June 28, 2015 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The $30,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix at the Blenheim Red, White, & Blue Classic finished in style as Nathalie Manning won her first grand prix blue aboard her own Con Spirit. The pair were the only double clean of the day. Nathalie Manning and Con Spirit (c)Photos by McCool The class included future show jumping stars such as sixteen-year-old Sophia Mossman and seventeen-year-old Morgan Dickerson, both alternates for the North American Junior and...

Rome, Italy - America’s Kent Farrington was in flying form when topping the first two international competitions today at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena - Master fratelli d’Inzeo - today, but it was Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya who galloped to victory in the feature event of the day, the qualifier for Sunday’s Loro Piana City of Rome Grand Prix. Kent Farrington and Cha Cha Cha 7 (Courtesy of CSIO Rome) Farrington recorded his first success with the 10-year-old mare Cha Cha Cha....

Toschufro TT (Jason Bannister) Devon, PA – Each year, Dressage at Devon (DAD) selects a foal to follow on its path to the Breed Show at DAD where hundreds of colts and fillies show each year. Each foal is the product of careful breeding and watchful tending as they, hopefully, grow into champions. This year, we will follow Toschufro TT (Totilas x Baba x Don Schufro), an inquisitive, leggy, bay colt with a white star, born on January 1, 2015. Breeding “For my first breeding ever, I...

Ben Maher and Diva II (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Great Britain's Ben Maher and Diva II jumped to victory in the $372,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5*, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Saturday night at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The pair topped a three-horse jump-off with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) and Fibonacci 17 in second and Laura Kraut (USA) with Cedric third. Alan Wade's (IRL) course under the lights tested all of the horses and riders...

Rich Fellers and Flexible, owned my Harry and Mollie Chapman won Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Rich Fellers and Flexible, owned by Harry and Mollie Chapman, won Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, topping a field of 44 contenders at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. Fifteen horses made the jump-off and nine went double-clear. John Pearce, of Bermuda Dunes, California, and Chianto, owned by Forest View Farm, Inc., went second...

Kris Killam and Mandy Killam's Black Diamond win Thursday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Kris Killam, of Naples, Florida, won Thursday night’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix riding his wife Mandy Killam’s 13-year-old Selle Français gelding, Black Diamond. Killam topped a field of 32 with several riders showing on multiple horses. Ten moved on to the jump-off. Andre Thieme, of Germany, was the first to attempt the short course and set...

David Beisel and Ammeretto take first place in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix Sunday at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - David Beisel, of Goshen, Ohio, took first place in Sunday’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix on Ammeretto, owned by Equine Holdings, LLC. The Grand Prix took place in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium with a large crowd of spectators gathered around to watch the spectacle under beautiful, sunny skies. There were 16 efforts in the first round course designed by Coronado,...

Katherine Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet, owned by Grand Road Partners, jump in the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix CSI2*-W Saturday night at HITS Thermal (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Katherine Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet won the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix CSI2*-W FEI World Cup Qualifier Saturday night, after a fast paced two-horse jump-off that pitted two young promising American riders against each other for the blue under the lights at HITS Desert Horse Park....

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Fibonacci 17 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Fibonacci 17 were the winners in Saturday night's $372,000 Suncast® CSI 5* Grand Prix in week seven of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Jumping under the lights of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Michaels-Beerbaum and the 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (For Feeling x Corland) won a six-horse jump-off,...

Will Simpson and the Dude with the $34,000 HITS Desert Classic at HITS Thermal on Thursday, February 19 (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Olympian Will Simpson continued to set high standards with his Grand Prix winning spree at HITS Thermal, claiming his impressive seventh first-place win this season in the $34,000 FEI HITS Desert Classic on Thursday. Eleven horses made the jump-off and seven went double-clear. Simpson and The Dude, owned by Monarch International, went last to finish...