Becky Murray

1 week ago | horseandhound.co.uk | Becky Murray

Hard ground and low entries have been blamed for the cancellation of a number of spring competitions. British Eventing (BE) fixtures Ascott under Wychwood (2) (31 May to 1 June), Nunney International (13-15 June), and Catton Park International (14-15 June) have all been cancelled, as have the British Showjumping (BS) classes at the Rutland Show (1 June).

1 week ago | horseandhound.co.uk | Becky Murray

An elderly mare who had been “overlooked for her unique looks and age” has started her new life in a loving home. Autumn came into the care of the Blue Cross rehoming centre in Burford in January 2024 after her owner was prosecuted by the RSPCA for neglect. A Blue Cross spokesperson said Autumn, now 23, was found in a field in “very poor body condition with rain scald, and her spine, ribs and shoulders clearly visible through winter coat”.

1 week ago | horseandhound.co.uk | Becky Murray

Canada-based British showjumper Charlie Jones soared to new heights at the weekend, enjoying the biggest win of his career with a horse who has “changed his life”. Charlie, the 26-year-old nephew of Nick Skelton, won the Canadian Premier CSI4* 1.55m grand prix with the Morning Star Sporthorses’ 14-year-old stallion Capitale 6 on Sunday (25 May), at Thunderbird Show Park.

2 weeks ago | horseandhound.co.uk | Becky Murray

The founder of Oaklands Riding School and Newoak Stud died on 5 May aged 74, following a short illness. Born and raised in Exeter, Devon, Joyce was the daughter of Peggy and Alf Newberry, farmers by trade but stock people to the core. She attended her first horse show aged seven and never lost the bug. In 1971 she founded Oaklands Riding School aged 21 and it became one of the biggest riding schools in the south of England.

2 weeks ago | horseandhound.co.uk | Becky Murray

The much-loved show reporter and showjumping judge died on 23 April, aged 76 following a long illness. Margaret was born in Warrington, to a non-horsey family. She and her sister Barbara developed a love of horses following family holidays riding donkeys on the beach in Rhyl, Wales. The sisters were bought ponies; one was Merrylegs, who stayed with Margaret until the age of 33. After leaving school, in between “normal” jobs, Margaret worked on a yard with show horses, hunters and pointers.