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Candy de Nantuel under the saddle of Pénélope Leprévost
The Selle Français stallion Candy de Nantuel (Luidam x Diamant de Sémilly x Quidam de Revel) will start his 2021 season at the Sunshine Tour in Spain under the saddle

Boekelo in the race for the European Championships 202
Following the reopening of the bidding process for the organisation of the 2021 European Eventing Championships, three countries have stepped forward. These are Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The proposed

Sjef Janssen had heart surgery
Sjef Janssen, the partner of Anky van Grunsven, had heart surgery last week. In the Maxima Medical Centre in Veldhoven (NED) a pacemaker has been placed. Janssen celebrated his 71st

Gazelle wins 2020 Horse of the Year title
US Equestrian is pleased to announced that Gazelle, Robin Parsky and Kent Farrington’s 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, has been voted the 2020 International Horse of the Year. Gazelle was honored

Breeder warns of Brexit impact on Irish sports horse industry
Transporting horses abroad has become more expensive due to Brexit and could impact on animal comfort and welfare, a leading breeder has warned. Wicklow-based Ronan Rothwell breeds about 20 top

Sports programme The Dutch Masters will proceed in 2021
In line with the government decision to restart top sport competition in the Netherlands, the organisation of The Dutch Masters decided, to proceed with the sports programme of the 2021

Easy de Muze retires from sport
After several years under the saddle of Ireland’s Darragh Kenny, Go Easy de Muze is retiring from competition at the age of 15. This Vigo d’Arsouilles’ son was trained by

Andreas Helgstrand is getting into jumping
Andreas Helgstrand, the well-known dealer in top dressage horses, is getting into jumping. That is what the Danish website Ridehesten reports. Helgstrand Dressage has taken over Luger Beerbaum’s stables, it