End Results Gold Medal: Debbie Ward, “Edjaz”, BEL. 4,2 Silver Medal: Carmen Vogt-Brändlin, “Flash du Genestrel”, Sui. 8,0 Bronze Medal: Olaf Carsten Korries, “Exupery”, GER. 14,94 4. Olivier Couderec, “Paradis Fontaine”, FRA 5. Alain Cosnier, “Pastourelle de Baugy”, FRA 6. Cordula Konstantopoulous, “Picasso”, AUS 7. Tomasz Wojtowicz, “Palermo”, POL 8. Rico Roethlisberger, “Annika”, SUI 9. [...]

SAUGERTIES, NY (September 1, 2010) — The road to the Pfizer Million made its final stop at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia with top contenders earning big wins along the way. During the Winston National, Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, Florida and his mare Little Annie, owned by Todd Minikus LTD, took home the first-place [...]

The Spanish Equestrian Federation (Federacion Hípica Espanola) has announced its dressage team for the World Equestrian Games. The following dressage riders will represent Spain in Kentucky: Juan Manuel Munoz Dias and Fuego XII Claudio Castilla with Jade de MV Rafael Ortiz with G-Nidium and José Antonio Garcia Mena with Norte The reserve rider is: José Maria Sanchez [...]

McLain Ward rode to top honors in the $7,500 Open Jumper class at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Wednesday afternoon riding Rothchild. They completed the round in 66.352 seconds. The second best rider/horse combination has been Jeffery Welles and Armani who needed 68.670 seconds. The third place went to Saer Coulter and Chalan who finished [...]

According to the Horse Sport Ireland’s website the horse/rider combinations  representing Ireland at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky starting on 25th September 2010 have been named by eventing High Performance Manager Ginny Elliot. The individual riders are as follows: Mark Kyle with Step in Time Liz Power with Kilpatrick River Michael Ryan with Ballylynch [...]

SAUGERTIES, NY (September 1, 2010)–HITS, Inc. is pleased to announced that Equestrian Life will be an Official Media Partner for the first-ever Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, offering free, live streaming coverage of the historic class on Sunday, September 12, 2010 to viewers worldwide. Equestrian Life will be onsite at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York [...]

LEXINGTON, KY—23 Days to Go—Shoppers at 166 Kroger stores in four states will be able to purchase Flex Grounds Pass tickets to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games along with their grocery items from September 1 through September 24. Kroger stores in Central Tennessee, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky spanning locations from Owensboro and [...]

20 Dressage Competition Kl.M – 6 year old horses Pl. Horse Rider Score 1. Soliere Möller,Eva 8.70 2. Blickpunkt 3 Möller,Eva 8.60 3. Birkhof’s Don Diamond FBW Casper,Nicole 8.50 4. Rosandro Wulferding,Kira 8.40 5. Bergerac 9 Bache,Isabel 8.30 6. Dresden Mann Klimke,Ingrid 8.20 6. Rohjuwel Langehanenberg,Helen 8.20 6. Special Gold Schneider,Dorothee 8.20 9. Real Dancer [...]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – September 1, 2010 – During the Alltech® FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), many will notice Reining as the only equestrian discipline to feature hand-tooled western saddles, distinctive cowboy hats and gorgeous, long flowing manes and tails of its horses. However, at this installment of the Games, the National Reining Horse Association [...]

Anky van Grunsven, World Champion dressage rider is coming to Lexington to compete in reining. Anky Van Grunsven, the current grand prix freestyle dressage World Champion announced earlier this year that she would not defend her title at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The decision was made in the best interest of her [...]

Dressage. Show jumping. Eventing. Driving. Only a few top events in Germany cover top-class sport in four disciplines of equitation. The CHIO Aachen is one of them and another one is the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf. There is no other event throughout the year like the Bundeschampionat  (approximately 40.000 visitors) that combines equestrian sports and horse [...]

According to the nzequestrian website the members of the New Zealand eventing team have been confirmed. The following Kiwi riders will represent New Zealand at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky: Andrew Nicholson with Nereo with reserve horses Mr Cruise Control, Avebury and Armada Mark Todd with NZB Grass Valley Caroline Powell with Mac Macdonald Jonathan [...]

