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In the shadow of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Blenheim Palace, over 45,000 people witnessed history being made on Sunday 21st September, as Great Britain’s Laura Collett and London 52 rode to individual gold glory in the Agria FEI Eventing European Championship and Team Germany continued their international dominance taking home the team gold. It […]

We’re thrilled to announce that Channel 4 will be joining us at this year’s Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) to capture the magic, emotion, and high-stakes competitions of one of the most iconic events in the equestrian world’s calendar. The Horse of the Year Show programme is a 90-minute exclusive highlights special airing just two weeks after the event. Produced by West Wales-based production company Carlam Ltd, the programme will take viewers behind the scenes at HOYS 2025, offering unprecedented access to the early morning preparations, […]

Riders representing 17 nations have arrived in the magnificent setting of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Great Britain, for the Agria FEI Eventing European Championship, which start tomorrow (Thursday, September 18). As they gathered for a moving opening ceremony in the main arena, Blenheim's host, the Duke of Marlborough, said: "The Palace itself owes much of its […]

Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo won their second consecutive Defender Burghley in the best possible way, with a superb clear showjumping round performed in the harmonious, foot-perfect style that is a joy to watch and has characterised their whole week. They also rewrote eventing history: Archie and Michelle Saul’s 13-year-old Lordships Graffalo – “Walter” - is the […]

INTRODUCTION Hello and welcome to number 6 of our BEMA Bulletin. There’s plenty in here to interest everyone in the equestrian reporting world, from carriage driving to three day eventing. Enjoy the read, and send me any comments you have. CARRIAGE DRIVING AT SANDRINGHAM Thanks to Sarah Dance for her offer to host BEMA members at […]

Hello there and welcome to the 5th edition of the BEMA Bulletin, our in-house newsletter which has news, useful information on events coming up and plenty of items of interest to all BEMA members. Hope you enjoy it - do tell me if you’d like to see something included in our July issue.   FEI SPORTS […]

[originally posted by Nico Morgan on his blog and reproduced here with permission] You may have noticed that recently British Showjumping introduced a new policy as part of their safeguarding structure, which requires photographers who shoot at BS shows to register with them as "accredited photographers". Photographers working for an event photographer would also need […]

(main image Peter Nixon, other images Peter Hogan). Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was honoured with the British Equestrian Media Association’s (BEMA) Lifetime Achievement award at the 2024 London International Horse Show. The 2024 BEMA awards, held in partnership with Agria during a celebratory lunch at the show on Wednesday (18 December), recognised outstanding […]

Image courtesy of BEMA member Peter Nixon Britain’s most prestigious young horse championships, the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse Final, will receive an increase in prize-money as Dubarry of Ireland, the leading manufacturers of countryside clothing and boots, continues its sponsorship of the series for a 17th year. The highly competitive championships for the country’s best […]