20 Jan 2012 At Heathrow airport in London a temporary terminal will be made for processing the passengers for the Olympics in August. On August 13, the day after the closing ceremony, the airport expects the largest number of passengers in its history. Approximately 138,000 people will travel through Heathrow, 45 percent more than on [...]

01 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.45m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Jubilee D’ouilly Coyle, Trevor (IRL) 0 54.04 2. Ab 19 Chianti Bengtsson, Rolf-Göran (SWE) 0 54.17 3. Corlanda OLD Stevens, Mario (GER) 0 54.39 4. Mustax Amity Ernsting, Karin (GER) 0 56.22 5. Acorte Moormann, Rolf (GER) 0 56.75 6. Celentano Stroman, Amke (GER) [...]

20 Jan 2012 SANNA BOOKS HER TICKET TO DEN BOSCH WHILE LOIKA LEADS CENTRAL EUROPEAN SERIES Australia’s Rachael Sanna earned a place at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2011/2012 Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands next April with a convincing victory in the Asia/Pacific FEI World Cup™ Dressage League which concluded at Werribee, Australia [...]

20 Jan 2012 Elizabeth Searle (USA), international Dressage and Vaulting Judge for the FEI, co-founder of the American Vaulting Association and Vice President of the United States Dressage Federation from 1989-1996,, passed away on 8 January. Elizabeth Searle was the first recipient of a USDF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 and in 2003 received the [...]

20 Jan 2012 Nick Skelton (GBR) accumulated another win at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) today in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup 2, this time taking the top prize with Beverley Widdowson’s Carlo 273. The Irish took the next two places, with Richie Moloney on Slieveanorra, owned by Equinimity LLC/Richie Moloney in [...]

20 Jan 2012 Betsy La Belle to serve as Media Relations Coordinator Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce the addition of Jamie Saults as the director of communications for the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Betsy La Belle will serve as the Media [...]

20 Jan 2012 Excitement is mounting for the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, which gets under way in just one week. The World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group is the richest dressage series in the world; over half a million dollars in prize money was awarded [...]

19 Jan 2012 In 2009, Igor Kawiak won double silver for France at the European Championships for Young Riders. As he owns dual citizenship, he now decided to ride for Poland at international show jumping competitions in the future. He hopes that the change of nationality will bring him forward faster in the international equestrian [...]

19 Jan 2012 Jumping Amsterdam attracts top notch dressage riders to compete from all over the world. The FEI Grand Prix Dressage and the first CSI4* competitions takes place on Friday, the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage presented by Amsterdam RAI Kür to music on Saturday and Sunday is the Stoeterij Sterrehof Grand Prix [...]

19 Jan 2012 Show Jumping riders can pick up the reins and strap on their spurs for a fabulous fall show jumping tour to wrap up the season on the West Coast.  “This is something we have worked on for three years,” stated Robert Ridland of Blenheim EquiSports, one of the three show organizers working [...]

19 Jan 2012 What a pity! British top eventer William Fox-Pitt has to do without his top ride Cool Mountain at the Olympic Games in London. According to the daily newspaper ‘The Telegraph‘ the 12-year-old gelding sustained a tendon damage at the Europeans last year and will have to pause for twelve months. William Fox-Pitt [...]

19 Jan 2012 Further horse changes are going on in Great Britain. The 8-year-old Abdul Aziz (by Diamant de Semilly/Vert et Rouge) arrived in the stable of legendary show jumper John Whitaker.  The AES (Anglo European Studbook) branded gelding was born in Great Britian and bred by Old Lodge stud. Last year, Abdul Aziz and [...]

19 Jan 2012 The sponsors of German dressage rider Falk Rosenbauer bought the 7-year-old SWB-gelding Ramstein (by Rubinrot x Michellino) from Swedish breeders. Last year Swedish rider Malin Ljungcrantz participated with Ramstein at the Swedish young horse championships in Flying finishing 12th. Falk Rosenbauer is a trainer and rider and won several titles with Desperados, [...]

19 Jan 2012 Who will succeed Totilas as the 2011 KWPN Horse of the Year? Eleven horses which demonstrated excellence in the sport last year were selected as candidates for the coveted title. Voting is now over. As in preceding years, the public and a judging committee determine which horse will become the KWPN Horse [...]

19 Jan 2012 The Swedish horse portal Tidningen Ridsport stated on its website that the 8-year-old Westphalian stallion Belamour (by Belissimo M x Lord Sinclair) has been sold to Norway. The new rider of the chestnut stallion will be Alexandra Andresen. Belamour has already moved from the Swedish Flyinge state stud to the stable of [...]

