Alex Hua Tian and Chicko at Defender Bramham International Horse Trials 2024
It's Chinese New Year and who better to celebrate with than Chinese Olympian Alex Hua Tian.
Alex and his up and coming horse Chicko will be ones to watch in 2025 after taking fourth place in the CCI5* at Les Etoiles de Pau 2024 and other good results throughout the year. The Chinese Year of the Snake is also the year of the 2025 FEI Asian Championships, postponed from 2023.
Maxime Livio - the pressured pace of a top athlete
In his latest video update, Maxime explains more of the reasoning behind his decision, outlining the pressured pace of life of a top athlete and the delicate balance between private and professional life that many riders will be familiar with.
Izzy Taylor and Barrington Alice at Oasby (1) Horse Trials 2024
Izzy Taylor and the 2023 World Young Horse Champion Barrington Alice will be ones to watch in 2025. They started last season with an Intermediate win at Oasby (1) Horse
Agria Oasby (1) Horse Trials will once again see top-class combinations starting their season at the popular event in Lincolnshire on 6th & 7th March 2025; entries open on 27th January.
William Fox-Pitt’s farewell win
William Fox-Pitt, winner of 14 five-star titles – more than any other rider in eventing history – announced his retirement from the top end of the sport at Badminton Horse Trials 2024.
Heading into the final day at Badminton in second place on board Grafennacht, William didn’t manage to clinch his third Badminton title, but the pair had secured a win shortly before at Burnham Market International – their last win together before William’s retirement.
