Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum notched her first major victory aboard her new grand prix horse, Cantano, taking the blue in the $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, March 17 at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Palm Beach, FL. Michaels-Beerbaum―who was born and raised in Los Angeles and now rides for Germany―got the ride aboard the 12-year-old Holsteiner [...]
The dark horse rode to victory at the $263,380 Grand Prix Hermès Sunday, March 18, at the Grand Palais in Paris, with 35-year-old Ukrainian rider Katharina Offel beating such top competitors as Germany’s Christian Ahlmann, who came in second, Ireland’s Bill Twomey (third), Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum (fourth) and Gerco Schroeder of the Netherlands (fifth). “This [...]
The United States Equestrian Federation has released the list of riders that submitted applications for the U.S. show jumping team for the 2012 London Olympics. Included on the list are West Coast riders Cara Anthony, Karl Cook, Saer Coulter, Lucy Davis, Rich Fellers, Duncan McFarlane and Will Simpson. (Ashlee Bond and Kirsten Coe recently relocated [...]
The Saut Hermès is a horse show of palatial proportions. Taking place in the heart of Paris March 16-18, the third edition of the event brings together 58 riders from 15 European nations, competing in nine classes up to CSI5* under the beautiful glass-domed roof of the Grand Palais. The legendary Hermès fashion house was [...]
Here’s something you don’t see every day. French trainer Michel Robert won the Prix GL on a piebald mare, Catapulte. The class took place March 17 at Saut Hermes, a CSI5* jumping event, March 16-18 at the au Grand Palais, Paris. A 9-year-old Belgian Sport Horse, Robert has been bringing her along for five years. [...]
Chris Pratt cruised into the winners circle, taking the blue in the HITS $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix March 11, and, two days earlier the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, riding Indigo Farms, LLC’s Cruise. It was a spectacular end to the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit for the Canadian jumper, who collected a $60,000 check for his [...]
Karl Cook and Uno de Laubry provided a climactic end to HITS Thermal’s four-class World Cup Qualifier series on March 3, nabbing the blue ribbon as the fastest of the four-faulters in a contest in which there were no double clears. The 15-effort course for the $53,000 Chartis Grand Prix CSI-W was designed by Marina [...]
Germany topped a field of 10 countries to win the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, finishing on a total of four faults. The event was the highlight of CSIO week at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Ireland finished second with eight [...]
The Wildlife Waystation needs help, and show jumper Chris Pratt is the first to come riding in like a white knight, ready to do battle against economic forces that are making it rough for the animal rescue and sanctuary. On Feb. 18, Pratt and his Epic Stables hosted a cocktail party for about 25 friends, [...]
Always looking for ways to improve his circuits, HITS president and CEO Tom Struzzieri has unveiled a major upgrade to his HITS-on-the-Hudson: a charming 30-room luxury hotel and tavern that is sure to be the hot place to call home in the late summer. The namesake of the HITS Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix lives [...]