19 Jan 2012 Shortly before the “Olympic deadline” of 31st December passed, a further horse deal went through. That end of year date is very important, as the FEI requires all potential Olympic horses to be registered with their owners by the end of 2011. This time Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum’s Kismet 50 has been sold to [...]

19 Jan 2012 McLain Ward (Brewster, NY), double Olympic Gold medalist for the U.S. Jumping Team, was released from the Wellington Regional Medical Center late on Tuesday afternoon after undergoing surgery to repair a compound fracture of his patella (kneecap). Ward was injured on January 14th in the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix at the FTI [...]

19 Jan 2012 The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has nominated Capt. Mark Phillips and Missy Ransehousen for top coaching honors with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). With this nomination, they have been named USEF Coach and Para-Equestrian Coach of the Year. Capt. Phillips has had a long tenure of medal winning service to [...]

19 Jan 2012 Week two of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has begun, and the main class in the International Arena today was the $8,000G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers. Matt Williams (AUS) and Bolero van’t Heike, owned by Matt Williams, took the win in the class. Photo: Matt Williams (AUS) and Bolero van’t Heike won [...]

18 Jan 2012 Current leader of the eventing ranking list, British Mary King will get a new ride. She will saddle the 12-year-old and 4* experienced stallion Chilli Morning (by Phantomic) this season. The former rider of Chilli Morning, Nick Gauntlett, mentioned on his website that the stallions’ owner, Lisa and Chris Stone had decided [...]

18 Jan 2012 Last year’s British Bred Sport Horse (BBSH) Stallion Event at Hartpury College in Hartpury, England was a sellout and a big success. More than 700 people went through the doors to view the annual event which has now become an established feature in the British sport horse calendar. The 2012 Event is [...]

18 Jan 2012 German show jumper Ludger Beerbaum is getting ready for the Olympic season with a new name, new logo and a new website. Former ‘B & S Sportpferde’ is now called Ludger Beerbaum Stables. If you click www.ludger-beerbam.de, you will find a modern and well-arranged website of ‘LB Stables’ including detailed information of [...]

18 Jan 2012 According to the website of Rebecca Greene, the American eventer lost nine of her horses in a barn fire which occurred at her farm last Sunday. Rebecca’s top horses Scooby and Kaz are also among the dead horses. A recovery fund (called Rebecca Greene Eventing Recovery Fund) has been established and can [...]

18 Jan 2012 The Norwegian horse portal hesteport.no reported that Stal Bessemeind, the owner of the 14-year-old Bessemeind’s Casino (Cash x Lord), decided to sell the stallion. Bessemeind’s Casino has been ridden by Norwegian Morten Djupvik before. The pair achieved successful results in the past, for example a ninth place during the Olympic Games in [...]

17 Jan 2012 Last week the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida has started and will last for twelve weeks. The American McLain Ward is not the only rider who sustained an injury and broke his leg during a fall. Last Thursday French jumper Michel Hécart also fell and came under his horse. As a [...]

18 Jan 2012 Canadian Eventer, Kelly Plitz, is Featured Artist for The Event The PRO DerbyCross Team Competition will be live streamed on the USEF Network presented by Smartpak on January 20 at 7 PM. Film production is being provided by CatchRide. “We are very happy to team up with the USEF Network presented by [...]

18 Jan 2012 The first segment of Mason Phelps Radio was a huge success last week, and as listeners gear up for the second installment on Thursday, January 19, the guests are lining up to join Phelps in studio. Karen O’Connor, Boyd Martin, Carol Cohen, and Bernie Traurig will join Phelps and co-host Steve Williams [...]

17 Jan 2012 Fans of Natural Horsemanship will be flocking to the Horse Expo Pomona this year as it hosts clinicians Linda and Pat Parelli. Over the years the Parellis have created a program that is based on understanding the nature and psychology of horses. Scheduled for February 2-4, 2012 at the Fairplex, the Horse [...]

17 Jan 2012 The 15th edition of the PARTNER PFERD in Leipzig will be held from 19 to 22 January 2012. Since the premier in 1998, the international horse show PARTNER PFERD constantly increased the number of competitions and has in the meantime developed to one of the most important indoor equestrian events worldwide. With [...]

17 Jan 2012 Two years ago, Canadian Mr. Fleischhacker bought Derly Chin de Muze (For Pleasure x Nabab de Reve). At that time Eric Lamaze competed the mare before she was ridden by Ashley Fleischhacker, Kevin Gielen and Nina Fagerstrom. In 2009, Eric Lamaze and Nina Fagerstrom both achieved a placing at an international horse [...]