The Horse & Donkey Equestrian Complex of Lignières-en-Berry (France, south of Bourges) will host from 30 September till 3 October the 3rd International 3 Day Event of Lignières. Thanks to the dynamic organizing committee and the high quality of the equipments of the complex, there will be 3 competitions: a CIC 1 star, a CCI [...]

LEXINGTON, KY—24 days to go—The popular show MythBusters tests the validity of urban legends and myths—and now we’re going to do the same. We are going to challenge some of the biggest rumors and myths about the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. (Note: the following are actual myths). Myth six: “The walking distances at [...]

Chef d’equipe for the Dutch reining team, Caspar de Jonge, has asked Anky van Grunsven to be part of the team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. She will fill the place of Jurgen Pouls who has unfortunately had to withdraw. Whizashiningwala BB will be her mount and has had all the preparation vaccinations [...]

Paul Tapner (AUS) and William Fox-Pitt (GBR) are the riders with most to gain from a big result at this weekend’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR, September 2-5). It is the fourth leg of the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics™, which carries a prize-pot of US$333,000 to be shared by the five most successful riders [...]

SAUGERTIES, NY (August 31, 2010)–HITS is pleased to announce that all children 12 and under, accompanied by an adult, will be admitted free to the show grounds for the upcoming Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and John Fogerty concert set to take place on Sunday, September 12 at the HITS-on-the-Hudson show grounds in Saugerties, New [...]

SAUGERTIES, NY (August 31, 2010) — Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm, captured Sunday’s $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to highlight the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas and MTM Centano were one of 25 horse-and-rider combinations to ride the [...]

Rob Hoekstra has named the combinations that will represent Great Britain in the Gijon CISO 5* Nations Cup which will start on Friday 3rd September. Tim Stockdale will ride his 9-year-old bay gelding Fresh Direct Kalico Bay. Robert Bevis will represent Great Britain with the 9-year-old grey gelding Courtney 6. In addition, David McPherson and [...]

Wiesbaden: Since 2008 the equestrian horse portal ClipMyHorse.de has been responsible for making sure that people throughout the world can be virtually live by the German Federal Championships for Young Horses in Warendorf which takes place at the beginning of September. ClipMyHorse.de will also bring the best of German horse breeding to the screen this [...]

From 9th to 12th September 2010 the Dressage Deluxe National Dressage Championships will be held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. The programme promises to consist of various highlights: Laura Bechtolsheimer will campaign her WEG reserve horse Andretti H in the Grand Prix class. Moreover, Richard Davison with Hiscox Artemis and Emile Faurie with Elmegardens Marquis will [...]

A horse lorry caught on fire in Ayrshire, England, as it had just set off for its journey to the British Dressage Area Festival (28 – 29th August). The horse lorry owned by Dressage rider Laura Wood, thankfully had no horses on board and was being used as transport for all the equipment, – feed, hay, tack [...]

Have you heard about the unique and incredible culinary experience during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games? Cookin’ in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series is hosted by the James Beard Foundation and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation. Cookin’ in the Bluegrass will feature nightly celebrity chef dinners during the 16 days of [...]

CULPEPER, VA (August 30, 2010)– It was the same old story for Second Hand News and Jessica Van Brocklin as they secured the top prize for the consecutive second week in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park, in Culpeper, Virginia. Van Brocklin shows in the Amateur-Owner Hunters under [...]

Peter Leone of Greenwich, CT won the $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge with his mount Nevval De La Batia in 65.516 seconds on Opening Day at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Sloan Coles and Annie 66 ranked second with a time of 66.095 seconds and Olympic Gold Medalist Leslie Howard with Jeans Glove Varnel were third with [...]

Julia Mestern is the new German National Eventing Champion winning the CIC*** in Schenefeld with her mount Schorch. With 39.0 points in dressage Julia had been on the fifth place. Then she had clear rounds in the cross as well as in the show jumping. Only 0.2 points more in the score meant the second [...]

Germany has announced their riders of the eventing team representing Germany at the WEG. The team is set up as follows: Andreas Dibowski -  Butts Leon or FRH Fantasia Michael Jung  -  Sam Ingrid Klimke  -  Butts Abraxxas Frank Ostholt  -  Mr. Medicott Dirk Schrade  -  Gadget de la Cere Simone Deitermann  -  Free Easy NRW Ingrid Klimke, Frank Ostholt and [...]

