Author Archives: Lulu Kyriacou

A week ago, Horse Network reported that Horse Sport Ireland opted out of sending a dressage team to the Tokyo Olympics, despite having qualified one for the first time ever....

The Israeli Olympic showjumping team has been announced and it's exactly who you thought it'd be—minus team captain Daniel Bluman, of course. Team Israel booked their nation's first ever Olympic...

The British have named their final team selection in dressage and eventing for the Tokyo Olympic Games, and are so sure of themselves in the latter, that they have left...

Daniel Bluman, the U.S.-based Israeli show jumper, was told today that his chance of riding at the Tokyo Olympic Games is over after the Federation Equestrian International (FEI) declared that...

When Ros Canter jumped the final fence at the 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG) to take the individual title riding All Star B, no one was more surprised than the...

It’s been a turbulent few days for Horse Sport Ireland, who had a dressage team qualified for Tokyo—but then withdrew it—while simultaneously announcing the lucky riders who will make up...

If there was ever a time to shine on the world stage, it's immediately before the Olympic team is announced. That's precisely what the Americans did in Europe last week....

It is not often that a rider wins a 5* eventing competition under the age of 25. (Mark Todd famously said he didn’t really start to ride properly until he...

If there's one take away from the CCI5*/4* Luhmuhlen International Horse Trials in Germany this weekend, it's that the Germans are in fighting form for Tokyo. The CCI4*S Messmer Trophy...

The British short list for the Olympic Dressage team is out. With team silver and individual gold medals to defend in Tokyo and little European dressage competition in which to...

The official winners at CCI4* Bicton International were Nicola Wilson (CCI4*L), Tom McEwen (CCI4* S) and Bubby Upton (CCI 4*L- U25). But the results on everyone’s mind this week are...

The CCI4* Bicton International Horse Trials in the UK is being contested by a host of Olympic hopefuls from several nations. But it was a rider who has not made...

Bitting is probably the thorniest equestrian tack subject. That didn't stop Olympic Champion Charlotte Dujardin from imparting a few thoughts on the subject via her Facebook page. In a recent...

Steffen Peters (USA) and his long time partner Suppenkasper are heading into this week's Olympic dressage team observation event on the back of 21 straight international Grand Prix wins, including four...

Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar are out of contention for Olympic selection after the 16-year-old horse picked up an injury ahead of this week's observation event at Palm Beach International Equestrian...

Today in England, the first Saturday in June is Derby Day. The race has been run since 1780, and takes place on Epsom Downs, near London over 14 furlongs (2,420 metres)....

The Brits were Olympic Team Show Jumping Champions in 2012 and claimed the Individual title in 2016. Despite a disappointing outing at the 2018 Tryon World Equestrian Games, they're sure to...

It has been almost 20 years since a German championship event team competed anywhere without Ingrid Klimke, but that is the news from Europe today, when the dual European Champion...

When discussing equestrian artists, names such as Stubbs, Degas, Munnings, Herring and Landseer will often be mentioned. But possibly the greatest of all rarely enters the conversation, despite the artist’s...

Pippa Funnell, winner of Badminton, Burghley and multiple championship medals with the British Eventing team, has fears for the future of eventing. The first-ever Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing winner...