Events

RDA Gala Awards Dinner, Tuesday 30 September 2014

The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) Gala Awards Dinner will take place at The Hotel Russell, London on 30 September 2014 with special guests Clare Balding OBE and ITV News Presenter Alastair Stewart OBE“We are thrilled that Clare and Alastair are joining us for the RDA Gala Awards, to have their support is a More...

I’m Blue Chip Too is Champion for the 5th time at Bakewell Show

I’m Blue Chip Too has been crowned champion at Bakewell Show 2014 for the 5th time. The 19 year old veteran show horse is ridden by Blue Chip’s owner and founder Mrs Clare Blaskey and has competed at his local show 11 times during his career, with his first appearance at Bakewell being in 1999.  More...

A fantastic championship show!

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Despite ‘Bertha’ descending on the UK over the weekend, competitors entered for the Equestrian Life Championships were, in the main, undeterred. They came and supported the show and, by all accounts, had a fabulous time - the wind and the rain did not damper their spirits! www.traffordphotography.co.uk were with us all weekend and took some More...

Outstanding Olivia one of Europe ’s best

Olivia Oakeley Eur Champs riding Donna Summer (Rio) 3

Up and coming dressage star Olivia Oakeley cemented her place as one of Europe’s top riders after finishing the Young Rider European Championships with three personal bests.Oakeley, 21, a former A-level student at Hartpury College, along with horse Rio, achieved her best ever scores in the team test, individual and freestyle events on her way More...

Generous donation helps horses in crisis

As Britain’s horse crisis shows no sign of abating, a tremendously generous donation from Matchmakers International is a huge boost to World Horse Welfare’s front-line UK team. Matchmakers International Ltd - owners of famous equestrian consumer brands Harry Hall, Caldene, Tottie, Masta and Cottage Craft - sent a lorry bursting with smart new rugs, numnahs, More...

Area 4 Show Jumping & Dressage

Junior Novice show jumping team

Ackworth & District Riding Club had a total of 66 entries over the weekend with members taking part in the summer dressage and show jumping qualifiers held 12th & 13th July. A last minute venue change meant that Epworth Equestrian and the Area 4 Riding Club committee were rushing round to accommodate the huge number More...

Area 4 Horse Trials

Ackworth BE90 riders

Ackworth & District Riding Club had 14 riders take part in the Area 4 Horse Trails held at Breckenbrough on 15th June. The weather was kind and the club had a very successful day and came away with a total of 20 rosettes in both team and individual placings! Our two senior 90 teams did More...

The horse behind the brand

Blue Chip Promotion Image

Blue Chip is pleased to announce a special promotion they will be running on Friday the 11th of July. This promotion is being run to celebrate what would have been the 25th birthday of Blue Chip owner and founder Clare Blaskey’s champion show horse and the inspiration for the companies name ‘Blue Chip’. Clare purchased More...

TopSpec Support Equifest

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Competing at this year’s Equifest? Don’t forget to visit the TopSpec stand – where you will have the chance to win back the cost of stabling for one horse for the week – worth £130 and also £130 worth of feed from the TopSpec range of feed balancers and other innovative horse feed.TopSpec is also More...