Open to the highest scoring Futurity Graduates, the purpose of the Equine Bridge is to support the transition of British-bred young horses into the sport. Centred on the equine athlete’s needs it brings together all stakeholders, riders, owners, breeders, trainers and the Olympic disciplines to identify and nurture talent.
Conceived as a continuation of the British Breeding Futurity, the aim of the Bridge is to identify young horses and ponies who have the potential and talent to represent Great Britain at FEI level. Investing in the training and production of a young horse represents a significant economic commitment. By identifying horses and ponies not only with the ability to reach the highest levels in the sport, but with the constitution and longevity to stay successful at that level, the Bridge provides invaluable information for those seeking to invest their resources, from owners, to riders, to other stakeholders such as the Olympic disciplines.
The basic structure of the Bridge event is inspired by the German-style “performance test” for young horses, in that the candidates are observed by a team of highly experienced evaluators over several days and challenges to determine their individual abilities. Where the Bridge differs significantly from other performance tests is that it offers the detailed veterinarian and allied professional input that is the hallmark of all British Breeding assessment, as well as an introduction to the benefits of technological and behavioural advances to facilitate horse care and management, aimed at supporting the key objectives of longevity and the promotion of equine health.
The Equine Bridge programme seeks to provide meaningful support to riders, breeders and owners to ensure the Bridge horses fulfil their potential. We recognise that while the annual Bridge event itself provides excellent feedback and PR opportunities, and while its support for the optimised management and equine health is worthy, concrete financial help (or its equivalent) is necessary to facilitate the ongoing production of talented young horses. We are therefore offering a bursary to the top scoring horse in each discipline of £1,000 to support further training and career development.
Our vision for the Bridge is to create a mechanism to fulfil the need to the industry to source the best horses for the best riders and to understand and overcome the impediments that are currently leading to good horses not fulfilling their potential, and talented riders being unable to find good horses in this country.
Riders and investors tell us that they need to be able to come to one place where they can see a good range of suitable horses to choose from for the future. The Equine Bridge provides an excellent opportunity by bringing together the best crop of young horses forward from the Futurity and putting them through a rigorous 2 day programme designed to provide reliable information about ability, soundness and rideability via its public, livestreamed events, webinars and public database, which provides pedigrees, linear profiles, evaluators’ comments, videos and photographs. All evaluations are carried out by an independent team of experts.
We warmly invite all interested riders and investors to attend the Bridge to take advantage of the opportunities to meet the horses and their breeders.
We wish all our Futurity entries at Hartpury every success on the day and hope you will find the experience rewarding and enjoyable.
We are delighted to be able to share a link to our event timetable
GB PRE who are very kindly hosting the event have also provided us with very useful venue maps and layout plan.
An important note about mare and studbook gradings: These will be available at Hartpury for a number of studbooks, please do not hesitate to contact us before the day to make sure we set this up for you.
Please let us know on the day so that we make sure the team are aware. If you require any assistance contacting the relevant studbook, please do not hesitate to contact us. We cannot guarantee that studbook gradings will be possible unless you let us know about your requirements beforehand.
Who is who and
What happens on the day:
Our Futurity event office is run by Sasha Melia who will be able to help you with any questions during the run up to the event. You can reach her under britishbreeding@gmail.com, 07799 701521.
Please make sure you arrive in good time. On arrival, please make yourself known to Sasha as your British Breeding team representative on site. If you have any questions on the day or require further help, she will be happy to assist you.
Sasha will be able to confirm your times with you and point you in the right direction for your vet assessment.
Your vet on the day will be Hannah Briggs, who is highly experienced and who already supported us at many Futurity venues over the years. With him he will have Lorna Edgar from Baileys Horse Feeds and Anna Jerbo, our scorer.
Once you have completed the vet evaluation you will be invited to come forward to the indoor school for your frame and movement assessment. This part of the evaluation will be led by Katy Holder-Vale and Carron Nicol who will be joined by our linear scorer Lucy Simpson.
Following your assessment you will receive immediate feedback and your overall score and rosette. You will also be able to collect your verbal feedback sheet breaking down your marks for each part of the assessment. In the days following the evaluation your linear score will also become available online. Due to varying internet speeds at venues please allow for a few days for that to catch up, we will be in touch!
