Brenda Riddell and Dutch Amouretta (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Welcome Grand Prix was quite a contest for the sixty-four horse and rider pairs who galloped on course today. As the last of three in the jump-off, Canadian Brenda Riddell and Silverstar Farms, Ltd.'s Dutch Amouretta were the only pair to produce a double clean effort to take the top prize. Veteran FEI course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed a track that asked a...

McLain Ward and Rothchild on their way to an AIG $1 Million Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Two-time Olympic gold medalist, McLain Ward, and Sagamore Farms’ Rothchild, rose to challenge a top-notch field of thirty-three riders, including Ocala’s 2015 Great American Million winner Charlie Jayne, to claim a prestigious victory by going double-clear on a challenging course in the first Jewel in the HITS Triple Crown of Show Jumping, the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix....

Lexington, Ky. – The winter competition season in Florida came to a close over the weekend at the Kingdom of the Sun CDE in Ocala, Fla. Single Horse and Four-in-Hand drivers aiming for the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships competed in the CAI2* divisions, which served as Selection Trials. Donna Crookston climbed the leaderboard to win the CAI2*-H1 division, while Chester Weber won the CAI2*-H4 division. Donna Crookston and Viktor (Picsofyou.com) Crookston (Saltsburg, Pa.) had a...

Ocala, FL (March 19, 2016): Riders went head-to-head for a shot at the winning title and the lion's share in Ocala Week IX's $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome and $25,000 SmartPak Grand (C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY David Beisel and Cumana on their way to a $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome win. Prix. $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome David Beisel of Goshen, Ohio, gave a lesson in turning and burning on his way to victory in the $1,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome to kick off the penultimate week at HITS...

Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity (Terri Miller) Del Mar, Calif. – “It’s all coming together now,” said Olympian Guenter Seidel after his winning ride in the Grand Prix Special on the final day of California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, held March 10-13 in Del Mar. Next-to-last to go in the class order, he and his mount Zero Gravity easily cruised to the top of the leaderboard and earned the unanimous win under all five judges with a score...

Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity (Terri Miller) Burbank, Calif. – Guenter Seidel’s weekend didn’t start off as he had hoped at California Dreaming Productions’ Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, held February 25-28 in Burbank, when a Grand Prix test marred by costly mistakes left him and his mount Zero Gravity in third place. But the veteran U.S. Team member and Olympian took it all in stride, rebounding for victory in the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle with 73.400%. The...

Wellington, FL - The inaugural CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, produced a world-class event, where it was only fitting that the victory in the $200,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington went to Kent Farrington and Uceko leading U.S. athlete Kent Farrington with his veteran mount Uceko. Topping a 14-horse jump-off, Farrington captured his second victory in the new Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping East Coast League. The highlight event took place under sunny...

Beezie Madden and Coach (Emily Riden/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - Beezie Madden is bringing a new winner up the ranks, and Saturday he claimed his first major Wellington win. Madden and Coach, owned by Abigail Wexner, earned the victory in the $20,000 1.40m Jumpers at the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™. With Madden in the irons, Coach, an 8-year-old Holsteiner gelding, was one of 39 horses to compete over the Alan Wade designed track set at Deeridge Farms and one of...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - McLain Ward showcased his winning style once again at the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, piloting HH Carlos Z to his second victory in a row during the $50,000 Longines Qualifier CSI3*. The Pan American gold medalist used going early in the order to his advantage, sticking to his plan with his quick mount and challenging the other riders try to catch him. The duo topped the 11-horse jump-off,...

Ocala, FL (February 5, 2016)— He was the international rags to riches story that won the hearts of America and the world. A Dutch-bred gelding destined for slaughter who proved too high-spirited for a job pulling a city carriage, then plucked from obscurity by one of the greatest four-in-hand drivers in history. He became a champion whose steel shoes were gifted to Prince Phillip by President Obama, and who was commemorated as a Breyer® horse model. His athleticism and driving honors...