Bridgehampton, NY - Aug 30 - McLain Ward, of Brewster, N.Y., won his second jumper class of the 37th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show on Thursday morning, guiding Vocas to the fastest clean jump-off round in the $7,5000 Prudential Douglas Elliman 1.45m Open Jumper class. Riding about halfway through the [...]
The Equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start for Grades II and Ib in the team test today, but little could dampen the spirits of the riders and their teams as they began their Paralympic journey. There was a genuine [...]
Del Mar, CA - August 30, 2012 - Congratulations to Michelle Parker in her dominating performance in this evening's $32,000 Showpark Jumper Classic, presented by EquiFit, inc. Thirty-six horse and rider duos took on Canadian course designer Michel Vaillancourt's track today in the one-round speed competition and only four were [...]
Lauren Barwick and Ashley Gowanlock were first in the ring on the opening day of Equestrian competition for Canada at 2012 Paralympics on Thursday, August 30, at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. (Photo: Lindsay McCall)London, England - Despite a rainy start to the day, Lauren Barwick and Ashley Gowanlock had [...]
Jonathan Wentz (USA) and NTEC Richter Scale (Photo: Lindsay McCall)London, England - In London, there is always one conversational topic that a stranger can depend on to relieve an awkward situation, the weather. On Thursday August 30th, at the 2012 Paralympic Equestrian venue in Greenwich Park, the weather transitioned from [...]
Lee Pearson and Gentleman give Great Britain a first strong team score (Photo: FEI/Liz Gregg)The Equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start for Grades II and Ib in the team test today, but little could dampen the spirits of the [...]
Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions announces that the ESP Labor Day Show, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), will continue as scheduled on August 31-September 2, 2012, with adjusted start times on Friday, August 31. Despite 14 inches of rainfall in the Wellington area over the [...]
Breda, The Netherlands - International para-equestrian drivers are in Breda, The Netherlands right now ready to compete at the 2012 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. The first vet check took place Wednesday and the three horses that will be driven by Americans passed with ease. Athletes schooled in [...]
Bridgehampton, NY - Aug. 29, 2012 - Irish rider Ronan McGuigan scored a narrow victory on Capall Zidane in Wednesday morning’s $7,500 Wolffer Estate 1.4m Open Jumper class, but McLain Ward, a two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist, galloped to victory on Lucky Lord 20 in the afternoon’s $7,500 Equinimity 1.45m [...]
Bridgehampton, NY - Aug. 29, 2012 - Scott Stewart, of Wellington, Fla., won the Triple Crown Custom high performance hunter championship, along with two other hunter championships, on Tuesday and Wednesday at the 37th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Stewart, 48, guided Garfield, 9, to the Triple Crown Custom high [...]
