Despite heavy rain a pin couldn’t have been dropped on the covered tribune of National Riding School built in 1933. Closing competition of CSIO Budapest KAP Jumping Grand Prix started with 50 riders at 3 p.m. 16 riders, 2 out of them Hungarians qualified for the jump-off following a clear round on 160 cms. Spectators witnessed speedy and risky ridings and then came jr. Gábor Szabó (HUN) – winner of GP Budapest 2014 – with Timpex Bölcsész (M/Timpex Cabale). The next less than 43 seconds will definitely be remembered in the world of show-jumping. The chestnut mare and our son in red jacket did it as precise as an engineer as fast as a missile and all jumps untouched – enough for a legendary victory. This result is outstanding for Hungarian showjumping as well as valuable for Hungarian horse breeding, thanks to Timpex Stud proving again that they are capable to breed horses for top sport.

Sören Pedersen (DEN) repeated his last year’s second place with Tailormade Chaloubet (11y, chestnut,S, Chacco-Blue). 3rd was Amre Hamcho (SYR) with 15y Belgian Senorita. Hungarian Balázs Horváth achieved 7th place with exellent riding on Zordon who kept clear through all five rounds during CSIO.

Not a film director could have made it any nicer than life CSIO 2016 being the last event before temporary closing down of our historical National Riding School with two victories of Nations Cup and GP and the national anthem.

Increased Prize Money and New George H. Morris Style of Riding Award
Washington, DC – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America, is pleased to announce the WIHS Official Prize List is now available as well as exciting news for its 58th annual event, taking place October 25-30, 2016, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

> Link to 2016 Official WIHS Prize List 

“We are proud to offer a show like no other,” said Victoria Lowell, WIHS President. “We have more than 26,000 enthusiastic spectators, 500 of the best horses in the world, more than $500,000 in prize money, as well as great dining, shopping, entertainment and hospitality all in the heart of our nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C.”

WIHS will again host a Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League event and present the coveted President’s Cup on Saturday night.  The event is an important qualifier leading up to the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in March, which will be held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska.

Exciting News for 2016

Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington CSI4*-W prize money will increase to $130,000 and offer more FEI ranking points.

Thursday night’s entertaining costume class will be a $35,000 Accumulator Top Score Costume Class with eligibility for FEI ranking points and a new Best Costume Award, presented by Equestrian Sport Productions.

A special inaugural award will be presented in honor of legendary horseman George Morris, who will be one of our judges in the WIHS Equitation Finals this year. The George H. Morris Style of Riding Award will recognize an International Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and jumping and the respectful, dignified, and workmanlike manner of a true sportsman.

Prize money will top half a million dollars including special cash bonuses to the leading hunter and jumper riders. WIHS will award $10,000 to the leading International Jumper rider, and a $10,000 bonus and the Juliet Weber Reid Trophy, sponsored by Sleepy P Ranch, will go to the leading International Jumper rider 25 years of age or under.

A $5,000 cash bonus will be awarded to the Professional Hunter Rider accumulating the most points in the professional hunter divisions.

The WIHS Young Jumper Championship Incentive Bonus Program, which encourages investment in developing young horses, will return with up to $20,000 at play, thanks to SHF Enterprises.

Hospitality

Complimentary exhibitor hospitality includes the Sterling Club Exhibitors Lounge, presented by Marshall & Sterling, open from 4:00 A.M. through 4:00 P.M. daily and after-parties at Oyamel, hosted by ThinkFood Group, and the Irish Channel Pub.

Additional hospitality options will be available at all levels throughout the week including tables in the Lugano and Etc. Clubs situated on the ringside terraces and in the family-friendly Acela Club. WIHS charity partners will benefit from evening parties in the Acela Club including Capital Breast Care Center, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation.

WIHS offers several sponsorship and hospitality packages including tables on our custom-built ringside dining terraces and in the sky box-level Acela Club, as well as tickets to evening social events. Sponsorships are tax-deductible and available at all levels with a wide range of benefits and amenities. For more information, call Mary Helen Shaughnessy, WIHS Sponsorship & Hospitality Director, at 202-525-3679 or email maryhelen@wihs.org.

