Two Canadians – Paul Halpern and Harold Chopping – place top-10 as the New Zealander puts the moves on the competition aboard Mike Jagger.
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There were surprises, with the Olympic champs from Sweden missing the cut along with the British, while the Dutch, Irish and US advanced.
World Equestrian Center – Ocala set the scene for the rich grand prix, with Martin Fuchs and Leone Jei topping the podium.
Leagues held their final competitions ahead of the Final in Riyadh, KSA, April 16–20, which offers record-breaking prize money of €2.6m.
Photographs surfaced on social media of his groom apparently using a pole to strike a horse during schooling in Valencia.
His Pan Am Games mount Contagious proved the fastest of just three entries who made the jumpoff in the $215,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix.
The US rider is back in the winner's circle, this time aboard an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare he has been developing since 2021.
The Irishman rode Count Me In to the win during Desert Circuit 9 at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA.
EC has released the high performance athlete lists for the Jumping National Team Program designed to increase podium performances.
The Irish rider and his speedy gelding could not be caught in the $116,000 class, a qualifier for Saturday night's rich grand prix.