MORELAND HILLS, OH – August 27, 2010 – The prestigious Cleveland Autumn Jumper Series, including the American Gold Cup and the North Coast Jumper Classic, will return to the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in just a few weeks. After a year’s absence the two-week show jumping spectacular returns Wednesday, September 8. The highlight of the [...]

Saugerties, New York – August 27, 2010 – HITS Shows, Inc. announced today that media credentials are still available, but space for those wishing to cover the 2010 Pfizer Million Weekend, is rapidly dwindling. The application for Pfizer Million Press Credentials is available online. The weekend’s events include the $50,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier/Pfizer Million [...]

Michael Jung was crowned the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing Champion for 2010 at the last event of the season, Schenefeld (GER), where he emphasised his domination of the series by finishing second, third and fourth behind the winner, Julia Mestern (GER) on FRH Schorsch. After 12 events in 10 countries and three continents, Jung, [...]

1 Int. Dressage Competition CDI-W – Intermediate II – Pl. Horse Rider Score 1. Randon Michał Rapcewicz (POL) 70,895% 2. Ekwador Katarzyna Milczarek (POL) 68,684% 3. Desperados 11 Falk Rosenbauer (GER) 68,579% 4. Santiago 199 Sylvia Zimmer (GER) 67,158% 5. Leo Af Magnushoj Nina Hofmann (SWE) 67,053% 6. Rudi’s Memory Michelle Hagman (SWE) 66,579% 7. [...]

Marcus Ehning claimed the victory in last night’s jumping competition and in the GCT overall ranking. He was completely overwhelmed and got standing ovation from the Brazilian crowd. Marcus Ehning became the King of Rio, when in the early morning hours (European time) he claimed the victory in the GCT-Final competition and also claimed the [...]

presented by: Class CI5 – Final Global Champions Tour 2010 – OI – Table A 1m60 with two rounds with jump-off Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Noltes Küchengirl Marcus Ehning (GER) 0/0/0 33.23 2. All Inclusive NRW Denis Lynch (IRL) 0/0/0 33.50 3. Cevo Itot du Château Edwina Alexander (AUS) 0/0/0 34.01 4. Ronaldo [...]

Marcus Ehning, already winner of the World Cup earlier this year, today won the biggest single prize in any of the Olympic equestrian disciplines. As the leader of the GCT rankings he received a cheque for 300’000 Euro this evening in Rio de Janeiro. But as if that was not enough he also won the [...]

Bridgehampton, NY – The 35th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 29-September 5.  The Hampton Classic is one of the most prestigious horse shows in the nation and features competitors at every level from young children in leadline to Olympic veterans in the Classic’s feature event, the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix [...]

LEXINGTON, KY—28 days to go—The build-out for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has reached less than a month to go, and construction crews have taken over the Kentucky Horse Park to prepare it for the 16-day event. Dozens of RV trailers have been moved into the Campground and will be used by grooms (equine caretakers) [...]

It is becoming a regular thing to talk to Simon Delestre after GCT speed classes and today he won the opening Accumulator class on this year’s undisputed GCT Queen of Speed Orphee D’Illion. The tiny mare who is an easy quiet person at home but a tiger in the ring scored a maximum 65 points [...]

The symbol for the Athina Onassis International Horses Show is a flying horse but the journey to Rio is a long one for most of the humans so how do the horses fare on the journey? Some of the leading rider’s grooms told the GCT how their equine charges are managed. Josie is the groom [...]

Tonight’s two part class in Rio was a glowing tribute to mares as they filled the top four places in a fourteen horse jump off. The Prix Bradesco was a winning round class so the best 20% went through to the second round against the clock where all of them started on zero. There was [...]

presented by: Class CI3 – Bradesco – Table A 1m45 with one winning round Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Sabrina 327 Marcus Ehning (GER) 0/0 39.63 2. Nifrane De Kreisker Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) 0/0 39.96 3. Tinka’s Serenade Billy Twomey (IRL) 0/0 40.73 4. Souvenir 29 Philipp Weishaupt (GER) 4/0 40.95 5. Daslu Replay [...]

The second class of the evening carried a hefty 125,000 Euro total prize money and the 44 competitors were faced with a 1.55 jump off class to decide who got the cash. Uliano Verzanni may have been slightly kinder than usual although the double at six caused enough trouble, as fifteen horses got through to [...]

