The Chantilly leg of the Global Champions Tour featured nine U.S. show jumpers in the grand prix, with Beezie Madden making it all the way to No. 2 on Simon. It was Hans-Dieter Dreher of Germany that triumphed at the July 21 grand prix on his dark bay stallion Magnus Romeo, but with a week […]
The Solano Land Trust of Fairfield, CA, has raised $13.5 million to complete the purchase of 1,500 acres of open space in the Bay Area which it will add to its existing 10,000 acre holding and turn into a public park, located about half-way between San Francisco and Sacramento. The deal concludes 18 months of […]
Jonathan Wentz wound up the highest-placed U.S. contender at the Paralympics, placing fourth at the Sept. 1 Grade 1b Individual Para-Dressage Championship by riding NTEC Richter Scale to a 70.348. Wentz (Richardson, TX) drew the second slot in the order, and his score of 70.348 kept him in medal contention until the second-to-last rider, Pepo […]
HITS, Inc., together with the show organizers of Blenheim EquiSports, Jump Del Mar, Sacramento International and Langer Equestrian Group, is pleased to announce the start of the 2012-2013 qualifying period for the newly formed Thermal Million Grand Prix League. The qualifying season begins August 14 and runs through the HITS 2013 Desert Circuit in Thermal, […]
The Third Annual Union Bank Dog Iron Polo Cup and Champagne Brunch takes place this Sunday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m., at the Will Rogers Polo Club at Will Rogers State Historic Park in the Pacific Palisades. Celebrate the spirit of the guy who “never met a man I didn’t like” while contributing to a good […]
The British show jumping team clinched Olympic Gold today, fending off a fierce challenge by the Netherlands that was settled in a jump-off with the Silver-winning Dutch team. Saudi Arabia took Bronze. The sky may have been darkening, but the mood of the crowd was decidedly bright as 23,000 cheering fans gave a standing ovation […]
The top eight teams from Sunday’s jumping will contest three coveted medal slots today. The U.S. barely squeeked by, riding in on a two-way tie for seventh. A stellar performance combined with the frontrunners spilling an abundance of rails could see the USA atop the podium, though admittedly, it’s a longshot. But hey, Germany and […]
A strong performance by Saudi Arabia and a resurgent team USA were the big news out of day two of Olympic Show Jumping, the highlight of which was a second clear round from Rich Fellers and Flexible. Saturday’s contest was the first of three rounds with scores that will count toward team medals. After round […]
Team Britain maintains its dressage lead, while Steffen Peters and Ravel powered the U.S. team into seventh place with 77.705 as the first phase of dressage competition, the Grand Prix test, concluded on Aug. 3. Scores from the Grand Prix Special, to be held Aug. 7, will combine with the Grand Prix scores to determine […]
Seventy-five riders compete in the first of four days of show-jumping. In total, there are five rounds (plus jump-off). The first two rounds, Aug. 4 and 5, decide who gets to compete in the team final on Aug. 6. The individual final is Aug. 8 results. Scores from all five rounds count towards the individual […]