17 Jan 2012 The German Franz Josef Dahlmann (32) has reinforced the Zangersheide stables since January. Together with Judy Ann Melchior and Christian Ahlmann, Franz Josef will represent Zangersheide at national and international competitions. Before this Dahlmann worked for the German national coach Otto Becker for three years and is now taking up a new [...]

17 Jan 2012 The journey was long and the terrain tough, but the finalists in the 2012 PagePlay Equestrian Social Media Awards (ESMA) have been announced. The 259 finalists – coming from 34 countries – represent the cream of the global online equestrian community. A wide variety of disciplines are represented from western to racing [...]

17 Jan 2012 HITS, Inc. is pleased to announced that Pfizer Animal Health, a global leader in animal health dedicated to transforming the care of animals, has returned as title sponsor of its signature $1 Million Grand Prix. The 2012 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix will be the cornerstone of HITS’ Championship Weekend at HITS-on-the-Hudson [...]

17 Jan 2012 The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has put week one in the books. It was a week of great competition and everyone at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center can look forward to an exciting second week of competition. The first week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by Surpass. The second [...]

16 Jan 2012 The program of the BWP Stallion Selection in Moorsele, Belgium taking place from 18 to 21 January 2012 is as follows: SECOND PHASE – Zilveren Spoor, Moorsele (for 3 and 4 years old stallions) Wednesday, January 18, 2012 14h00: Registration of the stallions 15h00: Measuring of the height and checking of the [...]

16 Jan 2012 It was really worth for German show jumper Jörg Naeve and his mount Coolidge participating at the CSI4* Abu Dhabi event past weekend. He ranked second in the Grand Prix behing Kaled Al Seid. The third place went Marion Hughes. In the qualifier for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Naeve also came [...]

16 Jan 2012 Equestrian Australia (EA) has today announced the 2012 National Squads. The Elite and A Squad listed combinations for each discipline Dressage, Eventing, Jumping and Para-Equestrian will form the Shadow Teams for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Brett Mace, Equestrian Australia’s High Performance Manager, explains the composition of the Shadow Teams.  “The [...]

16 Jan 2012 Following on from GB’s notable show jumping successes in 2010 and 2011 the British team has some exciting prospects looking ahead to the summer of 2012. Preparations are well under way in the home camp and a number of leading riders and horses are making tracks to Florida to compete at the [...]

16 Jan 2012 On the occasion of the K + K Cup in Münster (GER) German eventing rider Ingrid Klimke has been honoured with the title of ‘Riding Master’ past Saturday. 43-year-old Ingrid Klimke is the second women, who received this title in Germany ever.  She was presenting the award during a ceremony together with [...]

16 Jan 2012 The highlight of the K + K Cup in Münster (GER) – the Münster Grand Prix – was won by Nations Cup rider Thomas Voss. The 53-year-old claimed victory aboard his Holstein stallion Carinjo (0 / 35.15 seconds) ahead of Florian Meyer zu Hartum with the Swiss mare Heidegirl Wichenstein (Quick Star [...]

16 Jan 2012 Both the short Grand Prix and the freestyle to music saw Patrik Kittel with Silvano as winners. In the Grand Prix, Stella Charlott Roth with Diva Royal finished as runner up, whereas Christoph Koschel and Rostropowitsch ranked third. In the freestyle competiton, Ingrid Klimke came in second followed by Christoph Koschel and [...]

16 Jan 2012 Dressage is always a big highlight during the K + K Cup in Münster, Germany. Showing two strong performances Isabell Werth and her 10-year-old Hanoverian-bred gelding Don Johnson (Don Frederico son) gave no chance to her competitors winning the Grand Prix as well as the Spécial. In both dressage competitions Werth’s former [...]

16 Jan 2012 47-year-old Roger-Yves Bost from France and his 12-year-old mare Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois were rewarded for their outstanding ride at 3rd CSI Basel with the victory of the Basel Grand Prix. Runner-up of the H. Moser & Cie. Grand Prix (prize money: CHF 450.000) was German Marcus Ehning aboard Küchengirl followed by [...]

16 Jan 2012 Breeding and sport under one roof – nothing fits better to the stallion station of the Sosath family and under this slogan the yearly stallion show takes place. On Saturday the 11th February the gala of the sires starts at 7 p.m. in the auction centre at Vechta. The presentation will be [...]

