Twelve horses from a field of 48 returned to jump off in the Telefonica Grand Prix at the La Coruña CSI4* in Spain. Their riders included such worldwide show jumping stars as Daniel Deusser, Kevin Staut, and John Whitaker, and it was the U.S.'s own star Kent Farrington that led Amalaya Investment's Voyeur to the top of the leaderboard. With a clean jump-off round in a speedy 47.15s, after a fine first round over Javier Tranor's thirteen obstacle course, Kent and Voyeur proved...

Lauren Hough and Ohlala won the Warsteiner Trophy in La Coruña (Oxer Sport) Lauren Houh and the Ohlala Group's Ohlala were the best of forty eight horses and riders at the La Coruña CSI4* in a 1.50m speed class Friday. Hough and the 9 year old bay mare finished clear in 55.94s, under a second faster than runners up Daniel Deusser and Norlan des Etisses from Germany's 56.24s, but plenty good enough for the win. Click here for a pdf of the results.

Emily Hogye vaulting on Stanford on her way to 1st place in the Region II Gold Women's Division (Jerry Yang) American Vaulting Association (AVA) Region II is home to some of the U.S.'s most storied and successful vaulting clubs. The Northern California, Northern Nevada region has produced National Champions, FEI World Cup competitors, and numerous U.S. representatives at international competitions around the world. It's no surprise then that the regional championship in this stronghold...

Team Weber on the marathon couse at Beekbergen. (Rinaldo de Craen) Ocala, FL - With his signature flourish in the dressage phase at the Beekbergen CAI-A4, July 18-21, in The Netherlands, nine-time U.S. national driving champion Chester Weber set an early lead (32.97) with an Ultra-good performance. As in Koos de Ronde's Ultra, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding that Team Weber has had their eye on for the last two years but, like any top professional athlete, it was a matter of waiting until Ultra...

Originally published 20/07/2013 at www.globalchampionstour.com . Beezie Madden & Cortes 'C' (Global Champions Tour) Chantilly, France - Beezie Madden pulled off a stunning victory in Chantilly in a power-packed Grand Prix that saw the very best in the world in one of the most stunning jump offs of the 2013 championship race. Beezie snatched victory from the hands of Christian Ahlmann, but his second place finish propelled him to the top of the Longines Global Tour ranking - a clear 19...

With the dressage phase complete at the CAI-A4 in Beekbergen, The Netherlands, Chester Weber is in a familiar spot, the lead. With the team of Boris, Ultra, Splash, and Senate Weber eeked out a win over Australia's Boyd Excell and the rest of the field. With a 79.4% performance Weber holds a score of 32.97 with Excell right behind at 33.56 (his percentage score was 79.0%). They are leaders far and away with the third place team of Argentina's Wolf von Buchholtz coming in at 49.85. The...

Lillie Keenan (Zone 2) aboard Londinium, winners of Wednesday evening's Young Rider Show Jumping Individual Qualifier (Sportfot) Lexington, KY - The USHJA North American Junior and Young Riders’ Show Jumping Championship began today with the opening round of competition, a speed class, for Juniors and Young Riders. The course was designed by Steve Stephens of Palmetto, FL. Today's class counts toward the individual standings. In the Junior competition, there was an interesting twist...

Alicen Divita - CVI3* Women's Individual Winner (Kate Revell, VaultingPhotos.com) Hollister, CA - The Pacific Cup CVI concluded three days of competition at Gilroy Gaits in Hollister, CA. It was the largest CVI ever held in the US, with 99 vaulters entered, including 33 foreign vaulters from 9 countries with a large contingent from Canada, Colombia and Argentina, as well as individuals from Australia, Hungary, Mexico, Norway, Russia and the Republic of South Africa. The Pacific Cup offered...

Zionsville, IN - July 12, 2013 - Now in it's 36th year, the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair continues to grow bigger and better each year. This year, show management is pleased to announce an increase in prize money for the show's most lucrative class, the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The now $75,000 Grand Prix will be a highlight event held on the afternoon of Sunday, August 11, the final day of the six day show running August 6-11, 2013 at Wild Air Farms in...

Megan McDermott and Bull Run's Becky Blue (Paws and Rewind, LLC) Skillman, NJ - Some of the country's best young riders competed against seasoned professionals in the $30,000 Grand Prix of Princeton. The track was set by world renowned course designer Werner Deeg. The first round and jump-off courses were true testsof adjustability. Five of the twenty-eight starters found thier way around the course faults free. Schuyler Riley and Carney Hough Manx returned first and put in a clear round,...