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 […]
Day two of the USEF selection trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games concluded with a three-way tie at the top of the standings: Margie Engle, Rich Fellers and Reed Kessler share the No. 1 spot, each carrying eight points heading into Saturday’s fourth and final round. Insofar as today’s […]
The competition is heating up, with only six clear rounds on Day 2 of the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games: Charlie Jayne/Uraya (77.7); Reed Kessler/Mika (77.54); Rich Fellers/Flexible (78.59); Quetin Judge/Carotino (79.29); Reed Kessler/ Cylana (79.43); Saer Coulter/Springtime (79.81). Complete results for the competition, formally known […]
Wellington, FL – There were eight clear rounds on Day 1 of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympics. The four-round competition is formally known as the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships and concludes Saturday. It takes place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, during Week […]
Moorpark’s Jan Ebeling and Jim Kofford of Raleigh, NC, have been qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final to be held in ‘S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, April 18-22. The announcement was made today by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). They qualified with the following horses during World […]
The FEI is putting a damper on helmet cam use. Today it issued the following statement, which seems to indicate that while the primary concern is safety, it is equally focused on potential infringement of previously contracted video rights. The statement reads as follows: Further to the new provision in article 140 of the General […]
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 United States Equestrian Federation has debuted a new website, Experience Eventing, geared toward attracting investors to syndicates that support the discipline at the high-performance level. “During the first half century of Three-Day-Eventing, all international teams were produced from national armies, and so horses and riders were chosen and paired by command authority,” the site’s […]
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 […]
