The second edition of the spring eventing series – Strzegom Spring Open II – is in full swing Riders have returned to the Morawa hippodrome where competitions in all international levels – from CCI1* to the most challenging CCI4*-L – are taking place from 24 to 27 April Photo – Mateusz Kiempa (Leszek Wójcik/Strzegom Spring Open) with as many as 8 international and 4 national classes held throughout the day Riders representing 19 countries are taking part proving once again the international status and prestige of the Strzegom competitions In the most prestigious competitions of 4 stars Lea Siegel (Photo – Leszek Wójcik/Strzegom Spring Open) Polish rider Mateusz Kiempa took the lead after dressage scoring an excellent 30.4 penalty points with his mare Libertina In second place sits Kevin McNab (AUS) aboard Faro IMP with 32.9 points followed by Aria Ramkali (SWE) on Flanders with 33.8 points Austria’s Lea Siegl dominated the dressage phase in the short-format 4* class She leads with Watermill Giorgio RS on 31.4 points and follows closely with Van Helsing P (31.8) Amanda Andersson (SWE) and Double Carat are currently third with 34.0 points sit in 19th position with 46.5 penalty points the riders will face the final phases – show jumping and the thrilling cross-country These next two days will determine the final results in each class Live scores and the full schedule are available at: eventing.strzegomhorsetrials.pl/en Click here to check out the latest news and updates on the Iberian Showcase Mary Phelps is exceptionally qualified to assist you in selecting the ideal insurance coverage [...] Registered properties of HorsesDaily®Inc. A media and marketing company for the Equine Industry. All content under this copyright is the property of HorsesDaily® Inc. Unless otherwise noted. ©1997 - 2025 horsesdaily.com and dressagedaily.com Enter your email address and we will send you a link to change your password He scored 30.100 in dressage and had clean cross country and show jumping rounds with no penalties Eventing is an equestrian competition that tests the horse and the rider across three disciplines - dressage, cross country and show jumping. Astride his horse Dajara 4 of the Holsteiner breed the 32-year-old Fouaad claimed the gold medal with an overall score of 30.100 penalties - all scored in dressage which involves a series of predetermined movements The two-time Asian Games silver medallist had clean cross country and show jumping rounds with zero penalties for obstacles and time The overall winner in eventing is the horse and rider with the fewest total penalties across all three phases came in second with a total score of 34.600 Her dressage performance was close to Mirza’s 3.600 penalties for time in the cross country pushed her down the leaderboard Malin Asai on Maggan V finished with a total score of 35.000 Asai scored 33.800 in dressage and picked up 1.200 penalties in the cross country due to time The Strzegom Standard Show 2024 was a CCI3*-S level event with 1* being the lowest and 5* being the highest per the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) specifications We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies The Netherlands captured a huge win this weekend at Strzegom by taking first place in FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ competition their first victory in the series in over 10 years Team Orange ended their campaign in Poland on 133.8 total points in a nail-biting event that came down to the final few jumping rounds.  Stellar performances by Sanne de Jong (Enjoy) Janneke Boonzaaijer (ACSI Champ de Tailleur) and Stephane Hazeleger (Gold Rush) cemented the first-place finish for the Dutch ahead of silver medalists the United States (142.8 points) Team Belgium joined them at the prize giving in third place on 166.1 points along with Chef d’Equipe Kai Steffen Meier.  It was the Austrian flag flying atop the podium in Individual competition at the Strzegom Horse Trials with 23-year-old Lea Siegl and van Helsing P winning the gold medal on 33.3 points American athlete Caroline Pamukcu and Hsh Blake finished second with 35.7 points and Boonzaaijer took third on 40.5 points.  This year’s Eventing Nations Cup is particularly competitive have yet to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games The summer series and the upcoming FEI Eventing European Championship are the final opportunities for those teams to punch a ticket to France It was the Germans who led the field after the dressage phase but a tough cross country course designed by Marcin Konarski of Poland resulted in a flurry of changes to the leaderboard Two eliminations for Germany saddled them with 2,000 extra points to see them drop from contention.  the Netherlands moved from third to first place who had held the silver medal slot since Day 1 but Team Belgium were nipping at their heels with just a couple of fences separating them leaving it all to play for in the jumping phase.  The jumping course set by Polish course designer Lukasz Szustorkowski was anything but a cake walk for the remaining duos after 13 were eliminated or chose to retire during the cross country spoiling several otherwise clear rides and adding points that could make or break Team and Individual results.  three of the Dutch athletes were in the top 10 meaning fans clustered around the Strzegom arena would have to wait for their results to see how everything shook out.  Merel Blom-Hulsman added 5.2 points to her score not bad for the Dutch team but putting the pressure on teammates de Jong and Boonzaaijer to leave the rails intact.  