The Royal Ascot meet drew to a close with a joyous victory by Lethal Force in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, but tragedy too as Thomas Chippendale died at the finish line in the earlier Hardwicke Stakes. The cause of death is believed to be a heart-attack for the four-year-old colt for whom it was the […]
The formidable all-female USA team of Lucy Davis, Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut and Beezie Madden finished second at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup on June 21 at the CHIO Rotterdam, Germany. The hometown team, Germany, took top honors among the eight international squads. With a total score of five faults the USA was in contention […]
It was a night of glamour in Cannes with packed VIP lodges looking on as the USA’s Laura Kraut regained her spot at the top of the Global Champions Tour circuit rankings. Kraut ultimately wound up tenth in the grand prix, won by Germany’s Marcus Ehning, but her four-fault performance on Jubilee d’Ouilly was enough […]
HITS, Inc. has named Verizon Wireless the Official Wireless Provider of HITS Horse Shows Nationwide. HITS has been breaking ground with its event broadcasting. On the Desert Circuit in Thermal, the company through its deals with AGoodShow.tv, iEquine.com and HRTV.com generated a webcast and a one-hour special around its AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix. […]
Six California vaulters have been chosen to represent the United States at the CHIO Aachen, taking place in Germany, June 20-23. The following is the complete list of vaulters named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to participate in the CVIO3* at the CHIO Aachen. The United States will be represented by the following […]
It was a spectacular Spruce Meadows National tournament for Ashlee Bond and Little Valley Farms, landing in the money seven times in the International Arena over five days of competition, June 4-9. The strong performance also earned the Los Angeles-based rider and her mare Wistful the National’s Canadian Championship and a $15,000 bonus for their […]
Fifteen-year-old Lillie Keenan and her horse Pumped Up Kicks won the $125,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties on June 8. The event, presented by Zoetis, concluded three weeks of spring shows at HITS-on-the-Hudson with the only double clear of the day, mastering course designer Danny Foster’s track. The pair started competing together […]
Hometown hero Ben Maher took top honors in the Longines Global Champions Tour CSI-5* London Grand Prix on Sunday, sealing a patriotic victory on Cella on June 8. Second-place Nick Skelton, another Londoner, made it one of the most electrifying jump-offs in grand prix sport riding his Olympic gold medal stallion Big Star to eclipse […]
U.S. riders William Coleman III and Phillip Dutton win the CCI3* and CIC3* divisions respectively at the 2013 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, held June 6 to 9 at the Bromont Olympic Horse Park in Bromont, Quebec. The Olympic equestrian discipline of Three Day Eventing is often referred to as […]
Eduardo Menezes and Le Fleur 4 were the first to enter the arena at the $30,000 June Classic I Grand Prix on June 9, and also wound up first in the victory lap! The Brazilian rider and the eight-year-old dappled grey jumped beautifully around Linda Allen’s first round course, making perfection the benchmark for all […]