16 Jan 2012 Nick Skelton and Unique The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded competition for week one today. In the International Arena, the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic was the main event. Nick Skelton (GBR) continued his solid week of success and capped it with a win on Unique, owned by Beverley Widdowson. [...]

Prix Kantons Basel-Landschaft 16 Int. Jumping Competition CSI5* 1,50m with jump-off Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Ornella Mail HDC Delaveau, Patrice FRA 0/0 30.71 2. Castle Forbes Cosma Bost, Roger Yves FRA 0/0 32.06 3. Karin II CH Fuchs, Martin SUI 0/0 33.20 4. CP Aprilla Deusser, Daniel GER 0/0 33.52 5. Calvie Diniz, [...]

15.01.2012 S11 Int. Jumping Competition Table C 1.35m FEI Art.263 hunting class – CSI2* Pl. Horse Rider   Time 1. VENUS Emile TACKEN (NED)   46.52 2. EVEN TO HEAVEN Roland GRIMM (SUI)   51.24 3. ZENA Folkert KELDERMAN (NED)   51.96 4. ARLY Niels NANNING (NED)   52.01 5. DADJAK TER PUTTENEN Omer KARAEVLI [...]

Prix Vögtli Tiefbau AG 11 Int. Jumping Competition CSIAm-B 1,20m with jump-off Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Versace van’t Ameldonckhof Geiser, Joanna SUI 0/0 31.65 2. Kinanime de Grandry Weber, Claudia SUI 0/0 32.68 3. La Corona Sanader, Nadine SUI 0/0 34.30 4. Ballerina Geiser, Audrey SUI 0/4 31.99 5. Omard Cavalier Lekatsas, Spiros [...]

15 Jan 2012 It seemed like Hans-Dieter Dreher enjoyed the ‘home’ atmosphere in Basel, Switzerland. The 40-year-old Dreher, who is nicknamed ‘Hansi’, lives only 11 km from Basel and felt like riding back home. He managed the fastest round with Constantin in the Grand Show Jumping Competition of Solbau (total prize money: CHF 40.000). Runner-up [...]

15 Jan 2012 Swedish show jumper Henrik von Eckermann won the ‘Golden Drum of the City of Basel’. It was the premier of this newly created competition and the corresponding prize called the ‘Golden Drum’. He claimed victory aboard Quibell followed by French Patrice Delavau with Ornella Mail and German Ludger Beerbaum with Gotha. Niklaus [...]

15 Jan 2012 Top show jumper McLain Ward broke his leg in a fall during the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix in Wellington, Fla., on the evening of Jan. 14. Ward’s mount in the class, Oh d’Eole, veered to the left jumping out of a combination, and both she and Ward fell. Medics attended to Ward, [...]

15 Jan 2012 Beezie Madden and Simon The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) hosted its first “Saturday Night Lights” event this evening with the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix. Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden (USA) and new mount Simon, owned by Abigail Wexner, took home the blue ribbon. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Beverley Widdowson’s [...]

15 Jan 2012 Steffen Peters, 2011 Equestrian of the Year, at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. To cap off a record-setting year, dressage superstar Steffen Peters added one more record to his résumé on Saturday night at the United States Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Awards dinner. He became the first person to score the [...]

15 Jan 2012 Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce that the USEF Network presented by Smartpak plans to offer free live streaming video of the main events during this year’s 12-week circuit at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Week one of the FTI WEF, sponsored by Surpass, is currently underway [...]

15 Jan 2012 VASCONCELLOS SCOOPS DOUBLE-GOLD FOR BRAZIL Brazil’s Sarah Vasconcellos clinched her second gold medal of the Championships when taking the Individual title on the final day of the FEI Children’s International Classics Final in Hong Kong today.  Silver went to the host nation’s Arianna Ladd, while South Africa’s Cameron Dawson was the well-deserved [...]

14.01.2012 S8 Int. Jumping Competition Table A 2 manches 1.40m FEI Art.273 2.2-3.1-4.1 – CSI2* FINAL MEDIUM TOUR Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. CARAMBOLE Willem GREVE (NED) 0/0 36.68 2. PINA COLADA Chantal REGTER (NED) 4/0 36.91 3. LABORS WONDERBOY Nathalie VAN DER MEI (NED) 1/0 37.06 4. SANDOR DE LA POMME Peter WYLDE [...]

14 Jan 2012 The 29-year-old British Ben Maher won the highly endowed Prize of LGT (total prize money 60.000 Swiss francs) riding Tripple X (Namelus R x Cantango) followed by Brazilian Luciana Diniz with Winningmood, who starts for Portugal. Patrice Delaveau from France ranked third on Orient Express. Ben Maher, who worked as instructor in [...]

