressage-european-201118/07/2011 00:00:00Rob Hoekstra’s quartet finished in second place in the fifth leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup series which took place in Aachen, Germanyhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=aachen-nc11-results15/07/2011 00:00:00British Eventing has today announced their selection of the squad of six horses and riders to represent Britain at the Senior European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen, Germany (25th – 28th August 2011). http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-euro-announcement13/07/2011 00:00:00Joanne Eccles won the senior individual class for the third year running at the prestigious international show in Aachen, Germany (8-10 July)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulters-aachen-201113/07/2011 00:00:00Britain's Young Rider and Children's Showjumping teams return from their European Championships in Comporta, Portugal with two Team Bronze medalshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=european-yrjc-1111/07/2011 00:00:00Rob Hoekstra has announced the squad of five which will compete in the FEI Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany (12-17 July)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=aachen-nc-1111/07/2011 00:00:00Great Britain are drawn fifth to go when the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 resumes at Falsterbo, Sweden (8-10 July), at 14.30 local timehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=falsterbo-nc-1108/07/2011 00:00:00As the equestrian Test Event finishes, Will signs off from Greenwich Park. Spectacular imagery and interactive panoramic views of the Park are available to view now!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-greenwich08/07/2011 00:00:00Greenwich Park in London is a much quieter place today as the runners and riders, supporters, officials and most of the staff who helped create a magical atmosphere during this week's test event have departed from the site where the equestrian Olympic Games will take place in 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=greenwich-te-fei08/07/2011 00:00:00Reigning European and World Champion Joanne Eccles heads the British Equestrian Vaulting squad that has been named for the forthcoming FEI Senior and Junior European Vaulting Championships in Le Mans, France (16-21 August)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-europeans-1108/07/2011 00:00:00Piggy French led from the front to claim a convincing individual victory on home soil in the CIC2* Invitational eventing competition at Greenwich, the Test Event for the London 2012 equestrian events. Top ten performances from team mates Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt........http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=test-event-2012-roundup06/07/2011 00:00:00On the first day of the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational CIC2, the test event for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Duchess of Cornwall, patron of the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) attended a reception for competitors, owners to welcome them to Britain and the venue for 2012.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=royal-patron-welcomes-greenwich05/07/2011 00:00:00Latest news from the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational CIC2* competition following the cross country, which saw Piggy French remain in the leadhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=greenwich-update-day205/07/2011 00:00:00Piggy French and DHI Topper maintained the lead they established in the dressage arena on Monday (4th) with a superb cross-country run at the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational CIC2*http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=te-cross-country-update05/07/2011 00:00:00The fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup commences next week out in Falsterbo, Sweden and World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping Rob Hoekstra has announced now his squad http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=falsterbo-announced-1104/07/2011 00:00:00Read all the latest behind the scenes news from the Test Event by visiting Will Connell's blog, as he discusses his views on sun, the media, the venue and of course, the competition.....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=testeventupdates04/07/2011 00:00:00Follow all the news from now until Summer 2012 with the return of the popular blog from Equestrian Team GBR Team Leader Will Connell, as he gives a slightly different perspective on all the action from the world of equestrian sporthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-201101/07/2011 00:00:00Children, Junior and Young Rider European teams have been announced for the Championships that are taking place in Comporta, Portugal (4-10 July)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-euros-cjyr1101/07/2011 00:00:00The Junior and Young Rider Dressage Selection Committees have announced their squads for this year’s European Championships in Broholm, Denmarkhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-jyr-europeans-201128/06/2011 00:00:00Yorkshire based John Whitaker travelled out to the Geesteren in the Netherlands to compete in the CSI 4* at the weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=john-whitaker-geesteren28/06/2011 00:00:00Tina Fletcher won the Carpetright Derby at Hickstead today, becoming the first female winner of the class since 1973http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=tina-hickstead-201127/06/2011 00:00:00Fritzens CDI4* in Austria (24-26 June) was the perfect showcase for British talent with personal best breaking scores throughout the competition http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fritzens-201127/06/2011 00:00:00Up and coming endurance rider, Nikki Malcolm, achieved her best result to date to