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The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2012 review DVD.

Burghley’s popularity reached new heights in 2012 with a record attendance of 178,000 fans and no less than six previous Burghley Champions and seven London 2012 Olympic medallists among the eighty five entries from eleven countries. Duration 114 minutes More...

For the first time in 25 years an American rider triumphed in the Rolex FEI World Cup final as 52 year old Rich Fellers riding the 16yr old Irish bred Flexible, the oldest and smallest horse in the competition, won this prestigious title. This amazing combination forced a jump off with the Swiss rider Steve Guerdat riding the scopey Nino Des Buissonnets after three horses tied going into the fourth and final leg. Flexible’s winning clear round on that final afternoon drew a standing ovation from the appreciative Dutch crowd who knew they had witnessed something special.

Flexible is described by Fellers as a family pet and has twice come back from serious injury proving that certain jumpers get better with age; the longevity of the partnership also proved crucial in such a pressurised finale.

Approx. 100 mins duration.

Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival, the defending World Cup Champions from the Netherlands, clinched the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage title for the second consecutive season when winning the freestyle final on home soil at ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg riding the 12 year old Stallion Damon Hill really pushed the reigning champion all the way setting the target of 85.214 % but Cornelissen was just too good on the night, much to the delight of the home crowd, edging out the new German sensation by a single penalty mark.

The top 12 tests are shown in full with a separate commentary track.

Approx 98 mins duration.

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57 combinations set out to win this year’s first 4 star event at the Kentucky Horse Park and as usual there was a strong overseas entry headed by the Land Rover Burghley 2011 winner William Fox-Pitt and Catherine Witt’s 12 yr ex New Zealand racehorse Parklane Hawk.

USA’s Allison Springer led the way after dressage being the only competitor to break the 40 penalty barrier but Fox-Pitt was well in touch and Derek Di Grazia’s cross country course brought out the very best in the British ace as he and Parklane Hawk flew round without penalty. A few time faults dropped Alison Springer below Fox -Pitt and that’s how it stayed after the showjumping as each of the first two lowered one pole. This was Fox – Pitt’s third major win in a row following Burghley and Pau in 2011 and the second leg of the Rolex Grand Slam. However, with the cancellation of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials he will have to wait until Badminton 2013 to see if he can pick up the $250,000 prize on offer from Rolex. Approx 52mins duration.

Celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary the centre piece of this year’s Autumn Classic of Eventing was undoubtedly the retro styled Cross Country track designed by Captain Mark Phillips with the spectacular new lake crossing at it’s heart .

Presented by Clare Balding and Commentary by David Goldstrom and Matt Ryan. Approx 102 mins duration. More...

Germany scooped team gold for the seventh time in the history of the FEI European Jumping Championships with a superb final day performance at the Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain. As the overnight leaders from The Netherlands faltered, the Germans produced three great clear rounds to snatch the title, while France moved up to seize silver and the British claimed bronze.

Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and the brilliant little Ninja la Silla swept to victory in the closing stages of the individual title-decipher to edge out Carsten-Otto Nagal with Corradina (silver) and Nick Skelton with Carlo(bronze).

Commentators Stephen Hadley and Cian O'Connor. Duration Approx 100mins

Great Britain were going for an unprecedented 9th successive team title at the 31st running of these championships held at Luhmuhlen in Northern Germany but came up against a host nation team in irresistible form which swept all before them.

Germany dominated the dressage leaderboard with five in the top ten, including World Champion Michael Jung and La Biosthetique Sam, the favourites for the individual title. He lay in second behind team mate Ingrid Klimke and Butts Abraxxas and they maintained their scores and positions after cross country with faultless rounds. However in the show jumping whilst the World Champion jumped the inevitable clear round Ingrid suffered the agonies of 6 poles down to let in team mate Sandra Auffarth for Silver and Individual rider Frank Ostholt for the Bronze to complete a German clean sweep.

