Las Vegas – Brentina, the only U.S. dressage horse to win the FEI World Cup Finals, will appear at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals for her official retirement ceremony. Brentina’s retirement ceremony will take place on Friday afternoon, April 17. Once again hosted by Las Vegas Events (LVE), the Rolex FEI World Cup™Finals, […]

Calgary, AB – We bid farewell to winter today at Spruce Meadows with the $25,000 TELUS Grand Prix, in front of a very enthusiastic crowd.  Of the 18 starters only four were able to master the course set by Christa Heibach (GER). Making their way to the jump-off were Tamie Phillips (CAN) on both Santos […]

Tampa, FL  – United States Equestrian Team Olympic gold medalists McLain Ward and Beezie Madden will be traveling to Tampa, FL, to attend a New York Yankees Spring Training game this Monday. The game will be a match up between the New York Yankees and reigning World Series champions the Philadelphia Phillies, and will be […]

Thermal, CA (March 14, 2009)—Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood rode Juniper Farm’s Special Ed to the blue in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix on Friday afternoon in the majestic Grand Prix ring at the HITS Desert Horse Park, in Thermal, California. Henselwood got the best of 56 riders on course designer Marina Azevedo’s (Campinas, Brazil) first-round […]

Calgary, AB – There were 28 horse/rider combinations that started the $20,000 Cargill Jumper Cup on Saturday evening at Spruce Meadows.  The course, set by Germany’s Christa Heibach, was cleared by seven who then moved onto the jump-off round. The first to go in the jump-off was BC native Andrea Strain.  Strain rode her 9 […]

Wellington, Fla., – The $75,000 CSI2* Grand Prix on Sunday, Mar. 15 and the $400,000 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Finale Grand Prix on Saturday night, Mar. 21 will be broadcast live on the Internet from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Sunday’s live broadcast begins at 1 p.m. and is available for $9.95. Viewers can log […]

Wellington, FL – Canada’s Ashley Holzer and her Olympic mount Pop Art secured their place at the FEI World Cup Final with a victory Saturday night in the WEF Dressage Classic Grand Prix musical freestyle at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Holzer, who lives in New York and Wellington, scored 77.350 percent to beat […]

Ocala, Florida – One year after suffering a life-threatening riding accident that could have ended his competitive career, Olympic Bronze Medalist Darren Chiacchia was celebrating victory. Chiacchia of Springville, NY, and Ocala, FL, won an advanced division of the Rocking Horse Spring Horse Trials in Altoona, FL, riding his 2003 Pan Am Gold Medal mount, […]

Wellington, Fla. – Jessica Springsteen rode Papillon 136 to capture George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation Friday night before the entire 2008 USA Olympic gold medal team that judged the event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. A crowd estimated at about 1,000 spectators and another 1,000 on a live Internet telecast watched the […]

Ottawa, Ontario—Following the 2009 Equine Canada (EC) Annual Convention, Jump Canada is pleased to announce several new board members. John ‘JT’ Taylor of Orangeville, ON, is the new Chair of Jump Canada.  A Jump Canada Board member for more than four years, Taylor was Chair of the Competitions Committee from 2005 until 2008.  In addition […]