67th Annual South Florida Hunter Jumper Association Charity Horse Show Concludes
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67th Annual South Florida Hunter Jumper Association Charity Horse Show Concludes

Eduardo Menezes and Dimitri. Photo Credit ©AnneGittinsPhotography. Wellington, FL – November 28, 2017 – Competition commenced on Wednesday, November 21, with the 67th Annual South Florida Hunter Jumper Association Charity Horse Show at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The highlight class of the week, Saturday’s $35,000 Spy Coast/Sweet Oak Farms Grand Prix, saw a…

Do Twice the Good Today
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Do Twice the Good Today

Despite the natural disasters and tragedies that have tested our resolve in 2017, the Equestrian Aid Foundation has maintained its commitment to critically ill and injured members of the equestrian community. This year: Claudia, an amateur dressage rider, was able to continue her cancer treatment, even after her farm was ravaged by Hurricane Irma. Alena,…

Brilliant Bosty and Super Sydney Turn On Their Magic in Madrid
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Brilliant Bosty and Super Sydney Turn On Their Magic in Madrid

Photo: Roger Yves Bost and Sydney Une Prince. (FEI/Lukasz Kowalski) Roger Yves Bost (52) posted the second French win of the season at the sixth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European League in Madrid, Spain. Riding the brilliant chestnut mare Sydney Une Prince, who he partnered to clinch team gold…

In Memoriam: FEI Pays Tribute to Double Olympic Gold Medallist Gillian Rolton (AUS)
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In Memoriam: FEI Pays Tribute to Double Olympic Gold Medallist Gillian Rolton (AUS)

Photo: Gillian Rolton (AUS) with her horse Fred in 1992. (FEI/Equestrian Australia) Lausanne (SUI), 22 November 2017 – Gillian Rolton (AUS), double Olympic gold medallist and former member of the FEI Eventing Committee, passed away on 18 November after a long battle with cancer. She was 61. She made a huge impact on the sport…

Unstoppable Isabell Werth Crowned 2017 Best Athlete at FEI Awards
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Unstoppable Isabell Werth Crowned 2017 Best Athlete at FEI Awards

Photo: Harry Allen (IRE), winner of the Longines Rising Star Award (centre), pictured with FEI President Ingmar de Vos (left) and Longines’ Vice President and Head of International Marketing Juan-Carlos Capelli (right) at the FEI Awards ceremony in Montevideo, Uruguay. (FEI/Richard Juilliart) Montevideo (URU), 21 November 2017 – Isabell Werth (GER), one of equestrian sports…

Samuel Parot and VDL Aberlino Ride to Blue in ESP Pre-Charity $25,000 Grand Prix
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Samuel Parot and VDL Aberlino Ride to Blue in ESP Pre-Charity $25,000 Grand Prix

Samuel Parot and VDL Aberlino. Photo Credit PBIEC and ©AnneGittinsPhotography. Wellington, FL – November 20, 2017 – The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) hosted another successful weekend of competition during the 2017 ESP Pre-Charity Show, from November 17 through November 19 at The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Samuel Parot of…

Senate Draft Bill Denies Funds for Killing

Senate Draft Bill Denies Funds for Killing

Our wild horses and burros received a small victory from the United States Senate this Thanksgiving week. The Senate Appropriations Committee released a draft version of their Interior Appropriations Bill on November 20, 2017. The draft language maintains protections for our wild horses and burros, and states that they cannot be killed or sold in…

Jumper News from Week II of the Atlanta Fall Classics
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Jumper News from Week II of the Atlanta Fall Classics

Michael Tokaruk and Ilan [Alison Hartwell Photography] The $5,000 Horseflight Open Welcome kicked off the high stakes jumper action and awarded Michael Tokaruk of Germantown, Tennessee and Maarten Huygens’ Ilan the blue ribbon after turning in double clear rounds. The first round time allowed was 84 seconds and saw twelve advance to a second round…

Guerdat Gallops Them All into the Ground at Stuttgart
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Guerdat Gallops Them All into the Ground at Stuttgart

Photo: Steve Guerdat and Hannah. (FEI/Cara Grimshaw) On a day when a host nation win seemed all but a given, Swiss superman Steve Guerdat (35) and his flying machine Hannah galloped the opposition into total submission with a whirlwind jump-off round at the fifth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European…

Richard Spooner and Chatinus Claim Longines Victory
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Richard Spooner and Chatinus Claim Longines Victory

Photo: Richard Spooner and Chatinus (FEI/Amy McCool) The old adage claims that “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but it will be hard to keep secret the talent of Richard Spooner’s (USA) new equine star, Chatinus. Spooner piloted the 10-year-old Hanoverian to the gelding’s first World Cup qualifier victory in the $100,000 Longines FEI…