Puissance

Thrilling puissance goes to the final round *VIDEO*

It's not too often a puissance goes to the fifth and final round, but a Belgian and a German kept the crowds on the edge of their seats right to the end

Dual Hickstead Derby winner among horses tackling Olympia puissance

All eyes turn to the showjumping action at Olympia today. Find out who is taking on the red brick wall — who will scale the heights and take the spoils?

13 moments when the bright lights of HOYS proved too much *PICTURES*

Excitement levels are building in H&H HQ ahead of next week's Horse of the Year Show (7-11 October 2015) — but it's not always plain sailing for the stars of the show...

Horse found via Facebook wins Dublin puissance

Seapatrick Cruise Cavalier became the winner of the puissance at the Dublin Horse Show

7 jumping questions you thought were too obvious to ask

There are some jumping questions that seem too obvious to ask — so we've asked them for you...

Are you a self-confessed equestrian geek? Take our quiz to find out

Are you a self-confessed horse sport anorak? Have you always wondered how geeky your equestrian knowledge is? If so, take our quiz

David Simpson clears 2.20m to win Olympia puissance

The Irishman is the only rider to leave the wall standing in the final round to win his first puissance outright

Teenager jumps 2.05m to win puissance

Sixteen-year-old Chris Megahey's second ever attempt at jumping the big red wall in competition proved to be a winning one

Robert Whitaker's Finbarr V dies aged 17

Robert Whitaker's puissance star has been put down after suffering from lymphangitis

Irish rider breaks world side saddle high jump record

Susan Oakes and her grey stallion SIEC Atlas cleared 6'8" (2.03m), beating an unofficial record set in Australia over 100 years ago

Watch showjumper clear 2.20m puissance wall at Dublin Horse Show

Watch a video interview with Colombian showjumper Daniel Bluman, including action from the puissance

Did Robert Whitaker set new world bareback puissance record?

The 27-year-old and Waterstone jumped a 2.12m wall on Friday at Stockholm, and possibly into the record books

Showjumper Tina Fletcher back and winning after fall

Tina Fletcher is back in the saddle and in winning form after suffering concussion in a fall at Horse of the Year Show last month

Tina Fletcher out of action for three weeks

Tina Fletcher will be out of the saddle for three weeks after suffering whiplash and concussion in a fall in the puissance at HOYS

HOYS crowds raise the roof during puissance thriller

Joe Clayton and Douglas Duffin shared the puissance spoils after jumping clear over the big red wall

Top jockeys face puissance competition at Lambourn Open Day

BBC Sports Personality of the Year AP McCoy is to join the line-up of top former and current jockeys taking part in a puissance competition at this year’s Lambourn Open Day

Ladies share puissance honours at Horse of the Year Show

Tina Fletcher and Ellen Whitaker tied for first after five rounds over the puissance wall at the Horse of the Year Show last night

Wild card from Egypt wins Christmas Cracker at Olympia Horse Show

Egypt's Abdel Said produced a fabulous performance at Olympia to win the Christmas Cracker on Friday

William Whitaker wins puissance at Royal Windsor Horse Show

William Whitaker cleared 7ft to win the puissance class at Royal Windsor, while some top riders did better than others in the pro-am TREC competition

Robert Whitaker delights the HOYS crowds with puissance win

Robert Whitaker is truly the man of the moment as he wins a further two classes at the Horse of the Year Show on Saturday