Great Britain also relinquished Silver medal position to the French in the show jumping after Mary King and Imperial Cavalier crashed out of the competition in the cross country and each of her team mates had one down in the show jumping finale.

Extensive cross country coverage is sandwiched between dressage and show jumping highlights.

Commentators Jamie Hawksfield & Lucinda Green. Duration Approx 100mins

The Great Britain team of Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Emile Faurie and Charlotte Dujardin took these championships by storm to win their first ever European Team Gold medal. Led magnificently by Carl Hester and his 10 yr old sensation Uthopia, jointly owned by Sasha Stewart, the British were worthy winners as they dominated the leaderboard from the outset. Equally impressive was British rookie Charlotte Dujardin with her 9 yr old ride Valegro – she was undoubtedly the talk of these Championships. More details...

The top 30 riders from the Grand Prix qualified for the Special and there was drama all the way as reigning European Champion Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and Jerich Parzival retained their title despite going wrong with the eighth movement and hearing the dreaded judge’s bell. However she recovered her composure brilliantly and racked up the marks in the second half of her test to edge out the find of these Championships Carl Hester (GB) and the 10 yr old Uthopia who probably lost this title when it all went wrong in the two Tempi changes. Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer and the 16 yr old Mistral Hojris produced a much better performance than in the Grand Prix to claim the Bronze. More details...

With the top 15 scores from the Special qualifying for the grand finale of these Championships the capacity crowd was treated to some sensational dressage and they were not disappointed as each of the medal winners achieved personal bests.

However Gold medal winner Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and Jerich Parzival were in a class of their own and this time there were no mistakes as she posted a score of 88.839%. More details...

A thrilling Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final was fought out in Liepzig, Germany and the home nation saw a victory by Christian Ahlmann and the 11 year old Taloubet Z. Olympic Champion, Eric Lamaze, and his brilliant Hickstead, were 2nd and Holland's Jeroen Dubbeldam was 3rd on BMC van Grunsven Simon. Extensive highlights of this great event with commentary by Philip Ghazala and Steve Hadley. Approx 104 minutes duration.

The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final 2011, held in Leipzig, Germany, saw Adelinde Cornelissen finally win a top prize with Jerich Parzival. This combination were a class apart finishing nearly 5 percentage marks in front of the surprise at these finals, Denmark's Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby, the only other combination to break the 80% barrier. The home nation were led home by Ulla Salzgeber on Herzruf's Erbe, a performance Ulla hopes will help her return to the German Dressage Team. The top 12 tests are shown in full with a separate commentary track. Commentary by Richard Davison and John Kyle. Approx 90 minutes duration.

The fiftieth annual Burghley Horse Trials attracted world class riders from thirteen countries and all five continents. After a challenging Dressage test Ruth Edge on Two Thyme led the way followed closely by Caroline Powell on Lenamore and defending champion Oliver Townend and Carousel Quest. Caroline Powell then produced a foot perfect round to take the lead in the cross country. In the Showjumping phase, despite challenges from Mary King on Apache Sauce, Oliver Townend on Carousel Quest and William Fox-Pitt on Macchiato, Caroline Powell and 17 year old Lenamore forged a foot perfect round to claim their first major title much to the delight of the appreciative crowd. Presented by Clare Balding. Approx 113 mins.

The Netherlands came to these Games as overwhelming favourites for the team title with their effort being spearheaded by the amazing Moorlands Totilas. Despite losing top rider Adelinde Cornelissen after her horse Jerich Parzival had blood in the mouth and was disqualified, they were far too strong for the rest, with Great Britain winning their first ever World Team Medal in second, after a brilliant test by Laura Bechtolsheimer, pushing the Germans into third.

In the Grand Prix Special Moorlands Totilas was again far too strong for the opposition but again Laura Bechtolsheimer showed maturity beyond her years to win her second silver on Mistral Hojris, with the home crowd cheering Steffen Peters and Ravel into bronze position.

