Hickstead, West Sussex, UK— When top-scoring American dressage rider Katherine Bateson-Chandler returned to her native United Kingdom this summer, she was ready to take on international competition with her partner Alcazar— a ten-year-old KWPN gelding (Cantango X Polin, Ferro) owned by Jane Forbes Clark. Having just stepped Alcazar up to [...]
Lisa Lockhart and Louie have done it again. They won Calgary earlier this month, and now they've won Cheyenne. Though Lockhart's payout at Cheyenne Frontier Days isn't as impressive as the $100,000 check from Calgary, it'll help her keep her lead in the standings. She'll take $18,112.18 with her as [...]
In the Suez Environment class, over 1,55m fences, the Irish Billy Twomey is the fastest of the 46 riders on his 18 years old mare, Tinka's Serenade.Like in the previous class, the riders had to clear the course but also be as quick as possible to get to the podium. [...]
East Dorset, Vermont – Jimmy Torano of Wellington, FL, claimed the blue ribbon in the $5,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay, aboard Lion Hearted on Thursday, July 30, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs for six consecutive weeks [...]
Parker, CO – During the month of July, the jumper ring at the Colorado Horse Park saw outstanding horse and rider pairs claim blue ribbons in the Premier Equestrian 1.10m Training Jumper Division. Premier Equestrian is proud to congratulate these riders on their winning rounds during the Summer in the [...]
Hickstead, Great Britain— Two Swan Farm’s Babalou 41 has sailed over fences with Todd Minikus to prestigious victories in Wellington, Florida; at Spruce Meadows in Alberta, Canada; then on to serve as the Traveling Reserve for the U.S. Pan American Games Jumping Team in Toronto, Canada— all within the past [...]
East Dorset, Vermont – Manuel Torres of Leesburg, VA, and Anabella had the speed to win the $10,000 NYDJ Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 30, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. Thursday's immediate jump-off class welcomed 25 entries over tracks built by [...]
Wayne, IL – Equifest II at Lamplight Equestrian Center is gearing up for a big week leading up to a $50,000 Grand Prix and a $30,000 Jumper Derby for the jumpers and a $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby and a $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby for the hunters. Both hunter [...]
The 16th qualifier of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 season will take place in Hickstead, Great Britain tomorrow, Friday 31 July, attracting a field of eight teams. The starting order, which was determined by a draw held at Hickstead this afternoon, will be as follows: ItalyThe NetherlandsGreat BritainSwitzerlandBelgiumUSAGermanyFranceThis [...]
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson won the first Amlin Plus Eventers’ Challenge at Hickstead on July 30, producing a polished clear to win on the nine-year-old gelding Cillnabradden Evo.Eventing was back at the Longines Royal International Horse Show by popular demand, after the cancellation last summer of the former Eventing Grand Prix. [...]
