Hickstead Speed Derby
Shane Breen on Magic Fox at the Hickstead Speed Derby – 26/6/2010
Hickstead Derby To Be Shown on Sky Sports
The BBC has confirmed to H&H that it will not be covering the famous DFS Derby at Hickstead for the foreseeable future.
Earlier this month, Sky Sports announced that it will broadcast the Derby (25-27 June) and the Longines International Horse Show (29 July to 1 August) at Hickstead for the next four years.
“With the increasing [...]
Sharon Hunt Set for Team GB
Great Britain’s selectors look set for a testing time in selection next month after Sharon Hunt announced her World Equestrian Games credentials in Luhmuhlen.
Hunt produced the performance of her eventing career to join an elite list of HSBC FEI Classics winners.
And it means competition to secure a place in the four-strong British team – they [...]
Improvements To Hickstead International Arena
Hickstead’s International Arena is to undergo improvement work this summer.
The venue has appointed turfgrass experts Sports Turf Research to monitor the arena over the next two months to measure factors including hardness, traction, drainage, grass cover and hoof penetration.
Last year the venue was criticised when the footing failed to hold up after severe weather conditions.
All [...]
UK Showjumping Board To Stand Down
In what could be the most radical shake-up in showjumping for years, the executive board of British Showjumping (BS) has agreed to stand down en masse so a new, streamlined board can be elected.
The move follows the resignation of chief executive Di Cornish (news, 25 March), who hinted that the “governance by committee” ethos prompted [...]
St Gallen – Team GB
British showjumping performance manager Rob Hoekstra has chosen another experienced team for the third competition in the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup series.
The British team for St Gallen, Switzerland this Friday (4 June) will be as at Rome last week, but with Scott Brash replacing Nick Skelton.
The full squad is as follows:
# John Whitaker from [...]