Commentary by Jamie Hawksfield and Richard Davison.

Approx running time 100 mins.

Fifteen combinations went through to the final event in the dressage competition, the Kur, which took place under floodlights in the Rolex stadium in front of a near capacity crowd.

The medals would go to the same 3 combinations as in the Grand Prix Special. First to go of the final five were Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris and they scored an excellent 85.35%. The USA favourite Steffan Peters and Ravel then put in a pleasing performance but not quite good enough to overtake the British rider with a score of 84.9%.

The final horse into the arena was the Dutch sensation Moorlands Totilas and he didn't disappoint producing a fabulous test for rider Edward Gal, securing the gold medal in emphatic style with a score of 91.80%, in what proved to be their last outing together.

The top 12 tests are shown in full.

Approx 100 mins.

Eighty competitors representing twenty one nations set out to decide team and individual honours. Team favourites were undoubtedly the reigning European champions Great Britain and they would sweep to victory with their three top riders William Fox–Pitt, Mary King and Nicola Wilson all finishing on their dressage scores. Fox–Pitt also claimed the individual silver medal on Cool Mountain ahead of New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson. However a class above the rest was the individual gold medallist Michael Jung of Germany riding his brilliant 10 yr old La Biosthetique-Sam FBW.

Expert commentary by Jamie Hawksfield and Lucinda Green

Approx. 100 mins.

This DVD is split equally between the team and individual competition.

TEAM – After the first round of the Nations Cup style team competition any three of six Nations could realistically win medals but in the second round the Germans jumped 3 immaculate clears to win the title.

INDIVIDUAL – There was a dramatic shoot out to the 4 rider final but only Belgium’s Phillippe Le Jeune could jump clear on all 4 horses to win.

Commentary by Philip Ghazala and Steve Hadley.

Approx. 100 mins.

British based driver Boyd Exell won Australia’s only gold at these Games, leading from start to finish in the four in hand driving competition, having set a world record in the dressage phase to set him on the path to gold

Chasing hard all the way was the Dutch ace Ijsbrand Chardon who put great pressure on the Australian who only had a second to spare at the end of the cones.

Chardon would however, would win gold in the team competition with The Netherlands having three drivers in the top six out of a total of twenty five four in hand teams that competed.

Comprehensive coverage of the marathon is sandwiched between highlights of the dressage and cones.

Approx 100 mins.

One hundred riders set out on the 160 km ride across the Kentucky countryside the morning after the opening ceremony and riders from the United Arab Emirates team would dominate the team competition with three of them finishing in the first 8 home.

However, nobody could live with Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton and her hugely durable 15yr old French bred gelding Nobby who led from the third vetgate and steadily increased their lead through the rest of the ride to finish over a minute in front of HE Sheikh Mohammed .

Commentary by Ian Williams.

Approx 52 mins.

The powerhouse team from the USA took gold yet again to maintain their 100% record since Reining became part of the World Equestrian Games.

Star of their team was Shawn Flarida with the 12yr old Palamino stallion RC Fancy Step as they scored the highest individual mark in the team event of 227.

Commentary by Philip Ghazala and Brian Bendele.

Approx 52 mins.

Britain’s 21 year old Joanne Eccles lived up to all expectations when she added the World title to her European title she won last year to give Britain it’s first ever Vaulting medal in the Individual Vaulting.

The host nation won the Team title after an excellent performance in the final freestyle which moved them up from 3rd ahead of Germany and Austria.

In the men’s competition, Switzerland’s Patric Looser gave his country their only medal of the games.

All the best performances are shown in full.

Commentary by John Kyle.

Approx. 52 mins.

Full set of 8 review DVDs for all the disciplines - Dressage Grand Prix and Special, Dressage Kur, Eventing, Jumping, Carriage Drivving, Endurance, Reining, Vaulting

The thrilling final in Geneva Switzerland, highlighted some great characters and new arrivals. Marcus Ehning won the 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping final by keeping the coolest head to win this prestigious title for the third time. Ludger Beerbaum finished joint runner up with Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer. Approx 104 mins.

