A very excited Berti and his team of minions travelled to Manor Grange Stud for his first Dressage outing of 2024, and his first tests since August last year 😮 With Storm Jocelyn on its way, it was already a bit blustery and very wet, but Berti was keen to get on with the job 🙄 After a quick unscheduled piaffe in the car park, Ellie Roberts cracked...
We are delighted to announce that Koning Sport Horses will be attending the Stallion Event being held at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Buckinghamshire on Saturday 10th February, 2024. The full list of Stallions attending will be announced in mid January by British Breeding https://british-breeding.com/stallion-event Gates will open at 9a...
Very happy for Dani Johnston and Koning Albert competing this weekend at the Winter Classic Show held at Arena UK. On Saturday in a class of 90, Albert and Dani produced a lovely double clear in the Blue Chip Karma. Fabulous for Dani as all 3 of her rides were in the top 15. On Sunday Albert and Dani produced yet another double clear and qualified ...
Koning Sport Horses have been working with the wonderful Harry Sykes Equestrian Videography and Marketing to produce this stunning video of Berti. Beautifully produced and ridden in this video by Dani Johnston, and also produced up through the levels in dressage by Ellie Roberts, we couldn't be happier with the results. It is such a pleasure workin...
They say time is a great healer and we're sure that given more time we will become more comfortable with letting Bermudez BDA go to a new home, but it's still a hard choice and talking about it is only just becoming easier. Bermudez BDA (Billy) has been for us the most wonderful and really unique horse that anyone could have wished to own. His life...
Team Koning Sport Horses travelled to Ponderosa Stud, in Coventry at the weekend for the Breeders Elite Stallion Grading Day. First of all, vettings and xray submissions were done and accepted. Then, all the stallions were examined by a panel of judges and then walked and trotted up. The younger stallions went first and these were loose jumped in a...
We took Koning Albert for a quick round at Arena UK's Spooktacular show on the Sunday for a run around the National 1.30m/1.40m Open Handicap 🚀 We were all so pleased with him, he hasn't competed for a month and to come straight in at 1m30 was testament to his abilties and Dani Johnston's great riding. It was just a shame that the tradestand people...
Well, today Albert showed us how versatile he is, when we took him for an in-hand lesson with Ryan Shannon at Manor Grange Stud. Albert has never done any in-hand work apart from covering mares! so this was indeed a new experience. With Ryans calm and kind training, it took just 15 minutes before Albert took his first baby steps. Just because Alber...
Koning Albert stepped up a level this week and moved to his first indoor jumping of the season. He took it all literally in his stride with Daniella Johnston riding superbly as usual. Monday was a washout for all the outdoor arenas and lots of stabling but fortunatley we were inside most of the week. Berti competed in 3 Qualifying classes for...
Koning Albert, freshly back from 4 days of dressage and the Stallion Parade at Burghley, had a little run down the road to Willow Banks Equestrian Centre for some rounds of jumping. In this very warm day, Berti expertly piloted by Dani Johnston, took it all literally in his stride and got a lovely Double clear in the Foxhunter class and came in 2nd...
"Showjumping, schooling and friend" Dani has been riding our horses for just over 2 years now and is a huge asset to our team. Dani competes her own and other peoples horses in Dressage, Showjumping and Eventing and has immense experience for such a young rider. She won the hotly contesed Talent Seekers class at HOYS with Elton John II in 2021 and ...
Koning Albert really enjoyed his day at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials as one of only 10 stallions chosen to take part in the Stallion Parade. It was also lovely that all of Team Koning Sport Horses were present, with Dani Johnston piloting for the day, Ellie Roberts and Jill Williams assisting and Dave Williams in charge of filming and dog sit...
Koning Albert, took part in the U25 Championships at Sheepgate EC from 23-26th August, 2023 ridden by Ellie Roberts Albert excelled himself and gained many new fans by putting Ellie on the podium many times over. He had some fabulous results in the Novice classes, gaining the highest percentage in any Sue Carson Saddles sponsored class of just...
Billy had a great time at the Al Shira'aa Bolesworth Young Horse Championships with Team Lanni, doing what he loves best 🧡🚀 Competing in the International 1* 1m25 all week against adults, both Sienna and Billy were on great form. They posted a beautiful round on Wednesday, then on Thursday there were very few clears in the first round. With some bi...
Team KSH took Koning Albert out to Manor Grange Stud to try out a harder Novice test and his new Novice Freestyle to music 🕺🕺 Berti was a little disconnected at times during the test and made a few minor mistakes which dropped him a few marks but none-the-less, the judge liked what she saw in both tests and awarded 66.8% and 1st place in N37a and 7...
Team KSH had a lovely trip to Sussex, made more special as we dropped by to see the lovely "Raiffe" with all his family and his owner 🤩Sired by Koning Albert and out of a lovely Liver Chestnut mare, Raiffe has a personality to die for. He is inquisitive, cheeky and loves people and is a really nice stamp of a foal 🧡Thank you to his owner for lettin...
Koning Albert has enjoyed another successful season collecting for some lovely mares, and all of the previous years' mares have all had absolutely gorgeous foals. There are many people to thank for Berti's success 👏 Firstly to our wonderful riders, Dani and Ellie, who compete and school Berti and get him out there showing him to his best ability.&n...
"Dressage Rider, schooling and friend" Ellie has been schooling and competing the Koning Sport Horses since 2022 and has brought them on immensley in this time. Her kind, calm manner is so welcome to see and the horses love her. She has competed up to Inter 1 level as well as representing GB numerous times at Junior and Young Rider level from 2020-...
Whilst Jill was away in Gorla Minore, Italy wIth Bermudez (Billy) who was jumping for Team GB at the European Championships, Dave kindly stepped in and bravely took Koning Albert to the Newcomer Second rounds at Arena UK in rather soggy weather ☔ Koning Albert (Berti) jumped really well with Dani Johnston riding and went through to the second round...
Koning Albert travelled up to Northallerton EC for the Summer Regional Dressage Championships as he was in the Newcomer Second rounds on the day that our area one was held. In a large class of 34 Gold level riders, Ellie Roberts and Koning Albert weren't the favourites to be in the top 5, as Berti has only been doing BD since the end of last year a...