Tine Magnus of Belgium and Champagne Pia Z had just one fence down for 4 points Harald Ambros of Austria and Mountbatten 2 couldn’t jump — but which one would it be Sanne de Jong was riding for both Team and Individual glory With a few rails in hand after finishing third in both the dressage and cross country segments her 8 points with Enjoy sealed the win for the Netherlands Four penalties for Janneke Boonzaaijer had her bronze medal sewn up minutes later American Caroline Pumukcu was in a prime position on the start list A clear round would put the pressure on leader Lea Siegl and indeed Pumukcu and Hsh Blake crossed the beam without a point to their names.  Pumukcu was all smiles knowing she had at least second place with a horse who was making a fantastic showing at only his second international event.  Siegl is no stranger to riding under the gun Executing a flawless round with van Helsing P she added nothing to her score to take the Individual win and hear her national anthem at the prize giving.  Team Belgium lead in the overall Nations Cup standings on 350 points The Netherlands are in second on 285 points and Italy are third with 265 points.  and Belgium before the traditional early autumn wrap-up at Boekelo in the Netherlands.  Catch all the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ news on FEI.org and watch live events on FEI TV The FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ continues this week in Poland.. Germany took the number one spot in Strzegom on Sunday in a hotly contested FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ competition.. France knocks Sweden off the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ top spot.. It's the final FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ leg before Tokyo 2020.. There was drama at the end in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ leg in Poland.. We look back at the year in Eventing and Driving.. The second leg of FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ action was a down-to-the-wire thriller at Strzegom this weekend but not until the very last rider was back in the clubhouse and all the scores from the final day of cross country had been tallied Germany pipped the team from the Netherlands who had held the lead after the dressage and jumping elements and had to settle for a silver Polish Eventing fans from the local community were elated to see Team Poland round out the podium in third place current European champion Ingrid Klimke of Germany took both first and second place Third place was awarded to Dutch national champion Merel Blom on Ceda N.O.P This up-and-coming mecca for Eventing pulled out all the stops for the final August weekend capped with the prestigious FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ competition Over 300 horses from 17 countries travelled to Strzegom for the trials which boasted no less than eight Cross Country tracks the Netherlands were at the top of the Team leaderboard on 85.9 total points chased by Germany on 93.1 and Austria on 95.3 Teams from Poland and Italy were also in the mix Leading the Individual class were Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob OLD with the pair winning their first Individual FEI European Championships™ medal there just three years previously Mateusz Keimpa of Poland and Lassaban Radovix were just 1.1 penalty points behind Klimke as the riders set out on Friday to walk the cross country course “I was very happy with ‘Bobby,’ who remembered what he did here three years ago,” said Klimke He was quite excited in the Jumping — a little bit fresh and bucking — so he’s ready for the cross country tomorrow.” he has the wisdom required for any daunting course But Asha has tremendous potential and only needs some experience to develop the confidence and relaxation of her stablemate Both horses are qualified for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 noted some difficult spots on the course but appreciated places on the track where riders had options for pathways and strides Jordy Wilken of the Netherlands stressed the importance of concentration and precision when approaching combinations you have to keep control between the two hedges,” he cautioned Wilken was up against some big names on Saturday including Tim Price of New Zealand aboard Falco who is second in the international rankings Two Olympic gold medalists from Germany were also in the field: Andreas Dibowski and Dirk Schrade As well, the entire podium of last year’s Polish national championships were present with Pawel Spisak, Mateusz Kiempa, and Joanna Pawlak. With Germany having won the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ in 2019, and France having taken this season’s first leg at Le Pin au Haras earlier this month Poland were eager to show they were contenders for the title too some of which was certainly due to horses having put in less mileage so far then they normally would have by this time in the year Whilst Tim Price had a refusal that added 20 points to his final score Klimke crossed the beam on Hale Bob with just 2.4 penalty points Laura Hoogeveen of the Netherlands unfortunately took a fall in the water on Wicro Quibus N.O.P With Wilken and Burry Spirit already home with time to spare it put the pressure on teammates Merel Blom and Raf Kooremans to go clear and inside the time to stave off Germany When Blom and Ceda ended on 2.8 penalty points after a 6:57 ride that left the Dutch team on 99.1 points to Germany’s 105.9 with Austria in