News archive for "Chair"

As we reflect on 2024, I had hoped that this review of the equestrian year would be able to reflect solely on the outstanding achievements of our athletes and horses across all disciplines. Sadly, though, one story has dominated the headlines and highlights the tightrope that we in the media are on. As I write […]

Dear BEMA member, I’m very honoured to be writing my first annual report as your Chairman. I know we are all enormously grateful to my predecessor, Andrew Baldock, for his leadership since 2012, ably supported by wonderful committee members giving their time to help the organisation achieve its aims of improving conditions for journalists and […]

November 2021 Dear BEWA Member, An equestrian year that started so hesitantly has ended in a burst of triumph, with Britain's second successive individual Olympic show jumping gold medal, a first Olympic eventing team gold since 1972 and dressage medals galore. British eventers have dominated in a way not seen for decades, winning four team […]

Dear BEWA member, Equestrian sport in 2019 has been a case of new and – rather than old - familiar faces. We have seen the heart-warming comeback to the top of the sport by Pippa Funnell in eventing and the domination of Piggy French, who is now world number two and has enjoyed her rightful […]

October 2018 Dear BEWA memberIt was an extremely elite group of BEWA members that braved the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina – and Hurricane Florence – and I can report that it really wasn’t that bad! In fact, much of the sport was superb and the press office was a cheerful, efficient place, […]