Leslie Howard et Lennox Lewis 2 Credit Normand St-Jacques Bromont - American rider Leslie Howard, who won the first FEI Open Jumper 1m50 this week, presented by the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, enjoys victory again in the Desjardins Speed Derby, winning with a comfortable six-second margin. A high-energy course The Speed Derby's course, built in two rings, added a challenge for the horses by using the walkway to cross over. Twenty-two horse/rider teams...

Bob Cooper, President Cement, Western Canada Lafarge presenting the winner’s trophy to Beezie Madden (USA) aboard Mademoiselle. (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB - Families from all walks of life came out to Spruce Meadows on Friday to enjoy Presidents Choice Hot Dogs, Pepsi, and International-level sport on day three of the 2012 Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament. Although the Olympics aren’t on his mind, Kent Farrington (USA) continues to be a dominate...

Laura Kraut and Cedric won the 23'000 € 1.55 m Syndicaat van de Rotterdamse Havenbedrijven Prix at the Rotterdam CHIO. (Erin Cowgill) Rotterdam, Netherlands - June 22, 2012 - Laura Kraut and Cedric could not be stopped on Thursday, June 21, 2012, as they emerged the victors of the qualifying 23'000 € 1.55 m Syndicaat van de Rotterdamse Havenbedrijven Prix. The Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO) has seen some of the world's greatest competitors vie for the prestigious...

Darragh Kenny and Wannahave soar over a fence on course in the $75,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on their way to a win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – Darragh Kenny walked away with the top two ribbons in the $75,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Sunday when he piloted Wannahave and Sandor de la Pomme, both owned by The Wannahave Group, to the first and second place honors, respectively. It was a memorable week for Kenny, who found...

Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) wrapped up its fourth week of the 2012 spring horse show series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) this week. The ESP Spring 4 show ran May 4-6 featuring "A" rated hunter and 3-star jumper competition. The five-show spring series will conclude this week with ESP's Spring 5 horse show on May 12-13 featuring "C" rated hunter and 3-star jumper competition. Highlights will include a $1,500 NAL Child/Adult Jumper Classic...

Stacy Parvey-Larsson and Benidetto with Debbie McDonald (Tracy Schlabach) Lexington, KY - USEF Developing Dressage Clinics wrapped up for the Spring season last week in Loxahatchee, FL at Walter and Mary Anne McPhail's High Meadow Farm. The clinic schedule began in Thousand Oaks, CA at Michael and Linda Fowler's Epona Farms, January 7-8, and included clinics at High Meadow Farm, January 31-February 1 and April 3-4 and an additional clinic at Epona Farms, March 16-17. Focusing on the...

Sambalino and Becky Gochman Top Elite Shavings Amateur-Owner Over 35 Championship Wellington, FL - January 21, 2012 - A great crowd came out to watch the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2* at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Topping a full field of competitors and winning in front of more than 4,000 spectators was Great Britain's Scott Brash on Stan Brash's Intertoy Z. Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN) was second on Torrey Pines &...

Lexington, KY- Four American horses and three riders are set to take on a huge, and hugely competitive field at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Boekelo is comprised of Boyd Martin’s pair Remington XXV (owned by Henley House Stables, LLC) and Otis Barbotiere (owned by The Otis Barbotiere Syndicate), Michael Pollard on his own, his wife Nathalie’s and his father-in-law Carl Bouckaert’s DV8 and Tamra Smith on Leigh Mesher’s Mar de...

Lexington, KY - The U.S. brings a wealth of championship experience to Lipica, Slovenia, this week for the FEI World Driving Championships. The seven drivers that will represent the U.S. have competed in a total of 13 World Driving Championships and have claimed 14 USEF National Championships as a group. Miranda Cadwell, Shelly Temple, Laurie Astegiano, Lisa Stroud, and Suzy Stafford were all members of the Bronze medal-winning U.S. team in Dorthelyst, Denmark, in 2005 and look to add to their...

Joe Yoder and Misdee Wrigley-Miller at the 2011 FEI World Driving Championship. Photo: Marie de Ronde. Lexington, KY - At the 2011 FEI World Pair Driving Championship in Conty, France, American Joe Yoder drove to sixth place Friday in the dressage and the American team - all three drivers making their International Championship debut - sits in fifth place heading into Saturday's marathon. Led by Chef d'Equipe Chester Weber and Coach Michael Freund, the U.S. is being...