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Judge, Jobs Master Day One

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Quentin Judge and HH Fyloe rode to victory in the first 5* level class of the Longines Masters of Los Angeles, Oct. 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Judge cruised to victory in Prix The Hollywood Reporter 1.45m CSI5* with a time of 56.66 seconds, narrowly edging out Germany’s Jerome Guery and Upper Star. Jame Richard Philips (SUI) and […]

Uruguayan Endurance Rider Sanctioned

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The FEI has imposed a provisional suspension on a Uruguayan Endurance rider whose horse has tested positive for a prohibited substance. Samples taken at a CEI2* event in Trinidad (URU) on 8 August 2015 from the horse LG Muneerah (FEI ID 104TQ89/URU), ridden by Fernanda Villar (URU) to win the 120-kilometre competition, have returned positive […]

Landkamer Memoriam

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U.S. FEI steward Lloyd Landkamer passed away peacefully at his home, Brandywine Farm in Minnesota, on Sept. 25, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Landkamer was an FEI Dressage Steward and discipline manager for Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky (USA). He started his career as a show […]

Germans Win Eventing Nation’s Cup in Belgium

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Germany was again victorious in Waregem, Belgium, at FEI Nations Cup Eventing 2015. Germany beat by 50 penalties the home-side Belgium team, which came in second on this seventh leg of this 8-part Nation’s Cup series. It was Germany’s third win this season, following victories at Houghton Hall in England and in Aachen, Germany. But Britain, who have participated in the […]

Guerdat, Bichsel Cleared by FEI

Swiss Jumping riders Steve Guerdat and Alessandra Bichsel, whose horses tested positive for Prohibited Substances earlier this year, have been cleared of any wrongdoing following separate legal agreements with the FEI. The agreements, in which the FEI accepts that the positives were caused by poppy seed contamination, have been independently approved by the FEI Tribunal. […]

Parot Plumbs Atlantis Riches in $100K

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Chilean rider Samuel Parot and his own 12-year-old bay gelding Atlantis took the win in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Sacramento CSI3* last night at the Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center. A sell-out crowd packed the stands and VIP Lounge at facility’s indoor arena for an evening of excitement  presented by Lasher’s Elk Grove Dodge […]

Belgium Takes Furusiyya Nation’s Cup

The Belgian team may have missed the chance to compete in the 2016 Olympics, but their win in the 2015 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Jumping title in the final round at Real Club de Polo in Barcelona reminded the world they are a force to be reckoned with. The USA placed fourth. “It was […]

Bluman Rolex Prize Ticks Past 200K

Daniel Bluman collected $212,000 and a Rolex watch for his victory at the Central Park Horse Show’s U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix last night. Touring the course on the 9-year-old Dutch mare Conconcreto Believe, the Colombian rider took part in a tense duo of a jump-off with Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Barnetta, ultimately delivering the quickest of […]

Swail Speeds to $40K NYC Win

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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 […]

U.S. Breaks Jinx! Makes Furusiyya Final Round

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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 […]

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