The Lebanese rider started his season off with a victory aboard Quantum Cruise; top Canadian was Amy Millar with Don't Worry Farmer in 5th.
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The popular Winter Equestrian Festival event saw the men's team win for just the 4th time in the class's 14-year history.
An enthusiastic supporter of the sport through volunteering and horse ownership, Chesler had an impact on many lives in and out of the industry.
The relatively new partnership is really solidifying on a horse the American rider chose for his clear-round consistency.
The German rode to victory in the 9th leg of the World Cup Western European League; five more division qualifiers remain before the Final.
Irish rider Daniel Coyle took the London Grand Prix riding Ariel Grange's Legacy as the festive year-ender wound down on Monday.
The Canadian won 2 classes and was 3rd in the $226,000 grand prix at the Holiday Festival II, which saw challenging weather conditions.
Canada-based Irish rider Daniel Coyle places third with Ariel Grange's Legacy at a show hailed as "the horse world's biggest Christmas party."
The final event of the 2023 Split Rock Jumping Tour is underway in Texas; $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup takes place Saturday.
The Canadian won his second Winter Classic grand prix at WEC's Ohio venue aboard his 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding.