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Michael Whitaker Returns to the Global Champions Tour

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 Having competed on the Global Champions Tour from 2007-2009 with the likes of Mozart des Hayettes, Wonami van de Aard, Portofino and Amai, Michael Whitaker returns to the world’s best show jumping tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After a period of two years absence from the tour the British rider makes his way to [...]



EC Madrid: Michael Whitaker Not to Compete With GIG Amai in Madrid

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 Bad luck for the British Nation Cup rider Michael Whitaker. His top mount GIG Amai with whom he had planned to participate at the European Jumping Championships in Madrid sustained an injury at the tendon during the CHIO Rotterdam last weekend. The mare took a knock to the leg and suffered a [...]



British Showjumping squad announced for European Jumping Championships

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 Following Rotterdam CSIO5* where Great Britain finished second in the Nations Cup, securing third overall in the FEI Nations Cup League, the Squad of five that will travel to Madrid, Spain for the Jumping European Championships is confirmed as: ·         Scott Brash riding Mr Stanley Brash’s Intertoy Z ·         Ben Maher riding Quainton [...]



Global Champions Tour : List of Participants Rio de Janeiro / 2 – 4 Sept 2011

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 Looking at the German riders particating at the second last leg of the Global Champions Tour series, three new show jumpers will travel to Brazil. Shooting Star 2011 Hans Dieter Dreher has registered two horses for Rio de Janeiro. He will take along his number one mount Magnus Romeo and Constantin B. [...]



USEF Awards Four Developing Grants to Eventing Riders

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 Four Developing Grants have been awarded to USEF Eventing Riders to compete at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. This event runs October 6-9, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations have been awarded developing grants: Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate’s Otis Barbotiere Otis Barbotiere is a 9-year-old Selle Francais [...]



USEF Names 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Pan American Games

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Pan American Games. The Pan American Games will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 14-30, 2011. Held at the CCI2*, five horses will compete for both team and individual classification, with the best three scores to [...]



FEI BALKAN ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 DOUBLE GOLD FOR BRILLIANT BULGARIANS  The host nation scooped team and individual gold at the FEI Balkan Endurance Championships 2011 staged at Koprivshtitsa in Bulgaria last weekend. The Bulgarian side were the only finishers in the three-nation team contest, while Miroslav Borshosh produced an impressive and well-judged performance with his Arab gelding, [...]



Tracy Fenney well on her way to the Pfizer Million after a win in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Culpeper

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 © ESI Photography. Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon on course in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health. Tracy Fenney made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle at HITS Culpeper last week when she captured the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health. The Flower Mound, [...]



Pfizer Million Weekend Prepares to Make History As Well As Honor It

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

31 Aug 2011 ©ESI Photography. West Point Cadets present the American Flag in the background of the awards for the first ever Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson last year. The purpose of Pfizer Million Weekend will be two-fold this year as the world’s richest day in show jumping also falls on the ten-year [...]



‘Turnier der Sieger’ Münster (GER): Elegant Winner in the TESCH Inkasso Cup Final

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 The rain falling in Münster, Germany did not disturb her at all. Dorothee Schneider continued her streak of success and rode her black Hanoverian mare Diva Royal (by Don Frederico x Warkant) to victory of the 2011 Tesch Inkasso Cup, the renowned series for 8 to 10-year-old dressage horses. The horse/rider combination [...]



Nominated Teams for EC Madrid (ESP)

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 Following the Nations Cup competition in Rotterdam the jumping committee of the German Olympic Committee of Equitation announced the riders who will represent Germany at the European Jumping Championships in Madrid, Spain to be held from 13 to 18 September. The selected show jumpers are: Ludger Beerbaum with Gotha Marcus Ehning with [...]



Hors La Loi Euthanized

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 The 16-year-old Hors la Loi (Papillon Rouge) had to be put down due to a rupture of the tendon. Hors la Loi was a breeding stallion at first before one decided to castrate him. During the past years he was successful in international sport with his rider Hugo Simon, who took over [...]