take the National Championship with Khartoum With AK, also finishing 5th in the international FEI CEI 3* competition http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-national-champ24/06/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (17-19 June) action including all the latest news from the international showjumping competitions in Hagen and find out the final results of the eventing competition in Luhmuhlenhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-20june20/06/2011 00:00:00Hannah Eccles continued her family’s winning streak in the absence of older sister Joanne, by claiming the CVI Masters in Wiesbaden Germany at the weekendhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hannah-wiesbaden-201113/06/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (10-13 June) action including all the latest news from Wiesbaden and the British dressage and vaulting successeshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-13june13/06/2011 00:00:00The UK Polocrosse team finished their World Cup warm up matches with a 2-0 test series defeat of Ireland, at the Northern Racing College in Bawtryhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=polocrosse-ukteam-ireland08/06/2011 00:00:00Nine times Paralympic gold medallist Lee Pearson will miss out on selection for the 2011 European Championships in September this year, the last major championships in the sport before London 2012. The 37 year old from Cheddleton in Staffordshire fell from his horse during a training session, injuring his back and putting him out of the saddle for the next eight weeks. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=lee-pearson-injured08/06/2011 00:00:00Following the Charles Owen British Pony Championships at Brand Hall, the Pony Selection Committee has announced the squad of six riders and reserves that have been selected for the 2011 Pony European Championships at Jazkowo (29 June – 1 July 2011)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=pony-european-2011-announced07/06/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (3-6 June) action including Nick Skelton's win in Switzerland, British showjumpers second placing in the Nations Cup and Richard Davison's win in Munichhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-6june06/06/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (26-30 May) action from eventing and showjumping competitions at home and abroadhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-31may31/05/2011 00:00:00Britain’s squad of five have been names as Scott Brash, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton, Robert Smith and Tim Stockdale; World Class Showjumping Performance Manager, Rob Hoekstra, will act as Chef d'Equipe out in Switzerlandhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=stgallen-ncupsquad-201126/05/2011 00:00:00Strong performances across the board for Britain's vaulters out at the CVI in Massenhoven, Belgium 20-22 Mayhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-belgium-201124/05/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (19-22 May) action from vaulting, showjumping, eventing and dressage competitions including results from the CVI** in Belgium and a Young Rider team win in Bonheiden http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-23may23/05/2011 00:00:00Peter Charles, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton, Robert Smith and Michael Whitaker have been selected to travel to Rome for next week's FEI Nations Cup. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=italy-nationscup-201119/05/2011 00:00:00A year today, the Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK from Greece and the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay will start at Land’s End, Cornwall on the morning of 19 May 2012http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=locog-olympic-torch18/05/2011 00:00:00Read all about the weekend's (13-14 May) action from showjumping, eventing and dressage competitions including the results of the first 2011 FEI Nations Cup competition and Ben's win in Linzhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weekend-16may16/05/2011 00:00:00Endurance GB have announced that the FEI World Endurance Championships 2012 will be held in the UK next yearhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-world-201113/05/2011 00:00:00British Dressage Director of Judges, Stephen Clarke, has been appointed President of the Dressage Ground Jury for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the recent FEI Bureau Meeting. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=stephen-clarke-201211/05/2011 00:00:00In her first overseas international competition of the year, Laura Bechtolsheimer and her 16 year old geldings Mistral Hojris and Andretti H swept the board with four wins across four grand prix classeshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=laura-hagen-201110/05/2011 00:00:00Leading equestrian vaulter Joanne Eccles proved worthy of her European and World Champion rankings this weekend as she picked up the title in the CVI** Ermelo in Hollandhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-ermelo-201104/05/2011 00:00:00The World Class Development Programme provided additional sponsorship to both the Junior and Young Rider European Trial Grand Prix showjumping classes that took place at Wales & West Show, April 28th – May 2nd 2011http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=wcdp-showjumping-class04/05/2011 00:00:00With the first of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup series kicking off in La Baule, France (12th – 15th May), World Class Showjumping Performance Manager Rob Hoekstra has named his squad who will accompany him out therehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nations-cup-labaule04/05/2011 00:00:00World Class Showjumping Performance Manager Rob Hoekstra has announced his team of four travelling to Austria next week for the 