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THIS year’s Royal International Horse Show proved a huge success for horses and ponies fed on TopSpec with the North Yorkshire based team delighted at so many outstanding results. Cheshire-based showman Robert Walker and his wife Sarah, are certainly having a season to remember but they were more than overjoyed when their daughter Issy won … Read more

Keen to keep her dressage horse Don Pasco in competition shape, owner Joanna McIntosh Sim was looking for a feed to keep his waistline in check. Having fed products from the TopSpec range for more than 13 years, Joanna was keen to find out more about the Performance Lite Feed Balancer when it was launched … Read more

TopSpec Comprehensive Feed Balancer is now available in a 15kg sack – more convenient for most horse owners. The easy to handle 15kg size is the same great price per kg as the original 20kg sack. The new smaller bag provides a 30 day supply for a 500kg horse and works in well with the … Read more

Based in Northumberland, 10 miles south of Corbridge, 20-year-old William is a man on a mission, determined to reach the pinnacle of his chosen sport. He takes up the story: “I come from a three generation family who have all shown. My grandparents on my mother’s side used to show in hand, and my mother … Read more

Anne and Gertjan Van Olst are now feeding their competition horses on TopSpec. Lottie Fry who is based with Van Olst Horses has been feeding TopSpec for more than six years including her 2019 U25 champion ride Dark Legend. Following outstanding results in the FEI World Cup Grand Prix and Freestyle to Music qualifiers with … Read more

AN appeal by the team at Bransby Horses, following a difficult year which saw nearly half of their land under water, has led to TopSpec donating a brand new weighbridge to the charity. In January the rescue and welfare team had to move 42 horses and ponies to the new Barlings site at Langworth as … Read more

THE team at leading horse feed company, TopSpec, is celebrating after scooping the Stubbs England Nutritional Helpline of the Year Award at the BETA Business Awards for an unprecedented eleventh time. The awards were a glittering affair as the trade gathered to celebrate and reward those who had made outstanding contributions to the equestrian industry. … Read more

Full time student, Emily Hancock, has a great partnership with her grey mare, 17-year-old Phoebe. A Dutch Warmblood, Phoebe is a former show jumper and they have been together for just over a year. The pair now enjoy a variety of activities including cross-country, dressage, fun rides, jumping and hacking. They also recently affiliated in … Read more

This year’s BRC TopSpec Dressage to Music Championships was a great success, with almost 230 junior and senior riders qualifying to take part at Bury Farm Equestrian Village in Buckinghamshire. These Championships allow competitors to ride from Prelim level up to our unique ‘Pick A Test’ class, which caters for those more experienced combinations wishing … Read more

LINCOLNSHIRE-based Victoria Maw and and her own six-year-old Benito Dorato topped a highly competitive Novice Gold with 73.29% at the British Dressage National Championships. The TopSpec sponsored rider joined a line-up that oozed class and the standard proved high as the top ten each rode to plus 70% scores. Speaking about her test with the … Read more

IT was a day to remember for Ashley Jenkins and His Highness when winning the TopSpec Medium Gold at the British Dressage National Championships. The elegant British-bred His Highness was crowned king of the class under the expert guidance  Ashley Jenkins with the duo scoring 73.94% to top a competitive class. Owned by Jamie Reynolds … Read more

Rob Barker, a rider with a superb British Dressage National Championships record, continued his winning ways taking a third title in three consecutive years. This time it was victory in the TopSpec Medium Silver on day two of the championships on board Charlotte Dujardin’s River Rise Isabella, the tall six-year-old daughter of Don Frederic impressing … Read more

Saskia Davies was overjoyed with excitement at her victory on her 14-year-old gelding Singing Usk in the TopSpec Challenge for the Corinthian Cup at the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing. Based in Tibberton, Gloucestershire, 24-year-old Saskia works part-time in events management, and came sixth in the competition last year. She led the dressage phase … Read more

WITH a plethora of outstanding successes at this year’s Royal International Horse Show for horses and ponies fed on TopSpec there was much to celebrate for the North Yorkshire-based team. Young India Till crowned a brilliant show by taking the prestigious Supreme Pony Championship on Drakemyre Puttin On The Ritz having won the BSPS Supreme … Read more

Andrew Nicholson was in triumphant mood at this year’s Barbury Horse Trials with three fantastic wins at the Wiltshire event. The TopSpec-sponsored rider was in superlative form in the CCI4*-S riding the11-year-old Swallow Springs. This is Andrew’s sixth win at this level at the event as he retains his title as the ‘King of Barbury’. … Read more

Following a UK search and with hundreds of entries to choose from, the winner of the TopSpec £3,000 sponsorship search is dressage rider Jessica McConkey. Fifteen-year-old Jessica had her breakthrough last year with the Dutch Warmblood, Lady Gaga, a stunning 17-year-old, 16.2hh bay mare. From their first overseas international at Joosland in the Netherlands, Jessica … Read more

Now in its fifth year the National Restricted Novice Championship at The Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing will once again be supported by TopSpec. The North Yorkshire-based company will have a trade stand at the event providing expert nutritional advice, offers and competitions. In 2018 The TopSpec Challenge for The Corinthian Cup went to … Read more

IT was a cool Kitty King and a stylish Vendredi Biats who took the honours at this year’s Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials. Kitty and the talented grey’s performance was truly consistent throughout and he looked in superb condition. Kitty has been supported by Yorkshire-based TopSpec for more than 16 years and the team enjoyed … Read more

CHESHIRE-based show producers David Jinks and Adam Forster have had a great start to the season. The duo, known as Team Jinks, have around 30 horses and ponies to compete and train from their yard near Nantwich and both have many years’ experience in the world of showing. David worked for leading showman, Robert Walker, … Read more