Report from Sam Watson Equiratings Evening

Sam’s presentation was truly excellent and a lot of food for thought was left for us to ponder. He started off by telling us how Equiratings started. It all began by him not performing well in the showjumping phase at the World Games in Kentucky in 2010 and at the next World Games in 2014.…

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Report from the Annual Course Dressage Training with Gareth Hughes

Firstly, very many thanks to Ann and all of the Committee Members for organising a fantastic and inspirational two days of training at the F&I conference. For all of us, this was our first visit to the conference since qualifying in 2018, 2023, 2006, and 2018 respectively. We met in Hong Kong and have been…

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Report from the Annual Course Jumping Report

Addington is a venue I have not been to for many years. I remember being pretty impressed all those years ago. It didn’t disappoint this time, simple and smart new navy branding, many arenas and good signage greeted us as we arrived. Ann was on the door smiling as always. I never know how she…

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Report from the “Let’s Focus on Show Jumping” day

“Let’s Focus on Show Jumping” was the theme at this year’s Scottish F&I day, organised in collaboration with BHS Scotland & BS Scotland. Held on Monday 18th September 2023 at Netherton Equestrian, Perthshire, it was an exciting day with a full programme of Show Jumping experts. Organiser Jen Morris had put together an amazing panel…

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Report from the 2023 Burghley course walk with Eric Smiley FBHS



10.20 am at fence two we all assembled, in eager readiness to walk this iconic five star track under the expert guidance of Eric.  The sun shone and pleasantries exchanged with fellow members from far and wide. Today’s group from all corners of the world making it a truly multi-national group. One of the joys…

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F&I Association Report: Irish Day

On Tuesday, the 23rd of May 2023, F&I Association members had the pleasure of being welcomed to the beautiful Kildangan Stud in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Famously, Kildangan is one of 7 studs within the wider Godolphin Ireland Limited enterprise, founded by his Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President and Prime Minister…

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F&I Study Day with Judy Harvey FBHS

Inspirational training from Judy Harvey. Judy gave us a great insight into why she’s been so successful coaching some of our best riders and trained horses and judges to the top of the sport.  Judy has an exceptional way of creating a great atmosphere that gets riders and horses working in a supple and harmonious…

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F & I Badminton Course Walk 2023 – with David Doel

The F & I association and their guests were very lucky to have 5* rider David Doel – who had just returned from an 8th place finish in the Kentucky 5* – present his opinions on this year’s Badminton course. His first look around the course proved to be very insightful and educational to see…

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F & I Study Day with Eric Smiley FBHS

There were no fair weather riders to be seen at Moores Farm on Friday 31st March , which turned out to be one of the wettest days we have seen this year. The spectator group enjoyed watching riders Helen Martin, Hannah French, Karen Whiston and Lauren Betteridge. All the hardy souls made it to the…

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Report on the F&I Social Media Training Session

A Brief Report on the F&I Social Media Training Session Delivered by Alan Raftery, BHS Social Media Marketing Manager 9 March 2023. I thought it might be worth giving members a brief report on the first of our training sessions, in case you haven’t signed up yet. You still have two more opportunities to take…

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Report on F&I Study Day at Talland

On a very cold March morning with a forecast of snow on the way we arrived at the impressive facilities at Talland. Everyone had their warm coats, woolly hats and blankets to get them through the day. Talland staff very kindly provided tea, coffee and biscuits to help keep us warm. Some were there to…

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Report from the 31st National Equine Forum, Westminster, London

The F&I Association was represented this year by myself, Mandy Luesley and Carol Bennitt.  Carol and Mandy were the lucky winners of their tickets at our Annual Course.  Other F&I members present (in various guises) were Sarah MacDonald and Liz Eaton (that I’m aware of!) An impressively diverse range of presenters variously informed, educated, entertained and…

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Report from the Zoom evening 4*/ 5* Eventing

What another fabulous F&I Zoom meeting on Wednesday 1st March. 4*/ 5* Eventing was the topic, with David Doel and Kylie Roddy speaking from a rider’s viewpoint and joined by Nick Turner and Eric Smiley from a coaching perspective. Forty-five F&I members registered for this informative and interesting discussion, covering a range of topics aimed…

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Report from the David Pincus F&I Study Day, Herefordshire.

Seven of us met in the beautiful Hereford countryside, Sheepcote Equestrian Centre, for a day of outstanding learning and understanding of the dressage horse from the turn of the century to present day. David and Serena Pincus were our generous hosts and mentors for the day, and tackled their subject with clarity, deep insight and huge…

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Jumping with Caroline Moore FBHS – Report from the F & I Annual Course

Keysoe, January 2023. An amazing very inspiring 2 days delivered by Caroline Moore FBHS. Watching Caroline coach was an absolute pleasure and watching the combinations grow over the 2 days was a joy and very thought provoking. It was clear from the first session on the Wednesday that Caroline had some top priorities for her…

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