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Scott Brash on fire in Florida

SCOTLAND’S leading showjumper Scott Brash (26) is on fire with his seasoned campaigners Intertoy Z, Whisky Mac and Bon Ami at FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida where Intertoy Z and Whisky Mac have been heading some top classes.

Mounted police branch to close

LOTHIAN and Borders Police is set to lose its mounted section after more than 130 years.

Jedforest point-to-point abandoned

THE weather claimed yesterday’s Jedforest point-to-point (Sunday, January 29) at Friars Haugh, Kelso, with organisers hopeful it could be rescheduled.

Musselburgh wins top award

MUSSELBURGH Racecourse has pipped some of the UK’s leading tracks to win the Dual Purpose Award in the Neil Wyatt Racecourse Groundstaff of the Year Awards.

Strangles evening in Ayrshire

THE British Horse Society Scotland Ayrshire region are holding a strangles information evening tomorrow night (Thursday, January 19).

Balcarres new website

BALCARRES International Horse Trials, the newest venue on the three-day-eventing circuit have launch their website, www.balcarreshorsetrials.com

13th could be a lucky day for Graham Lee

Friday the 13th may be unlucky for some but leading jumps jockey Graham Lee will be hoping to add to his 1000th career defining winner after flying home on 8/1 winner Posh Bird at Catterick today (Thursday) at Musselburgh tomorrow (Friday, January 13).

Calling horse riders in Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Glasgow

HORSE riders in Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Glasgow areas are being invited to take part in the public consultation about the new golf course and resort on the edge of Irvine which will have a huge impact on the future of them riding along the beach.

Two hundred days to go until London 2012

TWENTY-ONE nations are celebrating their Olympic qualification today which marks the 200-day countdown to London 2012 and 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement.

Musselburgh in running for racecourse of the year

MUSSELBURGH Racecourse is in the running for a prestigious Racecourse of the Year Award.

Mike Etherington-Smith takes the reins at Salperton

WORLD-renowned cross country course designer, Mike Etherington-Smith will be the new designer at the ever popular Salperton Park (23-24th June 23-24) as of January.

Oatridge hails ‘magnificent seven’

TWO equine students at Oatridge College in West Lothian are among seven who have been shortlisted for the last stage of Scotland’s most prestigious landbased industries awards.

Double for Ayr New Year Festival

AYR Racecourse brings in the New Year with a double header – the New Year Festival race meeting on Monday January 2 and Tuesday January 3.

Scottish-bred, owned and ridden pony is Olympia champion

RUSHFIELD Bailey, owned and bred by Charlie and Christine Anderson from Carrutherstown in Dumfries, won the BSPS/ Bailey’s Horse Feeds M&M Championships at Olympia this afternoon.

Williams and Schwizer tie in puissance

JUST two riders from the original eight starters in Olympia’s Allltech Christmas puissance, which has a prize fund of €20,000, made it through to the fifth and final round in this year’s thriller.

MP’s praise as Hannah turns clicks into bricks

LANCASHIRE horse health entrepreneur Hannah Wild was congratulated recently by her local MP Ben Wallace as she moved her fast-growing internet business to bigger premises.

Eight in a row for Ayr

CORKS were popping at Ayr Racecourse last week when it was announced the track had been voted Racecourse of the Year 2011 for Scotland and the North-east by The Racegoers Club.

Award for Verm-X

FOLLOWING a successful year, the icing on the cake has arrived for Verm-X in the form of a ‘Silver’ Green Apple Award, backed by the government, and recognising Environmental Best Practice in Farming and Agriculture.

Borders National glory for Reveley family

Search is on for 2012 EquestrianClearance.com Unsung Hero

DO you know someone who gives up hours of free time to help out at equestrian events or has spent many years running or organising shows, training or competitions at your local riding club or pony club?

Government announces £2m for the creation of new bridleways

THE British Horse Society enthusiastically welcomes the Chancellor’s announcement today, in his Autumn Statement, of a new £2m “Paths for Communities” grant scheme under which new paths carrying rights for equestrians, walkers and cyclists will be created.

Ingliston hosts premier show this weekend with £25,000 prize money

VOTED the British Showjumping UK member venue of the year 2011, Ingliston Country Club are hosting of the senior premier show this weekend (December 1-4).

Lucky students at SNEC

OATRIDGE College equine students Cara Brodie and Chloe Lackenby are sitting just a little taller in the saddle after being selected to meet Olympic hopeful Oliver Townend, and to help look after his horses, when he spent two days at the on-campus Scottish National Equestrian Centre in West Lothian last week-end.

Scott Brash nets $100,000 World Cup qualifier

GREAT Britain’s young talent Scott Brash from Peeblesshire, Scotland won the $100,000 World Cup qualifier in Toronto yesterday with Elizabeth McTaggart’s 10-year-old brown gelding Bon Ami II.

Death of well known showjumper

The fourth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series at Verona, Italy was stopped following the sudden death of the stallion Hickstead, ridden by reigning Olympic champion and world number one Eric Lamaze (CAN).