The odds on favourite for this annual World title, Edward Gal and the astonishing Moorlands Totilas, headed a Dutch 1-2-3 in front of an ecstatic home crowd at ‘S-Hertogenbosch with a brilliant score of 89.8%. Adelinde Cornelissen on Jerich Parzival took second, with Imke Schellekens-Bartels and Hunter Douglas Sunrise completing the ‘orange wash’ in third. All the top tests are shown in full as usual. Approx. 90 mins duration. EVProduction DVD.

The 62nd running of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials took place for the very first time over the Easter weekend. 82 combinations set out on the 4 days of competition held in glorious sunshine and summer-like temperatures. The field included 7 previous winners of this most coveted of titles including the oldest of the former champions, 3 times winner Mark Todd, who at the age of 55 became the oldest rider to win at Badminton, riding the 10 year old NZB Land Vision, 31 years after he first won on Southern Comfort in 1980. In a nail biting finish there were 12 combinations within a fence of each other going into the show jumping but Toddy was in the driving seat having taken the narrowest of leads after the cross country and he was not going to be denied this fairytale victory as he jumped a clear round on the final afternoon to the delight of the capacity crowd.

Extensive coverage of the cross country is sandwiched between highlights of the dressage and show jumping.

Approx 108 minutes duration.

The 2010 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials provided the thrilling spectacle that you would expect at the world's premier three-day event. Eighty three horse and rider combinations took part at the 61st Badminton Horse Trials, representing 11 Nations and for the 3rd time in the last 5 years, Australia came out on top as Paul Tapner won on Inonothing. The cross country proved the most influential of the 3 disciplines as many top riders fell foul of Hugh Thomas’ demanding course and the tried and tested combinations came out on top. Dressage highlights and the show jumping climax sandwich comprehensive coverage of the cross country. Approx 1hour 58mins duration. EV production.

Each day at the 2010 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Equestrian Vision will be making a Daily Action Programme to bring you complete coverage of all the action at the World’s premier 3-day event. Live commentary. DVD Pal format only.

Each day at the 2010 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Equestrian Vision will be making a Daily Action Programme to bring you complete coverage of all the action at the World’s premier 3-day event. Live commentary. DVD Pal format only.

Each day at the 2010 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Equestrian Vision will be making a Daily Action Programme to bring you complete coverage of all the action at the World’s premier 3-day event. Live commentary. DVD Pal format only.

L'Annee Hippique 2009/2010 is an annual hard back book which includes stunning photographs and reviews from many of the big international events of the equestrian world including the 2009 European Championships.

(P&P included for UK only, please contact Equestrian Vision for Europe and USA postage)

Great Britain have won the last seven European team titles but few expected them to lead after the dressage and then sweep all before them. Kristina Cook (GBR) would lead from start to finish on Miners Frolic to claim her first Gold with Piggy French (GBR) and Some Day Soon taking Silver. Team Gold went to Great Britain with Italy taking the Silver medal and Belgium took Bronze at this year's European Eventing Championships in France. Approx 80 mins. More...
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The Alltech FEI European Dressage Championships 2009 were held in Windsor, UK. This championships saw more maximum 10 marks given by the judges than ever before. There was a feverish type hype around Edward Gal's "Wonder Horse", Moorlands Totilas and the 9 year old did not let anyone down. He scored 32 maximum 10 marks in the Special and still lost to Adelinde Cornelissen riding Parzival but then he broke a record in the Kur with a score of 90.75%.

In the team competition, The Netherlands were always going to be too strong for the rest but GB (the host nation) were in ecstacy after securing team Silver ahead of the Germans. Top rider, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris grabbed a dramatic Bronze in the Special.

This double DVD highlights the team and two individual competitions including coverage from the top 3 riders in the Special. Duration approx 122 mins.

