Major General James Templer, the King’s Troop officer, Olympic rider and former Badminton winner died on 14 December, aged 87. Born 8 January 1936, James was the son of Brigadier Cecil Robert Templer and Angela Mary Henderson. He attended Charterhouse School in Surrey, then the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. James was commissioned into the Royal […]
Caroline Powell riding Greenacres Special Cavalier during the CCI-S4* at Burnham Market in 2023. Greenacres Special Cavalier, an untypical stamp of an event horse, is making her mark at the top of the sport under British-based New Zealand rider Caroline Powell. We caught up with the horse’s connections in late 2023, prior to her 2024 Mars Badminton Horse Trials victory. Here is what you need to know about this […]
A driver who killed a horse when his lorry ploughed into a broken-down horsebox has been sent to prison and banned from the road. Nicholas Cole, of Harrison Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to driving dangerously, at Northampton Magistrates Court in February. Last week (9 May) he was sentenced, at Northampton Crown Court, to 42 […]
William Fox-Pitt and Tamarillo at Badminton 2008The equestrian world has been paying tribute to William Fox-Pitt since he announced his retirement from the highest level of the sport, bowing out at the top as one of eventing’s all-time greats. William came so close to a fairytale ending to his stellar career after he and Grafennacht gave a cross-country masterclass at Mars […]
Trevor Breen and Highland President in action for Ireland at the European Championships in Milan, ItalyIrish showjumper Trevor Breen is undergoing further surgery for three fractures of the lower neck and back incurred in a fall during the grand prix at Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday (11 May). Trevor’s wife Caroline Breen told Horse & Hound today (14 May) that he has undergone surgery to stabilise the most serious fracture and […]
Rehabilitation of case horses at RSPCA Millbrook Portrait of RSPCA Inspector Kirsty Hampton with case 08-0127 horse Weasel in stable 1088459 Please read our licence terms agreed by you when registering on our website at www.rspcaphotolibrary.com. All digital images must be deleted after authorised use unless otherwise agreed in writing. Photograph by Andrew Forsyth/RSPCA www.rspcaphotolibrary.com Tel: 0300 123 0402 Fax: 0870 753 0048 email: pictures@rspcaphotolibrary.com1. “Her leagacy lives... Читать дальше...
