Caledon, Ont. - The United States Eventing Team finished a stellar week of competition at the 2015 Pan American Games held at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Ontario, Canada. Superlative efforts by Philip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer, Marilyn Little, and Boyd Martin resulted in a Team Gold medal and a berth at the 2016 Olympic Games. Adding to their accolades, Little was awarded the Individual Gold medal. Team Gold for U.S. Eventing Team (StockImageServices.com) The U.S. team began the show jumping...

Beezie Madden on Cortes C (c) Karl-Heinz Frieler Mannheim, Germany - What a crazy final day of the 100th CSIO of Germany: In the press conference at noon show director Peter Hofmann had just expressed his happiness about the moderate weather conditions for Saturday’s Nations Cup and the Gala Evening, when after the first half of the 300,000 Euro Grand Prix of Mannheim heavy rain showers and stormy winds broke into the MVV Equestrian stadium like the Mannheim region has not seen them for...

Paternoster pilots her own Zonneglans Charleston, South Carolina - July 18, 2015 - The $35,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix took place before a sold out VIP tent. The course was designed by Classic Company Technical Coordinator, Allen Rheinheimer of Zionsville, Indiana who also acted as the Technical Coordinator for the recent World Games in Las Vegas. Rheinheimer set the first round time allowed at 83 seconds. Whitney Owens in the irons of DS Holdings, LLC's Callaghan K was the first to go and...

Schuyler Riley and Q-7 ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 18, 2015 - In an impressive feat, Schuyler Riley (USA) added another grand prix win to her resume at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) for the third week in a row in the $127,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*. Riley, this time aboard Q-7, mastered the track and bested the jump-off round with a time of 50.627 seconds. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper followed in second, crossing the timers in 51.649 seconds, while Richie Moloney...

Mannheim, Germany - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team was victorious today in the 100th Nations Cup of Germany, held at the Mannheim CSIO5* in Mannheim, Germany. The contest was exciting from start to finish as the talented all-female team of Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, Kirsten Coe, and Lucy Davis were able to stave off the best efforts of Belgium and Germany, which received Silver and Bronze medals, respectively. The course was extremely challenging on a hot summer day in Mannheim as...

Caledon, Ont. - The United States Eventing Team performed flawlessly over the Wayne Copping-designed cross-country course today at the 2015 Pan American Games. Beginning the day with a narrow lead over host country Canada, the U.S. athletes rode with skill and determination to achieve four double clear cross-country rounds, adding nothing to their overall total of 133. Brazil, third after dressage, moved into second on the strength of four double clear rounds to remain on 136.70. Following a...

(c) ESI Photography Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain Ward, go clear over a Vetera® XP Vaccines jump in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Friday at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV. Saugerties, New York - July 18, 2015 - Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince won Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, going last in a six-horse jump off and clipping the time of second-place finisher Ronan McGuigan and Capall Zidane. “I didn't get to see Ronan, but I know whenever...

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 17, 2015 - Lisa Goldman and Mary Goldman's Centurion B bested a large field of horse and athlete combinations over a track built by FEI course designer Leopoldo Palacios. The pair earned the lead spot in the victory gallop in the $25,000 Welcome Stake during Week III of Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. David Beisel and Call me Hannes raced to the second place spot in the sensational class. Of the nearly 30 entrants,...

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (c)CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 17, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Kicking off three weeks of competition at the Del Mar Horse Park, the Showpark Summer Festival offers two grand prix classes, the first of which was today's $25,000 1.40m Markel Insurance Grand Prix. In a stellar jump-off performance, the win went to veteran pair Australian Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (owned by Brookelane Farms). FEI course designer Ivan Tagle of Argentina had the task of...

Caledon, Ont. – The United States Eventing Team began their pursuit of a berth to the 2016 Olympic Games with the dressage phase at the Caledon Equestrian Park in the 2015 Pan American Games. Before the ground jury of Wayne Quarles, Christian Landolt, and Annabel Scrimgeour, the members of the U.S. team performed consistently to take a narrow lead going into tomorrow’s cross-country on a score of 133. Canada sits closely behind in second on 133.70 and Brazil in third on 136.70. The...