fourth and Italy in fifth place Had the door squeaked open for Germany a bit The competition ratcheted up a notch when Klimke brought home her Team horse Asha inside the time meaning it would all come down to Kooremans and Dimitri N.O.P. Kooremans elected to take things cautiously leaving the Netherlands on 108.3 total and giving Germany the win on 105.9 Ingrid Klimke’s German team members Andreas Dibowski with FRH Corrida and Heike Jahncke who rode Mighty Spring went home with smiles on their faces Team Italy ended in fourth place on 196.5 points following two eliminations that meant no chance to stand on the podium Rounding out the top 10 in Individual competition were Kiempa the Netherlands are in the lead overall for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ points with 180 The next scheduled leg is in Montelibretti in October. Stay tuned to FEI TV for all the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ action.. Some of the highlights of the last month.. We take look back at the highlights of the year in Eventing Team Germany topped the leaderboard at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ competition at Waregem China and Thailand have secured their places for the Team competition at next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games… There was Eventing excitement aplenty as two big nations fought an epic battle in Poland.. Great Britain, fielding the all-female team of Izzy Taylor, Rosalind Canter, Holly Woodhead and Laura Collett, rose from fourth after Dressage to win for the second consecutive year at Strzegom (POL), fourth leg of the 2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing Eight teams contested this leg of the series at the popular Polish venue which will host the 2017 FEI European Eventing Championships and many nations will have used this FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition to gain experience of Strzegom organiser Marcin Konarski Cross Country track made up of Olympic and European champion Michael Jung led after Dressage with Jung taking the top two places individually Riding his dual Kentucky CCI4* winner fischerRocana FST and his 2015 European Champion fischerTakinou led by Ludwig Svennerstal and King Bob in third place individually But there was a considerable shuffling of the leaderboard after Cross Country produced a foot-perfect Cross Country clear inside the time Rosalind Canter (GBR) and Allstar B did the same and when Laura Collett (GBR) and the eight-year-old CIC3* debutant Cooley Again collected just 3.6 time-faults Michael Jung went steadily with both his rides and gained a handful of time-faults on each Team mates Kurbel (Brookfield de Bouncer) and Westerich (FBW Gina K) had a Cross Country refusal apiece and accrued time-faults dropping the team to fourth behind Italy and Belgium Pietro Roman (ITA) riding Barraduff at the CICO3* Strzegom Horse Trials 2016 (Photo: Eventing Photo) Great Britain’s FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing team manager Philip Surl said “The Cross Country is as technical a 3* track as you will get and had been tweaked up from last year It was very well-built and the footing was excellent I was immensely proud of the Cross Country rounds all four of my riders produced – they absolutely nailed it.” Six riders jumped clear Cross Country rounds inside the time Ludwig Svennerstal was faultless on both of his rides – King Bob as did Karin Donckers (BEL) aboard Grandioz The final day’s Jumping phase produced an exciting competition with less than two points separating Great Britain and second-placed Italy Both Rosalind Canter and Izzy Taylor secured vital clear rounds for Team GBR while Holly Woodhead and Laura Collett both picked up four faults allowing Great Britain to win by a comfortable 13.3 points margin Rosalind Carter. (Photo: Eventing Photo) Norway – fielding an FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing team for the first time – finished fifth and Switzerland were sixth Ludwig Svennerstal (SWE) finished on his Dressage score on King Bob to take individual honours ahead of Michael Jung (GER) on fischerTakinou and Rosalind Canter (GBR) with Allstar B “Strzegom has been a happy hunting ground for us,” Philip Surl said “We needed a bit of a boost in the FEI Nations Cup Eventing series after Houghton and this was a great result Ros Canter has been away from FEI Nations Cup Eventing teams for two years so for her to put in a performance like that is brilliant.” The 2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing moves next to The Plains USA – a new addition to the calendar this year and the first FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing to take place outside Europe Full results on www.strzegomhorsetrials.pl See full standings here IES Group specializes in assisting foreign national equestrians with the US immigration process Read about updates in the law and the athletes they represent Equine preventative maintenance and rehabilitation devices using scientifically proven infrared light therapy Improving Poland will be looking for an impressive performance in front of their home fans when they host some of the world’s best in the latest round of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ over the next few days Strzegom is the venue for a huge event that in total will welcome an incredible 400 horses, with pairings from 22 countries competing in 12 competitions, including the third leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ which is live on FEI TV from Thursday until the