1. Have we seen the final of Joules?
The long run appears bleak for the style and residential retailer that holds deep ties with the equestrian world. After rescue talks failed, Joules introduced yesterday (14 November) that its board was meaning to appoint directors. Joules in its present guise started in 1989 with Tom Joule promoting clothes on a stand at a rustic present in Leicestershire. Now with some 1,600 staff, Joules has round 130 shops within the UK alongside its on-line arm, is stocked in main shops and has stands at main equestrian occasions. The corporate’s vibrant designs are a frequent sight throughout the UK horse world, whereas the agency has created official clothes collections for Badminton and Burghley Horse Trials for a few years in addition to supporting horse sport via sponsorship.
2. An element-bred Connemara profitable at CSI5*
Nayel Nassar and El Conde on their solution to success in Toronto.
Congratulations to Egyptian showjumper Nayel Nassar, who sped to victory within the $74,000 Centennial Cup on the CSI5* Royal Horse Present in Toronto, USA, driving Evergate Stables’ El Conde. This 11-year-old gelding boasts Connemara bloodlines on his dam-side and was bred in Belgium by former world champion Philippe Le Jeune.
“He’s actually my sort of horse,” mentioned Nayel, 31, who was making his debut in Toronto. “We clicked rather well from the get-go. He’s small and quick and has a whole lot of blood. He’s at all times searching for the following fence. He’s such a fighter in each sense of the phrase. He’s a terrific man.”
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3. Competing couple celebrates well timed success
Marta Renilla pictured on Zalando
A husband and spouse have celebrated an “extraordinary day” after they every picked up championship wins on horses that have been initially meant for the opposite to experience. On the opening day of the 2022 US Dressage Finals at Kentucky Horse Park (10 November), Anartz Chanca received the intermediate II grownup novice class on his 10-year-old gelding Dazzle, on 66.76%, whereas his spouse Marta Renilla received the third-level open championship together with her household’s Zalando MR, on 73.25%.
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