WIHS

WIHS Official Artist

The cover of the prize list features an exciting painting of Harrie Smolders of The Netherlands and Emerald, winners of the 2015 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington for the President’s Cup, by 2016 WIHS Official Artist, Sharon Lynn Campbell, of Rochelle, Va.

“We’re very pleased to welcome back Sharon Lynn Campbell as WIHS Official Artist,” said Bridget Love Meehan, WIHS Executive Director. “Her intensely detailed portraits capture the powerful connection between horse and rider, and this colorful, international depiction of Harrie and Emerald is an exciting companion to last year’s patriotic portraits of McLain Ward and Jessica Springsteen.”

2015 was Smolders’s second trip to Washington and his second win of the President’s Cup. “I think the first time I was here was 10 years ago and then I also won the Cup so I’m very pleased to be back and to do it over again!” said Smolders. Smolders and Emerald are nominated to the Dutch show jumping team to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero.

Judges & Officials

Members of the Jumper Ground Jury are Ralph Alfano, President, Wellington, Fla., Neil O’Connor, Member, Southampton, N.Y. and Steve Oviatt, Foreign Member, Alberta, Canada. Hunter and Equitation Judges are Kitty Barker, Middleburg, Va., Rob Bielefeld, Wellington, Fla., Danny Robertshaw, Camden, S.C., and George Morris (Equitation), Wellington, Fla. Course designers are Allen Rheinheimer (Hunter), Zionsville, Ind., and Alan Wade (Jumper), Tipperary, Ireland.

Download the 2016 Official Prize List and enter today. Online entries will be accepted at http://www.showmanagementsystem.com. Entries close Tuesday, September 6.

The 58th annual Washington International Horse Show will be held October 25-30, 2016, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

About the Washington International Horse Show, wihs.org

Established in 1958, the Washington International Horse Show is one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America. More than 26,000 spectators attend the six-day show, which includes Olympic-level competition along with community and charity events. More than 500 top horses and riders come to D.C. from all over the globe to jump for more than a half a million dollars in prize money. Highlights include the $130,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington, President’s Cup Grand Prix (Saturday night), the $25,000 Puissance high jump, presented by The Boeing Company on Military Night (Friday) and Kids’ Day (Saturday), a free, fun and educational community event. The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. WIHS is an official USEF Heritage Competition and is currently ranked #7 in the Top 25 Horse Shows by the North American Riders Group. WIHS is rated CSI4*-W by the Fédération Equestre Internationale, the world governing body for horse sports.

19.7.2016

By Editorial Equnews.com

As the Olympic Games are upon us, also Brasil has announced its Olympic equestrian representatives.  Brasil will compete in the main 3 disciplines; Dressage, Showjumping and Eventing.

Surprise with the show jumping team is the reserve combination. Former Olympian Rodrifo Pessoa and Citizenguard Cadjanine Z will travel to Rio as reserve combination. The show jumping team is formed by:

Doda de Miranda (AD Cornetto K)
Eduardo de Menezes (Quintol)
Pedro Veniss (Quabri de L’Isle)
Stephan de Freitas (Landpeter do Feroleto)

In Dressage it are:

Giovanna Pass (Zyngaro de Lyw)
João Marcari Oliva (Xama dos Pinhais)
Luiza de Almeida (Vendaval 04)
Pedro de Almeida (Xaparro do Vouga)
Manuel de Almeida and Vinheste travel as reserve combination.

