Photo by mdunnphoto.com ((l-r) Chris von Martels, Tina Konyot and Jacqueline Brooks) Lexington, KY - Sashaying in to KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and The Cherry Tree," Tina Konyot's big black horse Calecto V showed their partnership has reached new heights with a decisive win in the 2010 Kentucky Cup CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle, scoring 76.25%. Chris von Martels on Naomi (70.20%) rode into second place, with Jacqueline Brooks on Balmoral close behind in third (67.35%). "It was great fun [out...

Rolex week is in full swing in Lexington. Not only do we have the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day presented by Bridgestone, but also Test Events for the Alltech World Equestrian Games in Dressage and Jumping. Should prove to be a very exciting week of competition and a glimpse at what’s to come in September. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event will present a star-studded field of athletes, with 53 riders representing eight countries. Even with a quick glance at the list or if you were present at the...

Photo by Michelle Dunn (Miksls Munter Gundersen on Leonbrg) Lexington, KY - Yesterday Mikala Munter Gundersen experienced the drama inherent in competition. The Danish rider had to cut her warm-up for the Grand Prix short because Leonberg's bit was rubbing his lips, and her groom had to run back to the barn to get another one. Her sixth-placed finish in the Grand Prix was the result. Today, though, Gundersen had plenty of time to progressively prepare her German Warmblood for his test, and she...

Boyd Martin at the Jog With Remington XXV (USEF Photo) Lexington, KY – With Wednesday at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day-Event presented by Bridgestone comes the first horse inspection – which christens the official start of the competition. Running also as a Test Event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the eventing riders at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event this year have the company of some of the top dressage and jumping riders as Test Events for those disciplines run...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Platinum Performance® will continue as title sponsor for the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals in 2010. They will also continue their designation as "Official Sports Nutrition Supplement Company" of the USEF. Platinum Performance® equine nutritional products were originally developed in 1996 by veterinarians at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, and the company continues to utilize the latest...

Photo by MDunnPhoto.com (Tina Konyot on Calecto V.) Lexington, KY - Tina Konyot, of Palm City, FL, and her stallion Calecto V scored 70.63% to top a field of 25 in today's Kentucky Cup Grand Prix. The Kentucky Cup is the test event for the dressage World Championships that will be one of the eight competitions at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Belinda Trussell, of Newmarket, Ontario, finished second on Anton (70.21%), and Bonny Bonnello, of Calgary, Alberta, finished third on...

Lexington, KY, April 20 -The cloud of volcanic ash that has canceled hundreds of airplane flights from Europe has forced the organizers of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, to replace four of its officials at the last minute. Only Ulrich Schmitz of Arizona remains of the three people scheduled to be the judges for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Marilyn Payne, of New Jersey, will replace Anne-Mette Binder of Denmark, and Christian Landholt of Switzerland will...

It was day one of Rolex events on Tuesday here at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Cup CDI3*, a Dressage Test Event for the Alltech World Equestrian Games, kicked off this morning with 25 horses strutting their stuff in the Grand Prix. Amid the hustle of preparations for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day the outdoor stadium was as beautiful a setting as ever for this elite competition. Sunny skies in the morning turned grey and dreary in the afternoon, I was certainly under dressed for the cool...

Lexington, KY and Geneva, Switzerland - The Ground Jury of the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final in Geneva, Switzerland disqualified US jumping horse, Sapphire; in the early hours of April 17 (CEST) after her runner-up finish in the second leg of the competition with rider McLain Ward. The grounds for disqualification was hypersensitivity of the horse's leg. Sapphire was selected for hypersensitivity testing before she jumped in the class and according to the FEI Press Release: Following the...

Photo by JumpShot Photography (Susan Hutchison and El Dorado 29’s Cantano) With wonderful weather and a superb turnout, the second week of the Blenheim Spring Classic series ended Sunday. The $35,000 Blenheim Spring Classic II Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon hosted not only a hill full of spectators but also 25 entrants representing five countries. Showing over a challenging course set by Brazil’s Guilherme Jorge, only one jumped clean. For the ninth time in their partnership, Susan Hutchison...