Holder Sets Day 1 Standard At Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

April 24, 2025

Lexington, KY, April 24 - Becky Holder, of Mendota Heights, Minn., celebrated her 39th birthday today by easily topping the first of two days of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, on Courageous Comet. “For once I don’t mind my age being the same as my dressage score,” Holder said after earning a score of 39.3 penalties on her gray Thoroughbred gelding. Read more

Happiness and Heartache as Engemann Gets the Edge

April 24, 2025

It was sheer delight for Germany’s Heinrich-Hermann Engemann and heart-break for fellow-countryman Marcus Ehning in the first leg of the 2007/2008 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping final in Gothenburg, Sweden this evening where the former headed the line-up with Aboyeur W while the 2006 champion was eliminated with Sandro Boy. Read more

Three U.S. Show Jumpers Blaze into the Top 10 at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Sweden

April 24, 2025

Lexington, KY − A trio of American show jumpers will spend the night of Thursday, April 24 in the top 10 spots at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Goteborg, Sweden. 39 horses entered the ring for the first leg of the Final − the speed class − 10 of which were American. Read more

Chapot, Ward Rivalry to continue at Devon

April 24, 2025

DEVON, Pa.—Laura Chapot and McLain Ward have dominated open jumper competitions at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair for the past decade, and both will be showing at Devon again this year. In the past 10 years, Ward, who rides and trains out of Brewster, N.Y., has been Leading Open Jumper Rider five times, while Chapot of Neshanic Station, N.J., has won that title four times. Only Chris Kappler of Pittstown, N.J., has broken their skein of victories. Read more

Hunter-Jumper Champion Daniel Geitner to Serve on Advisory Council for the Equestrian Community Brigadoon

April 24, 2025

AIKEN, S.C.—APRIL 24, 2008—Champion Hunter and Grand Prix competitor Daniel Geitner, of the Aiken, S.C.-based DFG Stables, has been selected to be one of the key consultants behind the Brigadoon Common, an integral part of a proposed 1,700-acre equestrian residential community under development in the Aiken area. Read more

Three Americans in the Top Ten as Heinrich Hermann Engemann (GER) leads the field after Final I

April 24, 2025

ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP FINAL I

1 19 ABOYEUR W Heinrich Hermann ENGEMANN (GER) 68.37
2 53 TRESOR V Steve GUERDAT (SUI) 69.88
3 30 CASTLE FORBES LIBERTINA Jessica KüRTEN (IRL) 70.31
4 60 FLEXIBLE Rich FELLERS (USA) 70.4
5 28 SHUTTERFLY Meredith MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER) 70.49 Read more

Equestrian Venue Wanted for 2015 Pan American Games

April 24, 2025

Ottawa, Ontario—The greater Toronto area (Golden Horseshoe) is considering making a bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games. The province of Ontario is undertaking a feasibility study that includes looking at venues for the sports involved. Read more