Last Saturday Munstead Horse trials in Surrey hosted their second event of the season. With both Helena Vardag-Walters and Flora Harris in attendance the day was extremely successful. Helena, having two rides in the BE 100, began the day with an excellent dressage test on the beautiful Vardags Nuteller. Moving on to the show jumping, the pair... Read More
This week has been a whirlwind of success for team Vardags in Amman; with each of our talented horses proving their selves in front of the show jumping elite. Spring boarding from his success in the first week of the FEI world cup, Amman and the girls headed into their second week on a high. We started the week as we meant to go on, with a... Read More
It's been yet another hectic week for team Vardags, with our horses and riders competing in Italy, Jordan and the UK! Over in Jordan Ahmad had an especially busy few day competing on three of our lovely girls in the Amman CSI2*. The week began well with a clear for Ahmad and Ficanka de Vardag in the 130- 135m with the pair finished 6th... Read More
Last year, in support of Intermission Youth Theatre, Vardags embarked upon one of our most ambitious challenges yet. Le Tour de Vardags: a fundraising cycle tour between our nationwide offices covering 5 days, 4 English cities and 387 miles. An unmitigated success (save a broken finger and a few wrong turns) Le Tour... Read More
It has been a very busy few days for team Vardags, with success in both England and Italy! Flora Harris and Vardags Saratoga tackled their first 3-day event together, competing in the CCI* at Hartpury International. The competition began with the first horse inspection, Sara trotted her way through with ease ready for the first phase. Sara... Read More
From the mountainous province of Isernia, Grand Prix showjumper Sara Battista reached the highest level of competition before her dreams fell apart. Now she is competing again for Vardags Equestrian in her native Italy. She spoke to me to share her story. Sara Battista lights up when she speaks about riding. “Every time... Read More
Vardags Equestrian had the most exciting and successful few days over in Italy last week with a double win for Helena! The national competition, set in Teaterno, went fantastically form the start. On the first morning of competition Sara Battista and Black Honey came 3rd in the 125m National A**, but this was just the beginning. In her first... Read More
As Tini Owens waited to hear the country’s most senior judges hand out the judgment that could free her from her unhappy marriage, the legal world held their collective breath. Ms Owen’s highly-publicised defended divorce had presented Britain’s top court with a unique opportunity: to soften the divorce laws compelling... Read More
It has been an immensely exciting week for Vardags Equestrian with the introduction of three new equine members. Last Saturday the De Wolden summer sale was held just outside Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The exclusive auction sold talented young showjumpers specially selected by Jan Broek. We were lucky enough to purchase a stunning mare... Read More
After a month of fierce legal argument and inventive advocacy, the inaugural Vardags Mooting Competition came to a climax with a tense and competitive final round. Designed to give the Graduate Trainees a taste of appellate advocacy, the moot saw them grapple with complex legal cases and produce innovative legal arguments. Before the final, the... Read More