Eventing Interviews

Interview - Andrew Fell, Bicton Arena Manager

Friday Sep 3, 2021 7:25

Most CCI5* events have 11 months to get ready but, as Andrew Fell, Manager of Bicton Arena, the equestrian side of the Bicton Estate in Devon, points out, they have had only 11 weeks

“A dream realised”: An interview with Alice Hirst

Thursday Sep 2, 2021 10:20

“I know I’m not a Chris Burton or Kevin McNab, but I love to event on an amateur level and just have a really great time doing it” Australian rider Alice Hirst is living the dream in the UK

Interview: Captain Mark Phillips, Course Designer

Tuesday Aug 31, 2021 12:36

Video Interview: Captain Mark Phillips talks about building a CCI5* course from scratch, the ‘double edge weapon’ of frangible devices, his trademark course design and what we can expect to see at Bicton where ‘We’ve got more terrain than Badminton or Burghley”

Interview - Christopher Bartle on Tokyo (and more)

Wednesday Aug 25, 2021 11:30

“Every major championship I’ve participated in as a coach, I’ve come away learning something more. The process is never ending” Chris Bartle talks about Tokyo 2020, the challenges of selection, the new Olympic format and the styles of riding that lead to success

Harriet Ford - Mastering the Novice Master Series

Tuesday Aug 24, 2021 12:12

“Try not to aim for something that is completely out of your reach" Harriet Ford has already kicked some goals in 2021 and made an impressive start in the new Novice Masters Series

Interview - William Fox-Pitt at Hartpury International

Saturday Aug 21, 2021 12:13

“I think that coaching is probably my future" says William Fox-Pitt as he talks about his horses at Hartpury, MIM clips ('a big issue'), the coming European Championships and his role as a coach

Interview - Helen West, CEO British Eventing

Tuesday Aug 17, 2021 15:23

Video Interview: The CEO of British Eventing, Helen West, discusses her new role and how preparations and entries for the CCI5* at Bicton are coming along

The watchful eye of Gill Watson

Saturday Aug 14, 2021 14:11

Gill Watson, one of the world's most successful trainers of young eventing riders, talks about the CCI4* dressage test, what makes a strong competitor and the cross country at Hartpury International

Olympic heroes - Jeanette Brakewell

Thursday Aug 12, 2021 17:22

"Too many people run fast and hard the whole time now" British Olympian Jeanette Brakewell may currently have a gap at the top of her string (she's open to opportunities!) but her focus on producing youngsters is a job she loves

Tina Cook visits the Ebony Horse Club

Thursday Aug 12, 2021 11:38

Video: Tina Cook and Billy The Red are competing in the CCI4*-S at Hartpury International this weekend but they recently took time out to visit the inner London suburb of Brixton to meet members of the Ebony Horse Club

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