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Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD Win FEI Grand Prix at World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2017

by FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2017 | 3/31/2017 1:02:00 AM

Omaha, Nebraska - March 30, 2017 - Isabell Werth (GER), the most decorated rider in Olympic history, captivated the crowd at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2017, winning the FEI Grand Prix competition at the CenturyLink Center on Thursday. Riding her Olympic mount Weihegold OLD, Werth rode to an impressive score of 82.300%, the only entry to score above 80 per cent. Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD Werth, with the12-year-old Oldenburg mare that she rode to team gold and individual silver...

First Divisional Champions Honored at the 2016 Nutrena® USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Land Rover While Allison Springer Leads Adequan® Gold Cup Advanced Finals Aboard Arthur Heading Into Cross-Country Tomorrow

by Tryon International Equestrian Center News | 9/3/2016 8:39:30 AM

Allison Springer and Arthur (Shannon Brinkman Photography) Mill Spring, N.C. - The 2016 Nutrena® USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Land Rover (AEC) continued at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) today, as the first of many championships honors were awarded in the George H. Morris Arena following the final phase of show jumping for seven different divisions. Competition continued with all three phases today, as the final set of divisions contesting dressage began...

Repeat Victory! Aaron Vale and Carlo Speed to $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix Win to Conclude GLEF Series One

by Phelps Media | 7/31/2016 8:45:12 PM

Aaron Vale and Carlo win the $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix, sponsored by Meijer, during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - It was déjà vu for spectators on the final day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) as Aaron Vale and Carlo blazed their way to the victory in the $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix, sponsored by Meijer, topping the ranks with a double-clear posted in 37.269 seconds. Only one-week...

Courtney Calcaginini and Bowie Capturing Win in $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Phelps Media Group | 7/31/2016 10:08:32 AM

Courtney Calcagnini and Bowie win the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - It was only in June that Courtney Calcagnini and Bowie made headlines, winning the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Country Heir Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Consistent contenders in the hunter derby program, Calcagnini showcased Bowie's talent once again during the Great Lakes Equestrian...

Devon Bridges and Amadeus Harmonize for the $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix Win

by Blenheim EquiSports | 5/13/2016 11:27:40 AM

Devon Bridges and Amadeus (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - After fifty entries galloped on course in the $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Welcome Grand Prix, twenty negotiated the track without fault. Second to last to go in the jump-off, Devon Bridges and ACE Equestrian's Amadeus topped some of the nation's most talented and experienced riders for a sweet and emotional victory. FEI course designer Oscar Soberon (MEX) took on an interesting challenge in today's class,...

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 Win $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/25/2016 10:29:43 PM

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The seventh week of competition at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival continued on Thursday with the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 featured in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Fine Lady 5. The victory marks Lamaze's fourth win in the series this year, including wins in weeks two and three with Rosana du Park, and a win week four aboard...

Zone 5 Dominates Team Championships During 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/8/2015 11:24:44 AM

The $2,500 USHJA Children's Jumper Regional Team Championship medalists. (Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - The tension in the air was palpable as the second day of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships got underway during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. All eyes turned to the teams as each zone from the Northern Region took their turn at Anderson Lima's track. It was Zone 5 Team One that emerged victorious for the $2,500 Children's Team...

Molly Ashe and Kennzo Top the $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Horse Shows by the Bay | 7/20/2013 1:18:32 PM

Kennzo and Molly Ashe in the Classic Round (Tricia Booker Photography) Traverse City, MI - Molly Ashe returned to Horse Show by the Bay this year on a mission. After a disappointing performance in last year's $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, she sought redemption. And she got it. Ashe guided Kennzo to victory on July 19, in Traverse City, taking the top call in this year's edition, hosted by The Gochman Family. The two-round hunter competition was Friday evening's featured...

French Stays Out in Front After Cross Country at Greenwich Test Event

by Louise Parkes for FEI | 7/5/2011 5:28:37 PM

FRENCH STAYS OUT IN FRONT AFTER CROSS-COUNTRY by Louise Parkes Great Britain's Piggy French and DHI Topper maintained the lead they established in the dressage arena yesterday with a superb cross-country run at the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational (CIC**) in London (GBR) today. They go into tomorrow's final jumping phase with more than a fence in hand over Sweden's Sara Algotsson Ostholt and Mrs Medicott, one of just five horse-and-rider partnerships to complete the 19-fence...

Dutch Dominate in Rome

by From an FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes | 5/29/2011 10:16:45 AM

The Dutch team won the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ in Rome, Italy. Pictured (L to R) : Eric van der Vleuten, Harrie Smolders, Chef d'Equipe Rob Ehrens, Jeroen Dubbeldam and Gerco Schroder (Photo: FEI/Bruno di Lorenzo). Rome, Italy - The Netherlands secured a convincing victory in the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rome, Italy, today where the Belgians were runners-up ahead of the Irish in third. This was only the second time for a Dutch...