Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Easter weekend was celebrated in style at Blenheim EquiSports Spring Classic II, complete with an Easter bunny, egg hunt, and the exciting $40,000 Spring Classic II Grand Prix, presented by Orange County Register. Indeed an International class, flags representing competitors' nationalities fluttered in the background. Spectators covered the grassy knoll above the Grand Prix field, while 38 entries tried to conquer...

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Congratulations go to Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (Charlotte Gadbois, owner) for earning the win in the $30,000 Blenheim Grand Prix, presented by FarmVet. A double win for the week for Clarke, he and three other top contenders competed in the jump-off. With a tighter time allowed, Cecilia Galvin of Mexico designed a forward track well-suited for a national grand prix. Rails fell and time faults accrued for a number...

Devon, Pa. –The Devon Horse Show's famous Dixon Oval hosted an exciting evening of grand prix show jumping Thursday night as fans watched Ireland's Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel jump to victory in the $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon, sponsored by Main Line Dental, Land Rover, and Horseshoe Trail Farm, LLC. In his first time ever competing at Devon, O'Shea took the victory gallop in front of thousands of cheering spectators in the highlight event of the week. Paul O'Shea and...

Paris, France – Two U.S. vaulters had stellar performances against some of the world’s top vaulters at the Master International de Voltige CVI2*W at the Salon du Cheval in Paris, France December 7-8. Alicen Divita (Redwood City, CA) finished in second place in the Individual Women’s Senior division. Vaulting on Pino del Rio lunged by Elke Schelp, Divita received on overall score of 7.889. In the Individual Men’s Senior division, Gabe Aniello (Redwood City, CA) took third...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the activation of the new My Trails feature of its website at www.asha.net . ASHA members can access this new application from the My Membership page, found under the "Members" section of the website. The My Trails feature is one of the many advances continuously being made by ASHA to improve the online experience of its members. This tool is a trail riding tracking application, which provides a utility for users to track their...

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team passed the horse inspection on Thursday and is poised for competition at the Aachen CICO3*. Led by Chef d'Equipe David O’Connor, the team will include Matt Brown , Hannah Sue Burnett , Phillip Dutton , and Lauren Kieffer . The U.S. will look to build on the momentum from last week’s Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*, where the U.S. captured the Gold medal in North America’s first...

Freddie Vazquez and Esprit De Vie (Andrew Ryback Photography) Wayne, Ill. –Patrick Boyle and the organizers of Showplace Productions Spring Spectacular produced a great day of competition at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Freddie Vazquez and his Pan Am Games mount, Esprit De Vie won the $20,000 C & E Transportation Welcome Stake over international course designer, Anderson Lima’s challenging track. In the hunter ring the professional hunter division champions were named. “He...

Pau, France – A tough cross-country day at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* proved influential for the 47 combinations that started the phase. U.S. combination Katie Ruppel and Houdini completed Pierre Michelet’s challenging track and head into Sunday’s show jumping phase in 38th place. Katie Ruppel and Houdini (Libby Law Photography) Ruppel (Anthony, Fla.) and her own Houdini gained valuable experience at Pau on cross-country day, crossing through the finish flags at the end...

Conor Swail Aboard Simba De La Roque (Curtis Wallis) New Albany, Ohio – The luck of the Irish strikes again as an Irishman wins the $125,000 New Albany Classic for the second year in a row. This year, Conor Swail and his 9-year-old chestnut gelding Simba De La Roque emerged from an eight rider jump-off to win the Authentic Cup at the 18th annual New Albany Classic held at the Wexner home in New Albany, Ohio. Swail held on despite a thrilling challenge from Beezie Madden, who is currently...

Lane Clarke and Semira De Saulieu win the the $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix, Sunday, March 8, 2015, at HITS Thermal (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Lane Clarke and Semira De Saulieu, owned by Charlotte Gadbois, topped the $50,000 CardFlex Grand Prix at HITS Desert Horse Park Saturday afternoon, trumping a field of 52 competitors, with a clear round in the jump-off and a time of 39.309 seconds. Karl Cook, winner of Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, placed second Sunday, this time on...