McLain Ward announced Monday that he is retiring his Olympic mount Sapphire, who helped bring home the Gold in 2004 and 2008. The Belgian Warmblood mare is 17 this year, and sat out most of the 2011 season following a right front ligament injury sustained at the Winter Equestrian Festival. “As I’ve said before, if [...]
The 91st Annual Flintridge Horse Show ― the first organized by Dale Harvey and his Palms West ― is an unqualified success even before the first hoof hits the arena tomorrow. The stabling sold out and a wait list was started weeks in advance of the event, which runs through Sunday. A cocktail party hosted [...]
U.S. rider Rich Fellers and the stallion Flexible advance to Sunday’s decisive Rolex FEI World Cup Final day three enviably positioned in a tie for second place in the overall standings. Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer starts Sunday’s final rounds in first place with a total of zero faults. His countryman Steve Guerdat is tied with Fellers, [...]
U.S. rider Rich Fellers and his superstar mount Flexible topped the competition on day one of the 2012 Rolex FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, April 19 at the Indoor Brabant, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. The 16-year-old Irish Sporthorse stallion has the distinction of being the oldest horse in the competition, and observers marveled that he [...]
Coming off a spectacular victory in the $10,000 Jumper Classic, Michelle Parker again swept the competition in the $40,000 Blenheim Spring Classic Grand Prix, presented by Summit General Insurance on April 7. With the stands filled, spring in the air and the sun shining, all eyes were on Parker as she guided her fearless [...]
Rusty Stewart and Bristol won the first major contest of the 2012 Blenheim EquiSports show season, taking blue in the $40,000 Royal Champion Grand Prix on Sunday, April 1. Stewart and his home-bred horse, owned by Grey Fox Farm, mastered the Leopoldo Palacios track, besting the field of 21. He was one of six horse [...]
The USEF has named the following athletes to the 2012 Show Jumping European Young Rider and Junior Rider Tour. Two west coast riders-Annie Laurie Cook (Woodside, CA) and Navona Gallegos (Santa Fe, NM)-made the cut to compete at the following prestigious shows: CSIOYJ Bonheiden (BEL): May 17-20 CSIOYJ Reims (FRA): May 31-June 3 CSIOYJ Hagen [...]
Reed Kessler and Margie Engle ended the first leg of the 2012 Olympic trials in a tie. Each had one rail on the final day of jumping and finished the four-round contest with 12 points. They decided to forgo a jump off, sparing their horses after an arduous week of competition, splitting the winner’s share [...]
Day two of the USEF selection trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games concluded with a three-way tie at the top of the standings: Margie Engle, Rich Fellers and Reed Kessler share the No. 1 spot, each carrying eight points heading into Saturday’s fourth and final round. Insofar as today’s [...]
Wellington, FL – There were eight clear rounds on Day 1 of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympics. The four-round competition is formally known as the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships and concludes Saturday. It takes place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, during Week [...]
