Kevin Babbington & Cord 11 (Paws and Rewind LLC) Blue skies and sunshine graced Skillman, New Jersey for the $30,000 Holger Hetzel Sport Horse Sales Grand Prix and Family Day. FEI 4* course designer, Werner Deeg built a great course which produced 9 clear rounds. The jump off was a real crowd pleaser with some tight turns and a few long gallops. There was a long gallop across the ring to the last fence, a tall vertical, that got the crowd to their feet. Laura Chapot and Umberto put pressure...

Los Angeles, Calif. - Jane Richard Philips, Longines Ambassador of Elegance, took the top prize at the first edition of the Longines Speed Challenge in Los Angeles, competing the course on board Dieudonne de Guldenboom in a blistering 60.97 seconds. Winning the event presented by Longines was a great way to close out Friday’s competitions. Timing and precision: these are the keywords of this Masters Grand Slam class, now held on three continents. Known as one of the fastest competitions...

Izsak, Hungary – The United States had mixed fortunes on Saturday’s marathon and now stand 14th in team standings on a total of 301.7 at the 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles. Jacob Arnold led the way for the U.S. as he proved unbeatable to win the marathon and climb into the top 15 individually. Jacob Arnold and Hotspur's Red Rowl (Janos and Zoltan Varaljai) In his World Championship debut, Arnold (Snow Camp, N.C.) drove Karen K. Chandor and John C. Merritt’s...

Jacob Arnold and Hotspur's Red Rowl (Janos and Zoltan Varaljai) Izsak, Hungary – The United States will head out on the marathon at the FEI World Driving Championships in ninth place, after posting a team score of 101.57 in the dressage. On Friday, Jacob Arnold and Hotspur’s Red Rowl rounded the U.S. effort in the first phase with a top-40 performance. Arnold (Snow Camp, Fla.) and John C. Merritt and Karen K. Chandor's 10-year-old Morgan gelding, Hotspur’s Red Rowl, earned...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce the return of Scott Hassler and Ingo Pape for this year’s USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development Program, presented by Dressage at Devon, a USDF Education Partner. This forum will be held October 4-5 at DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, CA. Led by internationally renowned sport horse development experts and educators, Scott Hassler, USEF National Young Dressage Horse Coach, and Ingo Pape, one of Germany's most...

Pas de Deux medals were the first vaulting medals to be awarded at WEG today. Though U.S. pairs finished off the podium, they weren't far off. Leading the U.S. effort were Kimberly & Cassidy Palmer in 5th place. Finishing just below them were Mary Garrett & Kristian Roberts.

Team and Individual Championship jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued Wednesday in the d’Ornano Stadium as 150 horse-and-rider combinations went to task in the Individual Qualifier and Team Competition. On a day where Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track caused a great shake-up of the leaderboard, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed one place in the standings to head into Thursday’s final team round in...

Lucy Davis & Barron had one navigation error in the speed class and it led to fence 5 coming down. They left the rest of the rails up and recovered for a total time of 89.43s.

Lexington, Ky. - The top young horses from across the country displayed their qualities in hopes of claiming a title at the 2014 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship. Judges Linda Andrisani and Daniel Robertshaw traveled to both coasts to assess the entrants. The Championship began on August 27th at the Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament in Del Mar, Calif., then moved east on August 30th to the historic Warrenton Horse Show in Warrenton, Va. For the eighth time in the...

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z (Capture Moments Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - It was a display of athleticism and accuracy in Del Mar as competitors in the $50,000 Grand Prix of Showpark, a World Cup qualifier, presented by Equ Lifestyle, delighted a crowd of cheering spectators. Twenty-one entries tackled the impressive course with five returning for the jump-off. Josephina Nor Lantzman not only added another victory to her successful season, she stepped closer to a 2015 FEI World Cup...