Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2024 – British Olympic Champion Ben Maher (GBR) and Enjeu de Grisien wowed the crowd in the first ‘Saturday Night Lights’ grand prix of the season at Wellington International on the evening of January 13. The pair won the $140,000 Southern Arches […]
Greenwich, Connecticut – October 05, 2023 – As two- and five-star competitors got acclimated with the one-of-a-kind venue at the Greenwich Polo Club for the 2023 edition of CSI Greenwich, Katie Dinan (USA) had a specific goal for Thursday’s Two-Phase Opener CSI 5* : practice efficient speed. Knowing […]
Saint Tropez, France – June 02, 2023 – As the sun shone down on the spectacular Ramatuelle, St. Tropez, the GCL turned it on for the fifth stage of the GCL season for 2023, and 99th stage of GCL ever. In an exhilarating equestrian extravaganza it was Scott […]
Lexington, Kentucky – May 11, 2022 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* at the Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy from May 26-29. The Nations Cup competition is scheduled to take […]
Lexington, Kentucky – March 02, 2022 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO 4* Wellington hosted in Wellington, Fla., from March 2-6. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 19, 2022 – In another class full of talented combinations during WEF 6, it was Spencer Smith (USA) who rose to the top of the 82-horse field with Picobello Full House Ter Linden Z in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Course designer […]
Prague, Czech Republic – November 18, 2021 – The second edition of the GCL Season Awards was celebrated las Thursday night with a special ceremony in Prague recognising outstanding achievement in 2021. With excitement building ahead of the kick-off of the GC Prague Playoffs tomorrow, the Awards ceremony […]
Lexington, Kentucky, September 30, 2021– US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Competition will begin with the Nations Cup First […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Mar. 19, 2021 – M. Michael Meller, Spencer Smith (USA) and Ashland Farms are pleased to congratulate Ellen Whitaker (GBR) on the purchase of Schugga Tschei, a talented 9-year-old Oldenburg mare (Stalypso x Fara IV). Schugga Tschei was successful at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – February 19, 2021 – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO 4* hosted at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Competition will begin […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 31, 2021 – Coming off a win in the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 on Friday, Kent Farrington (USA) and Austria 2, owned by Take The High Road, LLC, put on yet another display of speed and precision to capture the $137,000 NetJets Grand […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – October 31, 2020 – Show jumping reached its pinnacle Halloween evening at the 137th National Horse Show when it hosted the highly-anticipated $213,300 National Horse Show Grand Prix CSI 4* within the Alltech Arena. Tested over a masterful pattern from world-renowned course designer Guilherme Jorge […]
Columbus, Ohio – October 2, 2020 – Spencer Smith (USA) rode Ayade Hero Z to victory in the $37,000 Restylane® 1.45m Welcome class at the Split Rock Jumping Tour’s (SRJT) Columbus International II CSI 2*. The event continues through Sunday at the Brave Horse Equestrian Center, operating under COVID-19 protocols and guidelines with approvals from the State of Ohio, FEI and USEF. Out of a starting field of 84 horses, Smith was one of 16 to reach […]
North Salem, New York, USA – U.S. show jumper Georgina Bloomberg (USA) has announced that her mount Quibelle, the 11-year-old Hanoverian mare (FRH Quaid x Stakkato) owned by Gotham Enterprizes, LLC, is partnering with fellow U.S. show jumping rider Spencer Smith (USA). Quibelle has proven to be competitive […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – July 12, 2020 – A hefty field of 48 entries from five nations took to the limelight Sunday afternoon for the $50,000 Meijer Grand Prix CSI 2*, the highlight jumper event of Week Two of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by CaptiveOne Advisors LLC. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 5, 2020 – Spencer Smith (USA) and Theodore Manciais topped a field of 53 entries to win the $137,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 CSI 5* on Thursday, March 5, at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. On the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 23, 2020 – Spencer Smith (USA), 23, guided a new and promising mount in Princeton Z to a win in the $50,000 Dutta Corp/Guido Klatte Grand Prix CSI 2* to close week seven of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, on […]
Wellington, Florida – Wednesday, February 5, 2020 – New York Empire team owner Georgina Bloomberg announced today the team of six riders ready to take on the 2020 Global Champions League season. Joining the New York City native on the roster, 2019 New York Empire Riders Daniel Bluman […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 06, 2019 – Spencer Smith (USA) and Idee-Fixe d’Exaerde won the $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘North American’ tournament at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada. The American and the 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Deauville […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 07, 2019 – Despite challenging weather, 39 horse/rider combinations jumped the $40,000 2019 ATCO Challenge CSI 5* last Friday during ‘The National’ at Spruce Meadows. Nine clear rounds were posted by eight nations – two of them belonging to Canadian favourite Eric Lamaze (CAN). The […]
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 […]
The Longines Masters of Paris first day of competition just ended on a new class, the Prix Hubside. The Masters One riders CSI 5* and the Masters Two riders CSI 2* competed on the same course, with two separate rankings for each category. The young American rider Spencer […]
This day marked the closure of an intense first weekend of competition at the Jumping International de Valence. It was the meeting point of an exceptional set of riders for the CSI 2* and the CSI 4* as the high-level €100,000 Axeria-SFAM Grand Prix CSI 4* only showed […]
Spencer Smith (USA) & Theodore Manciais won the €26,100 Big Tour Final / Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard CSI 5*/2* at the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands. The American and the 11-year-old bay Selle Français gelding (Kashmir […]
Wellington, FL – March 17, 2018 – As the only clear round of the night, 21-year-old Spencer Smith of Wellington, FL, and Theodore Manciais, owned by Ashland Farms, won the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, March 17. It was the highlight event of week […]