In eventing the team is created by:
Carlos Parro (Summon Up The Blood)
Marcio Appel (Iberon Jmen)
Marcio Jorge (Lissy Mac Wayer)
Ruy Fonseca (Tom Bombadill Too)
reserve: Nilson da Silva (Muggle)

Source http://equnews.com/report/brazils-team-for-rio-2016/

19 Jul 2016

The Italian equestrian team is “ready to fly.”  The technical staff and team managers of the three Olympic disciplines have chosen the names of the six riders that will defend the colors of Italy in the next Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

For both Dressage and Showjumping only one ticket was captured by the Italians and in both cases the rider responsible for obtaining it will defend their country at the Games in August. In showjumping it is Italian speed devil Emanuele Gaudiano who will fly to Brazil accompanied by his Caspar 232.  Valentina Truppa and her Chablis will compete in the Dressage ring.

In Eventing the Italians were more successful and are sending out a full team consisting of App. Sc. Stefano Brecciaroli (Apollo vd Wendi Kurt Hoeve), Luke Roman (Castlewoods Jake) Pietro Roman(Barraduff) and  Arianna Schivo (Quefira de l’Ormeau)

Source: http://equnews.com/miscellaneous/italian-team-is-ready-for-rio-de-janeiro/

July 18, 2016

France’s Olivier Robert bested two home riders in the Grand Prix of Mégève presented by Edmond de Rotchild riding his Quenelle du Py ( Tresor du Renom). Out of 12 entries qualified for the jump off round, only two would exit the ring with a double clear in their pocket, the best time being Olivier Robert and Quenelle du Py’s who stopped the clock in 38’60 to take the win with only 0’22 tenths advantage over Nadja Pieter Steiner and Saura de Fondcombe (Balou Du Rouet) who took runner up position while her compatriot Frederique Fabre Delbos and Nirvana Basters ( Rosire) jumped an amazingly fast round but one rail down set them for 3rd.

RESULTS

Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en/csi3-megeve-olivier-robert-takes-the-grand-prix/

July 19, 2016

The French riders dominated the Grand Prix at CSI3* Knokke on Sunday taking the top two placings of the featured class. Six pairs would achieve a clean round on the 1’50m initial track to advance to the jump off were four of them would exit the ring on a clean sheet again, the best time being Patrice Delaveau and Leontine Ledimar HDC (Lodefever 2) who topped the standing ahead of his compatriot Julien Epaillard and Tradition de la Roque (Kannan) who took runner up position while Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Cliff 67 (Casall) completed the podium.

RESULTS

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Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en/csi3-knokke-the-french-riders-on-top-form/

We have reached the final week of the Summer Circuit of Knokke Hippique and the selections for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next month have mostly been announced. The 17th of August the Olympic team medals will be hand out and the 19th of August the new Olympic champion  will be known. Just one week before most of the Olympic horses go into quarantine, they will compete at Knokke Hippique to maintain their shape.

We are very honored to welcome dozens of Olympic pairs at Knokke Hippique right before they will leave for the Rio Olympic Games. Not only the Belgian Olympic riders to be will compete in Knokke, also riders from the Netherlands, France, Germany, USA and Great Britain have chosen Knokke as their general for the Olympics. For anyone who would like to have a taste of the Olympic Games next month, you should definitely visit Knokke this weekend!

Mill Spring, NC – July 19, 2016 – Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in conjunction the North Carolina Hunter Jumper Association (NCHJA), is pleased to announce the launch of the new Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series, set to take place at horse shows across the Carolinas region, with the series culminating in a final competition to be hosted at the TIEC venue during Tryon Fall IV, which will begin Wednesday, October 12, and conclude Sunday, October 16.

Horse and rider combinations competing in the following divisions: Children’s Hunter, Adult Hunter, Junior Hunter, Amateur Owner Hunter, 2’6″ Hunter, and Pre-Green Hunter, through their participation in the series, will have the opportunity to accumulate points throughout the year for a chance to receive yearly awards and championship honors, as well as an opportunity to compete at the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Championship Finals at the Tryon Fall IV Horse Show. The top 30 horses finishing atop each designated division will be invited to compete in the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals.
Qualifying for the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series will continue throughout the summer and fall with finals set to take place at Tryon Fall IV (October 12-16).

Qualifying for the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series will continue throughout the summer and fall with finals set to take place at Tryon Fall IV (October 12-16).

