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John and Equine America Unick Du Francport were part of the winning Nations Cup Team at The Royal International Horse Show this afternoon.

You can read the full report from Hickstead here:

https://www.hickstead.co.uk/news/2023/great-britain-storms-to-nations-cup-victory/

A Nations Cup win at the Royal International Horse Show

John and Unick du Francport were part of the 3rd placed team in the Longines FEI Nations Cup of Switzerland.

Joined by Harry Charles, Jack Whitaker and Joe Stockdale, Great Britain were the only team to jump two clears in the first round, courtesy of  John and Unick du Francport and Harry Charles riding Casquo Blue. 

These clears were two of only 8 clear rounds in the first round across the 8 nations.

An unfortunate 2 fences from the team in round 2 left the British team on a final score of 12, just under 2.5 time penalties behind The Netherlands who finished in 2nd place, also with a final score of 12.

The competition was won by Switzerland who finished on 8 penalties. 





A podium finish in the Nations Cup of Switzerland

To order semen from Three Coynes, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/W6E3DkNrb8Xy1st76

Three Coynes is a flashy looking stallion by Argento, who has definitely inherited his sires handsome looks and athletic ability. At just 6 years old Three Coynes is showing all the potential to be a top horse, he has a fantastic technique and an incredibly good temperament for a young stallion. 



John describes Three Coynes as ‘scopey, careful he takes everything in his stride and I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds for him’

Stud fee £800+vat



03. Three Coynes

John Whitaker MBE has been a top International show jumper for over 40 years, alongside his wife Clare and daughters Joanne and Louise they run a successful business for competition horses at Heyside Farm.

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Equine America Unick Du Francport

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Stratstone Land Rover of Mayfair was opened over 10 years ago and has been recently refurbished to the highest of standards, providing guests of Land Rover Mayfair with an excellent location in which to find their next dream vehicle.

Based at a prime location in the heart of London with over 40 years of combined experience offering a great selection of new and used vehicles. Stratstone have intrinsic ties with the London area, and Mayfair was the location for the very first Stratstone showroom in 1921.

Their tradition of commitment to great service and quality vehicles continues today, with the sales team offering a professional and friendly welcome to all visitors. We are proud to offer our wide range of products and services to both UK and overseas customers.

As of January 2019, Stratstone Land Rover Mayfair has become an SV Specialist Centre, a prestigious title that allows this retailer to sell cars that feature the ultimate blend of performance and luxury.

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To order semen from Argento, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/W6E3DkNrb8Xy1st76


During his career Argento has won over 20 Grand Prix’s  including numerous 5* Grand Prix’s such as St.Tropez, Hong Kong, Treffon and many more. At the Longines Masters in Hong Kong 2015 he started three times and had two firsts and a second - that year he also became the Worlds Number One Horse.

John describes Argento as an out and out winner, he always gives 110% , so careful, brave and fast. 

He is a super show jumping stallion; he has a perfect jumping technique combined with a brilliant attitude and fantastic temperament.

Argento retired from competition 2019 and is currently enjoying his retirement at stud he has already produced some fantastic progeny, seems he is passing his fantastic qualities onto his offspring - you can view his son Three Coynes here: https://johnwhitakerhorses.com/horses/three-coynes


Argento is available for fresh, chilled and frozen semen in the UK and all of Europe. 

And is LIVE FOAL GUARANTEE

Stud Fee: £1000 + VAT

01. Argento

Grand Senyor O.L

To order semen from Cassinis Chaplin, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/W6E3DkNrb8Xy1st76.

Cassini’s Chaplin is a beautiful model of a horse with outstanding ability, his striking looks style and movement match alongside his scopey athletic jump. 

Cassini’s Chaplin is a successful international showjumper having competed successfully in the Global Champions Tour and represented Great Britain on numerous Nation Cups Teams. His sire is the great stallion Cassini 1 who a very accomplished stallion having bred a great number of successful offspring.  

His offspring are still young but showing great potential and have inherited all his fantastic attributes. Click here to see his 2016 offspring Cha Cha who is currently competing: https://johnwhitakerhorses.com/horses/cha-cha

Stud Fee: £550 +VAT

05. Cassinis Chaplin

Sharid

To order semen from Cornets Olona, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/W6E3DkNrb8Xy1st76 

His breeding line is world class with both his dam and sire competing at Championships. 

He has all the attributes to make it to the top of the sport he is beautifully put together and has a fantastic temperament with an outstanding technique and  scope.

04. Cornets Olona

It was a fantastic result for John and Unick Du Francport on Saturday night in the Longines Grand Prix at the London leg of the Global Champions Tour.

Beaten by just 0.14 seconds by Sweden's Peder Fredricson, John was last to go in the jump off and crossed the line with the full support of the home crowd behind him.

John and Unick Du Francport 2nd in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London

We're proud to announce a new partnership with Stratstone Jaguar Land Rover. This partnership was launched at the Longines Global Championship Tour London.

As part of the partnership, John will testing out the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE for the next few months.






Stratstone Jaguar Land Rover (Mayfair)

The team from Great Britain, won the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Challenge Cup on Saturday at Barcelona. John and Unick du Francport were selected for the squad alongside Jack Whitaker, Harry Charles, Emily Moffit and Holly Smith

Great Britain win the Challenge Cup at the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona


John and Sharid then finished in joint 1st place on Sunday's Five Fence Challenge. Sharing the honours with Shane Breen and Vistogrand, John and H.H. Prince Torki Bin Mohammed Al Saud.

John and Unick Du Francport also finished in 2nd place in The Grandstand Challenge Cup at HOYS on Saturday.

John and the flashy bay gelding crossed the line just 0.12 seconds behind the class winners Michael Duffy and Jeff Ten Halven.


A win for John and Sharid at HOYS

- Photo credit @gcl_official Instagram - 

John and Equine America Unick Du Francport were victorious at the Global Champions League Hamburg at the weekend.

John and Marcus Ehning paired up as part of the Valkesnwaard United Team to take the win with a combined double clear and final time of 141.76 seconds, finishing over 10 seconds ahead of second placed Madrid in Motion, represented by Jack Whitaker and Mark McAuley.

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