HJN Content posted on April 21st, 2007

At World Cup. Team USA revenged its loss to Team Europe in 2005, in a re-run of the AHJF’s World Champion Hunter Rider World Cup Team Hunter Challenge 2007

Well known national show hunter riders Louise Serio-Team Captain (Kennett Square, PA), Scott Stewart (Flemington, NJ & Wellington, FL), Peter Pletcher (Magnolia, TX) and John French (Redwood City, CA) faced off this afternoon against Olympic Veterans Rodrigo Pessoa-Team Captain (BRA), Marcus Ehning (GER), Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Michael Whitaker (GBR). (Read on…)

Michael Whitaker Wows the Crowd with a Win in the Las Vegas Grand Prix at 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals - Richard Spooner on Ace is highest American in 3rd

Las Vegas, NV – April 21, 2007-Michael Whitaker, the Olympic veteran of Great Britain, proved that last was not least when he won the $75,000 Las Vegas Grand Prix at the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Riding Suncal Portofino 63, Whitaker was the last to go in the jump-off of five but managed to put in the fastest clean round in a time of 35.50 seconds. (Read on…)

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Captures the Rolex FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final II at 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals

It was Ladies night at the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals as Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany dominated the field of 36 to win the Rolex FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final II at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Shutterfly, owned by Octavia Farms LLC. Beat Mandli of Switzerland placed second on Ideo du Thot and Marco Kutscher of Germany and Cash were third. (Read on…)

Show Jumper McLain Ward Stands at Fifth Place as the Lead American Rider after Day Two of the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup

(Las Vegas, NV) - The show jumpers returned to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday evening for the second round of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final, and it was a blistering jump-off performance by American ex-patriot Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum aboard Shutterfly that left the crowd cheering. In 29.38 seconds, the pair scorched the six-obstacle round ahead of eight others to end the night, leaving all of the efforts in tact. (Read on…)

Meredith Michaels Beerbaum wins World Cup Jumping Final II

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum did what she does best when turning on the style to win the second competition at the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Las Vegas tonight and goes into Sunday’s deciding round as joint-leader with Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat. (Read on…)

Germany’s Meredith Michaels Beerbaum takes the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final II

McLain Ward with 3 faults is highest placed American going into Sunday’s Final

Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final II
International Jumping Competition
FEI Art. 238.1.2, 658.2.3
Table A 1m55/1m60 with one jump-off (Read on…)