On April 12, the equestrian community lost one of its most beloved figures when John Quirk passed away four months shy of his 92nd birthday (August 15). To say he was a horseman is accurate―that aspect of his life is being celebrated at the Del Mar Horse Show Hunter Jumper Week, where a new perpetual [...]
Rich Fellers and Flexible are the new Rolex FEI Jumping World Cup champions―the culmination of a story 13 years in the making. In 1999 Flexible’s sire, Cruising, came in second to Rodrigo Pessoa’s legendary Baloubet de Rouet at the World Cup Finals in Gothenberg, Sweden. In 2008, Fellers and Flexible finished second to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum [...]
Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival, defending champions from the Netherlands, clinched the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage title for the second consecutive season when they won the freestyle on home turf in ’s-Hertogenbosch on April 21. Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW came in a close second, while Italy’s Valentina Truppa finished third [...]
Seventeen-year-old Reed Kessler is the youngest rider to make a play for the Olympic gold ring, and she got there on a horse that competed in her first grand prix only weeks before the trials. Not only did Kessler and her mare, Cylana, make the cut for try-outs, they were No. 1 on the [...]
The world’s first FEI Nation’s Cup in Eventing CICO 3* got underway March 22 in Fountainbleau, France, where 58 riders competed in dressage Thursday and Friday. Germany’s Michael Jung, 30, dominated the test, finishing first, second and third on, respectively, La Biosthetique Sam (35.6), Leopin (37.4) and Weidezaunprofi’s River (38.0). The strong showing propelled Germany [...]
Snow pelted 3 Day Ranch in Aguanga, CA, this weekend, dealing event riders a wild hand. Competitors at The Event, March 16-18, got to ride their dressage test under sunny, warm skies Friday, endured crisp temperatures and showers late in the afternoon on Saturday, and woke to four inches of snow for stadium jumping on [...]
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 [...]
Lucy Davis is ready to jump into the big leagues. After spending the summer competing in Europe, with coaches Markus and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, the 19-year-old from Los Angeles is currently competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, where she plans to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games show jumping selection trials on [...]
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 [...]