final Jumping round on Sunday German star Michael Jung and his gelding Fischerchipmunk FRH while Poland – who recently qualified for next year’s Olympic Games – will include home favourite Pawel Spisak The longest of the routes is a sapping 5.7km The Eventing stars from around the world – including Australia’s Andrew Hoy Belgium’s Karin Donckers and Germany’s Julia Krajewski - can expect a real test in Poland the chairman of the organising committee at Strzegom and national team coach tells us; The Stragona Equestrian Center itself is in Morawa This modern facility spreads across 60 hectares of land and boasts multiple training and competition arenas along with a veterinary clinic The focus of the Stragona Equestrian Center has been to train and develop children and junior riders and has a very active riding club where the children The many features of Stragona make it an attractive venue for international riders to visit and train the Stragona Equestrian Center provides horseback tours pleasure and sport riding camps for children and teenagers and educational programs for schools and kindergartens Switzerland head to Strzegom on the back of their win last time out in Pratoni Del Vivaro when Caroline Gerber and Tresor De Chignan Ch inspired victory The Swiss currently lie second in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ standings after two legs having finished first at Houghton Hall and second in Italy who starred as the Poles qualified for Tokyo by finishing first on home turf at Baborówko last month thanks to a stunning performance from four-time Olympian Spisak Spisak and his Rio 2016 horse Banderas claimed the individual honours ahead of his sometime coach Jung the two-time Olympic champion who will be competing in Strzegom who finished fourth when the Olympics were held in Seoul are confident about their chances of performing well in Tokyo next year the head of the Polish equestrian federation “Pawel Spisak is our particularly impressive athlete He has now set himself the goal of a place in the medal zone with Banderas." "He has made very clear progress and is our main hope for a good result in Tokyo "For the first time in a long time we have more than four good Eventing combinations with the ability to start for the national team This is a good basis for our reasonable hopes for a very good result in Tokyo and also for the further development of Polish horsemanship.” Images courtesy of StrzegomHorseTrials / Mariusz Chmieliński / Leszek Wójcik / Kamila Tworkowska Team USA and their star athlete Boyd Martin took double gold in the Pan American Games Eventing competition.. with two elite events joining the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ to provide thrills and a few nail-biting moments.. Who will make the podium in today's final day of the thrilling Tokyo 2020 Eventing competition Australia and France in the Eventing Team competition in Tokyo.. McEwen and Hoy take the Individual Eventing medals.. Great Britain lead the way as Jung and Germany drop down the leaderboard.. Japanese Eventing ace Kazu Tomoto is in great form just a year ahead of Tokyo 2020.. Emily King (GBR) riding Loxley (Photo: Leszek Wójcik) Strzegom (POL)-A total of 56 horse-and-rider combinations lined out and 10 nations were represented in the team event in which Germany finished in silver medal spot ahead of the defending champions from Ireland in bronze It was a gutsy performance from the Germans and Irish who went into today’s final jumping test with only three riders remaining after yesterday’s cross-country test led the dressage rankings on a score of 36.30 with Stanly after the first day overtook her when posting 32.70 with Livingstone on Friday Constance Lucie Copestake and Aprobanta were awarded a mark of 40.40 by Ground Jury members Christina Klingspor (SWE) James Rooney (IRL) and Slawomir Pietrzak (POL) and this put the French rider into third ahead of Germany’s Flora Reemtsma IIkarosz) in fourth Britain’s Emily King (Loxley) in fifth and Germany’s Julia Funtman (Contina) and Christoph Wahler (Green Mount Flight) in sixth and seventh places respectively Copestake would disappear from the reckoning on cross-country day however when Funtmann’s 9.6 time penalties saw her plummet to 17th spot Will Furlong (GBR) riding Livingstone (Photo: Leszek Wójcik) A total of 21 of the 56 starters collected fence penalties and eight were eliminated over the 26-fence cross-country track set by Polish course designer including German team member Pauline Knorr (Abke’s Boy) who decided to call it a day after a refusal at fence nine and another at the third element of fence 21 And Copestake was the third of the French team to be eliminated her day coming to an early end with a fall at fence six France had been looking really competitive when sitting in bronze medal spot and just 20 penalties behind the British leaders But Stephanie Landois’ Klan de Cheylac fell at fence 11 and then Capucine Bourgeois’ Obelix de Mail fell at fence 20 so French team chances were already dashed before Copestake parted company with Aprobanta The individual leaderboard showed the British taking an even firmer hold at the end of the day with Furlong and Beaty still holding the top two places and Emily King now lying fourth behind Germany’s Reemtsma who added nothing to her scoreline Beaty’s score didn’t count toward the team however but King’s rise to fourth was backed up by the fact that Ella Hitchman and Rocky Rockstar dramatically improved from 12th to sixth place after their foot-perfect tour of the track while