© Comité Equestre de Saumur / Photos Les Garennes. The Verrie racecourse hosted the second part of the CCI 4*-L Equi Action dressage test. And what a second part, capable of upsetting the ranking of the day before! The Italian Stefano Brecciaroli is relegated to provisional seventh place, ahead of an impressive array of French…
BLM Wyoming (Lander FO) is asking for public input on their future management plan for wild horses living in the North Lander Complex. They plan to remove the majority of the 1,600 North Lander horses and have suggested castrating stallions on the range, destroying their natural wild behaviors. Please raise your voice! Urge BLM to…
© Comité Equestre de Saumur / Photos Les Garennes. First of the three events of the CCI 4 * -L Equi Action of the Saumur Complet, the dressage welcomed the first twenty-one competitors. With the score of 70.87% (29.1 penalties), the Italian Stefano Brecciaroli on Bolivar Gio Granno takes the lead of the (very) provisional…
Lexington, KY – April 27, 2021 – All exhibitors who are planning on attending either or both of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows (May 11-16 and May 18-23) should read these updates. Important information regarding the collection of signed USEF Waivers upon arrival at the Kentucky Horse Park and arrival times for FEI horses are…
Emilie McCann with Drew, a rescue horse at Rising Starr Horse Rescue awaiting his next chapter. The Champions program, sponsored by Ariat International, rewards volunteerism on behalf of horse welfare with scholarships for volunteers to help further their undergraduate and graduate education and to assist those pursuing certification as a therapeutic horsemanship instructor. Emilie McCann…
Last month we told you about the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan to eliminate burros from their own lands in California. NOW the agency is working to decimate the wild burro herds of Southern Nevada. America’s wild burros just can’t get a break. BLM’s mismanagement keeps them at such low population levels that these…
Santiago Lambre (MEX) and Easy Girl © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – April 25, 2021 – On the final day of Spring III on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village, Santiago Lambre (MEX) flew to a first-place finish aboard Mario Onate’s Easy Girl in the $137,000 Palm Beach County Sports Commission Grand Prix CSI3*. Olympic…
Photo: Rolex Grand Slam / Peggy Schröder. Three days of spectacular CSI5* international show jumping at The Dutch Masters culminated with the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix, the first Rolex Grand Slam Major of 2021. The equestrian world’s eyes were on 28-year-old Swiss Rolex Testimonee, Martin Fuchs, who travelled to ‘s-Hertogenbosch as Live Contender, following his…
Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Igor Van De Wittemoere © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – April 24, 2021 – A successful week continued for Egypt’s Nayel Nassar, who claimed his second victory in three days on Saturday, riding Evergate Stables, LLC’s Igor Van De Wittemoere to top honors in the $37,000 Nutrena 1.50m Classic CSI3* on the…
Photo: Rolex Grand Slam / Peggy Schröder. Forty-one horse and rider combinations from 15 nations made up the start list for the feature class on Day 2 of The Dutch Masters 2021 – the 1m55 Audi Prize. The star-studded line-up – which included former Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender, Philipp Weishaupt, 20-year-old rising British star…
