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Mark Todd: riders need to speak up, not grumble later [H&H VIP]
I must admit my winter has been great — because I spent most of my time in summer. For the first time in ages, I spent five weeks in New Zealand, where they enjoyed one of the best summers for years....
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Changes to frangible pin rule expected following protest
A change to the number of penalties awarded for breaking a frangible pin is expected following a protest by the International Event Riders Association (ERA). In the FEI’s 2015 eventing rule...
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Frangible pin rule changed after eventers’ successful protest
A reduction in the number of penalties awarded for breaking a frangible pin has been issued by the FEI, following complaints from riders. Earlier this month (10 March) members of the International...
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Mark Phillips: ‘competitions are won or lost by fractions’ [H&H VIP]
All credit to International Event Riders Association president Bruce Haskell and FEI rider representative Daisy Berkeley for coordinating the widespread misgivings over the new frangible fence rule....
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Simon Grieve’s eventing blog: ‘fired like a torpedo’
Simon Grieve riding The Loudest Whisper at Belton Park “Don’t get bucked off,” joked Polly (Taylor, owner of Freddie) as I teetered on the top of a non-competing young horse (that shall remain...
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Mark Phillips: High Kingdom needed general anaesthetic to treat Kentucky...
I travelled to Kentucky last weekend, principally to see my daughter Zara ride High Kingdom (pictured above competing at Bramham), but also to keep up to speed with four-star course-design. I was...
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Eventing safety takes a step forward at Luhmühlen
Mark Phillips took eventing safety another step further at Luhmühlen last weekend (18-21) when he used MIM Clips to allow the back part of triple brush arrowheads to break away. The course-designer and...
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More falls at four-stars and championships: event riders react to falls analysis
Cross-country falls are more likely to occur at four-star and championship events, and to involve less experienced riders, according to recent statistics. An eventing audit report was undertaken by...
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British Eventing tests alternative frangible device for cross-country fences...
British Eventing (BE) course-designers might have another tool in their safety armoury from next season with news that the MIM clip — a type of frangible device — underwent testing at Badminton on 4...
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BE gives go ahead to use alternative frangible device
A safety device new to the UK is to be used on British Eventing (BE) cross-country courses this season. The MIM clip — a type of frangible device — underwent testing at Badminton on 4 November. The...
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Simon Grieve's eventing blog: 'fired like a torpedo'
Simon Grieve riding The Loudest Whisper at Belton Park “Don’t get bucked off,” joked Polly (Taylor, owner of Freddie) as I teetered on the top of a non-competing young horse (that shall remain...
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Mark Phillips: High Kingdom needed general anaesthetic to treat Kentucky...
I travelled to Kentucky last weekend, principally to see my daughter Zara ride High Kingdom (pictured above competing at Bramham), but also to keep up to speed with four-star course-design. I was...
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Eventing safety takes a step forward at Luhmühlen
Mark Phillips took eventing safety another step further at Luhmühlen last weekend (18-21) when he used MIM Clips to allow the back part of triple brush arrowheads to break away. The course-designer and...
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More falls at four-stars and championships: event riders react to falls analysis
Cross-country falls are more likely to occur at four-star and championship events, and to involve less experienced riders, according to recent statistics. An eventing audit report was undertaken by...
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British Eventing tests alternative frangible device for cross-country fences...
MIM ClipBritish Eventing (BE) course-designers might have another tool in their safety armoury from next season with news that the MIM clip — a type of frangible device — underwent testing at Badminton...
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BE gives go ahead to use alternative frangible device
MIM ClipA safety device new to the UK is to be used on British Eventing (BE) cross-country courses this season. The MIM clip — a type of frangible device — underwent testing at Badminton on 4 November....
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‘The time is now’: calls to make frangible cross-country fences compulsory
Frangible pin“The time is now” for mandatory use of frangible devices in cross-country fences, according to the United States Eventing Association (USEA). In a statement released yesterday (18...
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‘The time has come’: Badminton backs calls for mandatory frangibles
Frangible pinBadminton Horse Trials is backing calls for compulsory use of frangible fences. Last week (18 October), the United States Eventing Association’s (USEA) issued a statement urging the FEI to...
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Major eventing nation backs compulsory frangible fences for cross-country
Equestrian Australia (EA) has introduced a new eventing rule making the use of frangible devices on cross-country fences compulsory. The rule will come into play in February next year. From then on,...
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Watch how MIM clip table prevents serious cross-country fall
A dramatic video released by the German equestrian federation shows a table fitted with MIM clips collapsing when a horse and rider hit it. In the video below (please be patient to give the video time...
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