Archive for: August, 2015

Flight of the Valkenswaard: Kutscher and van Gogh

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Germany’s Marco Kutscher and van Gogh seized a phenomenal victory in the highly-charged Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard, with Great Britain’s Scott Brash hanging on to his overall ranking lead with only three legs left in the 2015 title race. On Aug. 15, 18 of the world’s Top 20 riders took part […]

Tops International Arena Opens

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The spectacular new Tops International Arena sport horse venue in Holland opened its doors to the public this month, hosting the Longines Global Champions Tour from 13th – 16th August. Jan Tops, the Olympic gold medalist and businessman who founded the Global Champions Tour in 2006, is married to show jumping champion Edwina Tops-Alexander. The Tops’ have […]

Hunters Shine at Huntington Beach

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In just three years, the Huntington Beach Summer Classic has come into its own, offering up am exciting mix of hunter and jumper classes in a lovely setting, the 25-acre Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center — all that and a fundraiser too. It’s what exhibitors and spectators alike have come to expect from West Palms Events, whose […]

72-Year-Old Endures, Tops Tevis Field

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Potato Richardson, 72, of Greenwood, CA, and his 14-year-old chestnut Arabian mare, SMR Filouette, beat a scrappy field of 201 riders to claim victory in the 60th Tevis Cup endurance competition. Twenty U.S. states and 11 countries were represented in the Aug. 1-2 ride, a 100-mile marathon that begins at the Robie Equestrian Park (elevation 7,000 feet), south […]

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