Cian O’Connor took an absolutely scintillating win on Sunday evening at the annual Horse of the Year CSI3* show in Birmingham, England, keeping an Irish/English rivalry alive and coming out triumphantly on top to be named the HOYS Leading Show Jumper of the Year. Better, O’Connor rode a horse he hadn’t competed for nearly 10 […]
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Billy Twomey and Tin Tin topped the Naylor’s Equestrian Accumulator on Saturday evening during the action-packed the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham, England. The 1.60m accumulator class saw just seven entries of 29 jump clear, and Twomey was fastest aboard the 13-year-old KWPN (Cavalier x Animo) for Ireland. Belgium’s Francois Mathy Jr. followed […]
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Constant van Paesschen’s very own Citizenguard Toscan de Sainte Hermelle will be crowned as Horse of the Year in Belgium. The 11 year old stallion owned by Alain Van Campenhoudt was on the winning Furusiyya Nations Cup Team in Rome, Italy this year, finished third in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix Antwerp and […]
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Frenchman Julien Epaillard added his name to an illustrious honours list when he won the Leading Show Jumper of the Year Grand Prix at Horse of the Year Show on Sunday night. Julien delivered the 22-rider competition’s only two clears – in round one and the jump-off – aboard Cristallo A LM to win £13,300. […]
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John Whitaker produced a vintage performance to win the Horse Radar Stakes and ensure a scintillating start to day three at Horse of the Year Show. The 59-year-old Yorkshireman, who first competed at HOYS during the early 1970s, delivered a masterclass on Lord of Arabia to thrill a bumper audience in Birmingham’s LG Arena. The […]
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