Now is the chance to help your favorite rider, trainer, horse or other equestrian personality get their moment in the spotlight, by casting a vote in the 2011 FEI Awards competition. Voting is open until July 31, in five categories, and you cast your ballot online. The FEI Awards recognize the horses, men, women and […]
Weltmeyer, the sire that is credited with “almost single-handedly reshaping the Hanoverian breed,” died as a result of a severe colic attack on June 27. The chestnut stallion was 27, and had been standing at the Celle state stud in Ankum, Germany. Stable manager Axel Brockmann told EuroDressage that “Because of his age we decided […]
Goal-hungry gals from three continents descended on the polo fields of Santa Barbara June 23-26 for the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s Second Annual Ladies World Championship Tournament Qualifier, presented by Terry Ryken’s Sotheby’s in support of Girls Inc. The Estancia Ventarron and Empire Polo teams wound up battling it out for the top prize on […]
In Carpinteria, they’re rolling out the green carpet – 300 yards long! – for Prince William and his bride, Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. The royal couple has put the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club on the list of stops for their upcoming North American tour. On July 9, the Prince will grab a […]
SoCal dressage star Guenter Seidel is officially back! The Cardiff, Calif.-based rider won his first European CDI4*since suffering a pelvic fracture in June 2010. Seidel and the 10-year-old KWPN gelding U II triumphed in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Manfred Swarovski Memorial Tournament in Austria on June 26, it was reported by www.Dressage-News.com. The […]
Skill, scope and agility are three very important components that mark the world’s best show jumping combinations. It took all of this and more to win the $350,000 Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Monaco, where Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson prevailed as the only one of 48 starters to jump two no-fault rounds. Riding the stallion […]
Nineteen-year-old Los Angeles rider Ricky Neal jumped to victory at the CSIOY Hagen Grand Prix in Germany. Neal was one of five U.S. young riders that participated in a four-city Nation’s Cup tour of Europe this summer. Riding as a team, the U.S. teens showed stellar form, winning in Austria on June 11, taking second […]
Emmett Ross has been formally recommended to be the Endurance Chef d’ Equipe for the United States Equestrian Federation. The announcement was made June 24 by the group’s Endurance Eligible Athlete Committee and Endurance High Performance Committee. Ross, currently working at a personal training facility in Texas, has been involved in every aspect of endurance […]
Charreada gets a cameo in Chris Weitz’ film A Better Life, which opens today from Summit Entertainment. The plot centers on the relationship between a Mexican gardener and his teenage son, who hovers precipitously on the edge of gang life. Illegals living in Los Angeles, they move through a sort of shadow world, struggling to […]
Torrential rain and severe winds damaged at least nine barns at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, KY, last night displacing about 150 horses and 100 backstretch workers housed on the premises, according to Associated Press. As a result, the track will be closed for live racing at least through today, though training will take place […]