The Italian fashion house Gucci has decided to extend their sponsorship of the Gucci Masters in Paris for another two years. This year’s Gucci Masters will take place from 3 to 5 December 2010 at the Parc des Expositions Villepinte. « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back to the news overview PORTUGUESE NEWS [...]

The Belgian show jumper Marc Van Dijck fell off his mount Valencia during the Belgian horse show in Vilvoorde and broke his collarbone. This accident most probably means that Marc Van Dijck will not be able to join the Belgian team at the World Equestrian Games. « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back [...]

Today, the “Athina Onassis International Horse Show” starts in Rio de Janeiro. The best show jumpers  of the world will ride in numerous competitions fighting for 1.000.000 Euro. The Athina Onassis International Horse Show in Rio de Janeiro comprises the final leg of the Global Champions Tour. Due to the points on their account Germany’s [...]

In 29 days, World Champions of eight equestrian sports will be contested at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and whether you’re a horse enthusiast or someone who has never touched a horse, we can bet you don’t know about every single discipline. We’ve covered Dressage, Driving and Endurance, and now we’ll give you an [...]

The HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing for 2010 climaxes at Schenefeld in Germany this weekend (August 27-29) as riders bid to boost their rankings in this valuable US$180,000 series. The world-beating German squad will be at Schenefeld in their entirety,   as it is a compulsory selection trial before they head to the Alltech FEI World [...]

Distinguished British actor and enthusiastic horseman Jeremy Irons is supporting the 2010 awards organised by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of horse sport. He is calling on the equestrian community to nominate deserving individuals before the 30 August deadline. Irons, whose acting career spans theatre, TV and cinema, is well known for [...]

presented by: Class CI2 – Petrobras – Table A 1m50 with one jump-off Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Taloubet Z Christian Ahlmann (GER) 0/0 36.51 2. BMC van Grunsven Simon Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) 0/0 38.06 3. Prezioso S Lauren Hough (USA) 0/0 39.73 4. Levito Lars Nieberg (GER) 0/0 40.56 5. Bridgit Bernardo Alves [...]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today presented eight Singaporeans with the Olympic Order in Silver in recognition of their contribution to the success of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The recipients of the Olympic Order in Silver were: · Mr TEO Chee Hean, President of the Singapore National Olympic Council and Deputy Prime Minister [...]

Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey will be amongst the world’s top 30 show jumpers who will compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend in the final leg of the 2010 Global Champions’ Tour. A bonus of one million Euro will be split up amongst the top 18 riders and a competition price money of [...]

According to Lisa Hales, the owner of the World Class stallions Arko III and Russel II,  William Whitaker will be employed at Shaw Farm Stud working together with Lisa Hales. William will also have the chance to work with top class horses of Neil Jones. The aim is support William to secure a place in [...]

Lexington, KY – Short listed Para-Equestrian athlete Holly Bergay has had to withdraw her horse from consideration for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Per the USEF Selection Procedure for the US Para-Equestrian Team, this horse rider combination has been replaced and Erin Alberda (Woodinville, WA) has moved up into the tenth spot on [...]

East Dorset, VT – The big winner at the 2010 Vermont Summer Festival proved to be 22-year-old Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ. Throughout the six-week competition that ran from July 7 through August 15, 2010, Dobbs and her mount, Marengo, scored three major victories. The first of Dobbs’ wins came in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand [...]

Oliver Townend has decided to withdraw Ashdale Cruisemaster as a non-travelling reserve for the Great Britain eventing team at the World Equestrian Games, Kentucky. Focus is now on preparation for qualification at the 2012 Olympics. Oliver will be at Burghley next weekend to defend his title on board the grey Carousel Quest. Source: www.horsus.nl « [...]

The Brazilian show jumpers – above all Rodrigo Pessoa, Olympic Champion and repeated World Cup winner will take their participation at the 54th International S.D. Fürst Joachim zu Fürstenberg-Gedächtnisturnier Donaueschingen from 19 to 19 September 2010 as final test and check-up before they leave for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. For more information please [...]

Saugerties, NY – August 25, 2010 – – With just two weeks remaining before the most exciting day in American show jumping, it’s time to make those final plans for tickets and tables for the inaugural Pfizer Million in Saugerties, New York. With that in mind, and knowing there are many stables, groups and organizations [...]