4* Nations Cuphttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=nations-cup-austria04/05/2011 00:00:00Carl Hester, Charlotte Du Jardin and Fiona Bigwood dominated the top classes at France’s Saumur CDI3*http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-saumur-201103/05/2011 00:00:00Mary King produced clear rounds in the final day to take both first and second place at the Rolex Kentucky three day event (29th April - 1st May)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=king-kentucky-201103/05/2011 00:00:00Ben Maher and Robert Smith held their own at Lummen CSI 5* (28th April - 1st May), taking second and third place in the competition respectivelyhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=lummen-2011-jumping03/05/2011 00:00:00Keep up-to-date on the latest results from the weekend's competitionshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-leipzig-201103/05/2011 00:00:00New Zealand’s Mark Todd, riding NZB Land Vision, was crowned this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials winner after a thrilling showjumping finalehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=badminton-201126/04/2011 00:00:00The first CVIO** of the season for Britain’s vaulters was held in Saumur (22-25 April) and saw the British team win the Nations Cup Class for the second year runninghttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulters-saumur-win26/04/2011 00:00:00This time next week will see the start of the CISO5* Nations Cup in Lummen, Belgium. With riders from across the world all descending upon the show ground to compete in the first 5* Nations Cup of the seasonhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=rob-hoekstra-nations-cup-first21/04/2011 00:00:00The GBR vaulters are off to the first international of their season this weekend to Saumur CVIO** 22-24th Aprilhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulters-saumur19/04/2011 00:00:0021 year old grade II para-dressage rider Natasha Baker and her polish gelding Cabral posted exceptional scores to take three classes at Deauville CPEDI3*, France 15-17 Aprilhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=natasha-baker-deauville19/04/2011 00:00:00Sunday April 17 will mark 500 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games milestone. With the unprecedented success of GB’s para dressage riders on the world stage British hopes will once again be upon them to reproduce performances that have seen them take team gold at every Olympic, World and European Championship since the sport beganhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=500-days-paralympics12/04/2011 00:00:00The FEI has announced that the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (8-11 September 2011) will be hosting the London 2012 team Eventing qualifier for Africa, Middle East, South East Asia and Oceania http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blenheim-201208/04/2011 00:00:00The first selection trial for the FEI Senior and Junior European Vaulting Championships took part at the weekend (2-3 April)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-selection-europeans06/04/2011 00:00:00It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely death of one of British dressage’s great stars, Jane Gregory (née Bredin) http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jane-gregory-team-gbr04/04/2011 00:00:00After a very successful day at Kings Forest combinations from the World Class Start Squad, to compete at Mont Le Soie on 30th April 2011, have been announcedhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-squad-potential28/03/2011 00:00:00The Hand Equestrian Centre in Clevedon, Avon, hosted the third qualifying competition for the jointly sponsored Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Championship Finalhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-murka-nicole28/03/2011 00:00:00A group of 27 of Britain’s most inspirational and accomplished Olympians from previous Games have today been unveiled as Team GB 2012 Ambassadors by the British Olympic Associationhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gb-ambassadors28/03/2011 00:00:0015 March 2011: Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games are now on sale around the worldhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=london-olympic-tickets15/03/2011 00:00:00With just 500 days to go to London 2012, UK Sport today revealed that the medal targets for major competitions in 2011 are up on those won at the equivalent point before the Beijing Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=uk-sport-medals-equestrian14/03/2011 00:00:00The London 2012 organising committee have announced their testing programme which forms part of their preparations for the Olympic Games next yearhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equestrian-test-event01/03/2011 00:00:00Para-Equestrian Dressage World Class Performance athletes and team staff were thrilled to welcome BEF patron, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, to their squad training session at the Unicorn Trusthttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall01/03/2011 00:00:00Through the increased and generous support of Team Murka, the Team Murka and World Class Programme U23 British Showjumping Championship Final will carry a total prize fund of £10,000 plus Training Vouchers and a Style Awardhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-murka28/02/2011 00:00:00UK Sport’s Research and Innovation team will be searching for ideas that could impact on British athletes’ performances at Olympic and Paralympic Games beyond 2012 via this year’s Ideas4Innovation competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=ideas4innovation08/02/2011 00:00:00World Class staff, British Team chefs d'equipe and riders visit Greenwich Park, home to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian eventshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-class-equestrian-greenwich01/02/2011 00:00:00World Class Dressage Equine Pathway Assessment Day: Monday 7 March 2011 – Unicorn Trust, Stow on the Woldhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=equine-pathway28/01/2011 00:00:00Sophie Wells, 20, a para-equestrian dressage rider from Newark has been nominated for Nottinghamshire Sports Awards 'Achievement of the Year'.