Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander and her show jumping superstar Cevo Itot du Chateau did not disappoint in the opening leg of the 2012 Global Champions Tour, winning the $600,000 Grand Prix of Qatar in Doha on April 7. After two initial rounds, the reigning 2011 GCT champion bested rivals in a high-powered jump-off of seven. Tops-Alexander […]
Rusty Stewart and Bristol won the first major contest of the 2012 Blenheim EquiSports show season, taking blue in the $40,000 Royal Champion Grand Prix on Sunday, April 1. Stewart and his home-bred horse, owned by Grey Fox Farm, mastered the Leopoldo Palacios track, besting the field of 21. He was one of six horse […]
In the ultimate round there was only one big win, but California cowboys roped, rode and wrestled their way to second in the team standings at the 2012 Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, with $66,794 in earnings. Team roping was the big category for California, with header Spencer Mitchell of Colusa taking […]
Shawna Harding and Come On III are replacing Jim Kofford and Pharoh as U.S. representatives in the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Kofford (Raleigh, NC) withdrew, citing veterinary reasons. Harding and her horse were the next highest-placed pair in the North American League behind Kofford and Pharaoh (owned by Hannah Shook and […]
The USEF has named the following athletes to the 2012 Show Jumping European Young Rider and Junior Rider Tour. Two west coast riders-Annie Laurie Cook (Woodside, CA) and Navona Gallegos (Santa Fe, NM)-made the cut to compete at the following prestigious shows: CSIOYJ Bonheiden (BEL): May 17-20 CSIOYJ Reims (FRA): May 31-June 3 CSIOYJ Hagen […]
There is a USEF Open Forum meeting March 28 moderated by USEF president David O’Connor, addressing “The Status of Show Jumping in the United States.” The meeting will be held in San Juan Capistrano at the Blenheim Equisports Spring Classic. This is a rare opportunity for Southern California riders to get face time with top […]
Following the conclusion of the USEF Olympic Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team, the United States Equestrian Federation has released the following ranked athlete/horse combinations to the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. In addition to the 20 who made it through all four rounds […]
Reed Kessler and Margie Engle ended the first leg of the 2012 Olympic trials in a tie. Each had one rail on the final day of jumping and finished the four-round contest with 12 points. They decided to forgo a jump off, sparing their horses after an arduous week of competition, splitting the winner’s share […]
Moorpark’s Jan Ebeling and Jim Kofford of Raleigh, NC, have been qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final to be held in ‘S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, April 18-22. The announcement was made today by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). They qualified with the following horses during World […]
The FEI is putting a damper on helmet cam use. Today it issued the following statement, which seems to indicate that while the primary concern is safety, it is equally focused on potential infringement of previously contracted video rights. The statement reads as follows: Further to the new provision in article 140 of the General […]
