A plague-infected ground squirrel was discovered in the Angeles National Forest in California. An excess of fleas tipped public health investigators to irregularity in the creature, which was discovered dead on July 16 with a formal diagnosis issued 10 days later. The squirrel was recovered in the Table Mountain campgrounds near Wrightwood, north-east of Los […]
The USA’s Beezie Madden pulled off a stunning grand prix victory in Chantilly, taking the big prize on her 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour debut in France! Riding Cortes C, she capped two clear rounds with a blazing jump-off time of 41.58 seconds at the July 20 competition. Christian Ahlmann of Germany was about a […]
Colorado rider Rusty Toth and Take A Break, known as “Quake,” won the 58th Tevis Cup Endurance Ride, completing the 100-mile race with a time of 14 hours and 57 minutes on July 20. Jennifer Waitte was second on M Dash Czoe. Only 75 horse and rider combinations, or 47% of the 160 starters, were […]
There was joy and heartbreak as Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann seized his first grand prix win on the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, barely edging out Portuguese rider Luciana Diniz, who placed third in front of her hometown crowd in Estoril on July 6. As the day’s 104 degree temperatures subsided, the excitement built. Von […]
Animal protection groups are battling efforts to open horse slaughter plants, filing suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court on grounds that the requisite National Environmental Protection Act impact reports were not conducted for proposed facilities in Illinois and New Mexico. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue, […]
Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister were the top U.S. finishers at the 2013 CHIO Aachen, where the local German team once again picked up the gold. Overall, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team finished seventh and Coudray 10th at the World Cup meet, which drew top competitors from around the world. Results for the CICO3* […]
The U.S. Dressage Team marked their resurgence with a third-place finish in the Lambertz FEI Nations Cup at the Aachen CDIO5* in Germany on June 26. The team of Steffen Peters, Tina Konyot, Jan Ebeling and Shelly Francis had a team total of 217.298. Grmany took home top honors with a score of 232.150, led […]
Richard Spooner and Cristallo won the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco CSI5* 1.60m on June 29, producing the only triple-clear round out of three who made the jump-off. Great Britain’s William Funnel and Billy Congo were second with four-faults. Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander and Guccio were third with seven faults. In […]
The first weekend of international competition at the CHIO Aachen wrapped on June 23 in the Albert-Vahle Arena in Germany, with six U.S. vaulters putting forth great efforts and gaining valuable experience. Four individuals and one Pas de Deux team represented the U.S. in CVIO3* competition led by Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer and Alicen Divita. […]
Josephina Nor-Lantzman and Chello Z sailed to victory as the only double-clear at the Blenheim $30,000 June Classic III Grand Prix. Eduardo Menezes and Le Fleur 4 and Jamie Barge and Lasse were second and third. The event, presented by the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, took place on the grass on another gorgeous, breezy Southern […]
