Written by by Jaime Krupnick Geffen
Thursday, 30 November 2017 23:28
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Dreams come true during a true “family affair” weekend.
by Jaime Krupnick Geffen
Foxfield Riding School opened their gates and their “home” to 22 excellent Medal Finalists Oct. 7-8 in Westlake Village. After months of preparation and an extraordinary course built by Mike Nielson, the Foxfield Medal Finals began early Saturday morning.
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Written by photos: Andrea Kaus Photography
Monday, 30 October 2017 20:52
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Something for everybody at inaugural weekend gathering.
photos: Andrea Kaus Photography
The First Annual Norco Horse Affair, presented by Fran and Bill Klovstad, owners of Thrifty Horse, was a big hit. It was held Oct. 6-8 at the George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center in “Horsetown USA,” Norco.
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Written by CRM
Saturday, 01 July 2017 20:00
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| Stella Buckingham Wins the Top Prize in The American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge.
Over seventy junior and amateur entries took to The Oaks International Grand Prix Field for the inaugural American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge, presented by Whitethorne. Moving up from eighth to first, twelve-year-old Stella Buckingham earned an impressive win aboard Nom de Guerre.
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Written by CRM
Saturday, 01 July 2017 19:49
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| Memorial Day Weekend was an especially memorable one for contenders in the Langer Equestrian Group’s Memorial Day Classic. Perfect weather and a friendly atmosphere set the stage for competition ranging from beyond-adorable pony riders navigating a course of poles on the ground to Amy Hess taking home another win in Saturday night’s $15,000 Grand Prix. Staged at its long-running home at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, the show also featured nice tributes to those serving our country through charity partner Operation Gratitude.
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Written by photos: Kristin Lee Photography
Friday, 28 April 2017 23:33
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| photos: Kristin Lee Photography
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Written by by Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department • photos: Terri Miller
Friday, 28 April 2017 23:23
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| McLain Ward and HH Azur deliver five flawless rounds to capture Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final title.
by Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department • photos: Terri Miller
On his 17th attempt, McLain Ward with HH Azur won the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Final title on Sunday, April 2 in front of an electric home crowd in Omaha’s CenturyLink Center. The 2016 Rio Olympic team silver medalist combination jumped five consecutive clean rounds to secure the title that has eluded him his entire career.
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Written by CRM
Thursday, 01 December 2016 22:08
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| Junior riders grab big opportunity at inaugural collegiate event.
HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal hosted the top riders from the NCEA Junior Hunt Seat Medal Ranking List to compete in the inaugural West Coast NCEA Junior Hunt Seat Medal Final at National Sunshine II on Nov. 12. The West Coast NCEA Medal Final allowed pre-college equestrians to compete in the spotlight, increasing their exposure for collegiate equestrian scholarships.
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Written by CRM
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 05:06
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| Good turn-out, good times & high quality performances at Twin Rivers Ranch.
This year’s Area VI Eventing Championships helped contribute to a terrific turn-out for the Fall Horse Trials at Twin Rivers, which ran concurrently Sept. 23-25 with the Championships and the US Eventing Association’s Future Event Horse Championships. All were staged by the Baxter family at their Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles. Exhibitors heaped praise on the organizers for another well-done event.
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Written by CRM
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 04:57
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| Audrey Coulter scores a big win in World Cup league.
Not a seat was left in the arena and the boisterous, sold-out crowd was entertained with a field of 28 competitive starters and a course designed by 2016 Rio Olympic Show Jumping Course Designer, Guilherme Jorge.
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Written by Cheryl Erpelding
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 04:47
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| The Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper Association year-end show another big success.
by Cheryl Erpelding • photos: Osteen, Inc.
Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper Association members are dedicated to their sport and take their show season seriously. Most of the riders show all year long working towards accumulating year-end points and earning double points at the annual Championship show. Championship jackets and reserve champion show pads are highly coveted rewards.
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Written by photos: Kim F. Miller & McCool Photography
Monday, 30 October 2017 21:00
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photos: Kim F. Miller & McCool Photography
Blenheim EquiSports’ late September show offered a full slate of hunter, equitation and jumping finales. Many of the stars pictured here will move onto the organizer’s final event of the year, the Las Vegas National Horse Show, slated for Nov. 14-19. Along with round five of the Longines/FEI World Cup™ Jumping league in the West, the Las Vegas competition hosts several showdowns. These include the Markel Grand Prix Series Finals, the Interactive Mortgage U25 Series Finals, the WCE Medal Finals, and the Show Jumping Hall of Fame JR/AO Jumper Final West.
