Wellington, Fla. - Allison Brock (USA) and Rosevelt put on an impressive show at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) this week with a first place finish in the FEI Allison Brock and Rosevelt (SusanJStickle.com) Grand Prix Special CDI 4*, presented by Havensafe Farm, with a score of 74.225%. Competition at AGDF 10 concludes tomorrow with the final day of the Florida International Youth Dressage Championships alongside the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle CDI 1*, presented by Mike &...

Wellington, FL - March 16, 2016 - Victory in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 4* presented by Havensafe Farm at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) went to Laura Graves (USA) and her Laura Graves and Verdades. Photo by SusanJStickle.com. own Verdades with a score of 76.28%, adding another excellent performance to their growing collection of top finishes so far this season. In a top three sweep for riders representing the United States, Allison Brock (USA) and her long time partner Rosevelt...

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 (Terri Miller) Del Mar, Calif. – As 2016 Olympic Games qualifying kicks into high gear, the West Coast will see its largest field of international Grand Prix competitors of the year to date as 17 horse/rider combinations square off during this week’s California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, being held March 10-13 at the Del Mar Horse Park. As the competition heats up, once again dressage fans from around the world will be...

Wellington, Fla. - The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center's International Arena hosted some of the world's top youth athletes as CSIO Wellington continued with FEI Nations Cup competition for Young Riders, Juniors, and Children. The future stars of the sport were tested over the Steve Stephens-designed courses with round one for the three divisions taking place in the afternoon, immediately followed by the second rounds under the lights. The U.S. teams proved their mettle as the...

Rich Fellers and Flexible winning the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix featured an impressive Order of Go as riders and horses competed for the blue-ribbon victory. Friday’s $25,000 Smartpak Grand Prix at HITS Thermal boasted 46 rider-horse combinations who tested their skills over the 1.50m, 13 jumping effort course set by Anderson de Moura Lima of Brazil. The line-up included well-known riders such as Rich Fellers,...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by The Axel Johnson Group, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), featuring 50 riders from a stunning array of countries at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and veteran partner Don Auriello, owned by Lövsta Stuteri, earned top honors in the competitive class and were the final pair...

Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week five of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday with a win for Ireland's Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 in the $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic. Cyklon made Friday's class his comeback to the winner's circle after suffering a difficult year with illness and multiple surgeries. WEF 5, sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, runs...

Taylor Alexander, Tina Yates, Emma Heise, Emily Moffitt, and Chef d'Equipe Laura Kraut, with Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms, and ringmaster Christian Craig. (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured a busy schedule of competition, with jumper action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday. The $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic was held in the International Ring on the main show grounds,...

Wellington, FL - January 29, 2016 - Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) got off to a late start due to inclement weather at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) Eric Lamaze and Rosana du Park. Photo by Sportfot. Wednesday and Thursday, but competition was in full swing on Friday with wins for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hardin Towell (USA) in the International Ring. Lamaze and Rosana du Park took home the top prize in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series...

Dortmund (GER) has been confirmed as the venue for the Final of the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting 2015/2016 series from 3-6 March 2016. The FEI Bureau had originally allocated the Final to Vienna (AUT), but when the Vienna Organising Committee announced on 18 November 2015 that their event was cancelled, the application process was re-opened. Bids were subsequently received from Dortmund and Saumur (FRA). Germany’s Jannis Drewell, the reigning European Male Individual champion, has been...