Sydney Shulman and Villamoura. ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – June 29, 2019 – Sydney Shulman (ISR) and Villamoura sped to win the $72,000 Ingles Grand Prix CSI 2* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), halting the jump-off timers at 36.291 seconds. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper, a 2006 Oldenburg gelding (Contender x Baloubet Du Rouet)…
Photo: FEI/Simon Stafford. Longines has extended its agreement as title partner of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League series. Through this long-term commitment, the Swiss watchmaker extends the opportunity for continued exposure of equestrian sport and particularly of Jumping to new and emerging markets in North America and the equestrian community worldwide. Longines…
Photo courtesy of Albion College. ALBION, Mich. – June 25, 2019 – For college-bound equestrians exploring a world-class liberal arts education, the College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) will produce a CPI Spotlight event Sept. 27-29 at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. The event will combine campus tours and hunter seat equestrian activities. It will be an…
U.S. vaulting athletes and fans are mourning the death of a gentle giant, Jodi Rinard’s 19-hand Percheron, Sampson, who had carried athletes at Mile High Vaulters in Fort Lupton, Co. for 15 years. The iconic gelding died in late May at age 21. An outpouring of memorial posts on Sampson’s Facebook page prompted Rinard to…
Tryon Resort is bringing back Hobby Horse for the summer! Join us every Saturday night in July in the green space next to the General Store. The Hobby Horse Summer Series Final will be held in Tryon Stadium before the “Saturday Night Lights” Grand Prix on July 27. About the American Hobby Horse Series: Hobby…
Twenty-seven horse and rider teams competed in the Saturday night $25,000 EMO Grand Prix Week II at the Aiken Summer Classic over a course designed by world renowned International Course Designer Michel Vaillancourt, of Aiken, South Carolina. Of the twenty-seven entered, thirteen advanced to the jump off round with a time allowed of 48 seconds….
Photo by Leszek Wójcik. Strzegom, Poland, June 24: Over 400 horses on the startlists, 10 cross-country courses, riders from the top of the FEI rankings, and an exciting rivalry for the Nations Cup – LOTTO Strzegom Horse Trials starts on Thursday at the hippodrome in Morawa. Athletes from 22 countries will compete over 4 days…
Pedro Veniss and Quabri de L’Isle. (FEI/Digishots/Leanjo de Koster) Team Brazil cruised to victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the Netherlands 2019 at Geesteren (NED). Taking command with just four faults after the first round, they sealed the result when adding just four more without calling up their final partnership on a…
Samuel Parot and Bahira S ©Sportfot. Mill Spring, NC – June 22, 2019 – Samuel Parot (Wellington, FL) and Bahira S sped to a swift time of 42.176 seconds in the jump-off to secure the $25,000 Main Street Insurance Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Sarah Bagworth (Toronto, ON) and her own Malou,…
Elena Sidneva and Fuhur. (Photo: Maxima Stables) Russia will be represented by a Dressage team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after claiming the single spot on offer at the Group C Dressage qualifier staged at Maxima Park in Moscow (RUS). Group C covers Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia, embracing a total of…
