The 2012 Alltech National Horse Show, 129th Edition, marked the first day of Open Jumper competition with a $50,000 Triumph Project Welcome Stake, sponsored by the Davis McCullough Foundation. Speed was the name of the game and Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts was on point with his new mount Cortez. The pair blazed around the track in […]
Don’t throw away those Halloween pumpkins! Generally speaking, horses enjoy a pumpkin treat, and can do so safely. While pumpkins are often thought of as “vegetables,” they are a type of squash, and technically a member of the fruit family. Give your horse a special Halloween treat by carving out a small pumpkin, saving some […]
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 […]
The zombie flash mob couldn’t stop Lane Clarke and Casseur de Prix from winning the Villas at Rancho Valencia $55,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar CSI-W 1.60m class in two spectacular clean rounds on Oct. 27 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The pair was one of only four horse and rider combinations in 20 to […]
Cue the fireworks for the Global Champions Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Nov. 24. Rolex/FEI World Show Jumping No.1 Rolf-Göran Bengtsson of Sweden has drawn even with Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander, creating a tie at the top of the leaderboard for the start the 12th leg of the tour. Each has 196 points. At this […]
HITS has set dates for the 2013 Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, including the inaugural Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix on March 17. The show unfolds Jan. 22-March 17 with a week off Feb. 12-17. “We ended the 2012 season in Thermal with a tremendous amount of momentum,” HITS President and CEO Tom Struzzieri said. […]
HITS has set dates for the 2013 Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, including the inaugural Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix on March 17. The show unfolds Jan. 22-March 17 with a week off Feb. 12-17. Leading up to the 2013 event will be the all-new Thermal Million Grand Prix League, a series of qualifiers that […]
Already assured of his record eighth year-end title as the biggest winner on the 43-rodeo California Circuit, steer wrestler Luke Branquinho took top honors at the Oct. 19-21 Lancaster rodeo that was also the Ram California Circuit Finals Championship. He is among five Cali cowboys, and one cowgirl, that made the cut to compete at […]
Simon Baker’s latest co-star is a horse. The Australian hottie is the new “Ambassador of Elegance” for Swiss watchmaker Longines, a sponsor and one of the official timekeepers of show jumping’s CSI 5* Global Champions tour. The backdrop for the new campaign, photographed by Nicolas Guérin, was France’s lush Chantilly racecourse, home of the Prix […]
Among the great initiatives by the Compton Jr. Posse is the Junior Ranger program, which provides on-the-job-training for careers as park rangers with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, a joint venture between the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Conejo Recreation Park District and the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. Now entering its third […]
