Laura Nicholson vinner 2026 Royal Windsor hack-mästerskap

Laura Nicholson och hennes 14-åriga valack Absolutely Lovely tog segern i amatörklassen och blev totalsegrare i hack-mästerskapet vid 2026 års Royal Windsor Horse Show. Vinsten är Nicholsons första stora framgång vid ett prestigefyllt evenemang av denna storleksordning.

Laura Nicholson ledde sin egen Absolutely Lovely, kallad Jim, till toppen av amatörklassen innan de säkrade mästerskapstiteln. Ekipaget har övervunnit tidigare utmaningar, däribland en lång rehabiliteringsperiod efter en operation. Nicholson beskrev prestationen som en dröm som går i uppfyllelse efter år av framgångar vid evenemang som Horse of the Year Show och Royal International Horse Show.

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British paralympian Sophie Wells rode her Ontario LC to victory in the Equi-Trek elementary gold at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, scoring 72.48% on April 17. The seven-year-old gelding also earned silver in the Spillers medium freestyle gold the previous day. Several other riders claimed top spots in various classes at Addington Equestrian.

British riders dominated the opening days of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, claiming victory in every CSI5* class over the first two days. Matt Sampson, Jack Whitaker and Ben Maher each delivered standout performances with new and established mounts. The results provide a strong marker ahead of the world championships in Aachen.

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Nicole Lockhead Anderson, a former five-star showjumper, secured her first winner under rules by taking the Blackrock College AFC Ladies National Handicap Chase at the Fairyhouse Easter Festival on Saturday. Riding The Gradual Slope, the 24-year-old Aberdeen native edged out the field by a head in a thrilling finish. The victory marks a successful transition from showjumping to horse racing.

Sadie Smith swept all three classes she entered at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, capping her success with the Black Country Saddles advanced medium gold on Times Oddjob scoring 71.34%. Other riders including Emily Baldwin and Amy Ward also claimed titles on the event's latest day. The championships continue at Addington Equestrian until 19 April.

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British showjumper John Whitaker marked his return from a two-month injury break with victory in the CSI2* grand prix at Chard, Somerset. The 70-year-old Yorkshireman rode his 18-year-old horse Equine America Unick Du Francport to the only double clear round in the Longines rankings class. Whitaker's win came at his second competition since hernia surgery in late February.

Equestrian Australia has named a six-rider squad for the upcoming CSIO4* Wellington Nations Cup in Florida. The event, part of the Winter Equestrian Festival, runs from February 24 to March 1, 2026. Performances in preliminary classes will help select the final team for the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup on February 28.

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Complementing senior British riders' podiums in the five-star class, the young Rising Lions trio impressed in the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event's Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S dressage: Elizabeth Barratt third on 29.7, Isabelle Cook debuting 36th on 39.3, and Finn Healy 25th on 35.8.

 

 

 

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