The Alltech FEI European Jumping Championships 2009 were held in Windsor, UK and saw a dramatic competition. In the Nations Cup Team event, the leader board was constantly changing and the final results were so close with formidable new Swiss Chef D'Equipe Markus Fuchs. Germany just edged out the Netherlands for the Bronze medal.

In the individual competition, France's disappointment of failing to win a medal in the team was more than alleviated by Kevin Staut (FRA) on the 11 year old Selle Francais stallion, Kraque Boom who took the individual gold medal. Carsten-Otto Nagel (GER) riding Corradina took the Silver medal and Albert Zoer (NED) took the Bronze medal. Double DVD, total duration 104 mins.

In blustery conditions, the 49th Burghley Horse Trials attracted 80 of the world's best horses and riders, representing 12 nations from Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and North America. After the opening dressage phase, Oliver Townend on Carousel Quest led the way but with just 12 penalties separating the top 25, the competition was wide open as 77 contenders prepared for the crucial cross country phase. Despite incurring 3.2 time penalties, he narrowly retained the lead but with just one show jumping fence in hand over Australia's Sam Griffiths on Happy Times and two in hand over New Zealand's Caroline Powell on Lenamore and America's Phillip Dutton on Truluck. Presented by Clare Balding, this DVD is approx 98 mins.

81 combinations started the dressage phase on the Thursday representing 10 countries with a record 24 riders being first timers. Windy conditions on the first two days made the dressage test even more demanding with Belgium's Karin Donckers leading the way in a tightly packed leader board. The ground conditions were absolutely perfect and the cross country course rode well with 55 completing without jumping penalties, and 16 going inside the time. In the Show Jumping William fox-Pitt and Idalgo put the pressure on the top 3 with an immaculate clear and only Oliver Townend and Flint Curtis could resist his challenge to win their first Badminton title.

This DVD, with expert commentary from Mike Tucker, shows the leading dressage test in full plus other dressage highlights, comprehensive cross country coverage and the best of the show jumping. Approx 100 mins.

This year's Rolex FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final took place in Las Vegas. The first half of this DVD shows the road to the final with highlights of the winning round from each of the Western European League Competitions. In the second half of this programme, there are extensive highlights of the final in which the brilliant Shutterfly and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum scored their 3rd Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping title with a faultless display in all rounds. Approx 104 mins.

The inaugural running of the Express Eventing International Cup saw 19 of the world's top event riders vying for a top prize of £100,000 in the imposing Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. This was the first time event riders have had to ride their dressage tests to music and it was a great spectacle. "Working for the music test helped our dressage massively" said second placed Lucy Wiegersma.

The show jumping and cross country phases saw lots of thrills and spills, with many riders failing to complete the 3 phases but Oliver Townend and his imposing grey Flint Curtis stormed round the stadium in spectacular fashion to a convincing victory. "The concept is brilliant and it's a lot of fun," said 2 times Olympic Champion Mark Todd. Presented By Alice Plunkett and approx 90 mins.

Once again the two great dressage riders of the world battled it out for Gold in Hong Kong, at the 2008 Olympics. After Isabell Werth (GER) and Satchmo had posted the best score in the Grand Prix, it was not surprising that she would also come out top in the Grand Prix Special but Anky Van Grunsven (NED) is not the reigning Olympic, World Cup and European Champion for nothing. After Satchmo made an unexpected mistake in the special, the margin was never enough to hold the "Queen of the Kur", Anky Van Grunsven, in the final discipline as she showed all of her magic with Salinero to retain her Olympic title in style. All the top tests are shown in full with viewers being given the option of watching the Kur tests without commentary.

(Unfortunately, we are unable to supply the Olympic titles to an address in China or the USA as we do not have the rights to supply to these countries. We can supply to Canada.)

