British professional dressage rider Charles Hutton married Sandie Robertson at Rowallan Castle on 16 August 2023. "Since then we have barely stopped let alone had a honeymoon," the newly weds shared on Instagram. "Funnily enough horses don’t respond to the word marriage. Our life is fast and full and filled with amazing people. But tonight I am taking the advice that I would give others and pressing pause, glass in hand to sit back and smell the roses, days pass but the memories last for a lifetime." The 34-year old Hutton represented Great Britain at the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 European Junior and Young riders Championships on Abira (by Don Perignon x Dolomit) and Merlin Nemorensis (by Clintino x Larinero). He made his international Grand Prix debut on Aljano (by Argentinus x Pablo) in 2010. Four years later he returned to the CDI ring with Douglas IV (by Diamond Hit x Welt Hit II) at small tour level. In 2015 he competed aboard Super Blue (by Show Star x Florestan) and in 2018 he returned for an international summer season on Seagry Sanay (by Stedinger). This is a second marriage for Hutton, who was previously married to Irish Grand Prix team member Abigail Lyle.
Equestrian Sport New Zealand has issued a statement that it "has fielded enquiries relating to the conduct of ESNZ member, Rachel Hughes, who received a criminal conviction for matters not related to equestrian sports. In response, the CEO of ESNZ referred to a Judicial Committee the question of whether any action was required by ESNZ because of that conviction. Having investigated the issue the Judicial Committee has determined that no further action is required." Hughes, who has gone by the names Rachel Hughes, Rachel Stock, or Rachel Holm, represented New Zealand at the 2012 Paralympics in London on Rimini Park Emmerich. She returned to the international arena with him in 2016 at the CPEDI Boneo in Austrian. In 2020 she rode at one CPEDI in Boneo aboard HPH Benedict. Stuff.co.nz ran a big article in January 2022 about Hughes' conviction for fraud.
Russian young rider Kristina Leonova has to say goodbye to her recently retired top horse, Real Life. The 19-year old Danish warmblood gelding was by Romanov out of Dreamgirl Sonderskov (by Leandro). He was bred by Morten Thomsen. The pair won the 2018 Russian Junior Riders Championships, and competed at the 2019 European Junior Riders Championships, where they placed 14th in the Kur to Music Finals. In January 2023 the horse was retired from sport. Unfortunately on 28 August the bay passed away from suspected acute cardiovascular failure.
Swedish Grand Prix rider Emilie Nyrerod is pregnant with her second child. Nyrerod competed at international big tour level on Miata from 2013 till 2016. In September 2018 she returned once to a CDI aboard Floppy Disc and rode the Prix St Georges in Flyinge. She hasn't been out of Sweden since then. Nyrerod welcomed her first child in 2021 and is now 30 weeks along. Congratulations!
Ridehesten reported that Danish youth team trainer Dennis Fisker and the Obel family (daughter Sophie Obel is a Danish junior team rider) have bought another horse together, the 3-year old gelding HP Vanderbilt (by Vitalis x Desperado x Sandro Hit), bred and owned by Lone Boegh Henriksen. The horse was trained by American Brandi Roenick. It's not the first time that the Fisker and Obel have been doing business together. They co-owned WCYH champion Quinn G and Atterupgaards Delahaye before.
