Top international dressage rider Guenter Seidel, based in Cardiff, got the ride on a new grand prix horse: Marie Meyers’ Fandango, a 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding. He will be competing over the next few months with an eye toward a slot on the U.S. team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The effort was made […]
The University of Southern California Equestrian Team finished the first half of the school year in first place for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s Zone 8, Region 2. “We had such a great year. The last four shows we’ve been the high-point champions,” Coach Karen Perlow said. The timing couldn’t be better. The team has […]
Germany topped a field of 10 countries to win the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, finishing on a total of four faults. The event was the highlight of CSIO week at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Ireland finished second with eight […]
The FEI’s first team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012, will début at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 22-25 March 2012. The brand new six-leg series, which will take place on a trial basis this year, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg. The FEI […]
Equine enthusiasts from all disciplines gathered at the inaugural Pomona Horse Expo Feb. 2-4 at the Fairplex, to take in a wide array of clinics, classes and “shopportunities.” More than 100,000-square-feet of trade show in three buildings showcased wares from saddles to clothing, art pieces to feeding supplements. “It’s a horse lover’s dream,” All Star […]
Los Angeles Equestrian Center general manager George Chatigny has been named president of the board of the California Professional Horsemen’s Association Foundation, a 501(c) 3 corporation that raises funds for scholarships, educational outreach and benevolence efforts. “We do fundraisers all year,” Chatigny explained. Next up is the bowling benefit, at Pickwick Bowl in Burbank. The […]
Always looking for ways to improve his circuits, HITS president and CEO Tom Struzzieri has unveiled a major upgrade to his HITS-on-the-Hudson: a charming 30-room luxury hotel and tavern that is sure to be the hot place to call home in the late summer. The namesake of the HITS Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix lives […]
Big news for Zone 10 Jumpers! The United States Equestrian Federation has named California’s Robert Ridland as U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor, the position occupied for the past six years by the legendary George Morris, who announced he will be retiring in 2013. Ridland, a partner in the San Juan Capistrano-based Blenheim EquiSports, will […]
It gives new meaning to the term “smashing fun!” The History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” pits 21st century horsemen against each other in an 11th century sport. The 10-episode series, which premiered Feb. 12, made a serious effort to recruit skilled riders. “We knew we could teach them them how to joust, but we wanted […]
The United States Equestrian Team Foundation mourns the loss of John H. Fritz, 87, of Rockford, IL and formerly of Gladstone, N.J. Fritz played a key role in nearly every aspect of the equestrian world from founding organizations to governing and officiating. Jack Fritz dedicated his life to promoting equestrian sports. A graduate of Princeton […]
