The Sacramento International Horse Show started off with a bang, as Eduardo Menezes and Caruschka won the $25,000 Jumper Classic. The week of competitive classes features world class riders such as Richard Spooner, Will Simpson, Quentin Judge, Mandy Porter, Eric Navet, Jill Humphrey and Ben Asselin, to name a few. “The eighth anniversary of the Sacramento […]
The son of renowned equestrian Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and VP and Prime Minister of the UAE, died this morning, felled by a heart attack at age 33, according to the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was to turn 34 on November […]
The National Sunshine I and National Sunshine II were reinvented last year, when the shows formerly known as the LA Preview and the LA National were purchased from Langer Equestrian Group, relocating them from the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, to the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal. More than $1 million in prize money will be […]
The new Olympic Channel for the 2016 games will be the focus of a session at Sportel International, Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The session, “The Olympic Channel: A Win-Win for Sport and Sports Media,” will examine the strategies the Olympic Channel management and International Federations have to more deeply engage audiences […]
Twenty-two nations and 19 teams will compete for global recognition at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final, hosted by CSIO Barcelona for the third year in a row. CSIO Barcelona 2015 will take place at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona from the Sept. 24–27. Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, […]
The Black Barn is a new restaurant that draws visually on the theme of a high-end stable, with soaring rafters and lots of exposed wood and concrete. But the place has actual horse cred; it’s the second hospitality venture from HITS chief Tom Struzzieri (also known as show-jumping’s “million dollar man” for the three $1 […]
Scott Brash pockets a cool $1.8 Million for his victory in the CP International, presented by Rolex, at the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament riding superstar mount Hello Sanctos. Brash makes history as the first rider to in the three years of its existence to conquer the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping by winning a trio […]
The Marshall & Sterling Insurance League Finals, which runs through Sunday at HITS Saugerties, is at capacity, according to show management, who welcomed riders from around the country to compete at a national level. “It’s sold out again,” HITS CEO Tom Struzzieri said. “We can only take 500 horses.” Now in its 24th year, the […]
Blenheim EquiSports has joined forces with West Palms Events for the $10,000 Michael Nyuis Scholarship, created by West Palms earlier this year. The Michael Nyuis Scholarship offers dedicated up-and-coming riders $10,000 dollars in horse show credit, to be used at West Palms Events’ horse shows (excluding the Del Mar National and the LA Masters), and Blenheim EquiSports events […]
Aaron Vale and Dress Balou took blue and a stunning $150,000 check in the HITS Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Finals. The event is the richest hunter rider competition in the world, and played out over three days, Sept. 4-6, at HITS’ headquaters in Saugerties, NY. A total of 75 riders qualified, based on their […]