CSI*** Arezzo : results Grand Prix (30.000.-€)

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: Allgemein, INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1° ROLLI GIUSEPPE ITA IO SPERIAMO DI CA DI SAN GIORG 0 0 0 44.12  2° ALFONSO ANTONIO ITA CELESTE Z 0 0 0 44.15  3° FRANCO FRANCESCO AZE PARSIFAL 0 0 0 44.31  4° PALS JOHNNY NED INTRADELLA Z 0 0 0 44.51  5° GOVONI GIANNI ITA DYNAMITE 0 0 0 44.73  6° REINA [...]



GCT Top 10 Prize Money Earnings/Riders 2011

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 The Top 10 Prize Money Earners of the Global Champions Tour 2011 are (after Valkenswaard): 1. Edwina Alexander                     Australia                 €276,226 2. Alvaro de Miranda Neto           Brazil                      €236,835 3. Denis Lynch                             Ireland                        €224,541 4. Ludger Beerbaum                    Germany                  €221,801 5. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson             Sweden                    €209,315 6. [...]



GCT Rio de Janeiro (BRA): Second Last Tour

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 The Global Champions Tour’s 9th round will be held at the Sociedade Hipica Brasileira under the watchful eye of the famous statue of Christ, Corcovado, which is now one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The event is characterized by the large sand arena, many trade stands and of course a [...]



Quick Star Passed Away

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 Quick Star (Galoubet A x Nithard), the former horse of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, passed away yesterday at the age of 29 years. MMB and the small lively stallion won the Grand Prix in Mannheim, Maastricht and Munich. Later on Quick Star was sold to Nick Skelton, who also was quite successful with the [...]



Merrill Murray and Courageous Lord Earn Third Consecutive Five-Gaited World’s Grand Championship

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 It’s an annual tradition in Louisville. Champions are crowned, history is made, dreams come true, and sterling silver trophies glisten under the lights of Freedom Hall. American Saddlebred Horses, Roadster Horses and Hackney and Harness Ponies compete to be called a World’s Champion, a World’s Champion of Champion, or the most desired [...]



No ‘Jumping Indoor Maastricht‘ in 2011

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 The Dutch international equestrian show Jumping Indoor Maastricht has been cancelled for this year. This was announced by the organisation yesterday. Due to financial problems the decision has been made to cancel for this year. Last year there were decreasing income by declining attendance and less interest of sponsors. The organisation hopes [...]



ONE YEAR TO GO TO 2012 LONDON PARALYMPIC GAMES

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 Marco Alves at the 2008 Paralympic Games where he won Brazil’s first Paralympic equestrian medal Today, 29 August 2011, marks the one-year countdown to next year’s Paralympic Games. A record number of 4,200 athletes from 150 countries are set to convene in London (GBR) between 29 August and 9 September 2012 and [...]



TWO MORE TEAMS QUALIFY FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES EVENTING

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 France and Sweden qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games as a result of their placings in the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships 2011 team competition. France finished in silver medal position on a score of 151.10 and Sweden placed fourth (199.20). Germany, the leading nation at the Championships, had already achieved [...]



CAROLA DIENER (GER) IS THE NEW WORLD PAIR DRIVING CHAMPION

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011 DUTCH TEAM KEEP TEAM GOLD   World champion Carola Diener (GER) during the obstacle driving competition at the FEI World Pair Driving Championships 2011. © Rinaldo de Craen/FEI Twenty-three-year-old Carola Diener (GER) became the new world champion at the 15th FEI World Pair Driving Championships at Conty, France. She performed a superb [...]



Yann Candele Takes Over Hagyard Challenge Series Lead

Aug 30th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

30 Aug 2011   Yann Candele and Azzaro won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, and steady results have earned the rider the lead in the Hagyard Challenge Series standings. Photo: Heather Bellock/PMG. Canada’s Yann Candele has taken over the lead in the 2011 Hagyard Challenge Series after earning strong [...]



‘Turnier der Sieger’ Münster (GER): Katrin Eckermann Demonstrates Her Top Form in Münster

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 Katrin Eckermann won nearly everything in Münster and demonstrated her fabulous form winning the qualifier and the sighting for the DKB Riders Tour. She claimed victory of the 1.50 class and the final of the medium tour (1.50 class) aboard Lolita H plus the fourth leg of the DKB-Riders Tour (1.60 class), [...]



Australia: High Performance Program Releases the New ‘Roadmap to Success’ 2011-2016

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 In September 2010, Equestrian Australia received an additional $750,000 per annum for the High Performance Program. This funding was awarded based on submissions from EA which were in line with the recommendations accepted by the Federal Government from the Crawford report. In our submission EA outlined the framework for a National Pathways Program, supported [...]



CSIO5*-TL NC, CSIYH1* Rotterdam (NED) – Results

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29.08.2011 19 Int. Jumping Comp.  1.60m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Coral Reef Via Volo MADDEN Beezie (USA) 0/0 38.31 2. Bmc Van Grunsven Simon DUBBELDAM Jeroen (NED) 0/0 39.11 3. Corradina NAGEL CarstenOtto (GER) 0/0 40.33 4. Avenzio 3 SUGITANI Taizo (JPN) 0/0 40.34 5. Carmena Z BREEN Shane (IRL) 0/4 38.46 6. [...]



Canadian Dressage Combos for 2011 Pan American Games

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 The Dressage Canada Selection Committee for the Pan American Games has approved the following nominations for the 2011 Pan American Games taking place in Guadalajara, MEX.  The dressage portion of the Pan American Games will be held from October 16 – 19, 2011 at the Guadalajara Country Club. In alphabetical order, the [...]



EC Luhmuehlen (GER): Michael Jung’s ‘Golden Ride’ in Luhmuehlen

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Click below to see the golden ride of German eventer Michael Jung and his La Biosthetique Sam: Show Jumping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bz8894z7Q0&feature=player_embedded Cross Country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjTB3l4p0Hw&feature=related Dressage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7grW9f4Z8s&feature=related   « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back to the news overview PORTUGUESE NEWS  Interesting Links to that News:horseweb.tv – Die aktuelle Live-Stream Übersicht



USA: Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championship, USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 Exciting Conclusion for the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championship, USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International, and USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals presented by DressageToday Competition finished up Sunday at the Lamplight Equestrian Center as the top 6-year-olds and developing horses in the [...]



Shannon Lilley and Ballingowan Pizzaz Win the Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 Shannon Lilley and Ballingowan Pizzaz (Stockimageservices.com). The Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials wrapped up with influential show jumping in all of the divisions on Sunday, but none more than in the USEF Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover USEF Eventing Team. The 14 short-listed horses tackled the Advanced show jumping [...]



WC Pair Driving: Gold for The Netherlands and Carola Diener

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 At the World Championships Pair Driving in Conty (France), the Dutch team has won gold. The team members Tom Engbers, Gerard Leijten and Harrie Verstappen have done a really good job. Individually Engbers won bronze as well. He is only 24 years old and this was his first world championships. Germany won [...]



“CSI2*, CSICh-A, CSIJ-A, CSIY-A, CSIYH1* ” Ebreichsdorf (AUT) – Results

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29.08.2011 22 Int. Jumping Comp. Gold Tour- Magna Racino Grand Prix 1.45m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. LORD LEVISTO SLAVIKOVA Jana (SVK) 0/0 45,36 2. TOMORROW CIMOLAI Carla (ITA) 0/0 50,06 3. RENWOOD MD BELOUSEK Barbara (AUT) 4 73,63 4. LUALDI SCHRANZ Christian (AUT) 4 76,01 5. CARUSO 394 CANDIN Andy (ROU) 4 77,29 [...]



CSI2* Calgary (CAN) Anderson Ranch: Eric Martin makes it a Double for Manitoba

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 “Eric Martin and Kumano won the $50,000 CSI2* Friends of Rocky Mountain Grand Prix on August 27 at the Rocky Mountain Classic II in Calgary, AB.” Photo credit – Cansport Eric Martin of Oakbank, MB, scored victory in the $50,000 CSI2* Friends of Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Grand Prix held Saturday, August [...]



JUBILANT GERMANS TAKE DOUBLE GOLD AT HSBC FEI EUROPEAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LUHMUEHLEN

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  29 Aug 2011 Germany claimed team gold and all three individual medals on home ground at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Luhmühlen – (from left) Sandra Auffarth (silver), Michael Jung (gold), Frank Ostholt (bronze). Photo: Kit Houghton/FEI. There were jubilant scenes as Michael Jung (GER) was crowned European Champion and his team [...]