Isabella Innes Ker and Carolyn rose from overnight 20th all the way up to 13th when doing likewise Winning Team Great Britain Will Furlong Ella Hitchman Emily King Isabella Innes Ker (Photo: Leszek Wójcik) The British now had just over 10 points of a lead over Germany in the team rankings while the departure of the French allowed the Irish to move into third spot despite cross-country elimination for Harold Megahey and Chuckelberry who were members of the 2014 gold-medal-winning side Susannah Berry (Carsonstown Athena) and Tony Kennedy (Westeria Lane) all kept a clean sheet on cross-country day and once they had the bit between their teeth they were determined they would not let go But they were being stalked by the Swedes going into the final jumping phase so there was plenty of tension as the third-phase action began Hitchman and Innes Ker meant the British could discount the 12 final-phase faults collected by King for an unbeatable final tally of 128.10 And although Reemtsma picked up eight faults both Wahler and Lisa-Marie Forster (Columbo) completed on their dressage marks to hold firmly onto silver for Team Germany the Irish were boosted by a clear from Daniels and despite four faults for Berry and 10 for Kennedy they finished more than 16 penalty points ahead of the Swedes who added 24 to their scoreline Individual medallists (L to R) Great Britain’s Sophie Beaty (silver) Great Britain’s Will Furlong (gold) and Germany’s Christoph Wahler (bronze) At the end of the day the individual scoreboard showed three of the British team in the top eight while Germany completed with three team-members in the top 10 finished sixth behind Italy’s Matteo Arrighi who also completed on his dressage score with Quieto du Pin while Britain’s Hitchman missed out on the individual podium by just three points It was another excellent result for bronze medallist Christoph Wahler who finished fifth individually at last year’s Young Rider Championships in Portugal and who won the CIC2* at Rockingham in May with Sammy Deluxe And for 20-year-old Sophie Beaty today’s individual silver medal is a long way from her 33rd Championship placing twelve months ago with Stanly who finished fourth at Houghton Hall (GBR) in May and ninth at Barbury Castle (GBR) just last month individual bronze medallist at the Junior European championships in Jardy (FRA) two years ago has meanwhile lived up to the promise he showed when winning the CCIY2* at Houghton Hall last year before coming back to fill runner-up spot at the same venue this season Chester Weber and his family transform [...] we are dedicated to providing premium-quality supplements that empower your health [...] This biennial competition that has been held every two years since 1953 but this is the first time it will be held at Strzegom The location for the event is the Stragona Equestrian Center - a well-equipped venue that has hosted multiple Nations Cup competitions among other international events “The first thing that strikes you when you get to Strzegom is the vast amount of time and effort that Marcin Konarski and his team have put into the location and the course There is an incredible attention to detail.” said Peter Morris “This is my first event in Poland but I am very impressed.” a small village 4 km (2 mi) east of Strzegom The nearby town of Strzegom is located in a south-west region of Poland known as Lower Silesia This town has a long history leading back to the 10th century During the Middle Ages it was a fortified settlement and was first mentioned in a feed by Pope Hadrian IV in 1155 During the 30 Years’ War it was almost completely destroyed Granite quarries spurred considerable economic expansion during the 1800s and today it is known as the Granite Capital of Poland Granite from Strzegom has been used in the construction of the Central Railway Station in Warsaw Cologne Cathedral Square and Hague House of Justice Due to the long history of this region there are many historical structures nearby The Minor Basilica of Strzegom was completed around 1530 and was built in place of an older church The historical Morawa Palace is located close to the Stragona Equestrian Centre and is surrounded by an impressive 12 hectare park now houses the Saint Hedwig Foundation which runs a kindergarten and educational centre Horses have also been part of the area's long history The Strzegom Horse Stud was founded in the mid-1950s to specialize in breeding Thoroughbreds and the Silesian Horse There are a number of equestrian centres for both breeding and training located nearby The European Eventing Championship continues with dressage on Thursday and Friday and a second horse inspection and show jumping on Sunday A closing ceremony and medal presentation will be held Sunday afternoon Norway will be competing in the European Eventing Championships in Strzegom this year The European Eventing Championships gave rise to one of the rarest occasions in history The 2017 Longines FEI European Championships are off and running (and jumping…) in Gothenburg Driving the winner as Dutch claim double gold on final day of extraordinary Championship Day one of the team jumping competition at the European Championships began yesterday in Gothenburg One thing was clear at the Individual Jumping Final on the weekend the riders were hungry for those medals and the spectators were in for a real treat The second day of the European Dressage Championships saw the hot favourites Germany collecting a well-deserved gold medal Denmark went toe-to-toe with Para Dressage powerhouse Great Britain