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Ahead of his Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing attempt at Badminton, William Fox-Pitt talks to BBC Radio 4 about his chances at the competition, and his much loved horse, Oslo. Listen to the full interview on the link below:

WFP Radio 4 Interview

Ascot Racecourse and BMW UK Ltd has announce that BMW has become the ‘Official Car of Ascot’ for 2013.

This is the first time that the world renowned racecourse has partnered with an automotive manufacturer and a fleet of 18 vehicles will be provided by the luxury German brand whose UK head office is based in Bracknell.

To see the official press release, please click here.

See the full article in online at: http://po.st/4RzDRu

Another busy day for the team on-site at the Gothenburg Horse Show, started off with a Rolex Press Reception, as the all new Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping was announced – find out more on the website, www.rolexgrandslam.com.

This was followed by the second round of Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final competition, where Rolex Testimonee Steve Guerdat stole the show, going double clear with a time of 34.09 in the jump off, way ahead of the pack! A few pictures from the day are shown below.

The quiet before the storm – a look inside the huge press centre in Gothenburg before it became packed before competition…

The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping was announced at a lunch time press conference…

At a Rolex press conference in Gothenburg today, it was announced that three of the  world’s  greatest equestrian shows – the CHIO Aachen, the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament and CHI Geneva – have joined forces to create the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping; the first global initiative to reward the outstanding rider who wins the Grand Prix at each show in succession. The winner of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping will be rewarded with a €1 million bonus prize.

More information on this exciting announcement can be found at: www.rolexgrandslam.com.

From L to R: Mr Alban Poudret (CSI Geneva), Mr Steve Guerdat, Mr Ian Allison (CSIO Spruce Meadows), Mrs Sophie Mottu Morel (CSI Geneva), Mr Arnaud Boetsch (Director of Communication and Image Rolex), Mr Eric Lamaze, Mrs Linda Southern-Heathcott (CSIO Spruce Meadows), Mr Michael Mronz (CHIO Aachen/President of the Steering Committee for the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping), Mrs Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Mr Frank Kemperman (CHIO Aachen/Chairman Managing Board)

Day 2 at the Gothenburg Horse Show saw the first round of Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final competition, with America’s Beezie Madden and Simon winning the first round. Keep up to date with all the results on the show website: www.gothenburghorseshow.com.

The first media course walk of the show before the first round of Rolex FEI World Cup Final Jumping…

What all the riders are vying for, the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final trophy!

Yesterday marked the first day of the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg, and several members of the Revolution team were on-site, as press, athletes, horses and spectators began to arrive from around the globe for the equestrian world’s show-piece event!

You can follow the team throughout the weekend’s competition on twitter @RevolutionSport - below are a few snaps from the day.

The show’s press centre is already packed!

Rolex FEI World Cup in Gothenburg is famous for its flower displays and they certainly haven’t dissapointed this year!

and most importantly, the rider draw for the Rolex FEI World Cup Final!!

Wıth over 3 million rıders ın the UK, Horse & Country TV set out to dıscover where theır vıewers’ loyalty really lıes thıs Valentıne’s day. Here are the key stats:

• 72% of women surveyed would rather go out for a ride on their horse than spend the day with their partner
• 75% of respondents said they gave their horse more attention than their partner
• Over half of people (53%) questioned said they had a stronger relationship with their horse than their partner
• 44% said they would be spending Valentine’s Day with their horse rather than their partner
• Jeremy Irvine’s performance in War Horse topped the list of perfect horse-riding celebrity Valentines with 28% of the vote – beating the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (25%), and Russell Crowe in Les Misérables (18%)
• 1 in 3 (33%)  people claimed they would be getting their horse a Valentine’s gift
• When asked what would be their perfect Valentine’s gift, not one respondent asked for the standard sexy underwear, box of chocolates or bunch of roses, with many preferring a comfy pair of jodhpurs 

Horse & Country TV and British Showjumping has announce a fresh line-up of TV programming for 2013, bringing showjumping fans top quality sports action and exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from a variety of Britain’s most celebrated showjumping events and venues.

Viewers can enjoy the Grand Prix from Arena UK and POYS in March and April, followed by the FEI 2* International event at the Wales & West Showground. Further competitions that include some of the prestigious International Stairway competitions will follow through the summer season.

The new roster includes a number of shows that will be exclusive to Horse & Country TV which will later on be available to watch online via the British Showjumping website.

Head of Programming for Horse & Country TV, Jonathan Rippon, said: “Many of our viewers are avid fans of showjumping or indeed compete themselves, and since Team GB’s success at the Olympics we’ve seen a real surge of interest from people new to the sport. So we’re delighted to partner with British Showjumping in bringing more top quality UK competitions to television than there has been for many years and also to introduce a whole new audience to the personalities behind a real British success story.”

Maria Clayton, Head of Communications for British Showjumping, said: “Horse & Country TV has shown itself to be a key media partner for British Showjumping. We’re pleased that Horse & Country TV continues to be a unique specialist outlet for our programming in 2013.”

Saudi Equestrian – team bronze medal winners at the London 2012 Olympic Games – has today launched an all new English/Arabic website – saudiequestrian.com. The updated site has been built to be more user-friendly and easily navigable, as well as being fully optimised to be viewed on a range of mobile and tablet devices.

The website also incorporates a fresh look, whilst staying true to the origins of the Saudi Equestrian brand values. Content on the site includes: detailed biographies of the entire team (riders, horses and management); reports from shows in which the team competes; a comprehensive gallery of images of the team; and various other information about the team, their future competitions, and the recently announced Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™

Ziyad Abduljawad, managing director of Saudi Equestrian, commented, “We have always prided ourselves on keeping the loyal fans of Saudi Equestrian fully up-to-date on the team’s performances and their plans from around the globe, and our new modern website will only allow us continue to grow to enable our fans to be closer to the team.”

To view the new Saudi Equestrian website please visit saudiequestrian.com