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At last year's British Showjumping Spring Championships, Paul Barker secured the 1.35m title riding Green Grass, a 13-year-old stallion. This year, Green Grass returned to Arena UK from March 21-24, this time with Paul’s 12-year-old son Charlie in the saddle.

The Selle Français stallion Drako de Maugre, a son of Kannan, is set to continue his career in the United States. The twelve-year-old stallion, who won the German Championship title last year with Patrick Stühlmeyer, has been sold to a new rider, Paris Sellon. Stühlmeyer shared an emotional farewell on social media, expressing gratitude for the partnership and the lessons learned.

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced a $21,000 donation to the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund, sourced from proceeds of the recent USHJA WCHR Spectacular Hunt Gala. This amount, combined with a previous donation of $10,000, brings the total assistance to $31,000 for the equestrian community impacted by wildfires in California.

A report on stallions that sired the most Oldenburg-registered foals in Germany for 2024 indicates a correlation with Hanoverian-registered foals in the same year. Stallions Dynamic Dream, Bon Esprit, V-Power, Escanto PS, and Escaneno appear in the top ten for both federations.

Simon Delestre secured his third Grand Prix Hermès title at the historic Grand Palais, finishing with a clean round on Cayman Jolly Jumper in 41.21 seconds.Despite Gregory Wathelet's efforts with Ace of Hearts, his final jump resulted in a penalty and a slower time of 41.23 seconds, placing him second. Alex Ferrer finished fifth after a fault, clocking 40.72 seconds with Vitalhorse Fleur D’Oz.