Dressage superstar Carl Hester is competing in his ninth Longines FEI European Championship in Gothenburg as part of the British team Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Ingrid Klimke has confirmed that her great team horse SAP Hale Bob OLD will be retired from eventing after an injury at the World Championships test event this month. The horse injured a tendon on a stretch between the obstacles at the event in Pratoni del Vivaro has been a stalwart of the German eventing team over the past decade attending a championship every year from 2015 to 2021 Bobby also finished second at Badminton Horse Trials in 2015 and won Pau Horse Trials in 2014 SAP Hale Bob OLD also claimed two European team golds (2015 and 2019) and one team silver (2021) and helped Germany to team silver at the 2016 Olympics in Rio Bobby would very likely have contested a second Olympics in Tokyo last year but Ingrid suffered an injury in a fall from another horse in the spring But she recovered in time to campaign Bobby at the European Championships in Avenches in September and the pair finished fifth individually This turned out to be a championship swansong for SAP Hale Bob OLD before he retired By: Pippa Cuckson | October 2 Another yellow warning card for horse abuse through use of hyperflexion has been issued in FEI eventing This was handed to the Italian rider Mattia Luciani during the Strzegom CCI4* in Poland last week Luciani was given the warning card during his warm-up for the dressage phase A FEI spokesman told Horsesport.com that officials also “addressed the matter with him in conversation.” This means that FEI eventing has now sanctioned the controversial practice at least twice. A yellow card for hyperflexion was handed to the Brazilian eventing team member Carlos Parro at the Paris Olympic Games though only several days after the incident following third-party representations and an open letter from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Curiously, while the eventing listings  usually describe the type of abuse sanctioned – for example “excessive use of whip” or “minor case of blood” – these two known rollkur cases were not expressly described Horsesport.com asked the FEI about these inconsistencies Its spokesman replied: “As of the start of the year the list of sanctions is automatically generated by the FEI database where the listings do not include every single possibility for issuing a yellow warning card We will consider whether the list needs to be refined to include hyperflexion.” there was inevitably huge interest in the Parro incident where for the first time in response to media queries about alleged rollkur the FEI acknowledged that a horse had suffered “unnecessary discomfort.” Those words place hyperflexion within the definition of horse abuse under Art 142 of FEI General Regulations dressage officials appear to tolerate the banned practice despite the long-time concern of welfare campaigners and hundreds of video clips circulating on social media their names have not appeared on any publicly-available list This information has since been widely repeated in other media with no denial or clarification from FEI HQ to date For over 50 years Horse Sport has been the voice of equestrian competition in Canada and breeders who are highly involved in the equine marketplace Developed by The Web Developer LLC This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Get the latest news delivered directly into your inbox Privacy policy The eventing World Championships cross-country course at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, for this week’s event (15-18 September) has been designed by Giuseppe della Chiesa It is 5,600m long and the optimum time is 9min 50sec Check out our pictures of all the fences on the the eventing World Championships cross-country course This combination offers a choice of narrow picnic table at both the first and second element The direct route involves jumping the log at fence 7a on the lip of the Slide then the two arrowheads at the bottom of the slope (fences 7b and 7c) Looking down to fences 7b and 7c on the direct route Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy walks the direct route down the Slide The long route involves jumping an easier log as fence 7a then curving round the steep hill and either jumping two different arrowheads as fences 7b and 7c or making a loop back to jump one arrowhead The direct route consists of a shoulder brush (fence 11ab) then a turn to two right-handed corners (fence 11c and 11d) The long route consists of a shoulder brush situated away from the direction of travel (fence 11a) then a triple brush arrowhead (fence 11bc) and a final corner (fence 11d) Fences 18 and 19abcd: SAP Vertical and Sunken Road There are three routes through this complex The slightly longer route involves a wider line and an extra jumping effort The longest route does not involve jumping a ditch at all but it takes riders well off the fastest line at fence 18 Fence 21abcd: Longines Hydroconquest Combinations The direct route consists of a skinny on an island (fence 21a) then two angled shoulder brushes after the water (fences 21bc and d) Looking over fence 21bc to fence 21d on the direct route The longer route consists of a different arrowhead on the island (fence 21a) then a loop round to two shoulder brushes (fence 21b and 21cd) on an easier angle than on the direct route Looking over fence 21b to 21cd on the long route Fence 24abcd: Longines Hydroconquest Combinations The direct route consists of a big log