EQUESTRIAN RELIEF: HORSE WORLD UNITES TO SUPPORT OUR NHS HEROES LEADING Olympic riders from across the disciplines, as well as horse racing jockeys and celebrities have shown their support for a major fundraising initiative launched by the team behind Bolesworth and Liverpool International Horse Shows. ‘Equestrian Relief’ is an urgent fundraising campaign to raise money…
Check out this fascinating Pathé News archive footage from Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1962 – a year after The Dressage Group was set up under the umbrella of the British Horse Society, growing from 123 members and eight competitions. The Chiddingfold Hunt show the audience their skills as hunting was very much a part…
The Royal Windsor Horse Show celebrated its 21st anniversary in 1964, with the iconic Windsor Castle in the background. Her Majesty The Queen – herself a keen horsewoman – attended the three-day show, watching over the various horse disciplines from the Royal Box. That year the Show hosted the British Olympic Showjumping Team Trial for…
One of the UK’s most successful music ambassadors, Debbie is in demand as a composer and conductor. Over the past 25 years, there are probably few people in the UK who have not heard one of Debbie’s film or television scores. Whether watching Stephen Fry bring Oscar Wilde to life on the big screen, hearing…
In the first of our ‘Five Minutes With…’ interviews, we quiz European Championship medal-winning Show Jumper Holly Smith about life, food, and the highs and lows of life on horseback. Name: Holly Smith Occupation: Showjumper Describe yourself in five words: Loyal, determined, brave, single-minded, competitive Earliest equestrian memory? Cantering towards a small vertical in my…