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Show jumping short list for world championships named
The U.S.. has depth in show jumping; don't doubt it. The just-announced short list for this summer's world championships in Denmark shows that two consequential teams could be named to ride with the Stars and Stripes on their saddlepads. Five riders will be selected...
Michael Jung stays the course
Imagine being one of only three riders in a field of 43 at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event 5-star to make the optimum time over today's multi-faceted cross-country course put together by designing genius Derek di Grazia. Together with no jumping faults, that...
No surprise: Michael Jung is the star at Land Rover Kentucky
It was what we've all been waiting for at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, the excelsior of dressage tests performed by Olympic multi-gold medalist Michael Jung of Germany and fischerChipmunk FRH. Needless to say, no one in today's crowd of 12,753 at the...
Made in the USA leads the way at Land Rover Kentucky
American-bred horses dominated the top placings in the 5-star dressage, as competition at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event got under way. As if that weren't enough good news, their riders had brought these mounts along up through the ranks, making for a special...
New Update on injured horses at Kentucky event
Emporium, who had a hard fall Saturday at the Head of the Lake during the 5-star Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, is back home in his field. His owner, Ashlynn Meuchel, posted on social media that "Theo usually has a way of letting me know when he’s ready to go...
Gold medal eventer Mark Todd can return to race training as usual
Two-time Olympic eventing individual gold medalist Sir Mark Todd can go back to training racehorses after a ruling yesterday by the British Horseracing Authority that he should be suspended for four months, with two months deferred. An interim suspension in February...
On Cue out of Land Rover Kentucky
The gutsy mare On Cue, who took Boyd Martin to the first U.S. 5-star eventing win since 2008 with a win in the Maryland 5-star at Fair Hill last year, has been withdrawn from the Land Rover Kentucky 5-star. "Cue pulled up a little sore in training and we’ve decided...
Costello takes the helm heading toward the eventing world championships
More than four months after the U.S. Equestrian Federation decided not to renew the contract of eventing performance director Erik Duvander, the organization named Bobby Costello as the interim chef d'equipe and team manager for the discipline. He will serve through...
Arno Gego has died
Respected show jumping course designer, teacher and mentor, Arno Gego passed away at the age of 84. The German master designed courses all over the world, but Aachen was his mainstay, where he laid out the routes for the 1986 show jumping world championships. The...
Private equity firm buys into the HITS shows
HITS has received a majority investment from Traub Capital Partners, and will continue to operate as HITS Shows with its team in place led by CEO Tom Struzzieri, who will also maintain a significant stake in the business. "We are proud to partner with HITS, a clear...
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