14 Jan 2012 Carl Hester and Uthopia. Photo by Leslie Bliss Organizers of the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach received confirmation on Thursday that Great Britain’s Carl Hester has accepted an invitation to compete at the 2012 WDM Palm Beach, which takes place from January 26th to 28th, [...]

14 Jan 2012 Olympic champion Eric Lamaze is the new co-owner of Wang Chung m2s, formerly ridden by Germany’s Felix Hassmann. Lamaze recently purchased a 50 per cent share in the young superstar, bred by Morningside Stud. Wang Chung m2s is a 2003 chestnut KWPN stallion, with impressive international show jumping results. Under Hassmann, he [...]

14 Jan 2012 For the first time ever, the USEF crowned two horses with its highest honor, one from an International Discipline and one from a National Discipline. Neville Bardos and Sjoerd were named 2011 Horses of the Year at tonight’s USEF annual Horse of the Year celebration. Honored for their accomplishments in 2011 their [...]

14 Jan 2012 America’s most prestigious Dressage Horse Show, Dressage at Devon has continued to grow and evolve over the past 37 years. The show has provided a top show venue for competitors, a unique “Norman Rockwell” style American shopping venue and has benefited various charities over the years. Over the past 21 years, Thorncroft [...]

13.01.2012 S4 Int. Jumping Competition Table A two phases 1.35m FEI Art.274.5.3 – CSI2* SMALL TOUR Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. CASPER DE MUZE Sander GEERINK (NED) 0/0 23.98 2. DIVOZA HORSEWORLD NIZARMO Marianne BOEREMA (NED) 0/0 24.16 3. SURPRISE Derin DEMIRSOY (TUR) 0/0 24.21 4. SORRENTO Kirsten RIKKERT (NED) 0/0 24.62 5. W [...]

Prix Vögtli Tiefbau AG 06 Int. Jumping Competition CSIAm-A 1,30m in 2 phases Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Wamira Verlooy, Jos BEL 0/0 29.87 2. Lady Carlotta Studer, Jacky SUI 0/0 30.36 3. Versace van’t Ameldonckhof Geiser, Joanna SUI 0/0 30.48 4. Caribo III Zurmuhle, Daniel SUI 0/0 31.91 5. Double O Seven Straumann, [...]

13 Jan 2012 After winning the World Cup qualifier in Mechelen (Belgium) Gregory Wathelet had to say goodbye to his mount Copin van de Broy, as German Marcus Ehning is going to compete this horse in the future. But now there is new hope for the 35-yearold Belgian show jumper to qualify for London 2012. [...]

13 Jan 2012 Two Belgian top combinations were obliged to cancel their participation at the CSI Basel. World champion Philippe Le Jeune had to stay at home, as his mount Vigo d’Arsouilles is carrying out his breeding ‘duties’ and his other horses are not yet in top form. Judy-Ann Mechior, the junior manager of Zangersheide [...]

13 Jan 2012 It’s not just British show jumpers who will be enjoying the Florida sunshine in Palm Beach this season as they will be joined by Britain’s golden dressage duo, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin for the World Dressage Masters, 26-29 January 2012. While Charlotte will blaze the US trail with Carl Hester and [...]

13 Jan 2011 Prize of Thermoplan: The first day of the CSI Basel was a successful day for the French riders. The first of nine world ranking competitions (prize money: CHF 30.000) was won by Roger Yves Bost riding the Oldenburg mare Cosma followed by his compatriot Philippe Rozier with Ideal de Roy and Swiss [...]

13 Jan 2012 Hans-Heinrich Isenbart (GER), who will be remembered by many as “the voice of equestrian sport” in Germany, passed away on 25 December 2011 at the age of 88. Photo: Hans-Heinrich Isenbart (GER), “the voice of equestrian sport” in Germany, passed away at the age of 88. He was born on 5 February [...]

13 Jan 2012 Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) was able to beat a field of 39 competitors to take the first round victory in the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. He and Oh’ D Eole triumphed in the jump-off over Charlie Jayne (USA) on Chill R [...]

13 Jan 2012 05 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.55m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Casall la Silla Bengtsson, Rolf-Göran (SWE) 0/0 35.83 2. Ornella Mail HDC Delaveau, Patrice (FRA) 0/0 36.09 3. BMC Quality Time Tn Dubbeldam, Jeroen (NED) 0/0 38.14 4. Rackel Chavannaise Anon, Manuel (ESP) 0/0 38.21 5. West Side V Meerputhoeve Crotta, [...]