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=sophie-wells-vote26/01/2011 00:00:00Riders selected for the 2011-2013 World Class Development Programme have been announced today by the British Equestrian Federationhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=world-class-development-selection12/01/2011 00:00:00You can now listen to interviews from riders at this year’s London International Horse Show (14th-20th December), Olympiahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-interviews22/12/2010 00:00:00Michael Whitaker produced a brilliantly judged turn of speed on Beatrice Mertens’ GIG Amai to become the first Briton for five years to win the 100,000 euro Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping at Olympiahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=michael-whitaker21/12/2010 00:00:00Laura Bechtolsheimer has been awarded the British Olympic Association’s Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy for equestrian sportshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=laura-bechtolsheimer-boa21/12/2010 00:00:00World and European Vaulting Champion Joanne Eccles won the World Cup Women’s Senior Masters Class in Paris last weekend (10-12 December) – making it three years in a row as the title holder. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=joanne-eccles20/12/2010 00:00:00Jemma Kirk made full use of her draw as last to go in the five-horse jump-off for the coveted Under-23 British Championships, sponsored by Team Murka and the World Class Programme, relegate last year’s champion, Matthew Sampson, to the runner-up spot. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=jemma-kirk-olympia20/12/2010 00:00:00Laura Bechtolsheimer and her triple silver medal winning horse Mistral Hojris became the first Brits to win the Reema Acra FEI World Cup(tm) Dressage Grand Prix at Olympiahttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=laura-bechtolsheimer-olympia15/12/2010 00:00:00Twenty-four of the brightest young names in show jumping will compete in the Team Murka and World Class Programme Under 23 British Championship Final at the London International Horse Show Olympia on Saturday, 18th December 2010http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=murka-olympia12/12/2010 00:00:00With only a week to go until Olympia, The London International Horse Show (14-20 December) five of the top ten show jumpers in the world have confirmed their attendancehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-showjumping08/12/2010 00:00:00New to the Team GBR collection, Hiho Silver have launched an exclusive Limited Edition bracelet and necklacehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gbr-jewellery02/12/2010 00:00:00Equestrian Team GBR is set to take advantage of its position as one of the country’s most successful sports teams by developing an innovative sponsorship programme, to be offered over a three year period in the build-up to 2012, and beyondhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gbr-sponsorship01/12/2010 00:00:00British Alltech World Equestrian Games silver medallists Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris head a competitive International field in the nominations for this year’s Reema Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Qualifierhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-laura-bechtolsheimer26/11/2010 00:00:00Olympia, The London International Horse Show is proud to announce a special parade of British Equestrian Team 2010 medal winners during the evening performance on Thursday 16th December.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=olympia-parade25/11/2010 00:00:00Somerset based luxury jewellery company Hiho is giving away one signed bracelet box for every medal won by Team GBR at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hiho-bracelet18/11/2010 00:00:00Tthe 2010 British Equestrian Achievement Award was presented to the Team GBR World Equestrian Games Squad at the Animal Health Trust's UK Equestrian Awardshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=teamgbr-aht11/11/2010 00:00:00George Whitaker dominated the second qualifying competition for the Team Murka and The World Class Programme Under 23 British Championship Final that was held at Aintree International Equestrian Centre on Saturday 6th November 2010http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=george-whitaker-u2307/11/2010 00:00:00It’s exciting to see British athletes continuing to produce breakthrough performances on the world stage, particularly when it is achieved in a sport in which we have not traditionally enjoyed widespread Olympic medal success.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=andy-hunt26/10/2010 00:00:00Team GBR are flying high after topping the medal table at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (25th September – 10th October), returning home with a total 19 medals; 9 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze, with World Champions in para-equestrian dressage, eventing and, for the first time, vaulting. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-201014/10/2010 00:00:00The para-equestrian dressage team once again dominated the world stage winning a total 13 medals at this year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (25th September – 10th October). http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-equestrian-dressage12/10/2010 00:00:00We are nearly at the end of a very very long journey. It is Closing Ceremony Day and Team GBR had two more competitions to complete - Sophie Wells in the Para Dressage Grade IV Freestyle and the Vaulting Team. