Kitty King and Cristal Fontaine. (FEI/Libby Law) The Irish Sport Horse Studbook won the overall title for the second consecutive year at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2018 which drew to a close at the Haras National at l‘Isle de Briand in Le Lion d’Angers (FRA). The title is decided…
Anna Ordonio and SS San Remo, winners of the 2018 Gittings Horsemanship Finals. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography. Washington, D.C. – The 2018 WIHS Regional Horse Show and USHJA Zone 3 Championship, presented by The Bishop Family, returned to Prince George’s Equestrian Center (PGEC) in Upper Marlboro, MD, from Friday, October 19, through Sunday, October…
Gudrun Patteet and Sea Coast Pebbles Z. (FEI/Satu Pirinen) Gudrun Patteet (33) and Sea Coast Pebbles Z won the sizzling second leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League in Helsinki, Finland. Second-last to go in an edge-of-the-seat 10-horse jump-off, they scorched through the finish to post the Belgian rider’s first-ever…
Daniel Bluman and Entano. Photo Credit ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – October 21, 2018 – It was a blue ribbon for Israel’s Daniel Bluman and mount Entano in the $70,000 1.50m Sunday Classic CSI 5* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The duo raced to the first place finish in 41.599 seconds, besting the class…
Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zack. (FEI/Ridehesten.com/Kristine Ulsø Olsen) Daniel Bachmann Andersen (28) and Blue Hors Zack were definitive winners of the first leg of the new FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League season on home ground in Herning, Denmark. All five judges put the Danish duo into pole position while Germany’s…
Zazou Hoffmann (USA) with Samson II. (FEI/ Lindsey Long) When Zazou Hoffman (USA) was asked whether the Longines watch that sat before her was her first, her initial response was a dead giveaway: “I get to keep the watch?” Hoffman, 26, topped the $100,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Del Mar with Samson II, besting…
Conor Swail and Rubens LS La Silla. Photo Credit ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – October 20, 2018 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Rubens LS La Silla dazzled in the $384,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*, which set the stage as the most competitive Saturday Night Lights class of the 2018 season at Tryon International Equestrian…
Joe Fargis and Touch of Class, his mount for team and individual gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, graced the 1985 Washington International Horse Show program. Washington, D.C. – Legendary U.S. show jumper Joe Fargis will be honored during the 60th Anniversary Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) on October 23-28, 2018 at…
Lacey Gilbertson and Baloppi. Photo Credit ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – October 19, 2018 – Lacey Gilbertson (USA) and Baloppi rode to victory in the $35,000 1.45m Tryon Resort Speed Stake CSI 5* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), blazing through the course in 62.31 seconds. Paige Johnson (USA) achieved second place with a time…
Eugenio Garza and Victer Finn DH Z. Photo Credit ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – October 18, 2018 – Eugenio Garza (MEX) aboard Victer Finn DH Z jumped to the lead in the $132,000 1.50m Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake as Tryon Fall 4 CSI 5* competition continues at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Garza and Victer…
