Spencer Smith won the $137,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 CSI5* riding Theodore Manciais, edging his coach, Eric Lamaze, into 3rd spot.
Show Jumping
In Wednesday’s highlight class, the best was saved for last as Vanderveen and Faustino de Tili were the final of 60 to navigate the two-phase course.
Israel's Ashlee Bond logged her first Turf Tour Grand Prix victory aboard Ace of Hearts in the $15,000 1.40M Turf Tour Grand Prix at The Ridge.
Highlighted by a strong performance by Eric Lamaze, the Canadian Show Jumping Team tied for 4th place in the $150,000 CSIO4* Nations’ Cup in Wellington, FL.
Rodrigo Lambre topped the $214,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix with Catover to conclude WEF 8, while Kevin Babington received a special award.
The future of U.S. show jumping was shining bright as a team of up-and-coming athletes dominated the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* at WEF in Wellington, FL.
New Zealand claimed the honours in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi for the second time in two years.
It came down to a minute to win it in the Douglas Elliman Real Estate Classic as Brian Moggre was the only rider to break that mark over the speed track.
Swiss jumper Nadja Peter Steiner claims her horse ingested illegal substance by licking the stranger who held him during a prize-giving ceremony.
Desert Circuit Week VI offered a new tiered structure with three FEI tour options: Ruby (1.35 -1.40m), Sapphire (1.40-1.45m), and Diamond (1.45-1.55m).