HJN Content posted on December 16th, 2006

British Show Jumping Great David Broome is Honored at Olympia

Eric Van der Vleuten wins the Bewely Homes Santa Stakes

David Broome, one of show jumping’s iconic figures, is the 2007 recipient of the Ryan’s Son Trophy, presented every year by John and Clare Whitaker to a major contributor to the sport.

David was a mainstay of the British team at the height of its success. He became a household name when he won Britain’s first individual Olympic medal, bronze, at the 1960 Olympics on Sunsalve, for which he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. (Read on…)

EHV Conference Draws Huge Crowd of Concerned Wellington Equestrians

Wellington, FL – December 16, 2025 – In excess of 600 concerned people from the local equestrian community attended a press conference hosted by Stadium Jumping Inc., in the Jockey Club alongside the Internationale Arena at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Center this morning. (Read on…)

Alois’s Masters the Magnificent Seven at Olympia

Popular visitor Alois Pollman-Schweckhurst took home the £12,000 jackpot in a top-quality Martin Collins Christmas Masters contest for the top seven riders in the show at this stage. (Read on…)

EQUUS Foundation Select 37 Charities to Receive Grants in 2007

WESTPORT, CT – December 15, 2025 – The Board of Directors of The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., an all-volunteer fund raising and fund granting 501(c)(3) charity, will award grants to 37 charitable organizations that promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public, horse welfare, and the equestrian sport as a whole in 2006, up from 28 in 2006. (Read on…)

15th Asian Games, Doha (QAT): Jumping

Ali Yousuf Ahmad Al Rumaihi (QAT) and Nagano Ali Yousuf Ahmad Saad Al Rumaihi won Qatar’s first Asian Games gold medal in Jumping, adding even more success to the Doha Racing and Equestrian Club after the Eventing medals won earlier in the Games. (Read on…)

Gold Rush Series Shows at Hansen Dam

Burbank, California. Langer Equestrian Group, Inc.’s President and CEO, Larry Langer, announced that LEG will produce five hunter/jumper shows at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center in Lakeview Terrace, California. The Gold Rush Series will be USEF, PCHA and LAHSA recognized shows. (Read on…)