“This is a unique experience for hunter exhibitors competing in the Carolinas and we are looking forward to bringing this championship event to TIEC, as well as maintaining the growing partnership with other competitions operating in the region,” said Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners. “We believe this opportunity will become an important component of the longstanding hunter circuit in this region for many years to come.”

Horses will qualify based on points earned in their respective divisions during the qualifying period, which started, Wednesday, June 29, and will continue through Sunday, October 9, 2016, at eligible competition locations.

“This series will allow for riders and competitors of all ages to partake in something that we hope will continue to grow the sport in this area,” added J.P. Godard, show manager of TIEC.

A horse may earn points in any section for which it is eligible, and may accumulate points in multiple sections with multiple riders. Participants may not compete more than three horses in the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals.

The following list of events will serve as qualifying competitions for the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals. In order to be eligible for the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series or to compete in the event finals, competitors must compete at least one show, in a minimum of three of four possible locations. Qualifying for the inaugural 2016 Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series began during the NCHJA Charity Horse Show in Raleigh, NC, in late June and will continue through the summer and into early fall. Locations and qualifying events include the following:

NC State Fairgrounds – Raleigh, NC

NCHJA Charity Horse Show – June 24-28

Tryon International Equestrian Center – Mill Spring, NC
Tryon Summer IV – July 20-24
Tryon August I – August 11-14
Tryon August II – August 18-21

L.M. Tate Horse Show Grounds – Blowing Rock, NC
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Shows I – July 26-31
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show II – August 2-7

The Aiken Horse Park “Bruce’s Field” – Aiken, SC
Aiken Fall Festival I – September 8-11
Aiken Fall Festival II – September 15-18

“Wild Card” Qualifying Event – Mill Spring, NC
Tryon Fall III – October 5-9

No enrollment or membership is required. The top 30 qualified competitors must accept invitations and be entered by October 3rd, 2016 for eligibility to compete in the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals. In the event that there is a tie in points for the final placing qualification (30th), than both/or all participants tied in the 30th position will be eligible to compete in the final competition.

Points will be awarded as followed:

1st-100
2nd-75
3rd-60
4th-50
5th-40
6th-30
7th-20
8th-15
9th-10
10th-5

The Tryon Fall III Horse Show will offer a “Wild Card” invitation in each division offered for the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals. The horse/rider combination (if not already invited or qualified) that accumulates the most points in each respective division at Tryon Fall III, will earn an opportunity to compete in the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals at the Tryon Fall IV Horse Show. If the “Wild Card” invitation is declined, no additional invitation or qualification will be extended.

The Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals is set to take place at the Tryon Fall IV Horse Show and will offer a two round classic. Each round will count as 50% towards the scores of the top 12 in each respective division invited back for a second round. Formal attire is required and the order of go will be determined based on points accumulated.

An overall series Championship and Reserve Championship will be awarded for each of the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Divisions and will be presented at the Tryon Fall IV Horse Show. Points from the Finals classes will be included and count toward overall series championship.

Finals Entry Fee: $175

2’6″ Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals Entry Fee: $125

Prize money will be awarded as follows and ribbons will be awarded first through twelfth place:

$10,000 Children’s Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals 
Prize money: $3000, $2200, $1300, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300, $300, $200, $200, $200

$10,000 Adult Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals
Prize money: $3000, $2200, $1300, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300, $300, $200, $200, $200

$10,000 Junior Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals
Prize money: $3000, $2200, $1300, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300, $300, $200, $200, $200

$10,000 Amateur Owner Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals
Prize money: $3000, $2200, $1300, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300, $300, $200, $200, $200

$10,000 Pre-Green Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals
Prize money: $3000, $2200, $1300, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300, $300, $200, $200, $200

$2,500 2’6″ Hunter Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Finals
Prize money: $750, $550, $325, $200, $150, $125, $100, $75, $50, $50, $50

For more information on the Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series please visit www.tryon.com.

