Dressage The Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL, hosted The Wellington Classic Spring Challenge CDI-W. On Friday, Tina Konyot and her partner from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Calecto V, topped the field in the Grand Prix for Freestyle scoring a 70.043%. Elizabeth Austin riding Olivier and Shawna Harding riding Come On III collected second and third place honors. Konyot took another commanding win in the Freestyle, scoring a 75.300%. Harding...

Ebreichsdorf, Austria - Bridget Kiernan (San Mateo, Calif.) and partner Janie Salisbury (Atherton, Calif.) have claimed the World Championship bronze medal in the Pas de Deux Championship, besting seven other pairs at the 2017 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Juniors, August 2-5, 2017 in Ebreichsdorf, Austria. Bridget Kiernan and Janie Salisbury (Photo by: Michael Graf - MIKEs FotoGRAFie) The pair, led by Chef d’Equipe Mary McCormick and Assistant Chef d'Equipe Jessica Garrod,...

Pau, France – The American combinations are off to a strong start at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* with solid performances in the dressage phase. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda lead the way in ninth place after having a lovely test which earned them a score of 42.6. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Libby Law Photography) Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda had a beautiful test in front of the Ground Jury of Joachim Dimmek (GER),...

McLain Ward and Super Trooper de Ness (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week eight of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by G&C Farm, continued on Thursday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with the $43,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8. The win went to U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward aboard Grant Road Partners' Super Trooper de Ness. Week eight CSIO competition runs February 27-March 3, 2013....

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The first equestrian discipline at the XV Pan American Games came to a close with three medals for the U.S. The dressage team handily won the Team Gold and Chris Hickey with Regent and Lauren Sammis with Sagacious HF won the individual gold and silver medals. The dressage squad has passed the torch to the event riders. The six American riders, four of which are former Pan American Games medalists, are looking for a repeat performance of the 2003 Pan Ams which left them...

Diana DeRosa (Christopher Hickey and Regent in Rio de Janeiro) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—When most people think of Rio, sunshine comes quickly to mind. However, that was not the case today at Deodoro Stadium and the National Equestrian Center outside of the city. Clouds, the threat of rain showers and cooler temperatures loomed, but it was a rather bright day for the hopes of the American dressage riders as all three of them competed in the first of two rounds that will determine the...

Saugerties, NY (June 9, 2005) —Michael Walton of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, riding Elu De La Hardiere, a 13-year-old French stallion, raced to a top place finish in the Rolex/USEF $20,000 Opening Match—giving him the initial lead in the three-leg $150,000 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship. The Championship takes place over three days and the $20,000 Opening Match was an exciting speed class run under Table C specifications with faults converted into penalty seconds. The...

Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington, D.C. – The 2015 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) hosted its first day of jumper competition at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday with a win for Ireland’s Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque in the feature $10,000 International Jumper speed class, sponsored by Amalaya Investments. The $10,000 WIHS Children’s and Adult Jumper Championships were also highlighted with a win for Katy...

Hannah Holik and Cupido de Laubry (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Hannah Holik and Czech Mate LLC's Cupido de Laubry were on fire as Summer in the Rockies III kicked off Wednesday. They raced through a speedy jump-off round and earned first place in the $2,500 Open Jumper 1.40m. Not only were they the only ones to go double clear in the class of 15, but they were two seconds ahead of the next fastest pair in the jump-off. "I always go in, especially with him, hoping and thinking that...

Pau, France - Fifty combinations went forward to the final phase of competition at the 2013 Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* on Sunday to tackle Bernard Basque’s 13 obstacle track. Rails fell throughout the day and proved costly as those that could produce clear rounds climbed the leaderboard. Five U.S. combinations headed into the show jumping phase at Pau and at the end of competition three Americans had landed in the top 15. Overnight leaders William Fox-Pitt and Seacookie TSF of Great...