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Musselburgh on course to attract racing’s best

“YOU don’t mind walking?,” asked Musselburgh Racecourse general manager Bill Farnsworth after I met him outside the grandstand overlooking the track on raceday.

Great succes for Scottish breeders

SEVERAL breeders from Scotland had great success recently at the Baileys Horse Feeds/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity evaluations held at SNEC.

Try hunting with newcomers day

IF you have always wanted to try hunting but don’t know where to start then an autumn hunting newcomers day with the Lanarkashire and Renfrewshire Hunt will help you find out more.

Double delight for Joanne

REIGNING world champion, Joanne Eccles, has successfully defended her senior female European title at the European Championships in Le Mans, France last weekend.

Le Mans welcomes vaulters

THE 15th FEI Open European Vaulting Championships for seniors and juniors will see over 200 athletes from 19 nations bidding for the medals in Le Mans, France (August 17-21).

It’s gold for the Italians

ITALIAN riders swept all before them at the FEI European Reining Championships 2011, which came to a close at Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Pony Club gears up for tetrathlon championships

The Pony Club regional tetrathlon competition will take place from August 5-7 at Grange Farm Equestrian Centre, Wittering Grange, Peterborough and has kindly been organised by The Pony Club East of England Tetrathlon Committee.

Entrepreneur supports sport of polocrosse

THE WELL known entrepreneur, Karl Watkin, has made a slightly unusual investment this week by supporting the headline sponsorship rights to the forthcoming 2011 Polocrosse World Cup.

Lanark Riding Club host club expo day

LANARK RIDING Club are holding an Equine Expo Day tomorrow (Saturday, June 18) at Mid Drumloch Farm, Strathaven.

Double clear for Jock

Jock McFarlane topped a strong advanced single horse section at the Hopetoun House horse driving trials.

St Fort carriage driving

THE SCDA 2011 outdoor season is now in full swing with the second Scottish points event of the season taking place at St Fort, this year it was also being run as a BHDTA Regional event allowing drivers in those classes to qualify for the national championships later in the season in Windsor.

New date for Corsliehill cross country

A new date has been confirmed for the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire’s cross-country, which was scheduled for May 30.

Games success at Windsor

SCOTLAND’S PONY club teams achieved a winning double at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Polocrosse World Cup to be broadcast in Sky Sports and Horse & Country TV

The final stages of the 2011 Polocrosse World Cup will be broadcast on Sky Sports and Horse & Country TV after the organisers announced a deal to film and broadcast matches from the competition series.

Good entry at Kilgraston Schools equestrian championships

At the 17th Kilgraston Scottish Schools Equestrian Championships at Gleneagles Equestrian Centre, 31 teams and 11 individuals, representing 22 schools from all over Scotland competed over three age groups for the combined training, dressage and show jumping championships.

British vaulters victorious in France

THE GREAT British equestrian vaulting team scored a win in the Nation’s Cup Class at the CVIO** out in Saumur, France this weekend April 22-25 – for the second year running.

Cross country ride announced

Following the success of last year’s Hunt Ride at Friars Haugh, Kelso, the Berwickshire Hunt will be holding the Knight Frank cross country ride on Saturday, March 19 at 11am, prior to the Duke of Buccleuch’s Hunt point-to-point, again at Friarshaugh, by kind permission of the Duke of Roxburghe and the Duke of Buccleuch’s Hunt.

Bumper crowd at Kelso

Lucinda Russell’s Bold Sir Brian lifted the Grade 2 totepool Premier Kelso Hurdle in impressive fashion under Peter Buchanan at odds of 20-1 at Kelso on Saturday, March 5.