Photo Credit ©MegBanks/TIEC. This photo may only be used once in relation to this press release.

Please visit www.tryon.com or call (828)-863-1000 for more information on Tryon International Equestrian Center & Tryon Resort.

Tryon, NC – July 19, 2016 – For Matt Williams, Nicole Loochtan and the entire Wyndmont, Inc. team, the 2016 Tryon Summer Show Series has come to a successful end. After a victorious three weeks of competition, the team has much to look forward to in the upcoming weeks.

With time to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games coming to a close, Williams and Valinski S ended their training for the world stage on a high note. The duo had a clear round and clocked in a time of 38.254 seconds to finish third in the $216,000 Tryon Summer 3 Grand Prix CSI4* on Saturday.

Matt Williams and Valinski S. Photo By: Liz Crawley

The top-three finish was their second of the show series, as they rode away with second-place honors in the $130,000 Tryon Summer 1 Adequan Grand Prix CSI3* during the first week of competition.

“We went to Tryon, because it was the best atmosphere in the country to compete in before the Olympics,” Williams said. “Valinski jumped in two grand prix events and performed great, earning second and third. I think our plan worked well.”

On Sunday, Loochtan and Carla de Kalvarie Z rode a clear round in 41.871 seconds to secure a second-place finish in the $10,000 Junior Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. The aspiring professional and her powerful mare were only 1-of-4 to make it to a jump-off, and 1-of-2 to have a clear round in the jump-off out of 22 competitors.

Nicole Loochtan and Carla de Kalvarie Z. Photo By: Liz Crawley

“Tryon was a really good learning experience,” Loochtan said. “Being in one place for the whole month and really getting to know my new horse allowed us to grow. We were able to work on things in one location and not have to worry about moving around to different places.”

This was the second red ribbon for the Lincolshire, Ill. native and her 11-year-old mount, earning a second-place finish in the $10,000 Junior Amateur-Owner Classic during Tryon Summer 1, as well.

“Carla de Kalvarie Z gets a break and then comes back for the U25 classes, which I’m really excited about,” Loochtan concluded. “She’s been great in the High Amateurs, and she’s ready to step it up. I’m looking forward to the competitive atmosphere of the class. I really want to start competing with the best of them.”

While Ronnie Beard travels to Rio with Williams and Valinski S, Michael Dorman will remain stateside to continue working with the team’s young horses and training clients. It is with his extensive equestrian knowledge and experience that he keeps the Wyndmont team momentum moving forward, collectively.

Founded by Beard with Dorman, Wyndmont Inc. provides classical horsemanship to annual and seasonal equestrian clientele. For more information, visit Wyndmont.com or find them on Facebook!

Whitehouse Station, NJ (July 20, 2016) – The team at Piaffe Performance Farm, led by farm owner Dr. Cesar Parra, has been busy so far this summer developing exceptional young horses up the levels. Piaffe Performance Farm is gearing up to return to the 2016 Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, on August 24-28, for which the team has already qualified two horses with a number of high scores at competitions throughout this past year.

Cesar Parra, an Olympian and U.S. Pan American Games Dressage Team Gold Medalist, will campaign Fashion Designer OLD in the Developing Prix St. Georges division and Don Cesar in the Six Year Old division at the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships at Lamplight. Having meticulously developed the two Young Horse Championship contenders from the very beginning, Parra is extremely proud of how far they have come.

Dr. Cesar Parra will campaign Fashion Designer OLD in the Developing Prix St. Georges division at the 2016 Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships (Photo courtesy of Equinus International).

Fashion Designer OLD, an eight-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Faustinus x De Niro) owned by Martin Sosnoff, enjoyed a top finish in the 2015 Developing Prix St. Georges at Lamplight. This year, Parra has been campaigning Fashion Designer OLD with consistent scores over 70 percent in the same division throughout the 2016 winter season. The pair most recently topped the Prix St Georges class at the Centerline Events Spring Dressage Show at HITS in Saugerties, New York. They will compete once more before Lamplight at the Windy Hollow Hunt Sussex Dressage Show in Augusta, New Jersey on July 22-24. Parra said, “Fashion Designer is such an outstanding horse. He typifies what a developing horse should be with his amazing gaits and willing attitude. He is the kind of horse that any trainer would love to have in their barn, and I am grateful to Martin (Sosnoff) that Fashion Designer is here with us.”

