Reigning World Champion Michael Jung proved a juggernaut, leading Germany to a decisive victory in the first leg of the FEI Nation’s Cup Eventing tour in Fountainbleau, France, where he claimed three of the top four individual slots. The Netherlands was second and France third, followed by Spain, Australia and Great Britain at this inaugural […]
Seventeen-year-old Reed Kessler is the youngest rider to make a play for the Olympic gold ring, and she got there on a horse that competed in her first grand prix only weeks before the trials. Not only did Kessler and her mare, Cylana, make the cut for try-outs, they were No. 1 on the […]
The North American Rider Group (NARG), a professional association of high-performance hunter-jumpers, has issued its second annual list of the continent’s top horse shows as voted by membership. The “Top 25 of 2011” is topped by two West Coast venues―albeit in Canada; Spruce Meadows is No. 1 and Thunderbird No. 2. Three California shows made […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Saut Hermès is a horse show of palatial proportions. Taking place in the heart of Paris March 16-18, the third edition of the event brings together 58 riders from 15 European nations, competing in nine classes up to CSI5* under the beautiful glass-domed roof of the Grand Palais. The legendary Hermès fashion house was […]
Here’s something you don’t see every day. French trainer Michel Robert won the Prix GL on a piebald mare, Catapulte. The class took place March 17 at Saut Hermes, a CSI5* jumping event, March 16-18 at the au Grand Palais, Paris. A 9-year-old Belgian Sport Horse, Robert has been bringing her along for five years. […]
Chris Pratt cruised into the winners circle, taking the blue in the HITS $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix March 11, and, two days earlier the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, riding Indigo Farms, LLC’s Cruise. It was a spectacular end to the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit for the Canadian jumper, who collected a $60,000 check for his […]
Lucy Davis is ready to jump into the big leagues. After spending the summer competing in Europe, with coaches Markus and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, the 19-year-old from Los Angeles is currently competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, where she plans to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games show jumping selection trials on […]
