Germany’s Marcus Ehning produced a breath-taking jump-off round with the stallion Comme Il Faut to win the sixth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 Western European League in Madrid, Spain today. (Photo: Hervé Bonnaud/FEI) A typically thrilling jump-off ride gave German maestro, Marcus Ehning, maximum points at [...]
Once you have found, and plan to buy, the horse or pony of your dreams, before you sign the contract you should protect yourself by having a prepurchase examination performed. The exam does not give us a crystal ball look into the future and it is certainly no guarantee [...]
Janika Derks from Germany on Quartz d'Olbiche with a total winning score of 8,164 (Photo: Erin Cowgill/FEI) The FEI World Cup™ Vaulting second qualifier at the Salon du Cheval in Paris (FRA) this weekend saw top individual honours go to Germany's Janika Derks and France's Clément Taillez, with the French [...]
The Dressage Foundation Stallion Service Auction is underway NOW! The Elysium Farm Fund for U.S. Breeder Excellence was established at The Dressage Foundation in 2011 to help support breeding programs in the United States. The Fund provides financial assistance to breeders to pursue educational opportunities related to breeding that [...]
The aspiring top young show-jumpers have been hailing in the festive season at the Salut-Festival Aachen for over a quarter of a century. In four age groups they battle it out to take the victories in the Grand Prix and the title of Indoor Champion. The organisers are going [...]
Fank Kemperman, Otto Becker and Carl Meulenbergh. (Photo: CHIO Aachen) The World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, has been writing chapters in history since the early 1920s. One such chapter came to a happy end during the last event, Otto Becker was able to finally win the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup as [...]
Boyd Exell (AUS) was in a class of his own during the second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving season in Stockholm (Photo: FEI /Roland Thunholm) Boyd Exell (AUS) has proved once again to be in a class of his own in the FEI World Cup™ Driving competition in [...]
The way you buy & sell is changing ...Sporthorseauctions.com will be accepting entries for the last auction of 2016 - the December Internet Auction for Sport Horses and Ponies until noon on November 29. Bidding begins at 7pm on the 29th and starts closing at 7pm on December 6. [...]
What is the difference between an insurance agent and an insurance company (insurer)? This is one of many questions frequently asked from horse owners and here are some answers. Q: What is the difference between an insurance agent and an insurance company (insurer)? An insurance agentmust be authorized by an [...]
Jonathan Holling and Downtown Harrison Photo: © Mary Phelps 2016 The inaugural Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Eventing competition drew hundreds to northwest Marion County, and a full roster of of 116 competitors in three divisions including a CIC 3*. Held over the Thanksgiving weekend the new event, which was [...]