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-1010/10/2010 00:00:00Our final day of competition brought the British Para Dressage team a further gold medal when Sophie Wells took the Grade IV Freestyle with Pinocchio – her second individual title of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-six-10-1010/10/2010 00:00:00The British Vaulting team have finished eighth at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and for the first time completed a championship on a mark over seven – 7.035 to be exact. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-day-five10/10/2010 00:00:00I said yesterday that today would be a day of to-ing and fro-ing and indeed it was; so...a much abridged version today but I promise a full instalment tomorrow.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0909/10/2010 00:00:00Britain’s Para Dressage riders added two more Individual Freestyle medals to their impressive hall today in the form of a third gold for Lee Pearson in the Grade Ib and a bronze for Jo Pitt in the Grade II.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-five-09-1009/10/2010 00:00:00Britain has its first ever World Equestrian Games Vaulting Medal – and it’s a gold one!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-day-four09/10/2010 00:00:00With three days left of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games – the excitement and medal opportunities are far from over. With a another busy day getting underway there is action from vaulting, para-equestrian dressage and showjumping.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-weg08/10/2010 00:00:00What a day...the Para dressage squad dominated and have pushed us to the top of the medal table.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0808/10/2010 00:00:00Day three in the Alltech Arena was for the Individuals Technical rounds and Team Freestyle.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-day-three08/10/2010 00:00:00Britain’s Para dressage Grade Ia riders claimed their second hat-trick of medals in today’s freestyle competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-four-08-1008/10/2010 00:00:00Tonight’s Individual qualifier for the World Championship final on Saturday night proved a round too far for Britain’s sole representative, Robert Smith with Di and Pennie Cornish and his own Talan.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-day-four08/10/2010 00:00:00Individual Gold for Sophie Wells in Grade IV; the European Champion is now World Champion.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0707/10/2010 00:00:00Britain’s para-equestrian dressage team have today been dubbed “The Magnificent Seven” at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games as they put up star medal winning performances – taking the maximum number of medals available to them.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-three-07-10-1007/10/2010 00:00:00It’s a busy day at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on the 6th October – here is a quick run down of all the British competitors that will be in action: (NB: all times are UK)http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-preview-606/10/2010 00:00:00We finished on a high yesterday with the news that the showjumpers had made the top ten cut off so will be jumping tonight. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0606/10/2010 00:00:00The vaulting competitions got underway today with the compulsory tests for team and individuals at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-day-one06/10/2010 00:00:00Just one rider in action today but it was a golden performance!http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-two-06-10-1006/10/2010 00:00:00Tonight’s team Championship final was one of the tightest ever but Germany came out on top to take the title with three riders jumping clear to add nothing to their total (17.80) for gold. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-day-three06/10/2010 00:00:00The team competition gets underway for para-equestrian dressage today with the four riders selected for the team each riding a test at their relevant grade. The medals won't be decided until the championship tests have been ridden. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-equestrian-dressage-times05/10/2010 00:00:00A little late again, so sorry. There is a saying over here in Lexington; “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change”. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0505/10/2010 00:00:00For Britain, day two of the showjumping was mission achieved by finishing tenth to secure a spot in tomorrow night’s Team Championship final.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-day-two05/10/2010 00:00:00The day got off to a good start as early this morning, Ricky Balshaw’s ride Academy Award, was re-inspected and subsequently passed so he can now go on to compete in the individual competition.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-day-one-05-10-1005/10/2010 00:00:00After a 16 year gap, the British Team have claimed gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in a nail-biting battle with Canada, the USA and New Zealand and William Fox-Pitt took Silver, his first ever World Championship individual medal. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-medals04/10/2010 00:00:00The first qualifying competition for the Team Murka and The World Class Programme Under 23 British Championship Final was held at Solihull Riding Club’s Elite/Advanced Development Classic Circuit Show on Friday 1st October 2010.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=tim-page04/10/2010 00:00:00Listen to Robert Smith's reaction after his clear round of 77.14 in the speed competition round. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=robert-smith04/10/2010 00:00:00Yesterday was a memorable day. Today is also memorable as Yogi slept through his alarm! http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0404/10/2010 00:00:00It was a long day to get the showjumping under way with the Speed Competition with 120 riders taking part from 37 nationshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-day-one04/10/2010 00:00:00The seven British para dressage horses all trotted up today.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=para-dressage-update-04-1004/10/2010 00:00:00Britain’s eventing team have climbed into Gold position and individual silver following an incident packed cross country day at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. We hold the slimmest of margins over the American team with Canada not far behind.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-weg03/10/2010 00:00:00I apologise for the lack of a WEG land instalment yesterday but it was obviously a long and busy day.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0303/10/2010 00:00:00Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer (25) has pulled off a hat-trick of silver medals by taking second spot at tonight’s Dressage showcase event, the Grand Prix Freestyle, at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-gp-freestyle02/10/2010 00:00:00After the second day of dressage Britain’s eventing team hold the silver medal position at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-dressage-201/10/2010 00:00:00Well, I apologise for today’s epistle being a little late. If today hasn’t been flat out busy, there’s certainly been enough going on that its only now in the late afternoon sun that I find time to sit down with one of the USA’s better inventions, a chocolate chip cookie and a glass of diet cokehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-0101/10/2010 00:00:00Two days, two silver medals! Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer produced a new British record Grand Prix Special score of 81.708% to claim our first ever World Championship individual Silver medal.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-ind-silver30/09/2010 00:00:00The dressage times for the British eventing team competing at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are: http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-eventing-times30/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to William Fox-Pitt's reaction to his 42 dressage score that puts him into second place http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=william-fox-pitt-interview30/09/2010 00:00:00After day one of the Eventing dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, it’s Germany who hold the advantage in the team and individual standings.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-dressage-130/09/2010 00:00:00Another night of records being broken and another outstanding performance by Laura to land Britain’s first ever individual Silver medal in Dressage at a World Equestrian Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-3030/09/2010 00:00:00Britain’s two representatives in the Individual Reining final at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games finished a creditable 10th and 15th.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=reining-individual30/09/2010 00:00:00I’m not sure what I can add to all the superlatives that will have already been written or spoken about yesterday’s outstanding dressage team silver.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2929/09/2010 00:00:00It’s a World Championship silver team medal for Britain! In a tense day of competition, the British Team of Fiona Bigwood, Maria Eilberg, Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer clinched silver in a close fought battle with the Netherlands, Germany and the USA. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-day-two29/09/2010 00:00:00Today the Grand Prix special gets underway at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, USA. All four of the British riders will be competing at the following times:http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-times-weg29/09/2010 00:00:00British Showjumping announced their selection for this year’s World Equestrian Games in August; a team that is very much part of the development of the squad for 2012, combining both experienced riders and newcomers to the Championship stage.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=showjumping-overview29/09/2010 00:00:00Britain will have two representatives in the Individual Reining final at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games after Lee Rutter and Doug Allen finished first and second respectively in the second Individual qualifying round.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=reiners-final29/09/2010 00:00:00All six riders are through the horse inspection and the team has been announced.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-update-29-0929/09/2010 00:00:00Fiona reacts to her Grand Prix Freestylehttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fiona-bigwood-interview229/09/2010 00:00:00We ended yesterday on a good note when Maria produced a fantastic effort to score 68.213% with Two Sox to give the Dressage team a solid start.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2828/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with Maria Eilberg after she posted a score of 68.213 to help take the dressage team into third place overnight. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=interview-maria28/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with Carl Hester after he posts a score of 72.12 in the Team Grand Prix competitionhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=interview-carl28/09/2010 00:00:00Today was a day for horsing around at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In a light-hearted competition, the U.K.-based Team GBR beat the local favorites from the U.S. as they took top-honors in a Land Rover Test Drive Challenge yesterday.