Parra has also been preparing Don Cesar, a Westphalian gelding (Desperados x Sacre Schwalbe, Manhattan) with impressive performances and high scores in the Six Year Old division this year. Don Cesar will also compete at the Windy Hollow Hunt Sussex Dressage show in preparation for his Lamplight Six Year Old debut. “Everyone teases me that I favor Don Cesar because we share the same name, but really he is just so very talented. He always tries so hard and is such a pleasure to ride,” Parra complimented.

Amidst the excitement of preparing for the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships, Piaffe Performance is also excited to announce the re-launch and expansion of their social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Included in this revamp is a new weekly feature called “Cesar Parra Recommends,” or CPR, which provides a unique experience to learn from experienced trainer Parra himself. Through CPR, followers can find useful horsemanship tips, expert training tips, and top recommended products. Equestrians are encouraged to submit their own questions that could be answered and shared in the CPR section. Piaffe Performance also encourages users to tune into “Freestyle Friday” weekly posts for a fun weekend dose of musical dressage.

Piaffe Performance is always open to welcoming new dressage riders and horses to their winning team. The team spends summers in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, and winters in Jupiter, Florida. Piaffe Performance riders constantly accumulate top placings in national and international competitions. To learn more about Dr. Cesar Parra and Piaffe Performance horses, training, lessons, and sales services, please visit www.Piaffe-Performance.com.

Jumping / CSI3* / Table A
Competition Nr.: 27
Obst.H./Cl.: 140

July 19, 2016

After the win of team Hungary in Friday’s nations Cup, the crowd had a second chance to see their fans in action, and win the event’s highlight, the CSIO3* W Budapest Grand Prix. Six pairs achieved a douyble clear over the 1’55m track but Hungary’s Gabor Szabo Jr and Timpex Bolcsesz (Timpex Cabale) couldn’t be beaten after stopping the timers in an amazingly fast time of 42’94 to take the blue ribbon on home soil ahead of Denmark’s Sören Pedersen and Chaloubet (Baloubet du Rouet) who took runner up position with a time almost four seconds slower while Syria’s Amre Hamcho and Senorita (Ceasar vd Helle) settled for 3rd.

RESULTS

Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en/gabor-szabo-jr-makes-it-a-home-win-in-budapest/

©Alberto Martinez Bracero

Valencia, 20 July 2016. – It was a beautiful scene when all the nations walked over the green field at the Oliva Nova Riding Center. Everybody was cheering and applauding the young riders as they waved their countries’ flags, all dressed up in their uniforms.

Everything is ready at Oliva Nova for the start of the European Children, Junior and Young Riders Championship 2016, the first to be held in Spain. The teams of all participating countries have already arrived at Oliva Nova. Germany, Holland, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Norway, are just some of the countries that will be competing in Valencia and fighting for the medals.

All 155 combinations from 23 nations passed the vet-check in the morning with no problems and with everything going smoothly. The vet-check was conducted by the FEI vet Vicente Jordà and judges Juan Carlos Campos and Katrina Wüst. With the vet-check now complete, the European Competition has officially started. This morning the show kicked off with the first part of the Junior Team tests at 08.00 hours and Young Riders Team. At 18.00 hours the competition will resume with the Children Preliminary B test.

Competition schedules and the list of participants are posted at http://scores.topiberian.com. Start orders and results are also available at this link or on Topiberian´s app, at the time of their official publication.

