Wellington, Fla. - A week of unprecedented success for the U.S. at CSIO Wellington came to a close on Sunday with Todd Minikus claiming victory in the CSIO4* Grand Prix presented by Lugano Diamonds and the U.S. Teams completing a clean sweep of FEI Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm. Minikus (Wellington, Fla.) and his partner from the United States’ winning effort in the FEI Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian, Babalou 41, charged to the head of the field in...

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...

Todd Minikus and Babalou 41 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - A week of unprecedented success for the U.S. at CSIO Wellington came to a close on Sunday with Todd Minikus claiming victory in the CSIO4* Grand Prix presented by Lugano Diamonds and the U.S. Teams completing a clean sweep of FEI Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm. Minikus (Wellington, Fla.) and his partner from the United States’ winning effort in the FEI Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian, Babalou 41, charged...

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...

Andre Thieme and his Contanga 3 win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Ocala on Thursday, February 19 (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Million Dollar Man André Thieme from Germany and his Contanga 3 won the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Ocala on Thursday, hitting top form while continuing his quest for a repeat win in the Ocala Great American $1 Million Grand Prix. As winner of last year’s Great American Million and the 2011 Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix, Thieme has...

The 2015 FEI World CupTM Finals in Las Vegas has announced that tickets for individual sessions of both the Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping Final and the Reem Acra FEI World CupTM Dressage Final will go on sale on the event’s website on February 17, 2015. The FEI World CupTM Finals return to Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2015, marking the Finals' first time in the U.S. since 2009, and the sixth time that Las Vegas has had the honor of hosting one of the world’s most prestigious...

Harrie Smolders and Exquis Walnut de Muze (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its sixth week of competition, sponsored by Salamander Hotels & Resorts, on Wednesday with a win for Harrie Smolders (NED) and Exquis Walnut de Muze in the first international jumper class of the week. Smolders and his veteran partner of eight years blazed to victory in the $34,000 1.45m speed class to kick off the week. Richard Jeffery of Great Britain is the course...

Callan Solem and Horseshoe Trail Farm LLC’s VDL Wizard in the presentation photo after winning the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Course designer Danny Foster of Milton, Ontario, gave the entries in Sundays $50,000 Hits Grand Prix a daunting course of 17 efforts and a time allowed that took no mercy. Only two riders jumped clear within the allotted time to advance to the jump-off: winner Callan Solem on Horseshoe Trail Farm LLC’s VDL Wizard and Tracy Fenney on MTM...

Doda de Miranda and AD Amigo B (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its fourth week of competition, sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, on Wednesday with a $34,000 1.45m speed class to kick things off in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Following a win in Sunday's $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic with AD Argos to conclude week three, Brazil's Alvaro 'Doda' de...

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck jump clear in Sunday's $50,000 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - HITS regular Aaron Vale of Williston, Florida, turned on the afterburners in the $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix jump-off Sunday to knock out the competition and win the class on Troy Glaus’ Quidam’s Good Luck. Forty-five horses competed in the first round over a course designed by Manuel Esparza of Mexico City, Mexico....