Wellington, Florida, USA – January 14, 2021 – Nicola took off to Miami last Monday. He continued his road to Wellington straight away, where he’ll stay for the next three months. His purpose is not only to prepare as good as possible for e new season while riding […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2021 – Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Chacco Kid returned to the ring in fine form scoring their first victory of the season in the $6,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m Jumpers as competition began at the Wellington Regional Medical Center CSI3* at […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2021 – For the first time of its 2020-2021 season, M&R Equestrian Services‘ Training Days program set the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center alight for nighttime show jumping. Monday, Jan. 11 rang in the new year and a new show season with training […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – The Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) released a statement today announcing the 2021 Schedule of Events set to take place at the renowned equestrian facility. The 2021 event schedule covers the disciplines of Jumpers, Hunters, Dressage, Eventing,, Driving as well as onsite […]
Ludo Philippaerts (BEL) starts riding again. Later this week, he’ll participate at some shows in Oliva, where our family traditionally prepares for the new season. Ludo prefers not to use the word comeback. After his physical transformation, he decided not only to pass on his experience by theory, but also […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 11, 2021 – The World Equestrian Center – Ocala is committed to running safe and controlled sports and lays out the following guidelines and best practices for operation. Below you will find a comprehensive set of guidelines we have created. These guidelines are […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – December 09, 2020 – Maikel van der Vleuten‘s Dana Blue has won the Horse of the Year Award, given by KWPN – the Royal Dutch Sport Horse Association. The Dutchman teamed up with Marta Ortega and Springstall van der Vleuten’s 13-year-old grey mare (Mr […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2021 – Canada’s Erynn Ballard won the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 13-week 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 10 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Ballard accumulated the highest number of points among […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2021 – McLain Ward (USA) capped off the first week of competition with top honors on Sunday, in the $75,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ward and Catoki topped four speedy entries with the only double […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – December 09, 2020 – More than 50 entries took to the WEC Grand Arena yesterday afternoon to contest the $75,000 WEC Grand Prix 1.50m. The class saw four double clear entries, making time the determining factor for the tracks designed by Bobby Murphy of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 10, 2021 – Kristen Vanderveen (USA) has announced the sale of Bull Run’s Almighty to Jordan Coyle (IRL). Previously ridden by Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (SWE) and briefly by Andreas Erni (SUI), she acquired the 13-year-old bay Hanoverian gelding (Berlin x Quidam de Revel) when […]
January 9, 2021 – Wellington, Florida, USA – Erynn Ballard (CAN) captured her second major win of the week on Saturday, January 9, in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ballard and Ilan Ferder’s Harvester were the fastest of seven in the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 09, 2020 – Magnolia Mystic Rose is part of the elite string of horses being ridden by Pan-American medalist Eduardo Menezes (BRA). The renowned rider and the 11-year-old Brazilian Sport Horse mare is in pursuit of a spot in Team Brazil for the […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 09, 2020 – The holidays are over and the engines of the sport are warming up for a show of true horsepower after a year of little action due to the pandemic. The top 10 positions in the Longines FEI Jumping Ranking. Steve Guerdat (SUI) […]
Ocala, Florida – December 07, 2020 – The 2021 Ocala Winter Spectacular at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) feature classes kicked off this afternoon with 26 entries in the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. The stately Equestrian Hotel set the perfect backdrop for fierce competition in the Grand Area. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 07, 2020 – In the first week of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), competition continued on Thursday, January 7, 2021, with the $35,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Premiere Round at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), and Erynn Ballard (CAN) riding […]
Paris, France – January 07, 2021 – The French Equestrian Federation (FFE) has issued a statement announcing the long-list of showjumping team members for the upcoming Olympic Games this year. The list is used for the pre-selection of the French team for Tokyo and can evolve to include […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 6, 2021 – The 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) opened up its first day of competition on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). It is a welcome return of the largest and longest-running equestrian circuit in the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 31, 2020 – Competition resumed at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) last Thursday with the $10,000 Equiline 1.40m Open Stake. Course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) set up a first-round course of 12 fences and an abridged seven-fence jump-off to test entries. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 3, 2021 – Competition came to an end at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Sunday in the International Arena with the $50,000 Equiline Holiday Finale Grand Prix. Thirty-four riders representing 11 nations competed over the course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA). Last […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 30, 2020 – The United States Equestrian Federation (“USEF”) and World Equestrian Center – Ocala (“WEC”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to work together on a plan for WEC to host USEF sanctioned competitions in the future. USEF and WEC […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 30, 2020 – As 2020 comes to a close, US Equestrian extends our sincere appreciation to all of our competition participants, officials, and organizers for their unwavering commitment to following the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan. We have all experienced a tremendous amount of disruption and […]
Moving towards the future that awaits us, reflecting on the past year, on what we have gone through. Hard times and the problems they pose are always an opportunity for a revival and for forming new alliances in the name of sport Geneva, December 2019: Impeccable as […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 23, 2020 – Artemis Equestrian has strengthened Rodrigo Pessoa‘s (BRA) string of horses with the acquisition of Taylor Alexander‘s (USA) Lord Lucio and Michael Duffy‘s (IRL) Jammy Dodger for the all-time great showjumper to ride. Taylor Alexander has had very good results with […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 23, 2020 – M&R Equestrian Services’ Training Days concluded its seventh week of events Dec. 22, 2020 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Just days before the Christmas holiday, a longtime mantra in the sport of show jumping was on full display at […]
Rabat, Morocco – December 23, 2020 – One of the most brilliant horses of all-time will no longer be seen competing at the high level of showjumping. Abdelkebir Ouaddar (MOR) has announced that Quickly de Kreisker. The 16-year-old Selle Français stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Beach Boy) galloped […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 22, 2020 – Marco Fusté (ESP), one of the best known figures on the international Jumping circuit, has been appointed as Jumping Director for the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sports. Mr. Fusté has been Director of Jumping at […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 18, 2020 – At the onset of the ESP New Year’s Show, Delaney Flynn (USA) and Milan IV, owned by Grace Jacobsen, set the pace to take home the blue ribbon in the $10,000 1.40m Open Stake, presented by Score At The Top. Thirty-four […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 21, 2020 – The FEI would like to warn the equestrian community that some batches of Marstall feed containing apple pomace were contaminated with caffeine, a Controlled Medication and Specified Substance on the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List. Bernhard Kreiling GmbH, the manufacturer […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – december 21, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of a re-envisioned USEF Horsemastership Training Series and will host the first session of the year at Equestrian Village, the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds, in Wellington, Fla from January 14-17. The USEF […]
