French vaulters dominated the Male Individual, Italy’s Anna Cavallaro won the Female Individual and American sisters Cassidy and Kimberly Palmer headed the Pas-de-Deux combinations at the second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting 2015/2016 series in Paris, France tonight. It was an emotional evening on many levels as Male Individual title-holder, Nicolas Andreani, came out of retirement to compete in his home city at the invitation of the Organising Committee. And it was as if he...

Conor Swail and Viva Columbia. (The Book) North Salem, N.Y. - Sometimes it is good to have friends in the right places, and for Conor Swail, a friendship with Ilan Ferder has resulted in the ride on his now top mount Viva Colombia. The Irish athlete piloted the 10-year-old mare to victory in the $85,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier CSI4* presented by Windsor Show Stables. The pair bested a 14-horse jump-off, beating second place finisher Ali Wolff on Casall and third place finisher Peter Lutz on...

Kent Farrington of USA riding Uceko during the AKITA Drilling Cup at the Spruce Meadows Masters. (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB, Canada – The 2015 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO 5* got underway on Wednesday celebrating 40 years of outstanding competition at one of the world’s most iconic venues. Top international horses and riders convened for opening day, which featured wins for Kent Farrington (USA) and Uceko in the $85,000 AKITA Drilling Cup 1....

Dublin, Ireland - Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and R.C.G. Farm's Uceko bested a field of 40 competitors for the big win today in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at CSIO5* Dublin. Eight horses jumped clean Kent Farrington (Laurence Dunne/Rockmountain Studios) in the first round of the demanding Alan Wade-designed course, promising an exciting jump-off between riders from Ireland, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Also clear for the U.S. was Nations Cup team...

Wilhelm Genn and Bugatti win the $50,000 Grand Prix of Michigan, presented by the Ingram Family, closing out the second week of competition. Traverse City, MI - July 12, 2015 - Wilhem Genn has won over 100 grand prix in his career, and today he added the $50,000 Grand Prix of Michigan, presented by the Ingram Family, to his list of accolades. Genn beat out seven other jump-off contenders for the lion's share of the earnings, riding Bugatti to the swift time of 37.900 seconds. Keith Bollotte...

Angel Karolyi and Venus ©BarryKosterPhotography. Mill Spring, NC - July 2, 2015 - The second day of FEI competition continued at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) with the $34,00 Suncast® 1.45m FEI Welcome. Venezuela's Angel Karolyi collected a big win aboard 2002 Dutch Warmblood mare, Venus, owned by Raylyn Farms. The duo bested a six-horse jump-off, tripping the timers in 40.341 seconds to secure Karolyi's first FEI win at TIEC this season. Kaitlin Campbell (USA) aboard...

Bjorn Ikast and Chestina Z (c) Flying Horse Photograph Parker, CO - June 15, 2015 - At the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) this past Sunday, beautiful weather brought grand competition in the $40,000 Kingsland Equestrian Grand Prix. Twenty-six horse and rider combinations contested the course, but ultimately it was Bjorn Ikast and his mount, Chestina Z, that claimed victory with an impressive jump-off time of 35.581 seconds. This was the second of seven consecutive weeks of hunter/jumper competition...

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck (Kendall Bierer/Phleps Media Group) Lexington, KY – Capturing the first place finish was no easy feat during Saturday night’s $85,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington. Forty-four starters contended for the lion’s share of the earnings in the FEI CSI2* event, but when nine qualified for the jump-off, it came down to the wire. Besting the clock and the short course was Aaron Vale aboard Quidam’s Good Luck,...

Brian Walker and Tamara 296 (ESI Photography) Culpeper, Va. - Brian Walker and Tamara 296 claimed victory in the first Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper in the Commonwealth National Show on April 19, going last in the four-rider jump-off to complete the course three seconds faster than second-place finisher Filip De Wandel on his Gentley. "The course was difficult enough [Sunday] with only four clear, but that worked in my favor," said Walker, after his win. "The jump-off, with long gallops between...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Military Boekelo CCIO3* and re-allocated USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for that competition and Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*. Military Boekelo CCIO3* The following horse-and-rider combinations have been named to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Military Boekelo CCIO3*, October 9-12, 2014 in Boekelo, The Netherlands (in alphabetical order):...