HJN Content posted on April 1st, 2006

Spring Tuscany Tour - The European Rider’s Tours only competition outside of Germany

The outdoor season has arrived in Europe and this week most of Europes best are at the Spring Tuscany Tour with their Young Horses. This week is the second week of a three week performance and the only weeks that the Riders Tour takes place outside of Germany. It is a first.

Peter Wylde is still in Europe and competing with the best that Europe has to offer and has been quite impressive with his performance. (Read on…)

Rodrigo Pessoa and Baloubet du Rouet take the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational in Tampa

The star studded jump-off field at the Budweiser American Invitational in Tampa featured an all Olympic cast and came down to the top two show jumping stars from the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece going head to head for the top prize in American show jumping. (Read on…)

Schaefer Raposa Was Phenomenal Last Week in Pony Hunters with Nine Tricolor Ribbons at Winter Equestrian Festival in Tampa

The 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival has come to a close, but the stars of the horse show are sure to shine bright for years. One such star is 12 year old Schaefer Raposa, who rode to five championships and four reserve championships this weekend in the Tournament of Champions at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center. (Read on…)

BRITAIN’S YOUNG GUNS TO BATTLE IT OUT AT THE BRITISH OPEN

Twenty of Britain’s most talented Young Riders have now been selected to contest the British Young Riders Under 23 Championship supported for the second year running by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Start & Potential Program. The top twenty horse/rider combinations who scored the highest amount of points throughout the qualifying series will travel to the British Open at Sheffield’s Hallam FM Arena to contest the first round of the British Young Riders Under 23 Classic on Friday April 7th, with the Final itself the following day. Last year’s winner, Hannah Paul has once again qualified for this year’s competition. (Read on…)