into the water (fence 24ab) and then a corner in the water (fence 24cd) Looking over fence 24ab to fence 24cd on the direct route Riders on the long route jump a rolltop (fence 24a) then go round the island to two boats (fences 24bc and fence 25d) Riders have a choice of two similar oxers at fence 27 There are three main routes through this final complex The direct route consists of just two jumping efforts Fence 29d on the direct route (this is also fence 29d on the slower routes) This slightly slower route requires riders to jump two angled horses (fence 29a and 29bc) before 29d The longest route involves jumping a horse at fence 29ab then looping back left-handed to fence 29c which is jumped on a line to the final element (fence 29d) Keep up with all of the breaking news, behind the scenes 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Sign up now Check back tomorrow for the riders’ reaction to the eventing World Championships cross-country course Plus enjoy our full 20-page magazine report (on sale 22 September) including opinion from Mark Phillips and ground jury president Christina Klingspor The eventing got underway this afternoon at the European Championships for Ponies at Strzegom Horse Trials in Poland and  our riders representing Great Britain have for us off to a great start Pippa Royle was the first of the Brits into the arena at 1.37pm BST this afternoon – only the second combination to go She delivered a score of 35.8 with Midnight Engagement which left them lying in 11th place individually after Day 1 Lucy Baguley and Glencarrig Dolphin were next up for Britain In the baking heat of a stunning day at Strzegom they performed a beautiful test for a mark of 33.5 which was good enough to put them into 6th place individually at the half way stage of the dressage The final British competition to perform on the first afternoon were Erin Jennings and Night Fury Erin rode a lovely test to finish on a mark of 36.8 and be lying 13th individually Our remaining three combinations will be in action tomorrow morning: Follow the live results here. Watch all the action live courtesy of ClipMyHorse.TV Great Britain here. Harry Meade has scored his first win at four-star level — riding a horse he has had for just two weeks The British rider claimed the CCI4*-L at Strzegom last week (10-13 October) riding Superstition who won Millstreet Event Rider Masters in September with his former rider who belonged to Lucy and Gillian Greenlees has been bought for Harry by his long-term owner Mandy Gray Lucy told H&H: “My sister Sophie Lane broke ‘Stinky’ in and took him to the Burghley young event horse final strongly encouraged by Mum who was his biggest fan the Greenlees joined me in owning him — they have been owners with me for 12 years and are almost like family They deserved their shot at a brilliant horse and were really excited to be involved “It’s no exaggeration to say Tokyo has been a bit of a goal and it wasn’t our intention to sell but he had caught a lot of people’s attention in a positive way you have to be realistic — horses are my living rent to pay and new businesses to get involved in.” Harry added: “Lucy is a good friend and it wasn’t on my radar at all but when Mandy and I saw him in passing at Millstreet I said that he’s a lovely horse and after following him there she asked if he might be for sale “I’ve ridden for Mandy for seven years — I started off riding a tricky horse for her that she’d bought to ride herself She’s been involved in the sport for a long time but I didn’t know she’d be in the market to buy a horse of that calibre so it was a really welcome surprise.” Mandy also currently owns Monbeg Medlar with Harry who they bought as a five-year-old and is now at three-star level but she didn’t feel she could take the horse there not knowing if he was being sold I was keen to know one way or the other and it happened quickly,” she said “It was a huge honour to be back on a New Zealand [training] squad after Bramham and I felt horrific telling the federation “I am relieved and delighted he is going to such a good rider where he will be looked after beautifully so the line of communication is open and all the things it’s taken me seven or eight years to learn — his likes and dislikes — I can pass on “I’m now definitely on the hunt for his replacement — I’m aware they are big shoes to fill but he has only whetted my appetite for success at the big time.” Lucy Jackson riding Superstition at Aston-le-Walls in July Harry added that he and Lucy had spoken every day since he took over the horse on 26 September – “It’s been a real team effort and we’re having a lot of fun working together,” he said The pair’s first competition together was Kelsall Hill open intermediate two days later Harry arrived back at midnight on the Sunday night after Osberton and the pair set off for Strzegom in the early hours of Monday morning “We could have gone down the easier path of getting to know each other over the winter but horses are different at events and we’d come out next March still not really knowing each other,” said Harry “I was aware it was risky and it might not come off but now it feels like we’ve been together six months We’ve learnt a lot about each other and now he can have a break We can then come out next season as a partnership Harry and Superstition were second after dressage at Strzegom on a score of 28 — to fellow Brits Kylie Roddy and Carden Earl Grey — but they put in one of only two clears inside the time across country to move up to first place One show jump down and