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Robert Ridland’s American side made a mighty comeback to win Jumping team gold at the Pan American Games 2023 in Quillota, Chile. After two rounds of competition in which fortunes fluctuated wildly for many sides, McLain Ward (Contagious), Kent Farrington (Landon), Laura Kraut (Dorado 212), and Karl Cook (Caracole de la Roque) brought it home, …
The defending champions from Brazil threw down the gauntlet on the opening day of Jumping at the Pan American Games 2023 in Quillota, Chile. They not only head the leaderboard going into the team medal-deciding Nations Cup class, but they also hold the top two places in the individual standings with 2019 individual gold medallist, …
For only the third time in the 72-year history of the Pan American Games, Team Canada claimed Eventing gold at the 2023 edition in Quilota, Chile. It was a real upset when Michael Winter (El Mundo), Colleen Loach (Fe Golden Eye), Lindsay Traisnel (Bacyrouge), and Karl Slezak (Hot Bobo) pinned the leading Americans back to …
Headed to the final fence of the jump-off in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Washington (USA), Katie Dinan (USA) admitted she wasn’t sure how many strides she was working on. What she did know was that pulling was not the answer. “A good distance showed up right away jumping into the last line, and …
Bolivia is poised to compete at the highly anticipated Pan American Games 2023 in Santiago (CHI) from 20 October to 5 November, with two exceptional riders, thanks to the support of FEI Solidarity. This support has been instrumental in nurturing equestrian talent in Bolivia, from grassroots development to championship-level performance. Pan American Qualification through South …
The $25,000 BarnWalkers Grand Prix wrapped up competition for ESP Fall II. A total of thirty-four competitors tried their hand at the course, with eleven returning for the jump-off. Besting the field of talent and earning both the blue and red ribbon was Canada’s Erynn Ballard. Ballard had a total of five entries in the …
Ireland’s Richard Howley made it a magical double of back-to-back victories when, just a week after coming out on top at the opening leg in Oslo (NOR) last Sunday, he did it all again at the second leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Helsinki, Finland. Once again, there …
With a spectacular ride against the clock, and from a 40-strong startlist sprinkled with multiple champions, it was Ireland’s Richard Howley who reigned supreme with the 12-year-old gelding Consulent de Prelet Z in the first leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Oslo, Norway. The new season could hardly …
Ahead of a six-horse jump-off for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Sacramento (USA), Robert Blanchette (IRL) strategized with his peers. While his fellow riders began to formulate complex plans, he decided to keep things a bit simpler. “I said, ‘I’m going to run like [heck] and see what happens,’” Blanchette said. He and his …
Fresh from his gold medal performance in the Team competition on 4 October, Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Alsharbatly and 12-year-old stallion, Skorphults Baloutendro, took gold at the final equestrian competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games, with UAE’s Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzooqi and Dalida Van Zuuthoeve and Abdulla Al Marri and James V.D Oude Heihoef winning …