Eventing Interviews

Will Clarke's next beach ride be at Copacabana? Clarke Johnstone leaves New Zealand tonight to fly to the UK in his bid to represent New Zealand at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in a few months time

One horse that will definitely be catching the eye this year is Mr Hokey Pokey. The stunning little palomino, ridden by Donna Smith, is not only a great performer but has a golden temperament to go with his colouring

“I think the most horses I’ve jumped in one day is 36 and that sounds like a lot but it doesn’t mean that we rush through them. Nothing here is ever rushed, especially once you’re on a horse, but it takes a lot of organisation" - a day in the life of Oliver Townend

“It’s exciting but it’s crazy! This is a whole new level of working hard” admits Christine Bates as she tells us about heading overseas for her Rio campaign

“I don’t know if I’ll still be going at Andrew Nicholson’s age" - Oliver Townend talks about horses, friends, owners and the future

The straight talking Oliver Townend once again finished on top of the British Eventing Rider Rankings in 2015 - we visited him at home to find out more about the journey to where he is now and why his situation is changing

"I was literally thinking ‘Do I want to keep eventing?’ but when you’re on that downward curve and feel despondent then suddenly one of the young ones says ‘Hey mum, we’re here’". We talk to Pippa Funnell about her hopes for 2016

We talk to British Olympic medallist Tina Cook about her three prospects for Rio 2016, how she prepares the horses after their winter break and easing back into the coming season

Possibly the smallest horse we saw on the CCI4* circuit in 2015 was the 15.1hh Perfick Miss Amber ridden by Abigail Walters so we had to find out more about this ‘pocket rocket’

Oliver Townend, the leading British rider in 2015, is coming into this season with a string of very nice horses - we meet one of them, Cooley Master Class at Oliver's yard in Shropshire