Equestrian













British show jumping manager sacked

January 18 -  British show jumping squad performance manager Derek Ricketts (pictured) has been sacked following the team's "disappointing" results last year and his job has been advertised with the sport looking for a candidate to lead the team through to the London 2012 Olympics.



Ravel voted US Horse of the Year

January 15 - Ravel (pictured) has been voted the 2009 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Farnam®/Platform Horse of the Year for his outstanding dressage performances, including winning the FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Las Vegas last April.