Heiko Wahlers' Exhilarating Course Tested the Horse's and Rider's Skills and Provided Fun for the Crowd The Del Mar National Horse Show , May 3-8, 2016, always provides an exciting weekend of competition at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for exhibitors, sponsors, and owners. This year was no exception, with intense Richard Spooner and Chivas Z top 51 entries in the $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix Presented by iJump Sports Photo by Del Mar National Horse Show competition in the weekend's...

6 May 2016, Badminton, UK – Michael Jung (GER) continued his winning form from the Rolex Kentucky event last weekend to lead the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials after the Dressage phase, to set him on course for the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize. With a stunning dressage score of 34.4 Jung, riding his double gold medal winning horse La Biostheetique-Sam FBW, leads the 77 strong field of competitors with the UK's Emily King in second place riding Brookleigh and...

Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST (Ben Radvanyi Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Michael Jung of Germany heads an impressive list of entries for the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover. Known as the "Best Weekend All Year," the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, April 28-May 1. The starting field features 71 riders from nine countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada,...

Wellington, Fla. - Week ten of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, concluded on Sunday, March 20, featuring the $35,000 Suncast® Kent Farrington and Creedance (Sportfot) 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBEC). The class saw a win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Creedance, with Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Picolo in second, and Abdel Said (EGY) aboard Luron S Z third. The 12-week WEF...

Thermal, Calif. - Victors of the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix, a qualifying opportunity for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix, and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix, a qualifying opportunity for the $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at the HITS Championship in September, returned to again take home the winning titles. Hope Glynn and Lake of Stars winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. (ESI Photography) $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Hope Glynn has consistently stacked...

Thermal, Calif. - Show jumping competition continued at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, with the $15,000 UltrOZ™ Jumper class on Saturday and $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic on Sunday at Desert Circuit I. Morgan Garnett and Kenavo de Brekka on their way to a $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper classic win. (ESI Photography) $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic Jumpers tested the challenging 15-fence course for a shot at $10,000 in prize money in the Jr/A-O Jumper Classic on Sunday. The 1.45 meter...

Lexington, Ky. - Thirty-two top U.S. saddle seat riders will converge on William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., on Saturday, December 5, for the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Trials, attempting to earn a spot on the 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team as either a three- or five-gaited competitor. Following is the list of the athletes scheduled to attend: Three-Gaited Aleia Brown - Dayton, Ohio Megan Buckley - Zionsville, Ind. Sydney Budzinski - Mukwonago, Wis. Molly Codeanne -...

Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z. (The Book) North Salem, N.Y. - With the only double clear effort of the day, the saying "luck of the Irish" rang true for Richie Moloney as he galloped home with the $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York victory at the American Gold Cup. The Irish native bested a six-horse jump-off with his careful mount Carrabis Z, opting for a slower round, they were the only pair to leave all the rails intact. "It was great to win here today," smiled Moloney....

Heather Caristo-Williams and Evening Star on their way to a $34,000 FEI HITS Jumper Classic win at HITS Saugerties. (ESI Photography) SAUGERTIES, N.Y . - Internationally ranked competition continued at HITS Saugerties Friday with the $34,000 FEI HITS Jumper Classic, the only qualifying class of the week for Sunday’s Canadian Pacific $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI-5*. Spectators were on the edge of their seats down to the end when Pablo Barrios of Wellington, Florida, and his own Antares,...

Emanuel Andrade and Clouwni (Kendall Bierer) Lexington, Ky. – Three months ago, 18-year-old Emanuel Andrade and recent mount Clouwni rode to the top of the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3* during the Kentucky Spring Classic. Sunday, on the final day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Andrade mimicked his spring effort, riding to a 1-2 finish with Clouwni finishing at the pinnacle of the $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix leader board, and claiming second place with veteran...