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Written by photos by Alden Corrigan
Thursday, 31 August 2017 20:58
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| Perpetual trophies and smiles are highlights of heritage horse show.
photos by Alden Corrigan
The 47th Annual Menlo Charity Horse Show, benefiting the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, closed the books on yet another memorable week of Heritage horse show tradition Aug. 8-13 at the exclusive Menlo Circus Club in the Bay Area’s Atherton.
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Written by CRM
Saturday, 01 July 2017 19:55
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| Jenny Karazissis and Undeniable were not to be denied in showcase class.
Coastal Southern California’s traditional “June Gloom” weather was no match for the brilliant performances in the $25,000 World Championship Hunter Rider West Coast Hunter Spectacular. Incorporating rounds at three fence heights, 3’6”, 3’9” and 4’0”, this fifth West Coast staging of the class drew a wide range of experience in horses and riders, highlighted by an eighth-place finish from 12-year-old Augusta Iwasaki on Vlock Show Stables’ Boris.
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Written by photos by Sarit Mintz
Friday, 28 April 2017 23:38
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|  About the Photographer Sarit Mintz: Sixteen year old Sarit has been riding for six years and began taking photographs in 2014. She’s a regular shutterbug on the IEA Zone 10 circuit and will be available during the non-school summer months for assignments in the Bay Area. For more information, visit www.saritmphotography.com.
IEA Zone 10-ers are zoned in for regional high school and middle school team finals.
photos by Sarit Mintz
The Interscholastic Equestrian Association’s Zone 10 Finals hosted a total of 288 riders March 25-26 at the Brookside Equestrian Park in the Sacramento area’s Elk Grove. The competition determined which teams would go forward to the IEA National Hunt Seat Finals in late April in Lexington, KY. They are the Red Barn and Woodside high school teams and the Sonoma Valley Stables and Elvenstar Orange County middle school teams.
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Written by by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department • photos: Terri Miller
Friday, 28 April 2017 23:27
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|  Reserve champs Laura Graves & Verdades ride past the “kiss & cry” box with U.S. chef d’equipe Rober Dover and coach Debbie McDonald.
Graves is second and Steffen Peters and Kasey Perry-Glass in top 10 among world’s best in Omaha.
by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department • photos: Terri Miller
Laura Graves and Verdades scored a personal best Grand Prix Freestyle of 85.307% to place second in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final on Saturday, April 1 in Omaha. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet and Steffen Peters and Rosamunde closed out the competition in the top 10.
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Written by Marnye Langer
Thursday, 01 December 2016 23:17
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| Rollin, Renee & Morgan rock LAHJA Junior, Senior & Pony Medal Finals.
by Marnye Langer
Despite the challenges brought about because of the EHV outbreak at Los Angeles Equestrian Center, causing Langer Equestrian Group to move the LA Season Finale to Hansen Dam Equestrian Center only 14 days before the start of the Nov. 17-20 show, the competition and the LAHJA Junior, Senior, and Pony Finals came off beautifully.
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Written by Kim F. Miller
Thursday, 01 December 2016 21:42
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| Christian Heineking & a slew of fellow show jumpers stake their claim on Wild West city.
by Kim F. Miller • photos by McCool Photography
When the World Cup Finals first went to Las Vegas in 2000, show jumping in the “Entertainment Capital of the World” was a revolutionary idea. Gazing at a ginormous horse and cowboy statue in the hallway of the South Point Hotel & Casino, it was fun to reflect on the changes that revolution has wrought. English style equestrians have clearly staked their claim on this wild west city.
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Written by CRM
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 05:00
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| Show jumping dominates the spotlight, while polo and dressage coattail on success of an event that’s building fan base for equestrian sport.
Daniel Deusser of Germany and Equita van’t Zorgvliet emerged as champions of the Longines Masters of Los Angeles’ main event, the Longines Grand Prix. The Oct. 2 class closed four days of top level, fan friendly show jumping held at the Long Beach Convention Center, Sept. 29-Oct. 2.
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Written by report & photos by Kim F. Miller
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 04:51
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| Enrique Gonzalez emerges atop three-horse jump-off in the Del Mar International’s marquee class.
report & photos by Kim F. Miller
The surfer’s slogan “Locals Only” was a good fit for the winners circle at the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Del Mar on Saturday, Oct. 22. Enrique Gonzalez, Eric Navet and Eduardo Menezes ride for foreign countries, but they are transplanted Californians at this point and proud of it.
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Written by CRM
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 04:31
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| Great American/USDF Region 7 & CDS Championships see record-breaking participation.
Heading into its 50th year, the California Dressage Society is getting better with age. And it’s certainly getting bigger, if the whopping 370-horse turn-out for its 49th Annual Championship is an indicator. Held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center Sept. 29-Oct. 2, the Great American/USDF Region 7 & California Dressage Society Championships enjoyed record-breaking participation in six rings over four days.
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