This weekend, Ashfields Carriage and Polo Club hosted the UK’s top carriage drivers at the 2024 National Carriage Driving Championships. The event saw a mix of veterans and fresh talents vying for the title in various classes. Below, we provide a clear overview of the winners and their scores across each class. Full Results: All The Winners of the Event Class Winner Dressage Cones Marathon Total Score Advanced Horse Ian Bertram 53.33 Advanced Horse Pair John Ripley 46.85 7.95 126.63 181.43 Advanced Pony Louise Kaiholm 49.00 3 106.24 158.24 Advanced Pony Pair Phoebe Matthews 60.48 6 111.67 178.15 Horse Four-in-Hand  Daniel Naprous 51.89 3.54 132.71 188.14 Novice Horse Arthur Sheane 50.53 0 93.53 144.06 Novice Pony Sophie Hunt 46.27 0 88.01 134.28 Open Horse Rachel Moast 51.57 5.18 122.30 179.05 Open Horse Pair Luis Mira 50.81 31.09 138.30 220.20 Open Pony Lucy Scott 51.70 3 100.41 155.11 Open Pony Pair Anna Grayston 45.24 6 110.00 161.24 Pony Four-in-Hand Peter Young 67.17 6.11 118.83 192.11 Pony Tandems David Taylor 55.28 32.8 201.31 289.39 Small Equine Charlie Parker-King 60.53 0 83.42 143.95 VIP Arthur Sheane VIP 48.53 3 97.63 149.16 VSE Sally RL Edwards 49.07 0 59.44 108.51   For those interested in...

Every year, the Blenheim Horse Trials, or the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, grace Oxford as eventing fans look forward to this equestrian sport. In September, this event attracts some of the most accomplished riders from all over the world as they compete for this prestigious title.  It covers three phases—dressage, cross country and show jumping—that take place in the Duke of Marlborough’s home, the Blenheim Palace. Riders contest in the three phases in either of the two classes, CCI4* Long Format or CCI4* Short Format for younger, eight and nine-year-old horses. The first Blenheim Horse Trials was held in 1990...

The summer season at the British Dressage competitions is drawing to an end with its flagship event – the LeMieux National Dressage Champion. Every September, spectators gather at Somerford Park in Cheshire, England to witness magnificent horses put their best “hoof” forward to showcase their skillful training. This year, the National Dressage Championships will take place from September 12 to 15.  Over 700 combinations will be featured over four days in three arenas at Somerford Park – the LeMieux Arena, Vector Arena, and the Kudos Arena. 25 titles will be awarded throughout the event. What You Need To Know About Dressage “Dressage” comes from...

We may not have exact records of who was the first to start horse racing or when the first horse race was conducted, but we do know that from time immemorial, horse racing would gather large crowds of spectators during the race events. Historians have evidence that horse racing was a popular sport in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Babylon, Egypt, and various other ancient civilizations. In Greece, both riding and chariots were part of the Olympic Games. At the essence of any race lies the same idea: to determine which of the two or more horses participating in the race...