Category archives for: Jumpers

Clotheshorse: Season of the Boot

With the continued infiltration of European companies into the U.S. market as well as advancements in technology and limitless options to customize, there truly is a boot for every type of rider. The question is, which kind are you? The Athlete: Ariat Volant Collection Many of you have probably already heard about this sporty new […]

U.S. World Cup Show Jumpers

Ashlee Bond and Cadett 7 win the 2010 Los Angeles National

Ashlee Bond, Rich Fellers and Richard Spooner are the West Coast riders selected to represent the United States at the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final, taking place April 27-May 1 in Leipzig, Germany. The event will make World Cup history in that it is the first to feature under one roof the finals in three disciplines […]

Richard Spooner: Peak Performance

California’s fair-haired boy, Richard Spooner, became the toast of Palm Beach, distinguishing himself at the Winter Equestrian Festival and on the Florida circuit with mounts including Cristallo and Billy Bianca. The international show jumping champion  returned to Southern California in early April, having spent the prior month competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, […]

Lucy Davis HITS the Bigtime!

Leaving the juniors behind, 18-year-old Lucy Davis ignited the adult phase of her career with a stellar four consecutive grand prix victories on the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, Calif., including the prestigious $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert on Nemo 119. It’s been a breakout season even by Davis’ standard of steady and […]

HITS Desert Circuit Enjoys Bounce

The HITS 2011 Dessert Circuit is one for the history books – qualifying West Coasters for the new $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final, offering jumper riders like Germany’s  Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum the chance to rack up points for the $1 Million Pfizer Grand Prix and catapulting 18-year-old Lucy Davis into orbit as a superstar. “The […]

Fellers Earns Diamonds and Platinum at HITS

With $78,600 in prize money for the circuit, Oregon-based rider Rich Fellers won both the Catena Leading Grand Prix Rider and Platinum Performance Leading World Cup Rider honors on the HITS Desert Circuit, which ran Jan. 25-March 13 in Thermal, Calif. On Feb. 5 the duo began accelerating its World Cup drive with a blue […]

Back to School at Pegasus

There’s a new schooling show in town! Pegasus Equestrian Center in Agoura hosted a top-notch program on Dec. 11 that organizer Erin Rorabaugh said is the trigger for what she hopes will be four such shows this year. The idea, she explains, is to “run it like an A-rated horse show, but at a schooling […]

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