Germany lost their invincibility to the Netherlands in the 2007 FEI European Championships, so all eyes were on these two teams for the Gold and Silver with the USA, Denmark, Sweden and Great Britain battling for Bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong. With only 3 riders allowed in each team, this gave added drama to the competition as no scores could be discarded.

(Unfortunately, we are unable to supply the Olympic titles to an address in China or the USA as we do not have the rights to supply to these countries. We can supply to Canada.)

History was made in Hong Kong when the USA defended their Athens team title, winning the first ever jump off for Gold at an Olympic Games, against Canada. "To build a course which causes a jump off for Gold is beyond a dream come true", enthused course designer Leopoldo Palacios. In the individual competition, 10 horses jumped clear in the first round but only two would do the double. Comprehensive highlights of both the team and individual competitions.

(Unfortunately, we are unable to supply the Olympic titles to an address in China or the USA as we do not have the rights to supply to these countries. We can supply to Canada.)

Nine nations were represented by 15 riders in the FEI World Cup Dressage Finals in S'Hertogenbosch, with 2 riders dominating the scoreboard - Anky van Grunsven and Isabell Werth.

It was probably the highest standard field ever to compete. After the qualifying Grand Prix was won by Isabell Werth, Anky van Grunsven put on a breathtaking performance to score her ninth FEI World Cup Dressage Victory, her fourth riding her Olympic champion, IPS Salinero. Kyra Kyrklund took third place aboard Max.

Approx 90 mins duration.

The Worlds best came together for the 30th Anniversary of the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Goteborg, producing some of the most breathtaking show jumping ever seen. Top riders battled it out over 5 of the most technical and largest showjumping rounds ever built. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum claimed the title for the second time in her career riding the magical 15 year old Shutterfly. Included are highlights from the qualifying rounds and the final. Approx 90 mins duration.

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The 2007 FEI Jumping Championships celebrated 50 years of thrilling competition with another chapter of European jumping history unfolding in Mannheim, Germany. Approx. 104 mins.

The spectacular setting of Pratoni Del Vivaro in the volcanic crater south of Rome was the setting for these Championships and the results from 4 years previously at Punchestown, Ireland was repeated, with France's Nicolas Touzaint putting up a faultless performance on the brilliant grey Galan De Sauvage to post a record low score in modern times. Approx90 mins. DVD

Extensive cross country action is sandwiched between dressage highlights and the final show jumping rounds with Headley Britannia's performance being shown in full. Approx 100 mins.

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Was £19.99, now reduced to £12.99. 11 riders from 6 countries performed their freestyles to music to stake their claim for this coveted dressage title. Savour the excitement and drama with every round of this worldclass competition, all of the kur tests being shown in full. Approx 90 mins. DVD

It was a competition that provided top quality jumping and high drama, as the world's best came together in Las Vegas, USA for the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals. Approx 90 mins.

Championship Highlights plus Winners Analysis & Final Results. Presented by Clare Balding, watch Andrew Hoy attempt the chance of winning the $250,000 Rolex Grand Slam on Moon Fleet. However Lucinda Fredericks on Headley Britannia had the ride of a lifetime to take top honours. Approx 104 mins.

Dressage Individual Grand Prix Special and Kur. Double DVD.

World Equestrian Games Dressage Team. DVD.

World Equestrian Games Eventing.

World Equestrian Games. Reining.

This programme shows highlights of all the winning performances from the 7 disciplines - Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing, Driving, Reining, Vaulting and Endurance, including many magical moments that made these games so special. Approx. 52 mins. DVD

Perfect conditions and ground together with ideal weather resulted in a memorable Badminton with Andrew Hoy winning on Moonfleet. The best of the Dressage and Show Jumping finale sandwich extensive Cross Country highlights. Approx 100 mins. DVD.

Comprehensive coverage of the 2005 Eventing Championships.

Comprehensive coverage of the 2005 Dressage Championships.

Comprehensive highlights of all rounds in this two hour review. Approx. 2 hours. DVD.