Kieffer and Veronica Finish in Top 10 at Badminton Horse Trials
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Kieffer and Veronica Finish in Top 10 at Badminton Horse Trials

Shannon Brinkman Photo. First American Combination in a Top 10 Finish in More Than a Decade Badminton, England – Land Rover/USEF Eventing Grant recipient Lauren Kieffer and Veronica became the first American combination to finish in the top 10 of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on Sunday in more than a decade. 2007 was…

Oliver Townend Moves into Contention for Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing
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Oliver Townend Moves into Contention for Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing

30 April 2018, Lexington, USA – Great Britain’s Oliver Townend produced a precision round of show jumping in the final phase of the 2018 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event to secure his first Kentucky win and set him just one event away from winning the coveted Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize. Townend took first…

Andrew Nicholson Finally Lifts Badminton Trophy, after a Record 37 Finishes, with Nereo
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Andrew Nicholson Finally Lifts Badminton Trophy, after a Record 37 Finishes, with Nereo

Six time Olympian Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and Nereo. (FEI/Jon Stroud) Michael Jung (GER) and Sam secure second, and now lead the FEI Classics™ standings, with Tim Price (NZL) and Xavier Faer moving up to take third Fellow competitors erupted in spontaneous cheering as the brilliant New Zealand horseman Andrew Nicholson, 55, at last won the…

Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob Snatch Lead after Badminton Cross Country
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Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale Bob Snatch Lead after Badminton Cross Country

Ingrid Klimke (GER) and Horseware Hale Bob OLD. (FEI/Jon Stroud) Influential cross country day sees Michael Jung (GER) and Sam move up to second ahead of Andrew Nicholson (NZL) and Nereo with just 0.8 between the top three German Olympic rider Ingrid Klimke rode an exhilarating cross country round on Horseware Hale Bob at the…

Christopher Burton Takes Dressage Lead with Graf Liberty at Badminton
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Christopher Burton Takes Dressage Lead with Graf Liberty at Badminton

Christopher Burton and Graf Liberty (FEI/Jon Stroud) Ingrid Klimke (GER) and Horseware Hale Bob close second ahead of Jonty Evans (IRL) and Cooley Rorkes Drift in third Australia’s Christopher Burton produced a typically elegant display to lead the dressage phase at the 4* Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, fourth leg of the FEI Classics™, with…

Thibaut Vallette and Qing Du Briot Lead Dressage on Badminton Debut
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Thibaut Vallette and Qing Du Briot Lead Dressage on Badminton Debut

Thibaut Vallette (FRA) and Qing Du Briot ENE HN. (FEI/Jon Stroud) Germany’s Bettina Hoy and Designer 10 a close second ahead of defending champions Michael Jung and Sam Thibaut Vallette, 43, a member of France’s victorious Olympic team in Rio last year and an instructor at the legendary Cadre Noir in Saumur, has made a brilliant…

Michael Jung Crowned New Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Champion after Winning Badminton
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Michael Jung Crowned New Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Champion after Winning Badminton

Photo courtesy of Rolex. 8 May 2016, Badminton, UK – It was a day of records at the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials as world number one Michael Jung was crowned the new Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Champion having kept his lead from the first day of the competition despite huge pressure from…

Head and Sir Rockstar Excel at Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*
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Head and Sir Rockstar Excel at Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*

Libby Head and Sir Rockstar (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Jung Clinches Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Title Badminton, Gloucestershire, England – The 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday over Kelvin Bywater’s show jumping track. U.S. duo Libby Head and Sir Rockstar brought their wonderful weekend to a close…

Michael Jung Rides into History at Badminton
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Michael Jung Rides into History at Badminton

Michael Jung (GER), riding La Biosthetique Sam FBW (Sebastian Oakley/FEI) Lausanne (SUI), May 8, 2016 – There were happy scenes at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, as a sell-out crowd watched the phenomenal Michael Jung (GER) La Biosthetique Sam FBW make history. He is the first…

Olympic Champion Jung Reigns Supreme at Badminton
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Olympic Champion Jung Reigns Supreme at Badminton

Michael Jung (GER) and La Biosthetique Sam FBW (Sebastian Oakley/FEI) Lausanne (SUI), 7 May, 2016 – For the second time in a week, Michael Jung (GER) showed exactly why he is world number one, producing an outstanding display of sympathetic horsemanship to retain his lead after the Cross Country phase at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton…