Ireland’s Conor Swail and Simba De La Roque got show jumping started at the second annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show, with a victory in the $40,000 FEI Speed Class Thursday last night. Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl placed second, with Daniel Bluman (COL) and Concreto Believe in third. Course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil set the […]
The Belgian team came out on top while the U.S. tied for fourth at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final in Barcelona today. The fourth place finish (nine faults — a tie with Great Britain) put the U.S. into round one’s top eight, which means they will compete in the final round on Saturday. This […]
International show jumping star Daniel Bluman has signed a deal with bespoke Italian bootmaker Alberto Fasciani. Bluman will provide inspiration and insight into a new Bluman-model boot that will be available at Alberto Fasciani shops and online. Bluman is no stranger to haute équestre, as an ambassador for Hermès Sellier since early 2013. The Colombian-born rider, who still competes under […]
The Sacramento International Horse Show started off with a bang, as Eduardo Menezes and Caruschka won the $25,000 Jumper Classic. The week of competitive classes features world class riders such as Richard Spooner, Will Simpson, Quentin Judge, Mandy Porter, Eric Navet, Jill Humphrey and Ben Asselin, to name a few. “The eighth anniversary of the Sacramento […]
Pony power was going full bore at the Marshall & Sterling Insurance League National Finals, Sept. 9-13, 2015, at the HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY. The show included special events like an Ice Cream Social and gala awards dinner hosted at the Diamond Mills Hotel restaurant The Tavern. And while it rained a […]
The buzz is building for tomorrow’s $2.6 million Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final 2015 at FC Barcelona’s Real de Polo. Spaniard Alvarez Moya had determination written all over his face as he promised, “when it comes to the Furusiyya Final in my home country I will be giving it 100 per cent!” He’ll have to: he’ll be going […]
The son of renowned equestrian Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and VP and Prime Minister of the UAE, died this morning, felled by a heart attack at age 33, according to the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was to turn 34 on November […]
The National Sunshine I and National Sunshine II were reinvented last year, when the shows formerly known as the LA Preview and the LA National were purchased from Langer Equestrian Group, relocating them from the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, to the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal. More than $1 million in prize money will be […]
The Breeders’ Cup takes place Oct. 30-31 at Keenland, in Lexington, KY. It is the richest two days in sports, with $26 million paid out in purses and awards over the entire weekend. Thirteen races comprise the schedule, with NBC Sports broadcasting live from the event. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is among those competing in […]
The new Olympic Channel for the 2016 games will be the focus of a session at Sportel International, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The session, “The Olympic Channel: A Win-Win for Sport and Sports Media,” will examine the strategies the Olympic Channel management and International Federations have to more deeply engage audiences […]
