Articles from Hickstead

At last year’s Al Shira’aa British Young Horse Championships William Rekert and Corinio Z won the Al Shira’aa British 5 Year Old Championship title – and this year the pair continued their reign of dominance with a win in the SEIB 6 Year Old Championship for the Big Star Trophy.Eleven combinations made it through to the jump-off, with William and

Last year’s winners Robert Whitaker and Vermento secured a third win in the Al Shira’aa King George V Gold Cup today, on the final day of the Agria Royal International Horse Show.Not since the great Foxhunter took Harry Llewellyn to a third victory in 1953 has any horse won this title three times. Now Robert and Vermento have become the

Holly Smith made the journey down from Leicestershire to Hickstead with one specific aim – to win this year’s JCL Insurance Brokers Queen Elizabeth II Cup. It was the first time the 37-year-old rider has won this prestigious national final, and it marked a fairytale comeback for her winning ride Fruselli. Su and Gordon Hall’s 16-year-old stallion has had a two-year

The host team won the Agria Nations Cup of Great Britain today at Hickstead, making it a third British win in four years.Twelve months ago, Great Britain missed out on a hat-trick of victories when finishing runner up to Germany. This year, the team led from the front to claim a glorious victory ahead of Team Ireland.“Congratulations to Di and

Gemma Stevens became the first rider to win the Ashby Underwriting Eventers’ Challenge three times in its current format, producing an assured victory on reigning champion Cooley Park Muze.Drawn last to go out of 24 starters, West Sussex-based Gemma kept a cool head to produce a fluent clear round the lengthy track, crossing the finish line more than 6sec ahead

Anya Dewey Clarke made history twice today at the Agria Royal International Horse Show when she became the first rider to win the Pro Ponies UK Winter 128cm Championship three times, as well as the first to also win the Pony of The Year BS Winter 138cm Championship in the same year. It was 11-year-old Anya’s final year competing in

The USA’s Kent Farrington, the highest ranked showjumper in the world, is among the entries for this week’s Agria Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (22-26 July). He brings Descartes Sr, a hugely talented nine-year-old with whom he won the $340,000 Kentucky International CSI5* Grand Prix back in April. Kent was a winner of Hickstead’s King George V Gold Cup in 2011,

The Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting 18-21 June 2026 One of the standout showjumping classes in the global equestrian calendar takes place on Sunday 21 June – the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead. It is the grand finale of the four-day Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting, which features international and national showjumping classes alongside showing championships, scurry driving, and a