Who are you? Who are you, REALLY? Being who you really are is not an easy task. I’m a Friesian, born in Holland, and imported to the USA. I’m different from most horses in that I have feathered legs. Some of the horses at the barn tease me about it, calling me an old work…
Photo: Taylor Pence/US Equestrian. Gladstone, N.J. – July 30, 2019 – The prestigious Pan American Games, held among athletes from nations of the Americas every four years in the year before the summer Olympic Games as part of the qualifying process, are currently underway in Lima, Peru and our U.S. dressage athletes are already on…
Aaron Vale and Cashew CR. Lexington, Ky. – July 30, 2019 – On the opening day of the Kentucky Summer Classic, the feature show jumping classes, the 1.35m Open Jumpers and the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumpers, took place in the Rolex Stadium with courses designed by Bobby Murphy. With a field of 13 competitors in…
Semmieke Rothenberger and Dissertation. (FEI/Riccardo Di Marco) Team Germany almost completely dominated the FEI Dressage European Championship 2019 for U25, Young Riders, Juniors, and Children staged at the fabulous Horses Riviera Resort at San Giovanni in Marignano, near Rimini in Italy (23-28 July). They claimed nine of the 11 gold medal placings on offer, with…
Canada’s Dressage team. (FEI/Raul Sifuentes/Getty Images) USA clinches silver while Brazil bags bronze and the second Olympic team qualifying spot Canada came out on top in a tight battle with the USA when the Team Dressage medals were decided at the Pan American Games 2019 taking place at the Army Equitation School at La Molina…
Sydney Collier hopes to qualify for the U.S. Para Dressage team for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with All in One. Photo by susanjstickle.com. New York, NY – July 29, 2019 – Top U.S. show jumper Georgina Bloomberg has been a sponsor of U.S. Paralympic rider Sydney Collier for a year, supporting her in her bid…
Siena Vasan and Tokyo D’Ellipse. Lexington, Ky. – July 28, 2019 – The Kentucky Summer Horse Show closed out in the Rolex Stadium with a variety of show jumping classes, including the $10,000 Under 25 Classic and the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumpers. The technical 15-effort course was designed by Marina Azevedo and athletes incurred both…
Ali Ramsay & Lutz. Credit Tom von Kap-herr. Bromont, July 28, 2019 – Canadian Ali Ramsay and her mount Lutz won their first Grand Prix together at the International Bromont on a magnificent court, despite weather conditions. Weather delays the competition Due to a thunderstorm, the International Bromont Grand Prix had to be interrupted and…
Hege Tidemandsen and Carvis (FEI/Jim Hollander) Team Norway stormed to a very significant victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Greece staged at the 2004 Olympic venue of Markopoulo in Athens (GRE). This final of the 2019 Europe Division 2 series saw eight nations battle it out for the single promotional spot on…
Sharn Wordley and Any. Lexington, Ky. – July 27, 2019 – The feature event of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix, was held Saturday evening in the Rolex Stadium with an enthusiastic crowd excited to cheer on the field of competitors during the Kentucky Horse Park’s annual Hats Off…
