Jagger Topping and Union Jack closed Week II of the Atlanta Spring Classics on a high note as victors in the Classic Hunter Derby. Topping, of Sagaponack, New York, tackled the two-round derby aboard Alice Keller’s Union Jack. The pair finished the classic round with a score of 79 points, before weaving their way to…
Adrienne Lyle and Salvino. Photo © SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, FL — March 30, 2018 — Every single one of the top four combinations in the FEI Nations Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3*, presented by Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, posted a personal best. But it was the last rider down the center line during “Friday Night Stars”…
Jennifer Hannan and Mindful. Photo © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – March 30, 2018 – The final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued with a full day of hunter derby competition on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Friday, March 30. Jennifer Hannan and Mindful…
Photo: E. Knoll. Labellised CSI 5*, CSI 2* CSI 1*, and CSI YH reserved to 7-year-old horses in 2017, the International Jumping of Dinard, held from 2nd to 5th August, adds another star. The CSI2* gives way to a CSI3* allowing to greet more qualified riders. If the riders from Brittany are of course expected…
Adrienne Lyle and Salvino. Photo © SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, FL — March 29, 2018 — The all-female American team dominated the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3* team competition in the 12th and final week of the 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida. In…
Lucy Deslauriers and Hester. Photo © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – March 29, 2018 – Eighteen-year-old Lucy Deslauriers (USA) clinched the biggest victory of her career on Thursday in the $132,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 riding Hester, owned by Lisa Deslauriers. After coming back from a shoulder injury and a surgery on her hand…
Photo: David Raposa and Iliona. “It’s not goodbye; it’s see you soon!” is what many people were saying this week during the Ocala Championship, as the final week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit came to a close. Week X proved to be one of the most exciting weeks yet, with high stakes classes for…
Juan Matute Guimon on Don Diego Ymas. Photo © SusanJStickle.com. Team USA in Control at Halfway Mark of Nations Cup Contest Wellington, FL — March 28, 2018 — Young riders came to the fore as the tussle for the under-25 Nations Cup team title unfolded in the Intermediate II CDIOU25, presented by Diamante Farms. The…
Jose Roberto Reynoso and Magnolia Mystic Rose. Photo © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – March 28, 2018 – The final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off with a victory for Brazilian Olympian José Roberto Reynoso riding Magnolia Mystic Rose in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m CSI5* on Wednesday, March 28. After his first…
Melissa Taylor and Ansgar. Photo © SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, FL — March 27, 2018 — It’s taken 16 attempts this season, but Melissa Taylor (USA) and Ansgar finally have a blue sash and a winner’s blanket to their name after winning the Prix St Georges CDI3*, presented by Yellow Bird Farm. It was the only class…