two time-faults secured their win four marks ahead of Andrew Hoy and his top horse Vassily De Lassos in second the other pair to make the time across country Lucy had done the most lovely job on him — she has a really good old-fashioned way of producing her young horses I feel very lucky to be taking him on,” said Harry “I was mindful that cross-country we would be learning about each other en route and I needed to adjust and adapt as we went to suit him but you also can’t be too passive – horses stay confident from your confidence as a rider so I was conscious I needed to adapt to him but also be positive and let him adapt to me too.” Harry’s result this weekend means he is halfway to being individually qualified for Tokyo with Superstition but he stressed that was not the reason for going to Strzegom Emily King trounced the opposition in the British Horse Feeds under-25 CCI3* at the Equi-Trek Bramham Horse Trials yesterday (Sunday to finish top of the leaderboard on her dressage of 25.5 The daughter of Mary is still only 22-years-old but she has clocked up several international placings To celebrate the new national under-25 champion we delve into the photo archives to reflect on what has already been a great career for Emily… features Britain’s naughtiest ponies and how you can find the dream smaller equine We also look at the pros and cons of equine treadmills talk to showing producer Aimee Devane and have reports from the H&H Festival of Eventing About us Contact us Advertise with us Company information Careers Privacy statement Terms of service Commenting policy Change cookies settings Arjuna Award winner and Asian Games silver medallist Fouaad Mirza secured Gold in the CCI3*S Fouaad is currently the highest ranked individual in Group G for the Asia Pacific Zone with 34 points on one horse Fernhill Facetime 30 points on the second horse Touchingwood and at present qualifying his third horse procured by the Embassy International Riding School is a promising German Holsteiner warm blood and has an excellent track record of wins Fouaad started the week with a solid Dressage score of 26.8 which placed him second with a very close score to the talented German rider Antonia Baumgart This was followed by the Showjumping event where Fouaad maintained the 2nd position with a clear round He finished the deciding Cross-Country round in only 4 seconds over time leading him to the Gold in the Strezgom CCI3*S in Poland "I am very excited about our new horse Dajara which has immense potential for success at the Olympics we were able to level up the horse rider combination to 4* and building up my points to qualify for the Olympics," Fouaad said The Embassy Group alumnus has completed Renswoulde NED CCI 4*S placed 11 Sopot POL CCI4*S placed 7 and Waregam NED CCI4*S placed 7 so far for Olympic Qualifying Events He is looking forward to the next competitive events in Montelibertti ITY CCI3*S (Italy) and Le Pouget FRA CCI4*S (France) embed_src:"https://www.jiosaavn.com/embed/playlist/110858205" partner_id: "ndtv"});'));d.body.appendChild(s1);};d.body.appendChild(s); })(document,'script'); }); IRELAND has collected another medal at the U16 (Pony) European Championships at Strzegom in Poland with the GAIN Irish eventing team taking the team bronze medal on Sunday morning were in fourth place after the opening dressage phase on Friday and climbed to third after an impressive cross country performance on Saturday The final jumping phase saw Ireland hold onto bronze medal position Britain took the gold medal on a score of 101.8 Italy finished fourth (147.6) ahead of Netherlands in fifth Grace Tyrrell with Fiona’s Fionn finished best of the Irish individually in 11th place while Olivia Swan finished 13th with Rockon Pedro (ISP) Alex Connors took 15th place with Millridge Buachaill Bui (ISH) just ahead of Brian Kuehnle in 16th with Tullibards Sixth Sense Susan Shanahan took 24th spot with Fernhill Mix And Match and Tiggy Hancock finished 29th with Coppenagh Spring Sparrow The individual gold medal went to Britain’s Finn Healy Italy’s Camilla Luciani collected the bronze Team manager Becky Cullen was thrilled with how all her squad performed and said: “Everyone has worked incredibly hard since Tattersalls where we only had two finishers and the children parents and trainers have committed ourselves since then for weeks of training – and we have managed to win a medal "We had two exceptionally young riders on the squad and the whole squad performed brilliantly It is never easy to pick the team and we have had a great team spirit here and for everyone to finish this tough competition as strong as they did was an incredible achievement.” Horse Sport Ireland CEO Ronan Murphy said: “This is another fantastic result for our riders at the European Championships They showed great composure to hold onto their medal position on the final day and I congratulate all of the squad and manager Becky Cullen on a brilliant performance over all four days of the championships.” the Irish U16 Show Jumping team claimed the team gold medal and Ireland has three riders inside the top 10 heading into the individual jumping final There have also been hugely impressive individual performances this week in Strzegom for Irish U16 dressage riders Martha Jobling-Purser and Sadhbh O’Toole who both finished inside the top 40 The Irish teams for 2019 FEI European U16 (Pony) Show Jumping Eventing and Dressage Championships are sponsored by GAIN Equine Nutrition Equiline – Official athlete 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