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=land-rover-event28/09/2010 00:00:00Britain will have two representatives in the Individual Reining final. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=reining-day-three28/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to interviews from Kentucky, including Will Connell, Laura Bechtolsheimer,Maria Eilberg, Chritsine Yeoman and Francesca Sternberg.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=interviews-weg27/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with Fiona Bigwood after she posted 70.17 in the team dressage competition http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=fiona-bigwood-interview27/09/2010 00:00:00As I sit here, the hot weather is merely a distant memory and we are now wrapped up in our Toggi fleeces and waterproof jackets (but no umbrellas).http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2727/09/2010 00:00:00Despite the damp and grey weather, it was a fantastic start for our dressage team in the main arena at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-day-one27/09/2010 00:00:00We’re officially running as FEI President HRH Princess Haya declared the Games open at last night’s opening ceremony.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2626/09/2010 00:00:00The first medal of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was settled today and it was the host nation, the USA, who took gold.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=reining-day-two26/09/2010 00:00:00The British quartet all passed the horse inspection and Chef d’Equipe Richard Waygood has announced his team order.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=dressage-team-order26/09/2010 00:00:00Near perfect conditions greeted competitors bright and early this morning for the start of the Endurance Race and British hopes were highhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-roundup26/09/2010 00:00:00Follow all live results from the Gameshttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=live-results-weg25/09/2010 00:00:00Eventing horses have arrived, eventing riders have arrived, eventing riders have found their horses and then re-found their hotel. All is looking good in eventing land. All the eventing riders and staff ate in the hotel last night and moral seemed good.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2525/09/2010 00:00:00The endurance team that will compete at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has today been announced. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-team-25-0925/09/2010 00:00:00It was a day of mixed emotions for Britain’s reining team. Drawn ninth of the 14 team nations, our campaign kicked off with WEG debutante Tammy Greaves (22) riding her parents John and Patricia Greaves’s Jac Wonders Who in the Alltech Arena. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-reining-day-one25/09/2010 00:00:00As the hours countdown to the Opening Ceremony, the level of security rises. Car movement on the venue is almost non-existent and cars are being rapidly replaced by golf buggies – it’s like the M25 during rush hour but on the fairway at St Andrews! http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2424/09/2010 00:00:00The reining team that will compete at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has today been announced. The selected team comprises:http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=reining-team24/09/2010 00:00:00The endurance team have been forced to withdraw Janice Cockley-Adams and Roxanne du Bout du Monde from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games due to a training injurhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=endurance-change24/09/2010 00:00:00Yesterday I nearly had my life ended.....http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2323/09/2010 00:00:00Did you miss the vaulting team on Tuesday's Blue Peter? http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting22/09/2010 00:00:00We have been making updates and improvements to the Team GBR website ahead of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, giving you the ability to follow the teams during their journey at the Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=team-gbr22/09/2010 00:00:00Following a minor injury sustained during training, Hallo Sailor ridden by Tina Fletcher has been withdrawn from the British showjumping team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=tina-fletcher-withdrawn22/09/2010 00:00:00Ahead of the eventing team departing for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky (25th September-10th October), eventing Chef d'Equipe, Yogi Breisner, talked to Spirit Sport FMhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=yogi-breisner-spirit-sport22/09/2010 00:00:00Another very hot day in Lexington – I know I keep starting my Blog with this but the weather is proving a challenge and is outside the statistics that we obtained covering the last 10 years:http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2222/09/2010 00:00:00The weather is getting hotter (over 90°F / 32°C today) which is getting into the technical bracket of damnnnnnnnn hot; luckily the humidity level is low but even so, the riders, vets and coaches are going to have to manage the horses’ work carefully to ensure they do not become tired.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=wills-blog21/09/2010 00:00:00Perhaps the most graceful of all the equestrian disciplines at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), vaulting is a real test of skill which requires balance and poise.