We are delighted to have Tanja Davis there on the day as our photographer. Tanja does a wonderful job and we will be sharing her contact details with you after the event.
A small note regarding the use of whips and rattles: These are permitted to encourage our entries to go forward and to promote safety with the older entries. However, please be aware that now more than ever we are all under public scrutiny, and use whip aids sparingly and in a considered manner. Contact with the whip is to be avoided.
Please also ensure that you are wearing correct safety equipment. Hard hats are mandatory, gloves are encouraged, and please ensure you wear sturdy footwear.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us, and we are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!
*Entries close at midnight on 17th July 2025. Any entries from 18th July will be subject to a £20 + vat late entry surcharge*
Venue Information: https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/getting-here
Please note our biosecurity policy. To protect all participating horses and ponies, spotchecks of passports will be carried out to check vaccinations are up to date: https://british-breeding.com/equine-bridge/important-biosecurity-information
Stabling cannot be book direct with Hartpury, any stabling requests for Hartpury need to be booked via Equipe, please visit https://entry.equipe.com
| Name | Sire | Dam's Sire | Date of Birth | Discipline | Owner | |
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| LAGO RASPUTIN | ARMAS LEVITON | 29 MAY 2021 | DRESSAGE |
YEGUADA LAGO |
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| KEY TO THE MAIL | CHRYSLER KEY SR | JAGUAR MAIL | 26 MAY 2022 | EVENTING |
LUCY COUNSELL |
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| TINGLESTONE HOT AIR | HYDROGEN XX | 4 JUN 2022 | EVENTING |
GATCOMBE PARK ESTATE |
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| BRONWYN SHIMMER OF BRONZE | JULA PEACE OF SUN | 31 MAR 2022 | NATIVE |
ROSE SEGAL |
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| PARIBELLE SBM | VIVEGAS (GB) | VIVALDI RACH (BR) | 27 JUN 2022 | ENDURANCE |
SARAH HOWARD |
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| LAGO TEMERARIO | ROMERO DE TRUJILLO | TORRIJO HBM | 19 JUL 2023 | DRESSAGE |
YEGUADA LAGO |
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| HATTERAL YELLOWSTONE | LODOR FFRWLYN LLWYD | FILICE DE CHAMPEIX | 19 MAY 2023 | EVENTING |
AMY DODDS |
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| GWS PARTY KNIGHT | THE AFTER PARTY | MULLENTINE CAVALIER | 9 MAY 2023 | EVENTING |
GEMMA GREENWAY |
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| PASTUREFIELDS NORBERT | HOLBEACHE IGGY | GOSGAME PRINCE | 3 JUN 2024 | NATIVE |
TRACY JAMES |
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| DRAGON'S MOON | FUTURE GUILTY PLEASURE | AOLUS | 9 MAY 2025 | EVENTING |
DRAGON HILL HORSES |
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| HENZA MACKNIGHT | KL MAC | DARK KNIGHT (FORMALLY DARK KNIGHT 2 ) | 20 APR 2025 | SPORTS PONY |
DIANE KILSHAW |
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| SURAYA | SEZUAN'S DONNERHALL | ROCK FOREVER NRW | 13 MAY 2025 | DRESSAGE |
HAZEL BIRCH-ELLIS |
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| LARKSHALL HADA OBERON | ORGULLOSO SAL | REMACHE XIII | 16 MAY 2025 | DRESSAGE |
GANADERIA HADA |
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| SUNNIVA ELLISSIMO | SEZUAN'S DONNERHALL | FLORISCOUNT | 3 APR 2025 | DRESSAGE |
HAZEL BIRCH-ELLIS |
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| AMELIA PRO | MYSPIRES EMILGO PRO | FABRICE VAN OVERIS Z | 5 MAY 2025 | SHOW JUMPING |
JENNIFER KEW |
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| FOURSEASONS HONEYMOON | CYNHEIDREFAWR CREME DE LA CREME | 15 MAY 2025 | SPORTS PONY |
H LOMAS |
