Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – October 30, 2019 – Donning festive costumes to celebrate the Halloween season, 57 horse-and-rider partnerships representing 10 nations tested their footspeed Wednesday evening in the $36,000 Free x Rein International Jumper Welcome Speed CSI 4*, the first show jumping class of the 2019 National Horse Show […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 17, 2019 – Andy Kocher (USA) and Abelone O.T. Lowlands Z sped to win Wednesday’s $36,000 Power & Speed Stake CSI 5* during Tryon Fall 5 at TIEC with a double clear and a speed phase time of 23.608 seconds. Second […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – Last to go in a monstrous field of nearly 70 competitors, Andy Kocher (USA) rode Eye Candy Jumpers’ Squirt Gun straight to the top of the $75,000 Volvo Cup CSI 4*-W in Thursday’s feature class at Thunderbird Show Park. Kocher and the 8-year-old […]
Devon, Pennsylvania – May 29, 2019 – International show jumpers returned to the Dixon Oval on Wednesday to compete in the $36,000 Devon International Speed Stake CSI 4*, sponsored by Herr’s Food. Local athlete Kevin Babington (IRL) of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, outpaced 16 combinations with Debra J. Wycoff’s Super Chilled to […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – May 24, 2019 – Andrew Kocher (USA) and Darius de W decisively won the $36,000 Captive One Welcome CSI 2*, the featured event yesterday during the Lexington International CSI 2* held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Kocher (USA), first in the ring, piloted Darius de W, owned […]
Lexington, Kentucky – May 15, 2019 – Wednesday welcomed the first day of the Kentucky Spring Classic and the start of international show jumping competition with the $36,000 Welcome Speed 1.45m CSI 3* in the Rolex Stadium. Thirty-seven horse-and-athlete combinations challenged the 14-effort speed track built by Kelvin Bywater […]
As we reported earlier this week, Andy Kocher’s (USA) fairytale horse Navalo de Poheton (Cumano x Double Espoir) had a fatal injury last Sunday while competing in what was supposed to be his “retirement” class at the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby CSI 4* during the Al Shira’aa Hickstead […]
The sport of showjumping has suffered a heartbreaking loss this Sunday as Andrew “Andy” Kocher’s(USA) fairytale horse suffered a tragic injury. To make it even more heartbreaking, it was supposed to be the 17-year-old grey gelding’s (Cumano x Double Espoir) last round of competition. In fact, Kocher had […]
Devon, Pennsylvania – June 02, 2018 – Prior to Saturday’s championship awards ceremonies, the final class of the Open Jumper division, the $70,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake CSI 4*, was held in the Dixon Oval and saw 37 entries turn out to compete. Nine exhibitors cleared Guilherme […]
Devon, Pennsylvania, USA. – May 30, 2018 – International show jumpers returned to the Dixon Oval on Wednesday to compete in the $35,000 Devon International Speed Stake CSI 4*, sponsored by Herr’s. Pennsylvania native Andrew Kocher (USA) outpaced 28 horses and athletes with MKO Equestrian LLC’s Zantos II […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – May 16, 2018 – The second week of CSI 3* competition at the Kentucky Horse Park kicked off during the Kentucky Spring Classic with the $35,000 1.45m Welcome Speed in the Rolex Stadium where 36 horse-and-rider combinations raced ahead of the rain, contesting Guilherme Jorge’s […]
In the $35,000 Equiline 1.45m Jumper Classic CSI 2*, Andrew Kocher (USA) was victorious riding Kahlua (Tygo x Caritas), owned by Top Line Sporthorse International LLC. They were fastest in an 18-horse jump-off from an original line-up of 83 entries with a time of 30.27 seconds. Alonso […]
The signature event of the Del Mar International World Cup™ Week did not disappoint as 29 of the best horses and riders in North America took a shot at $100,000 in prize money and the chance to earn valuable points in the Longines FEI World Cup™ standings. This […]