CH-EU-C3* Luhmühlen (GER) – Results

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

European Eventing Championships 2011 – FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULT Pl.   Horse Rider Points   1. La Biosthetique-Sam FBW Michael Jung (GER*) 33,30   2. Opgun Louvo Sandra Auffarth (GER*) 37,00   3. Little Paint Frank Ostholt (GER) 40,00   4. King Artus Dirk Schrade (GER) 42,70   5. Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve Stefano Brecciaroli [...]



CSIO5* Rotterdam (NED): Beezie Madden wins Longines Grand Prix Port of Rotterdam

Aug 29th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

29 Aug 2011 Two weeks of great equestrian sports in mostly sold out arena The American Beezie Madden today won for the second time the Longines Grand Prix Port of Rotterdam. In a jump off with nine other riders Beezie and her horse Coral Reef Via Volo were faster than Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) who ended [...]



CSI2*, CSIAm-B, CSIJ-B Maisons-Laffitte (FRA) – Results from Sunday

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

11 Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.25m Art.238.2.1 – Juniors B Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. DAMIEN DE CHAMBORD FRA MAESTRIA DU PLIX 0 74.23 2. DAMIEN DE CHAMBORD FRA LEADER LOVE 0 80.35 3. CHARLOTTE SMET GBR DUNKERIN 4 73.60 4. ALEXANDRA MARTEL FRA URSULA DU BUISSON 4 78.79 5. KEVIN GAUTHIER [...]



CSI4*, CSIYH1* Münster (GER) – Results from Sunday

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28.08.2011 09 PREIS DER SPARKASSE MÜNSTERLAND OST Int. Jumping Competition Table A in two Phases (1.50 m) – Finale Mittlere Tour Art. 238.2.2 Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Lolita H Eckermann, Katrin GER 0/0 22.23 2. Coolidge Naeve, Jörg GER 0/0 22.24 3. Ideal de la Loge Bost, Roger Yves FRA 0/0 22.39 [...]



EC Luhmühlen (GER): German Eventers Win Team Gold and All Three Individual Medals

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28.08.2011 The German eventers continued their top form during the show jumping and managed a picture-book result for the team and for the individual riders. The German team is European Champion followed by the French and the British team. The results are: 1. Germany            124,30 2. France       [...]



CSIO5* Rotterdam (NED): Dutch Double for Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28 Aug 2011 Hot off a victory with Hickstead on Thursday, Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze returned to the winner’s circle on Friday after winning the €23,000 1.50m speed competition in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, riding Coriana van Klapscheut. Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Coriana van Klapscheut were the fourth combination to tackle the speed course, posting [...]



CDI4* Münster (GER): Summary of “Turnier der Sieger”

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The “Turnier der Sieger” took place in Münster, Germany from 25 to 28 August 2011. Hubertus Schmidt claimed victory of the Grand Prix Special, Uta Gräf  was the winner of the Grand Prix Freestyle and Isabell Werth won the Grand Prix. The team Olympic winner of 2004 Hubertus Schmidt won the Grand Prix Special competition with [...]



WC Pair Driving Conty: Dutch Go for Gold

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28 Aug 2011 The Dutch pair drivers have impressed during the marathon at the European championships in Conty (France). Tom Engers came second in the marathon, title defender Harrie Verstappen third. After the dressage Germany was in the lead but The Netherlands has taken over after the marathon. Individually German Carola Diener is in the [...]



“CSI2*, CSICh-A, CSIJ-A, CSIY-A, CSIYH1* ” Ebreichsdorf (AUT) – Results from Saturday

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28.08.2011 17 Int. Jumping Comp. Gold Tour 1.45m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. LACKA DE LA SAPAIE LEMMER Oliver (GER) 0 63,81 2. QUALITY HANULAY Juraj (SVK) 0 64,88 3. CHIEANO SILLO Radovan (SVK) 0 68,41 4. LUALDI SCHRANZ Christian (AUT) 0 69,83 5. ALESSA Z STAMPFLI Emilie (SUI) 4 70,00 6. CAVALOR BELOUSEK [...]



