Demi Stiegler was tops among 41 entries in the United States Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West, which concluded Sept. 24 at the L.A. International Jumping Festival in Burbank. “It was amazing!” said Stiegler, who trains with Archie Cox and Robyn Stiegler. “I was sixth coming into Phase III, and I knew from […]
Olympic champion Eric Lamaze continued his winning streak by claiming the Grand Prix Ciutat de Barcelona Copa SEAT at the 100th edition of CSIO Barcelona. Riding Atlete Van T Heike, Lamaze was the only rider among 45 entries to post two perfect clear rounds. Spain’s Rutherford Latham placed second after making two time faults with […]
It was a one-two punch for Kirsten Coe, who took first and second at the $50,000 Blenheim World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix Sept. 16 at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano. Combined with her third place ribbon at the Grand Prix of Showpark CSI-W in Del Mar Sept. 3, Coe has […]
Eric Lamaze and Hickstead won the $1 Million CN International that capped the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 11. The duo was the only one to go double-clear around Leopoldo Placidos’ challenging course ─ an accomplishment all the more astounding in that Hickstead is now 15 years old. To his first place prize […]
Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Christine McCrea and Laura Kraut are the four riders that have made the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2011 Pan American Games. The United States Equestrian Federation has recommended to the United States Olympic Committee the athletes in combination with the following horses for the Oct. 14-30 games, in Guadalajara, […]
It was worth the trip from Germany for rider Andre Thieme and Aragon Rouet, who will be leaving Saugerties, New York $350,000 richer after winning the HITS Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix Sept. 11. California-based Duncan McFarlane and Mr. Whoopy were the only other pair to make it to the jump-off, where they had two […]
Riding for Australia, Harley Brown and Cassiato earned the blue sash at the $50,000 Grand Prix of Showpark, presented by the Grand Del Mar. The Sept. 3 event was the first World Cup Qualifier on the West Coast, taking place during the Blenheim EquiSports Showpark All Seasons Summer Classic, which ran Aug. 31-Sept. 4. The […]
El Sueño Equestrian Center in Somis hosts the second of three 2011 Benchmark Rallies on Sunday, Sept. 4. The events are part of a program developed by renowned international show jumping course designer Linda Allen. Allen developed the Benchmark Program in response to what she sees as a need for an affordable system of […]
It’s been a long time since anyone’s taken the King’s Cup from British soil, but Kent Farrington is bringing it back to the U.S. after a spectacular victory aboard Uceko earned him the title winner of the Longines King George V Gold Cup. The Sunday contest took place at the Royal International Horse Show in […]
Southern fliers from Zone 4 grabbed the gold in both the Junior and Young Rider jumper divisions at the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, Friday. In the YR division, California’s Zone 10 took silver, and Zone 2 – New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania – earned bronze at […]
