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Order Of Go for AIG $1 Million Grand Prix Finalized

by HITS E-News | 3/15/2014 10:41:47 AM

Thermal, Calif. - HITS, Inc. is proud to release the finalized order of go for the second annual AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. The AIG Million will take the stage Sunday at 2 p.m. and will be available worldwide via live webcast, presented in cooperation with HRTV, iEquine.com and A Good Show. Tune in on Sunday at HRTV.com or iEquine.com . For a printable order of go, click here . Horse Owner Rider Rider...

Year-End Approaches for Bates Equitation Rankings; Medals to be Awarded November 1 at Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse

by By Mary Jo Madden Sloan | 10/15/2008 4:15:00 PM

Bates Equitation year-end awards will be presented in Syracuse on Saturday, November 1. Riders have been accumulating points in equitation classes all year that are tabulated each week in the Bates Equitation Ranking computer list (available at www.batesequitationranking.com ). All year-end awards are based on ranking published on the Bates Equitation Computer Ranking list dated October 31, 2008. Equitation riders will take home the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for their overall performance...

2008 FEI Endurance World Rankings Now Available

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 2/22/2008 9:59:00 AM

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is happy to announce that the new 2008 FEI World Rankings are now available online at www.fei.org/Disciplines/Endurance/Results/Pages/Rankings.aspx . Following several requests to the FEI, two new rankings for 2008 have been created. These rankings are: • 2008 Open Horse World Endurance Ranking • 2008 Junior/Young Rider Horse World Endurance Ranking These rankings highlight the performances of horses, and the points gained within FEI competition...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Starts 2024 Longines League of Nations™ Season with Strong Sixth-Place Finish in Abu Dhabi

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/11/2024 2:53:00 PM

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team started their quest to earn qualification to the Longines League of Nations Final in Barcelona later this year with a promising finish in the first leg of the season, taking sixth place overall. Testing the new FEI League of Nations format for the first time ever, the team held their own against serious competition from Europe, finishing on a final team total of 28, with all eyes now turning to the home-leg of the series to...

International Reining Celebrity Challenge ORDER OF GO

by Joanie Morris | 4/18/2009 2:13:00 PM

International Reining Celebrity Challenge ORDER OF GO Saturday, April 18, 2009 Following Las Vegas World Cup Grand Prix Rolex FEI World Cup - Las Vegas, NV 1. Rodrigo Pessoa – International Team - Jumping Olympic Gold medalist, three-time FEI World Cup Show Jumping Champion and the youngest FEI World Equestrian Games World Champion - Sir Pine By Boomer (2000 American Quarter Horse) Owned by Kim & Jessica Tourino of California; NRHA Earnings $10,686; NRHA Open Futurity finalist; AQHA World Show...

USEF Announces New Ranking List and Criteria for High Performance Dressage

by severs | 3/13/2008 10:11:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The USEF Dressage High Performance Committee is introducing a new 12-Month Grand Prix Ranking List for the 2008 competition year. This new ranking list format will track all U.S. horse/rider combinations competing at the FEI Grand Prix level at any CDI, as well as the 2007 High Performance qualifying competitions, and insures a more accurate reflection of the current top competitors. The 12-Month Grand Prix Ranking List will be maintained by USEF staff and will report all FEI...

Rolex Becomes the Title Sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings

by By Malina Gueorgueiv | 7/19/2007 9:25:00 AM

The FEI is proud to announce that as of July 2007, Rolex will become the title sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings, which will henceforth be known as the Rolex Rankings. This is the fourth FEI activity to which Rolex has lent its generous support after the television magazine FEI Equestrian World , the 2007 FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Dressage Finals in Las Vegas and the FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Western European League and the Final, beginning in October 2007. The FEI would like...

U.S. Jumping Announces Important Updates to Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/15/2020 4:53:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has approved the recommendation of the Ranking List Task Force and Jumping Sport Committee to proceed in the following manner with the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List calculations due to the impacts of COVID-19. The Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List points will be frozen (no points will age for athletes or horses) as of March 20, 2020, which was the last list before USEF’s suspension took effect on March 16, 2020. The Ranking List calculations will...

Laura Graves and Verdades Move to Number Two in FEI World Dressage Rankings

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/1/2017 12:52:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Laura Graves and Verdades have advanced to the number two spot in the FEI World Dressage Rankings after a successful showing at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in July. This equals the highest ranking ever by a U.S. dressage combination. Germany’s Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD remain world-ranked number one. Great Britain’s Carl Hester and Nip Tuck are ranked third. Previously, Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and the 2002 KWPN gelding, who defeated...

Spooner and Cristallo Make it a Monaco Triple in Monte Carlo as GCT Rankings Race Tightens

by Longines GCT Press Office | 6/30/2013 7:48:57 AM

Richard Spooner and Cristallo (Stefano Grasso/Longines GLobal Champions Tour) Monte Carlo, Monaco - Richard Spooner and Cristallo electrified Monte-Carlo Saturday night winning the Riviera Grand Prix for the third time in a record triple. In a spectacular jump off in front of a full house the US rider left William Funnell on Billy Congo in second place and Edwina Tops-Alexander on Guccio in third and shook up the ranking for the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour series. In a dramatic shift,...