CH-EU-C3* Luhmühlen (GER) – Results from Saturday

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28.08.2011 European Eventing Championships 2011 -INDIVIDUAL RESULT after DRESSAGE Pl. Horse Rider Points   1. FRH Butts Abraxxas Ingrid Klimke (GER*) 30,00   2. La Biosthetique-Sam FBW Michael Jung (GER*) 33,30   3. Wega Sara Algotsson-Ostholt (SWE*) 36,00   4. Opgun Louvo Sandra Auffarth (GER*) 37,00   5. Little Paint Frank Ostholt (GER) 40,00   [...]



GERMAN “DREAM TEAM” ENJOY GOLDEN DAY AT HSBC FEI EUROPEAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aug 28th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28 Aug 2011 Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas jump out of the HSBC water complex on their way to a superb clear that put them on top in the individual standings and Germany at the head of the teams after the Cross Country.  Photo: Kate Houghton/FEI. An inspired German team rode like true champions [...]



CSI4*, CSIYH1* Münster (GER) – Results from Saturday

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27.08.2011 06 GETRÄNKE-ESSMANN-PREIS Int. Jumping Competition Table C (1.45 m) Art. 239/263 Pl. Horse Rider Time 1. Cantho Z Hemeryck, Rik BEL 59.38 2. Petite Golda Merschformann, Markus GER 59.85 3. Coolidge Naeve, Jörg GER 61.54 4. Dunoair Uleika El Zoghby, Karim EGY 61.66 5. Window Schröder, Andre GER 62.31 6. Larenco’s Boy Rüder, Hans-Thorben [...]



CSI2*, CSIAm-B, CSIJ-B Maisons-Laffitte (FRA) – Results from Saturday

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27.08.2011 6 Int. Jumping Competition Table A Accumulator 1.15m Art.269 – Amateurs B Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. AURELIE KEATES FRA KALESTRO LA VALLEE 65.00 46.33 2. MARINE HULLARD FRA MABEL BLEU 65.00 49.41 3. ALEXANDRA DERAMBURE FRA PHIPPER DES ROIS 65.00 50.16 4. CHARLENE DONNAY BEL BELZEBUB VAN DE MALTAHOEVE 65.00 50.49 [...]



EC Luhmuehlen (GER): German Eventers Withstood the Pressure

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 The first German eventer to start in today’s cross country test at the European Championships in Luhmuehlen, Germany was Andreas Dibowski. The pair had a good start and everything seemed to work well until Dibowksi’s mount Fantasia fell at the 22nd fence. This meant the elimination of one German team rider. Therefore, [...]



Hayley Alfonso and Lennox Put Manitoba on the Map

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 Hayley Alfonso of St. Andrews, MB, posted the only clear round to win the $31,000 CSI2* Eunice Krausert Memorial Grand Prix held August 24 at the Rocky Mountain Classic II in Calgary, AB. Hayley Alfonso aboard Lennox 157 From a starting field of 26 entries, only Alfonso riding Lennox 157 produced a [...]



Janet Crawford selected as cover artist for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Finals Official Show Program

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 Janet Crawford’s painting entitled Jumper will be on the cover of the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final Official Show Program this fall. HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce Massachusetts native, Janet Crawford as the cover artist for the Official Show Program of the Pfizer $1 [...]



Qatar Candidate for Olympics 2020

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 Yesterday Qatar has confirmed that the country is an official candidate for the organization of the Olympic Games in 2020. The super-rich oil state decided to do so, after Qatar had received a positive feedback from the International Olympic Committee on the plan to held the event in October and November to avoid the worst heat. Rome, Tokio, [...]



USA: Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 San City, Wakeup and Pikko Del Cerro HU Set the Pace in the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International Competition was in full swing at the Lamplight Equestrian Center as the top 6-year-olds and developing [...]



FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 – ROUND 8, ROTTERDAM (NED)

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 GERMANY WINS FINAL ROUND AND FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 SERIES   German Team during yesterday’s prize giving ceremony winning the FEI Nations Cup / Photo: FEI Germany did the double when winning both the last leg of the series, and the overall FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 title, at the thrilling finale in [...]



