It was a spectacular Spruce Meadows National tournament for Ashlee Bond and Little Valley Farms, landing in the money seven times in the International Arena over five days of competition, June 4-9. The strong performance also earned the Los Angeles-based rider and her mare Wistful the National’s Canadian Championship and a $15,000 bonus for their […]
A 25-year-drought, and then two years running! Beezie Madden and Simon are show jumping’s new world champions, winning the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, April 28. The pair from Cazenovia, NY, rose to the top on the strength of a grueling week of contests at the Scandinavum Arena that drew the top […]
Eighteen-year-old U.S. Olympian Reed Kessler added yet another accolade to her impressive year with a win in the $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix at the 54th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). Kessler and Cylana topped an impressive list of international competitors her first time competing in the class. Brazil’s Paulo Santana and Taloubet finished […]
At 19, Olivier Philippaerts of Belgium has become the youngest show jumper in history to win the $1 million CN International Grand Prix, Sept. 9 at the 2012 Spruce Meadows tournament in Canada. In a generational twist, his father Ludo came in third. The USA’s Beezie Madden and Simon placed second in the 1.60m contest. […]
The top eight teams from Sunday’s jumping will contest three coveted medal slots today. The U.S. barely squeeked by, riding in on a two-way tie for seventh. A stellar performance combined with the frontrunners spilling an abundance of rails could see the USA atop the podium, though admittedly, it’s a longshot. But hey, Germany and […]
A strong performance by Saudi Arabia and a resurgent team USA were the big news out of day two of Olympic Show Jumping, the highlight of which was a second clear round from Rich Fellers and Flexible. Saturday’s contest was the first of three rounds with scores that will count toward team medals. After round […]
Ninety show jumping horses from 26 countries got their first glimpse of the main arena for the Olympic Games in Greenwich Park when they were presented before the Ground Jury at the jog on Aug. 2. The The U.S. Team looked sharp under the care of veterinarian Dr. Tim Ober, farrier Dr. Todd Meister, physiotherapist […]
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 […]
