Laura Kraut & Cedric on their way to winning the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden CSI5* (Noelle Floyd/Global Champions Tour) Wiesbaden, Germany - Three flawless rounds in front of a packed crowd in Germany have made American Laura Kraut the No.1 rider in the Global Champions Tour rankings. She now has 77 points, two more than second place rider Luciana Diniz of Portugal. A majority of the GCT season still remains, but Kraut has been impressive throughout the season thus far. Saturday was no...

Megan Benjamin and Blake Dahlgren are currently in third place in the Pas de Deux Championship (www.barny-th.de) Le Mans, France - The third day of competition at the FEI World Vaulting Championship was a full day of world-class vaulting as all four Championship divisions competed. In the Pas de Deux Championship, Megan Benjamin (Saratoga, CA) and Blake Dahlgren (Santa Clarita, CA) had a very impressive first round Free Test performance, putting them in Bronze medal position with a score of 8....

Following in the tradition of the finest registries in Europe, Eurosport Auctions, Ltd. presents the Horses Unlimited Sport Horse Auction on Sunday, October 18, 2009. The event will offer almost 30 quality young prospects, current show competitors and breeding stock, the talents of which have been proven not only in the international dressage arena, but in jumping and equitation as well. These represent some of the finest Hanoverian, Oldenburg, RPSI, Holsteiner and Westfalen bloodlines...

Waco, Tx. - There was just one change in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, announced on Tuesday by the NCEA Selection Committee. South Carolina remains the nation’s No. 1 team, followed by No. 2 Baylor and No. 3 Auburn. Oklahoma State and Kansas State flip spots following a 13-6 win by Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Cowgirls check in at No. 4, while the Wildcats are No. 6. New Mexico State rounds out the top-five at No. 5. For all of the latest...

Lexington, KY – Saturday was vaulting freestyle day in Aachen, Germany. The Pas de Deux teams were just getting started at the CVI3* at CHIO Aachen, while the four individual vaulters representing the U.S. finished up their efforts. Individual Competition Elizabeth Ioannou performing her CVI3* Freestyle test in Aachen (barnysphotoshop.eu) Leading those individual efforts for the U.S. was Redwood City, California’s Alicen Divita. The 24-year-old earned a sixth place overall finish in...

Andy Fraser President, Finning Canada, presenting the winners trophy to Jerome Hurel. (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, Alberta - Opening day of the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament lived up to all expectations. Fifty-three horse/rider combinations from 9 nations took to the International Ring for top spot in the 1.50 meter Akita Drilling Cup. Over the 500 meter course designed by Leopoldo Palacios (VEN), with 14 jumping obstacles, it was Richard Spooner (USA) that...

Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe’s premier charity horse show-jumping event and the first Grand Prix in New Mexico, the Grand Prix de Santa Fe, announced today that it is cancelling its 2011 event, scheduled for June. The Board of Directors of the Grand Prix de Santa Fe continues to pursue a permanent, new and larger venue and title sponsor with the goal of resuming the charity horse show event in 2012. In 2010, the Grand Prix de Santa Fe lost its title sponsor and venue host, Las Campanas Santa Fe, due...

Lane Clarke & Kiss The Sky (Del Mar National Horse Show Facebook Page) Del Mar, Calif. - Friday’s $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix speed class at the 2014 Del Mar National horse show was a r for Saturday’s Grand Prix of Del Mar. That inspired more than 50 horse and rider combinations to enter the class, with the top 30 horses earning qualification. Leading the field were Lane Clarke & Horsemanship Unlimited’s Kiss the Sky. They were the fastest of the combinations that were...

Indio, CA – With only two World Cup qualifiers left for the West Coast League, Nicole Simpson stakes a new claim in the top spot, positioning herself 15 points ahead of second ranked rider Joie Gatlin. Simpson now boasts an impressive 81 points to Gatlin’s 66. Last week’s first-ranked Richard Spooner is in third place following this latest qualifier, with 65 points. These top contenders are among nearly 30 West Coast riders vying for the three World Cup spots the League is...

La Baule, France - In just few days, the International Jumping of France will present the following elite rider/horse couples programmed to perform in its 2011 show from May 12th through the 15th in La Baule. 17 nations will be represented in France’s CSIO 5*: Recognized as one of the world’s best 8 horseshows, the International Jumping of France‘s 2011 edition will uphold its illustrious reputation by welcoming 60 of the world’s best riders with 163 top performing...