John Pearce and Son of a Gun bested a jump-off field of seven competitors to win the $30,000 Colorado Circuit Opener Grand Prix Presented by Nutrena (Flying Horse Photography). Parker, CO — Seven horses and riders returned for the second round over the Peter Holmes-designed course in the $30,000 Colorado Circuit Opener Grand Prix Presented by Nutrena. Twenty-five horses and riders started in the featured event on Saturday July 9, 2011 during week four of the...

Falsterbo, Sweden - The American team has the unenviable task of being first into the ring when the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 resumes at Falsterbo, Sweden, tomorrow afternoon. The draw took place this evening, and the order of go for the competition which begins at 14.30 local time is as follows: 1. USA; 2. Belgium; 3. The Netherlands; 4. Germany; 5. Great Britain; 6. Sweden; 7. Ireland; 8. Denmark; 9. France. The draw for the fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 series took place at...

Lake Placid, NY — Jonathan McCrea gave Ireland its second consecutive win in the $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, presented by Intercat, Inc., when he rode Colorado to victory on the final day of the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. McCrea’s win, for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy, follows the win of last year by countryman Darragh Kenny on Gael Force. Only five of the starting field of 24 reached the tiebreaking jump-off by riding without...

Clark Montgomery of Fairburn, GA, holds the Todd Sandler Challenge trophy after winning the CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event on June 12 in Bromont, Quebec. Photo by Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com. Bromont, Quebec – Clark Montgomery of the United States won the CCI3* Bromont Three-Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, on Sunday, June 12, in Bromont, Quebec. More than $30,000 in prize money was awarded to the top finishers. In addition to Clark’s win in the three-star...

Dressage American dressage star Guenter Seidel returned to top form at CDI Hamburg, winning the Grand Prix Freestyle on UII. Seidel, who has represented the United States on numerous occasions, broke his pelvis a year ago and has made an amazing recovery to the top of the sport. After a third place finish in the Grand Prix in Hamburg, Seidel topped the field in the Freestyle with a score of 73.400%. Lillann Jebsen of Norway was second on Pro-Set and Alexandra Bimschas was third for Germany on...

Kenneth and Sally Wheeler Devon, PA - The $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby was a labor of love. The class was presented by the Wheeler family in honor of their parents, Kenneth and Sally Wheeler, whose names alone bring back images of phenomenal Hunters exploding over huge solid natural jumps on outside courses. Doug Wheeler spoke on behalf of the family. "This is in honor of my mom and my dad. Devon has been a part of our family's tradition and history for years. I was there as a...

Dressage Jan Ebeling and Rafalca were fourth in the Grand Prix for the Special with a score of 69.850% and fifth in the Grand Prix Special at CDI3* Achleiten in Austria. The American pair scored 69.920% for their efforts in the Grand Prix Special. Ebeling has put together a string of success with the mare in Europe, beginning with the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final and good placings at back-to-back European CDIs. More information on this show is available here: https://www.achleiten.at/...

Dressage Fresh from the Reem Acra/FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Jan Ebeling and Shawna Harding headed to CDI Hagen with their World Cup horses, Rafalca and Come On III. Ebeling led the charge for the U.S. finishing fifth in the Grand Prix on a score of 70.872%. Ebeling commandeered an excellent performance out of Ann Romney’s mare, and received four 8s on his riding. The pair was then eighth in the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 73.875%. Laura Bechtolscheimer, Great Britain’s...

USA's Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville. Photo by Shannon Brinkman. Lexington, KY - Great Britain's Mary King was unstoppable on cross-country day at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone. She guided two horses around Derek di Grazia's course to claim the top two places on the leaderboard. Australia's 2007 winner, Clayton Fredericks, sits third on Be My Guest and Sinead Halpin jumped up to fourth in her first CCI4* with Manoir de Carneville, to lead...

Leipzig, Germany – Beezie Madden kicked off the 2011 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final with a win for the U.S. Wednesday morning in the Opening Competition. Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo bested the field of 24 as the only combination to jump faultlessly in the first round. Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG) Madden (Cazenovia, NY) was the first U.S. rider in the ring and set the tone immediately. The Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Coral Reef Ranch jumped...