Ashlee Bond and Chela LS blew away the competition, winning the $33,000 Welcome Grand Prix by almost four full seconds at the Sacramento International Horse Show’s World Cup Week. Gusty winds threatened tents, show set-ups and anything not tightly bound down on the second day of the show, which runs Oct. 1-6 at the Murieta […]
There were fireworks in Vienna tonight, the penultimate stop on the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, as the USA’s Laura Kraut maintained her No. 1 GCT circuit ranking despite a valiant effort by Portugal’s Lucinda Diniz, who wound up fourth. Gerco Schröder (NED) and London topped the podium for the GTC Grand Prix of Vienna […]
California’s Lucy Davis won the Grand Prix of Lausanne today, while countryman Laura Kraut kept hold of her circuit crown on the Swiss leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour. After a dramatic second-round showdown Kraut managed to keep her lead over Christian Ahlmann (GER)and Luciana Diniz (POR). But it was 20-year-old Davis, of Beverly […]
Talk about timing! Belgian rider Pieter Devos won the $1 Million CN International Grand Prix on his first trip to Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB. “It’s a dream come true,” said Devos. “To win here is great, but to win the grand prix is unbelievable,” the 27-year-old rider noted on completing his Sept. 8 blue ribbon […]
West Coast riders John Pearce (Chianto), Duncan McFarlane (Mr. Whoopy) and Nayel Nassar (Lordan), join a host of superstars participating in the HITS Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix tomorrow, capping the HITS-on-the-Hudson summer season. These include Margie Engle on Royce, Candice King on Campbell VDL and Jill Henselwood (CAN) on George. McLain Ward and Peter […]
Brazil’s Alvaro de Miranda won the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of The Netherlands, presented by VDL Group, riding AD Rahmannshof’s Bogeno. The CSI5* 1.60m event took place Aug. 17 at Stal Tops in Valkenswaard. The popular rider, known as Doda, set the arena on fire, shaving a full four seconds off the […]
Stal Tops in the Netherlands is the backdrop for the ninth stop on the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, Valkenswaard, and we’re adding this private equestrian estate to our list of the most most beautiful in the world. Tops – an Olympic gold medalist and GCT president – founded the International Concours Valkenswaard here 20 […]
McLain Ward and Zander won the $75,000 AIG Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY, July 28. The nine-year-old gelding purchased by Ward and Grant Road Partners a year-and-a-half ago has picked up some impressive wins this past year, including the $33,000 Cargill Cup 1.50m CSI4* at the Spruce […]
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 […]
One thing on which we can all agree: in California, valuable show-miles are hard to come by at a reasonable price, and high-quality exhibition opportunities for young riders, equine babies and general newcomers to the sport are to be encouraged. Which is why the 4th Annual Paddock Club Schooling Show was a welcome addition to […]
