Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2021 – Laura Kraut (USA) won the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 24, in Wellington, Florida,USA. Kraut accumulated the highest number of points among her fellow female riders in […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – January 16, 2021 – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) has been voted the 2020 International Equestrian of the Year by the USEF membership. Farrington, along with many more outstanding equestrians, were recognized for their achievements during the virtual USEF Pegasus […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 17, 2021 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) won the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Saturday, January 16, in Wellington, Florida. During the first week of international competition for the WEF 2021 season, Sternlicht […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – January 16, 2021 – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Gazelle, Robin Parsky and Kent Farrington’s 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, has been voted the 2020 International Horse of the Year and Balmoral’s Pritchard Hill has been voted the 2020 National Horse of the […]
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 […]
May 27, 2020 – When the North American Riders Group last sent a release about plans for the return of the NARG Top 25, the terms COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-in-place order, social distancing and face masks were not rampant in our daily vocabulary. As we dealt with the challenges […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 14, 2020 – Equestrian Canada has named FEI Vice President Mark Samuel the recipient of the 2019 Gold Medal Award, the highest and most prestigious of the governing body’s national honours. The award is only given when the Equestrian Canada President and Executive believe […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 16, 2020 – Jessica Springsteen (USA) was named the Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) that concluded on Sunday, March 15, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award, given in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 15, 2020 – Beezie Madden (USA) won her second consecutive Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the season on Saturday, March 14, during week 10 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Madden, a four-time U.S. Olympic medalist, tied […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 08, 2020 – A four-time U.S. Olympic medalist, Beezie Madden (USA) led the week-nine standings from wire to wire after finishing second in the $137,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 CSI 5*, and placing fourth in the $401,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – February 28, 2020 – The Young Riders Academy (YRA) Class of 2019 was welcomed to FEI headquarters in Lausanne last week for their Graduation & Reward Ceremony. The group of rising showjumping stars were Wilma Marklund (SWE), Vaclav Stanek (CZE), Elin Ott (SUI), Justine Tebbel […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – British show jumping athlete Alexandra Thornton (GBR) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, March 1, to close out week eight of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Riding her top mount, Charielle, a 14-year-old Oldenburg mare […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Saturday, February 22, 2020 – U.S. show jumping athlete Kristen VanderVeen (USA) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider title on Saturday, during week seven of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Vanderveen’s consistent finishes riding Bull Run’s Risen in the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Saturday, February 16, 2020 – Canada’s Vanessa Mannix (CAN) won a career-first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Friday, February 14, during week six of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Two top-10 finishes during week six guaranteed Mannix […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 08, 2020 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) accomplished a long-time goal by winning the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Saturday, February 8, during week five of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). A second-place […]
Wellington, Florida, USA. – Feb. 5, 2020 –On Sunday, some of show jumping’s most talented athletes gathered at Deeridge Farms for the $213,300 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Wellington CSI 4*-W at the Palm Beach Masters. Lifelong equestrian M. Michael Meller was proud to support the exciting World […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Saturday, February 01, 2020 – Jessica Springsteen (USA) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week four of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington. Having placed sixth in the $73,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 held Thursday, January 30, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 23, 2020 – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation presented the organization’s three most prestigious awards to Brian Moggre (USA), Boyd Martin (USA), and Abigail Wexner on January 17 at the “Take Me To Tokyo” Gala in Wellington, Florida, USA. Brian Moggre […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 26, 2020 – Great Britain’s Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week three of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Saturday night, January 25, in Wellington, Florida, USA. A double-clear performance for a fourth-place finish in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 19, 2020 – Lillie Keenan (USA) won her second consecutive Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week two of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Saturday night, January 18, in Wellington, FL. After a top placing in the $37,000 Equinimity WEF […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA – January 10, 2020 – Georgina Bloomberg received the EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award at the Pegasus Awards Dinner on January 10, 2020 during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida. The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation established […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA – January 11, 2020– US Equestrian is pleased to share that Darry Lou, Abigail Wexner’s 2008 Dutch Warmblood stallion, has been voted the 2019 International Horse of the Year. International Horse of the Year Darry Lou (Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Venus/Nabab de […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, New York, USA) has been voted the 2019 International Equestrian of the Year, being awarded with the Robert P. Strub Trophy at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® during the US […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 12, 2020 – Lillie Keenan (USA) won the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 12 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). With two top-10 finishes during WEF’s opening week, […]
Basel, Switzerland – January 10, 2020 – Switzerland’s Luigi Baleri (SUI), owner of the top ranked horses Clooney 51, The Sinner and Chaplin, has been awarded the Longines Owner of the Year Trophy for 2019 for the second time in a row. The award ceremony took place during […]
Prague, Czech Republic – November 20, 2019 – The first GCL Season Awards were celebrated Wednesday night with a special ceremony in Prague recognising outstanding achievement in 2019. With excitement building ahead of the kick off of the €12 million GC Prague Playoffs CSI 5*/2* tomorrow, the Awards ceremony […]
Prague, Czech Repbulic – November 21, 2019 – The first 2019 GCL Season Awards were celebrated last night with a special ceremony in Prague recognising outstanding achievement in 2019. With excitement building ahead of the kick off of the €12 million GC Prague Playoffs today, the Awards ceremony […]
Lausanne, Switzerkand – September 26, 2019 – Swiss Jumping stars Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Martin Fuchs (SUI) will see their long-standing sporting rivalry play out in the polls as the public vote for the 2019 FEI Awards opens today. An impressive billing of equestrian athletes, individuals and projects have been shortlisted […]
Meise, Belgium – September 04, 2019 – Harrie Smolders (NED) finished the Brussels Stephex Masters as the best CSI 5* rider, and was awarded with a STX 2 Horse Truck for one year. The Dutch rider topped the ranking with 326 points, while Denis Lynch (IRL) came second after collecting 316.5 points during […]
