Riding a horse he’d never competed at the grand prix level, Eduardo Menezes won the $50,000 Las Vegas National CSI-W Grand Prix on Calavda, Nov. 5. It was a repeat for Menezes, who won the 2010 Las Vegas National. The Brazilian pro rider, who lives in Mexico and California, said Anthony D’Ambrosio’s course “started off […]
Richard Spooner and Cristallo won the Alltech National Horse Show $250,000 Grand Prix CSI-W on Nov. 5, using tight inside turns to edge out Great Britain’s Nick Skelton aboard Carlo 273 by just three-tenths of a second. Jessica Springsteen and Cincinatti Le Silla came in third as the fastest four-fault team for round two. The […]
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – In a sport of inches it came down to 7/100ths of a second. Beezie Madden had led the 2011 Pan American Games since Wednesday, and when she landed past the last fence in the second round of the day it seemed Individual Gold was secure with her fifth clear round of the […]
The U.S. show jumping team faced the pressure and delivered Thursday at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, jumping eight clear rounds and delivering the gold. Three fault-free rides propelled the nation to the top of the podium, wildly outperforming if not expectations at least the requirement that Team USA place within the […]
He was knockin’ on the door all year, but on Saturday night Lariccello found the “Welcome!” sign and barged on through, carrying Helen McNaught to victory in the $50,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar CSI-W. “This horse has come so close, so many times, I wanted to sprinkle holy water on him,” McNaught joked in […]
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 […]
There are incredible stories and then there is the story of the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Not only did William Fox-Pitt ride Parklane Hawk to a record sixth win of his career, but a little American horse named Neville Bardos defied every possible odd to finish seventh in the world’s toughest four-star. Fox-Pitt […]
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 […]
Ooh Ah, an 18-month-old Thoroughbred cross bred by Santa Ynez-based Leslie Nelson, has been named the 2011 Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF National Hunter Breeding Grand Champion. The chestnut filly with the large blaze competed against several dozen horses in Southern California at the Del Mar Horse Park on August 31 to claim the title Best Young […]
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 […]