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=vaulting-overview20/09/2010 00:00:00The last leg of the British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway took place yesterday at the Royal County of Berkshire Showhttp://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=tina-fletcher20/09/2010 00:00:00Yesterday was another very hot day in Lexington and it looks as though the weather is here to stay, which is going to mean that all the horses need careful management when they arrive in order to ensure they acclimatise to the temperature. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=will-blog-2020/09/2010 00:00:00The vaulting team that will be competing at this year’s World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, will be appearing on Blue Peter, BBC One on Tuesday 21st September at 4.30pm.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blue-peter-vaulting20/09/2010 00:00:00I am very sorry but this is going to be a shortened report as I have spent most of this morning (prior to meeting the others for breakfast) sorting out transport for the Team. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1919/09/2010 00:00:00For those that invested their savings in spread betting on “they will not make their connections” . . . it is bad news; a clutch of Endurance riders, a posse of Dressage grooms and a Welsh delegation consisting of a Scottish vet and a helicopter owning farrier all managed to navigate. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1818/09/2010 00:00:00Day four in camp America and we are a bit behind schedule but some things are starting to go plan. Brendan Murray has now finished painting the eventing stables – this is what has put us behind where we want to be and with the first horses arriving on the venue tomorrow afternoon we need to catch up! http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1717/09/2010 00:00:00Here we are on day three and still not a huge amount of light at the end of the tunnel! Spread betting update........sorry to the doom merchants but it is now 7 – 3 in favour of those that made their connecting flights. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1616/09/2010 00:00:00Day two in the Land of the Free and some things went sort of OK today. But, let us start with the daily update for you keen spread betters out there: http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1515/09/2010 00:00:00Follow all the news from Kentucky with the return of the popular regular blog from Team GBR Chef de Mission – Will Connell as he gives a slightly different perspective on all the action from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games over the next month. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=blog-1414/09/2010 00:00:00Twenty-five year old GB dressage star Laura Bechtolsheimer took the 2010 Dressage Deluxe National Dressage Championship in fine style on the last day of the Championships, 12 September 2010. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=laura-nationals13/09/2010 00:00:00You can follow endurance GB's Beccy Broughton blog as she prepares for the Alltech World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky (25th September - 10th October 2010) with her horse Java Sunlight. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=beccy-blog13/09/2010 00:00:00Find out more about the sport of Endurance and Britain's hopes for the World Equestrian Games. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-endurance13/09/2010 00:00:00A new joint sponsorship between Team Murka and the World Class Programme will see the top British Under 23 riders in Great Britain compete at Olympia, The London International Horse Show in the Team Murka and The World Class Programme Under 23 British Championship Final on Saturday 18th December 2010http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=u23-champs10/09/2010 00:00:00The British Equestrian Federation is proud to announce Land Rover, the British manufacturer of the world's most versatile SUVs, as 'the Official Vehicle Supplier to Equestrian Team GBR and the World Class Programme'. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=land-rover09/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with British eventing team manager Yogi Breisner as he talks about the eventing team prospects for the forthcoming Alltech World Equestrian Games at Lexington in Kentucky. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=yogi-breisner-interview09/09/2010 00:00:00Ahead of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky (25th September - 10th October), para-equestrian dressage chef d'equipe, David Hunter, talks to Spirit Sport. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=david-hunter-interview08/09/2010 00:00:00Adrenalin, courage, speed, precision, and skill – traits that are all associated with eventing. So it’s not really surprising to discover that the sport was originally developed, back in the Middle Ages, as a military exercise with the three phases designed to help horses cope with battle. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=eventing-overview08/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with Endurnace GB rider, Janice Cockley Adams on Spirit FM ahead of the start of the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=janice-cockley-adams-interview07/09/2010 00:00:00Jewellery Company Hiho has raised nearly £5000 for Equestrian Team GBR in under 4 months through sales of its specially designed ‘Team GBR’ range.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=hiho-silver-fundraising01/09/2010 00:00:00Listen to an interview with Endurnace GB rider, Janice Cockley Agams on Spirit FM ahead of the start of the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=interview-janice10/08/2010 00:00:00Team GBR’s reining team is gearing up for its part in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) this September. The phenomenal growth of reining world-wide led to it becoming the first western discipline to gain full Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) recognition in 2000.http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk:80/news.aspx?strArticle=weg-reining-overview09/08/2010 00:00:00