Jad Dana & Leonidas © Cassidy Klein The 2024 ESP Labor Day horse show got underway Friday morning with the 1.40m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Bainbridge Companies. Nine horse-and-rider pairs tried their hand at Hector Loyola’s (PUR) course, with six trying their hand at the jump-off. In the end, Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) put…
Jasmine Underwood and Indian Girl G. Photographer: Leszek Wójcik The final trials of show jumping at the FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders and Juniors in Strzegom were action-packed, and seconds decided on the podium places. Great Britain scored gold both in the team and individual classification in the young rider category, and Germany…
Christian Kukuk (GER) and Checker 47 © FEI/Benjamin Clark With the only double-clear performance on the final day of equestrian sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian venue in Versailles (FRA), Germany’s Christian Kukuk definitively claimed the Individual Jumping title with Checker 47, while Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat took silver on Dynamix de Belheme and…
Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Dubai du Cedre © FEI/Benjamin Clark French speed king Julien Epaillard and his queen Dubai du Cedre clinched the coveted last-to-go spot in the Individual Jumping Final with the quickest clear round in the qualifying competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA). From a starting field of 74,…
L-R: Scott Brash, Harry Charles, and Ben Maher from Team GBR © FEI/Benjamin Clark Great Britain claimed Jumping team gold in fine style at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA) with spectacular performances from Ben Maher/Dallas Vegas Batilly, Harry Charles/Romeo 88, and Scott Brash/Jefferson. It was a clean, crisp result for the new…
Richard Vogel (GER) and United Touch S © FEI/Benjamin Clark Team Germany cruised to the top of the team standings without a blemish on their scoresheet to book the coveted last-to-go spot on the startlist for the Jumping Team Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA). Superb clear rounds from all three…
Photo: Cooling stations were set up across the Paris 2024 Olympic equestrian venue at Versailles, equipped with cold water, ice, and personnel ready to assist horses with immediate cooling needs. © FEI/Liz Gregg Olympic Equestrian Dressage competitions got underway with comprehensive heat and humidity protocols put in place by the FEI in response to rising…
I am lucky to live near a couple of great equine competition venues that aren’t listed below – Clay County Fairgrounds which shows my name on one of the photos I took at a show and Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Both venues are fairly new in the equine competition arena, but they have hosted upper-level competitions…
Andre Thieme riding DSP Chakaria ©Rolex/Lindsay Brock Geneva, 8 July 2024 – The Rolex Grand Prix at the CHIO Aachen was won by André Thieme from Germany riding DSP Chakaria, ahead of McLain Ward and Richard Vogel in second and third, respectively. The Rolex Grand Prix at the CHIO Aachen is known for requiring extraordinary…
Photo: Rolex Grand Slam / Ashley Neuhof The second Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major of the calendar year concluded with a yet another sensational Rolex Grand Prix in front of a capacity crowd of 45,000 people at the CHIO Aachen. This year marked a number of momentous anniversaries for the iconic equestrian venue,…
