Local Southern California fox hunting clubs the West Hills Hounds and the Santa Fe Hunt have merged, effective with the 2011-2012 season, scheduled to begin in September. The clubs will combine hound packs and base operations out of SFH’s headquarters in Temecula. The move is expected to increase efficiencies and expand membership, said WHH’s Mitchell [...]
The Blenheim EquiSports June Classic series got off to a high-flying start, with Lane Clarke and Granville’s Casseur de Prix soaring to victory in the $30,000 Blenheim Classic Grand Prix presented by the Orange County Register. That was on June 12. The following three grand prix proved a trifecta for international riders visiting from Mexico, [...]
RESULTS $30,000 Red, White & Blue Grand Prix (7/2/11) 1. Charro – Salvador Onate (Salvador Onate) 0/0/38.774 2. Callao – Antonio Maurer (Francisco del Rio) 0/0/39.012 3. Avargo – Tina DiLandri (Highpoint Farm LLC) 0/0/40.220 4. As Hyo Hugo – Antonio Maurer (Francisco del Rio) 0/0/40.575 5. Cantano – Susan Hutchison (El Dorado 29) 0/4/35.972 [...]
We had to know! What’s the deal with Lane Clarke’s helmet? The 25-year-old Australian was the picture of style when The Equestrian News photographer Michael J. Marten captured him winning the Blenheim June Classic Grand Prix in his custom Antarès Sellier head gear. “The neat thing about Antarès helmets is they’re completely customizable,” Clarke said. [...]
The Compton Jr. Posse’s 2011 fundraiser was a sold-out event, drawing a glittering and enthusiastic crowd of supporters to the Marina Del Rey Yacht Club, May 21. Highlights of the event included the unspooling of a very special video, documenting the Posse— from barnyard to blue ribbons —created by honoree Kathy Vara and her husband [...]
From the early 1960s through the mid 1980s, the U.S. was a dominant force in the world of show jumping. Represented by a dynasty of equestrian elite including Frank Chapot, William Steinkraus, Mary Mairs Chapot, Kathy Kusner, Conrad Homfeld and Joe Fargis, our team won at every major venue in the world. What is often [...]
On March 3, a new USEF rule went into effect requiring dressage riders under the age of 18 and anyone competing at Training through Fourth Level to wear safety helmets at all times while mounted at shows licensed by the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Dressage Federation. All eventers must also don protective headgear [...]
Leaving the juniors behind, 18-year-old Lucy Davis ignited the adult phase of her career with a stellar four consecutive grand prix victories on the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, Calif., including the prestigious $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert on Nemo 119. It’s been a breakout season even by Davis’ standard of steady and [...]
There’s a new schooling show in town! Pegasus Equestrian Center in Agoura hosted a top-notch program on Dec. 11 that organizer Erin Rorabaugh said is the trigger for what she hopes will be four such shows this year. The idea, she explains, is to “run it like an A-rated horse show, but at a schooling [...]
Feb. 6, 2011 was the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth, and a day worth celebrating. For many, the man who would become the 40th president of the United States exemplified many fine qualities. Humble, hard-working and down-to-earth, this was a man who chopped wood “for fun,” loved horses and respected nature. In her autobiography, [...]
