The global conquest of Rich Fellers and Flexible continues! After the intense test they just weathered in ’s-Hertogenbosch, where on April 22 they were crowned Rolex World Champions, they endured a long flight home to campaign to victory at the $50,000 Surfside Grand Prix, the first of two USEF Olympic observation classes to be held [...]
Important loans from the British Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Royal Armouries, as well as rare material from Saudi Arabia, will be seen alongside objects from the British Museum’s collection for the exhibit “The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot.” The collection will be on view at the British Museum from May 24 to [...]
The Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials have been cancelled for the first time since 1987 due to rain and flooding. The CCI4* eventing competition had been scheduled to take place May 4-7 in England. The news comes as a major disappointment to British eventers preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as for countryman William [...]
The Saudi Equestrian Fund is providing a fresh infusion of financing to the FEI Nation’s Cup Series, which the Fédération intends to freshen-up and rebrand. Announcing the agreement to 250 delegates at the opening of the Fédération Equestre Internationale Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, today FEI president HRH Princess Haya informed delegates that the SEF [...]
With a single rail down in the show jumping ring, William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk of Great Britain won the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event on April 30. The USA claimed second and third, with Allison Springer and Arthur and Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere propelled into third on the strength of a clear [...]
An arduous cross country course whittled away 20 of 54 starters leaving William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk leading the pack after a flawless performance in phase two of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 28 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Ending the day on a score of 41.3, Great Britain’s Fox-Pitt bumped ahead [...]
When the dust settled in the dressage arena, U.S. rider Allison Springer and Arthur topped the charts after the first phase of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, scoring a 39.8. Hot on their heels is Great Britain’s William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk with a 41.3. Clark Montgomery of Fairburn, GA, piloted Loughan Glen to [...]
With approximately half the riders having completed their dressage tests, Boyd Martin and Remington XXV emerged at the top of the class on day one of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event with a 45.3. Twenty-eight out of 57 starters kicked things off Thursday, April 26, in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
