Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – October 22, 2022 – McLain Ward (USA) and First Lady rode away with the win in the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National, presented by Forrester Farm Equipment, in an exciting finale to the 2022 Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Thirty-four entries took on the challenging track […]
North Salem, New York, USA – May 21, 2022 – Fresh off his Friday wins in the $25,000 National 1.40-1.45m Jumper Classic and the $65,000 Welcome Stake of North Salem presented by The Kincade Group, five-time Olympian McLain Ward (USA) returned to the International Arena with his and Susie Heller’s […]
North Salem, New York, USA – May 20, 2022 – Five-time Olympian McLain Ward (USA) returned to the International Arena on Friday to fly to the top of the leaderboard in the $65,000 Welcome Stake of North Salem presented by The Kincade Group aboard his and Susie Heller’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Faro. […]
North Salem, New York – May 15, 2022 – Seven countries were represented in Saturday’s $37,000 FEI 1.45m Jump-off at the 2022 Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, with 36 entries tackling the 16-effort course designed by Ireland’s Alan Wade. With only eight making it to the jump-off and five going double […]
North Salem, New York – May 13, 2022 – Many Welcome Stake riders also competed in Friday morning’s $25,000 National 1.40-1.45m Jumper Classic, where only 12 of 33 entries jumped off for top honors. Pessoa returned with Artemis Equestrian LLC’s Venice Beach, the 13-year-old Hanoverian mare who won Wednesday’s Open Jumper 1.40m, […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 20, 2022 – The atmosphere was electric in the WEC Grand Arena as fans filled the stands and an international field of competitive athletes representing ten countries gathered to contest the $75,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix. Two-time Olympic Games course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) […]
San Miguel de Allende, MEX – October 27, 2021 – Dale! Dale! Dale! It’s showtime for showjumping at the Otomí Club Hípico with the running of the Otomí Grand Prix CSI 5* & CSI 2*, event that hosts the seventh leg of Major League Showjumping. The event has […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – July 05, 2021 – The Brazilian Equestrian Federation (CBH – Confederação Brasileira de Hipismo) released a statement earlier today announcing the Brazilian Showjumping Team scheduled to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The athletes were observed by the technical committee and the […]
Upperville, Virginia, USA – June 12, 2021 – It was all about speed Saturday afternoon at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show (UCHS) with international athletes taking aim at the $37,000 Upperville Speed Stakes CSI 4*, presented by GW & Wade. Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Venice Beach won […]
Upperville, Virginia, USA – June 10, 2021 – International show jumping kicked off at the 168th Upperville Colt & Horse Show (UCHS) Thursday afternoon with the $37,000 Power & Speed Stakes CSI4*, presented by TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. Forty-nine athletes from six countries tried their hand over the […]
North Salem, New York, USA – May 16, 2021 – The stars were out on the grass field of the beautiful Old Salem Farm on Sunday for the $73,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by The Kincade Group, the feature class of the first week […]
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 – Sunday, February 9, 2020 – Competition during week five of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a close under perfect conditions for Madison Goetzmann (USA), winner of the $50,000 Rushy Marsh Farm Grand Prix CSI 2* during the final day of the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Friday, February 7, 2020 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) rode Carlito’s Way 6 to victory in the $37,000 Rushy Marsh Farm Prize CSI 2* yesterday afternoon during the fifth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in […]
Wilton, Connecticut, USA – November 15, 2019 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) has issued a statement announcing that he will not continue as Team Ireland’s High Performance Manger. The legendary Brazilian equestrian has successfully led the Irish to several FEI Jumping Nations Cup victories, the 2017 FEI Jumping European […]
Knokke Heist, Belgium – July 11, 2019 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Venice Beach won the €25,800 Two-Phase Class CSI 3* today during the third week of 2019 Knokke Hippique Summer Circuit CSI 3*/2* in Knokke Heist, Belgium. The Brazilian and the 10-year-old chestnut Hanoverian mare (Voltaire […]
New York, New York, USA – April 26, 2019 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Farrero won the $35,700 Champagne Barons de Rothschild Prize CSI 2* yesterday during the Longines Masters of New York CSI 5*/2* at the NYCB Live – Nassau Coliseum. The Brazilian and the 9-year-old bay Dutch […]
Wellington, Florida – April 1, 2019 – Canada’s Eric Lamaze (CAN) has announced the sale of Quality FZ, a 10-year-old bay Italian Sport Horse gelding (Quintender x Eurocommerce Berlin). Moving from one Olympic champion to another, Quality FZ will leave the stables of Lamaze, the 2008 Olympic show […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 10, 2019 – Samantha Cohen (USA) and Carmen won the $50,000 Griffis Residential Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday to conclude the ninth week of international FEI-level competitions during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The young […]
Rodrigo Pessoa’s (BRA) winning partner during the 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games passed away yesterday. The Holsteiner gelding died at the age of 32 after having retired from the sport back in 2004. Owned by the Italian Vittorio Orlandi, the horse formed a winning partnership with the Brazilian […]
Horse Sport Ireland, the governing body for equestrian sport in Ireland, are delighted to announce that Irish Show Jumping Senior High Performance Director Rodrigo Pessoa, have both signed contract extensions. Former Olympic, World Cup and World Champion, Brazil-born Rodrigo Pessoa was appointed Irish Show Jumping Senior High Performance […]
You hold the equal record number of wins for the IJRC Rolex Top 10 Final and Rolex Grand Prix combined, why do you think you always performed so well here? Geneva is a show that I have always liked very much and being part of the Rolex family […]
It came down to a head-to-head battle between Britain and Ireland, but in the end Team Ireland rode out the winners of today’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain at Hickstead. The team of Trevor Breen (Bombay), Richie Moloney (Freestyle De Muze), Michael Duffy (EFS Top […]
Riding through a downpour, it was Daniel Coyle of Ireland riding Cita, owned by Ariel Grange & Lothlorien, who came out victorious in the $384,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate Grand Prix CSI 5* on Saturday, March 10, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. […]
The seventh week of the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, concluded on Sunday, February 25, with wins for Rodrigo Pessoa and Santiago Lambre. Pessoa (BRA) rode Chaganus to the win in the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented […]
Sadly, the equestrian community is mourning the loss of one of its biggest supporters and iconic figures this weekend as Hunter Harrison passed away yesterday in Wellington, Florida. Born on November 7, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, Ewing Hunter Harrison was a man whose great accomplishments on and off […]
Mill Spring, NC – October 22, 2017- Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Chaganus stole top honors in Sunday’s feature class to close out the week of Tryon Fall V competition, stopping the short course timers of the $86,000 1.50m Tryon Sunday Classic in 39.865 seconds. Quentin Judge (USA) and […]