Saugerties, NY – August 25, 2010 – – An already spectacular day in Saugerties, New York, got just that much more impressive with the announcement that the West Point Cadet Equestrian Team will kick off the dazzling opening ceremonies on Sunday, September 12th, prior to the start of the richest show jumping event in the [...]

LEXINGTON, KY—30 Days to Go—With just one month to go until the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, ticket sales and hospitality purchases are ramping up as spectators from around the world prepare to witness world championship competition in eight equestrian sports. Dressage Freestyle Price Level A has officially sold out for the world championship final [...]

SHOW JUMPING’S BIGGEST PRIZE TO BE DECIDED IN RIO Over fifty show jumpers including many of the World’s top 30 showjumping riders are arriving into Rio to compete for 620’000 Euro in show prize money and to decide who will head the GCT rankings and carry off the winner’s share of the One Million Euro Bonus. [...]

Saugerties, NY – August 24, 2010 – The inaugural Pfizer Million, with the richest purse in show jumping, scheduled for Saugerties, New York, on September 12th, will play host to a world class line-up of the country’s best horse and rider combinations. That already glittering roster of stars got even brighter this weekend when HITS [...]

Kyra Kyrklund, the successful Finnish dressage rider, who participated at five Olympic Games and who won the silver medal at the World Championships in Stockholm and the World Cup Final in Paris, has been elected President of the IDRC. Kyra replaces Margit Otto-Crepin who was President of the International Dressage Riders’ Club for 12 years. [...]

The British dressage rider Laura Bechtolsheimer had an extremely successful run at the CDI 4* in Cappeln, Germany. Laura and her 15-year-old Michellino gelding Mistral Hojris finished the last competition before the start of the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky (only 35 days to go!) with two victories: She won the Grand Prix Kur with [...]

Lexington, KY – August 24, 2010- After five exciting Hagyard Lexington Classic Grand Prix classes at the Kentucky Horse Shows, Pablo Barrios earned the 2010 $50,000 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award.  Barrios began the series by winning the May 13th Hagyard Lexington Classic grand prix at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show.  Barrios claimed the [...]

LEXINGTON, KY—31 days to go – The popular show MythBusters tests the validity of urban legends and myths—and now we’re going to do the same. We are going to challenge some of the biggest rumors and myths about the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. (Note: the following are actual myths). Myth five: “You have [...]

Lexington, KY – August 24, 2010 – An incredible crowd turned out at the new Indoor Ring  Friday night to watch riders compete for the top prize during the $50,000 CSI-W Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. It proved to be an interesting night when the first four riders all completed clear [...]

Marcelo Chirico (URU) and Links Hot Gossip were the stars in Singapore today, clinching individual gold in a jump-off against Mario Gamboa (COL), who had to settle for silver, while Dalma Rushdi H Malhas (KSA) won out in a six-way jump-off for the bronze on another scorching day – inside and outside the YOG Jumping [...]

SAUGERTIES, NY (August 24, 2010) — Todd Minikus and Little Annie, owned by Todd Minikus LTD, captured Sunday’s $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to highlight the Winston National at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. The win marked Minikus’ eighth Grand Prix needed to become eligible for the Pfizer Million and [...]

WHAT:             One month to go Ticketing and Operations update WHEN:             Wednesday August 25, 9 a.m. WHERE:           United States Equestrian Federation office, Kentucky Horse Park WHO:              Jamie Link, CEO World Games 2010 Foundation Mrs. Jane Beshear, First Lady of Kentucky *Various Games officials on hand for interview availability WHY:               With one month to go, several [...]

01 International competition against the clock (1.20 m/1.25 m) Youngster Tour Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Why Not Grant Wilson (AUS) 0.00 58.04 2. Pegase d’Anoux Guillame Liccardi (FRA) 0.00 59.79 3. Wirbelwind 182 Markus Wenz (GER) 0.00 60.83 4. Dream of Glorie VD Kruishoeve Fréderic Bouvard (FRA) 0.00 61.12 5. Yahoo van Vliegeren [...]

KWPN, the Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands, has signed an agreement of intent to base itself at Ermelo which is the home of the Dutch equestrian federation. KNHS President Martien van den Heuvel and KWPN Chairman Henk Visser are both confident that the agreement would be approved by all parties. The members of the [...]