Today, 36 international riders have been announced as qualified to compete for $1 Million in prize money at the Longines Masters of Los Angeles CSI 5*, October 1- 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Thirteen U.S. riders will compete with the top 22 from Europe and one from the Middle East in what in only its second year […]
The Marshall & Sterling Insurance League Finals, which runs through Sunday at HITS Saugerties, is at capacity, according to show management, who welcomed riders from around the country to compete at a national level. “It’s sold out again,” HITS CEO Tom Struzzieri said. “We can only take 500 horses.” Now in its 24th year, the […]
Happy ponies and riders swimming in colorful ribbons gathered for victory laps at the conclusion of the 2015 National Dressage Pony Cup, September 5-6 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. After two days of competition, a full roster of 2015 champions was named for Intro through FEI levels in Open, Adult Amateur, and […]
Beezie Madden and Simon decisively won the HITS CP $1 Million FEI 5* Grand Prix today, taking home a $330,000 slice of the pie for the horse’s owner Abigail Wexner. The duo was the only team with a clear round over Steve Stephens razor’s edge of a course, and they did it in a speedy 88.320, […]
Aaron Vale and Dress Balou took blue and a stunning $150,000 check in the HITS Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Finals. The event is the richest hunter rider competition in the world, and played out over three days, Sept. 4-6, at HITS’ headquaters in Saugerties, NY. A total of 75 riders qualified, based on their […]
Michael Jung (GER) and his impressive La Biosthetique Sam jumped the perfect clear round to win the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in Great Britain, Sept. 4-6, 2015. The event was the sixth and final leg of the FEI Classics 2014/2015 tour. Burghley also saw Jung’s German compatriot Ingrid Klimke, 47, accept the FEI Classics 2014/2015 championship. […]
Margot Peroni and Orlon took the blue in the HITS Platinum Performance $250,000 Hunter Prix Final in Saugerties, NY, taking home a $75,000 share of the prize purse. It as a dramatic ascent for Peroni, of Califon, NJ, from last year’s 25th place finish in the competition riding the same horse. After Friday’s two preliminary rounds, […]
Five Olympians, international riders from Germany, Mexico, Ireland and Canada and two past HITS $1 Million title-holders are on the list of 41 riders unveiled by HITS to compete in its CP $1 Million FEI CSI 5* presented by Wells Fargo later this afternoon, making for what is sure to be an event spectacle. (Watch […]
In a rather unusual turn of events, Heather Caristo-Williams and Pablo Barrios tied for first-place in the $34,000 FEI HITS Jumper Classic at HITS Saugerties today. The event was a qualifying class for Sunday’s Canadian Pacific $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI-5*. Spectators were on the edge of their seats down to the end when Barrios, of Wellington, […]
Mandy Porter and Con Capilot were the only double clear in a field of 35 horse and rider combinations at the $54,500 Land Rover Sacramento International Grand Prix CSI-W 1.60m. The Oct. 5 event was the high-performance pinnacle of the Sacramento International Horse Show World Cup Week, Oct. 1-6 at the Murieta Equestrian Center. Heiko […]