RECORD-BREAKING GERMANS LEAD THE FIELD AT HSBC FEI EUROPEAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011   Ingrid Klimke during yesterday’s dressage test / Photo: FEI Outstanding performances by Germany’s Ingrid Klimke and Michael Jung have put the home side into a fabulously strong position before tomorrow’s Cross Country phase at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Luhmühlen (GER). The host nation, bidding for a first European [...]



EXQUIS NADINE RETIRES

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 There was an emotional moment for Dutch rider, Hans Peter Minderhoud, on the final afternoon of the FEI European Dressage Championships 2011 in Rotterdam (NED) last Sunday when the great mare, Exquis Nadine, was officially retired. The 16 year old Dutch warmblood, by Partout x Roemer, was bred by G.C Vervoorn at [...]



EC Luhmuehlen (GER): Team Standing and Starting Order Cross-Country

Aug 27th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

27 Aug 2011 At the European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen, Germany is in the lead (98,70) after the dressage test followed by Great Britain (121,90) and Italy (128,30). Full ranking can be seen by clicking below: http://www.luhmuehlen.de/files/EM_Ergebnisse/ch-eu_010_ermandre.pdf For today’s cross country test the starting order is as follows: http://www.luhmuehlen.de/files/EM_Startlisten/ch-eu_010_slgeld.pdf « back to the news overview [...]



CSI2*, CSIAm-B, CSIJ-B Maisons-Laffitte (FRA) – Results from Friday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 1 Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.10m Art.238.2.1 – Amateurs B Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. NOEMIE CHANCLUD FRA HERITIER DU COUER 0 67.97 2. TIPHAINE DELETOILLE FRA NADJAF 0 68.18 3. MAHAMED AL ROMAITHI UAE LOVER DES PATIS 0 70.30 4. VALERIE CHAUSSARD FRA IVRESSE MORTEMER 0 71.31 5. KARIN RIZET [...]



“CSI2*, CSICh-A, CSIJ-A, CSIY-A, CSIYH1* ” Ebreichsdorf (AUT) – Results from Friday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 11 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.40m Golden Tour Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. LACKA DE LA SAPAIE LEMMER Oliver (GER) 0 71,71 2. QUARTZ VAN DE NIEUWMOLENSCHRANZ Christian (AUT) 0 73,73 3. TIMPEX CABALE FRISCHEIS Hans (AUT) 0 74,39 4. CARLO 281 CANDIN Andy (ROU) 0 75,09 5. PASOA DICE GAUTSCHI Iris (SUI) 0 [...]



CH-EU-C3* Luhmühlen (GER) – Results from Friday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 European Eventing Championships 2011 -INDIVIDUAL RESULT after DRESSAGE Pl. Horse Rider Points   1. Butts Abraxxas Ingrid Klimke (GER*) 624   2. La Biosthetique-Sam Michael Jung (GER*) 607   3. Little Paint Frank Ostholt (GER) 603   4. Opgun Louvo Sandra Auffarth (GER*) 596   4. Rayef Laura Collett (GBR) 596   6. Apollo [...]



CSI4*, CSIYH1* Münster (GER) – Results from Friday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 02 PREIS DER SANSIBAR SHOES Int. Jumping Competition Table A (1.35/1.40 m) 2. Qualification “illbruck-Poresta Youngster Cup” Art. 238.2.1 Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Gut Neuenhofs Bacarole Eckermann, Henrik von SWE 0 64.10 2. Nabab de Revel Eckermann, Katrin GER 0 66.42 3. Albfuehren’s Companion Fricker, Alexandra SUI 0 66.86 4. Cannavaro [...]



CSIO 5* Rotterdam: Platz zwei für David Will im Weltranglistenspringen (Ergebnisse)

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 At the CSIO5* Rotterdam (NED) Olympic champion Eric Lamaze and his mount Hickstead (Hamlet x Eikstein) won the 1.50 class competition yesterday. The pair managed a double clear and the fastest jump-off time of 51.15 seconds. Runner-up was the young German show jumper David Will riding Don Cesar (Drossan x Frühlingsball), who [...]



Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot Cruise to Lead at the USEF Pan American Games Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot (Photo:www.stockimageservices.com)  When Hannah Sue Burnett rode Harbour Pilot into the dressage ring as the first of the 14 riders contesting the USEF Pan American Games Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team she set a mark that couldn’t be beat. The Mandatory Outing [...]



Ready for Rotterdam: U.S. Jumpers Face Big Task in FEI Nations Cup

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 The U.S. Jumping riders have a big task before them in tomorrow’s FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Rotterdam. They take to the final leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup Series in the Netherlands and jump to maintain their position in the Series for 2012. Currently ranked seventh out of the eight [...]



EC Luhmühlen: Sandra Auffarth is Overnight Leader Dressage

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 August 2011   Sandra Auffahrth and Opgun Luovo – Photo: TGL The first half of the competitors at the European championships rode their dressage competition in Luhmühlen, Germany yesterday. Germany is in the lead at present followed by Great Britain and Sweden. 1. Germany                79,20 2. Great-Britain          93,10 3. Sweden                  97,70 [...]



World Championships Pair Driving Conty (FRA): Carola Diener Is Leading After First Day

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 After the first dressage day of the World Championships in Conty, France the 23-year-old reigning German champion Carola Diener is in the lead with 35.58 points.  Swiss Beat Schenk is currently second and Amely Buchholtz from Argentinia ranks third so far. Today the second dressage day is scheduled. More information is available [...]



CSIO5*-TL NC, CSIYH1* Rotterdam (NED) – Results from Thursday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 03 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.55m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Sam ZOER Albert (NED) 0 77.76 2. Blue Angel HOUGH Lauren (USA) 0 78.01 3. Van Schijndel’S Rascin RAYMAKERS JR Piet (NED) 0 78.13 4. Hickstead LAMAZE Eric (CAN) 0 78.54 5. Murat De Reve ARIAS Julio (ESP) 0 78.59 6. Eurocommerce California [...]



FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 – Draw Report, Rotterdam (NED)

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 FRENCH GET THE BEST OF THE DRAW, AT LAST The luck of the draw went in favour of France for the first time this season today, so the defending double-champions will be last into the arena for tomorrow’s final leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 in Rotterdam (NED). French form has [...]



GERMANY SETS PACE AT HSBC FEI EUROPEAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26 Aug 2011 German riders gave an exhibition of Dressage-riding to fill six of the top eight individual places and take a commanding lead in the team competition at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen, to the evident delight of their home crowd. Sandra Auffarth (GER), 25, who sprang to prominence when finishing [...]



CH-EU-C3* Luhmühlen (GER) – Results from Thursday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

European Eventing Championships 2011 -Results Dressage Part 35/70 Pl. Horse Rider Points % Faults 1. Opgun Louvo Sandra Auffarth (GER) 596 76,41 35,40 2. Wega Sara Algotsson-Ostholt (SWE) 593 76,02 36,00 3. King Artus Dirk Schrade (GER) 589 75,51 36,70 4. Jakata Piggy French (GBR) 570 73,08 40,40 5. FRH Schorsch Julia Mestern (GER) 569 [...]



CSI4*, CSIYH1* Münster (GER) – Results from Thursday

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

26.08.2011 01 Int. Jumping Comp. (1.35/1.40 m) Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Con Cornet S Haßmann, Toni (GER) 0 62.36 2. Albfuehren’s Companion Fricker, Alexandra (SUI) 0 62.42 3. Nabab de Revel Eckermann, Katrin (GER) 0 62.86 4. Cornet’s Cristallo Meyer zu Hartum, Florian (GER) 0 63.47 5. S I E C Copy Cat [...]



The Great Week of Fontainebleau – Young Show Jumping Horses Finals – 4/5/6/7 years old – 27 August – 4 September 2011

Aug 25th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

25 Aug 2011 The biggest event in France for show jumping horses The « Grand Parquet » equestrian stadium, in Fontainebleau (70km south of Paris, France), welcome more than 1700 horses from 27 August to 4 September, aged of 4 to 7 years old, for the annual young show jumping horses finals. Organized by the « Société Hippique [...]