The United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing Eligible Athlete Committee and Eventing High Performance Committee have unanimously recommended David O’Connor to be the Eventing Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor, succeeding Capt. Mark Phillips in 2013. The recommendation will go to the USEF High Performance Working Group before being presented to the USEF Executive Committee. The search […]
After riding five bold cross-country rounds, James Allison ended Sunday in first and second place in the CIC3* at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials in Temecula, CA. Alliston, of Castro Valley, CA, won with his veteran Jumbo’s Jake (51.2), owned by India McEvoy, and moved up to second with his less experienced mount Tivoli […]
Reigning World Champion Michael Jung proved a juggernaut, leading Germany to a decisive victory in the first leg of the FEI Nation’s Cup Eventing tour in Fountainbleau, France, where he claimed three of the top four individual slots. The Netherlands was second and France third, followed by Spain, Australia and Great Britain at this inaugural […]
Snow pelted 3 Day Ranch in Aguanga, CA, this weekend, dealing event riders a wild hand. Competitors at The Event, March 16-18, got to ride their dressage test under sunny, warm skies Friday, endured crisp temperatures and showers late in the afternoon on Saturday, and woke to four inches of snow for stadium jumping on […]
The United States Equestrian Federation has debuted a new website, Experience Eventing, geared toward attracting investors to syndicates that support the discipline at the high-performance level. “During the first half century of Three-Day-Eventing, all international teams were produced from national armies, and so horses and riders were chosen and paired by command authority,” the site’s […]
Great weather and prime courses once again made the Galway Downs Winter Horse Trials in Temecula the ideal way for event riders to get in the groove for busy spring and summer seasons. “As usual, it’s the best way to start off the year,” Gina Economu of L.A.’s Pepperwood Farms said of the Feb. 4-5 […]
The FEI’s first team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012, will début at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 22-25 March 2012. The brand new six-leg series, which will take place on a trial basis this year, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg. The FEI […]
Robert Kellerhouse founded Galway Downs in 1998, when he relocated his Del Mar Eventing horse show business to the 240-acre complex in Temecula. Following the success of his second CCI 3* show, The Equestrian News editor in chief Paula Parisi asked him to share his perspective on the sport. The Equestrian News: The rain that […]
TEMECULA, Calif. – Although the rains returned at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event today, they couldn’t stop the juggernaut that was British rider James Alliston. He started the day by winning the CCI1* aboard Mojo, then he placed second in the CCI2* with Tivoli. And then he finished his day with a victory in […]
TEMECULA ― James Alliston of Great Britain and Jumbo’s Jake put on a masterful display of cross-country riding to move into the lead in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event Saturday, with a score of 45.4. The 27-year-old Alliston, who lives in Castro Valley, Calif., finished faultlessly aboard India McEvoy’s 13-year-old […]
