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A new name was added to the FEI Driving World Cup™ hall of fame as Belgium’s Dries Degrieck took a career-best victory in front of a full house at the 26th Partner Pferd in Leipzig (GER). After a super second place late on Friday night in the opening competition, he and his horses went one …
It was once again time to shine under the ‘Saturday Night Lights’ of Wellington International for the $50,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The International Arena came alive for a win from Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa from a field of forty-five over tracks built by course …
Jumper action continued at the Equestrian Village Derby Field on Friday with the $32,000 Adequan® CSI3* WEF Challenge Cup Round 2. A competitive field of sixty-two riders took to the course designed by Germany’s Olaf Petersen Jr, with fifteen pairs returning for the jump-off. Of those fifteen returning combinations, two riders laid down an identical …
When word of Danjer’s death spread in June 2023, many tears were shed. The 7-year-old gelding was still in his prime, defeating many other top runners in his two Grade 1 wins that spring. At the close of the year, more tears were shed as he was named the 2023 World Champion Racing American Quarter …
Jad Dana is on a streak at the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival, and it’s a hot one. The 29-year-old Lebanese rider piloted After Eight to win the $32,000 Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic on Sunday to close out WEF 1 at Wellington International. Dana and the 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare (Diarado x Cardento) owned by Springhill …
Belgium’s Pieter Devos was thrilled with his victory partnering Mom’s Toupie de la Roque at the tenth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League series in Basel, Switzerland. Moving his points tally up to 54, and now lying third on the current league leaderboard, he is well on his way …
The FEI Vaulting World Cup™ final, Basel (SUI), culminated in an exceptional morning of extraordinary Vaulting talent. There were twists, turns, and top marks on display as Germany kept hold of the Male and Female titles, Kathrin Meyer and Jannik Heiland retaining their crowns, whilst Pas de Deux, Rebecca Greggio and Davide Zanella, put their …
British Olympic Champion Ben Maher and Enjeu de Grisien wowed a Wellington, FL crowd in the first ‘Saturday Night Lights’ grand prix of the season at Wellington International on the evening of January 13. The pair won the $140,000 Southern Arches CSI3* Grand Prix from a 45-horse field over tracks designed by USA’s Nick Granat. …
Anna Marek (USA) and Janet Simile’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood Fire Fly were the number-one pick of all five judges in the Grand Prix Special CDI3*, presented by Olympia Footing. Despite a two-hour storm delay midway through, the day’s marquee class produced some pleasing performances during week one of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in …
Continuing on from where they left off, the world number one horse-and-rider combination of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the wonder-mare TSF Dalera BB produced another superb performance to win the seventh leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League at Basel in Switzerland. Compatriots Isabell Werth with Emilio 107 and Matthias Alexander …