Number of participants
The new “Children” category, was launched in 2014. In this edition, we have 23 participants aged between 12 and 14 years. The category with the most participants is Juniors with 70 combinations (the riders are between 14 and 18 years old). In Young Riders (riders between 16 and 21 years old), there are 62 combinations. In total during the European Children, Junior and Young Riders Championship there will be 147 combinations competing in the arena. In addition, a curious fact: who would imagine that a 90% of the 211 combinations listed for the event are young women, 190 of the riders are women and only 21 are men.

Open doors in the program: Owner classes
Riders who are not competing in the Championship but who still want to compete can participate in the Owner Classes: a chance for all riders to compete in whichever category they decide.

The most prestigious and experienced Ground Jury
The best riders, of course, deserve the best and more experienced judges in the world. They will come from 11 nations. The FEI 5* judges are German judge Katrina Wuest, Danish judge Hans-Christian Matthiesen, Dutch judge Francis Verbeck von Rooy and Italian judge Vincenzo Truppa, all of them with an important curriculum judging young riders. The same as Spanish FEI 4* judges, Juan Carlos Campos Escribano and Paco Guerra and the other internationals as Luxembourgian jugde Christoph Umbach, Finish judge Tiina Karkkolainen, British judge Clive Halsall, Danish judge Kurt Christensen, Russian judge Alla Subbotina, German judge Elke Ebert, Dutch judge Adriaan Hamoen, Belgian judge Freddy Leyman and French judge Raphaël Saleh.

Tourism in Spain
More than a 1.000 people will be gathering to support the competitors in the Oliva Nova area. Hotels, apartments and restaurants have been reserved well in advance and a great number of officials, athletes, and their teams and families will be accommodated at the Oliva Nova beach Resort itself. That is a positive touch to the competition a great opportunity to enjoy this beautiful area of the Spanish coast and it’s gastronomy and its hotels.

Schedules are adapted to the climate conditions
The weather forecast has predicted rising temperatures up to maximum around 32ºC. The competition times have been scheduled to avoid the warmest hours of the day. The riders will be competing simultaneously in two arenas in two blocs: from 08:00 am until 13:30 pm and from 18.00 h until 21.00 h.

The event begun with the vet-check on Tuesday 19th of July. On Wednesday, the competition will start with the first part of Juniors Team, Young Riders Team, and Children Preliminary B tests. On Sunday 24 of July, the European Children, Junior and Young Rider Championship will finish at Oliva Nova with the Freestyles in all three categories.

Live streaming in www.topiberian.com
Live streaming will be available for the whole world on www.topiberian.com. Bobby Fernández de Bobadilla will provide commentary on the performances of the young talents. The results and the details of the scores will be available on http://scores.topiberian.com

Traverse City, Mich. – July 20, 2016 – The third week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) kicked off with cloudless skies, a gentle wind and the nation’s top horse and rider combinations. Exhibitors prepared for a full schedule of competition at the destination venue, many were relaxed from two days of exploring all Traverse City has to offer, from sugar-sand beaches and blue waters to picking cherries and exploring the best restaurants in north Michigan.

Douglas Boyd captured the win during the $2,500 1.40m Open Jumpers with Berkley III, owned by the Sapphire Riding Academy out of Mettawa, Illinois. He traversed the Pierre Jolicouer-designed track with the 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, breaking the beam in 43.559 seconds to secure the first place.

“We have had him for about a year and a half now, and I brought him along,” Boyd stated. “We have been keeping a slow and steady program, just letting him come into his own. He actually jumped some 1.50m Welcome classes over that last couple of weeks, and he was in the ribbons. We could not be more pleased with him. We were out there basically schooling him today, having fun and letting him burn off some steam. I though the course was good, straightforward and a good course to kick off the 1.40m for the week.”

Douglas Boyd kicked off Week Three of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival with a win in the 1.40m Open Jumpers with Berkley III.

Caitlyn Shiels, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, and a frequent competitor across the midwest circuit, rode to the second place award with a four-fault finish in the jump-off. She rode her own Cavalier II, a 9-year-old grey gelding, to the time of 46.730 seconds, as the second of only three competitors to master the first round and move into the short course. Scott Lenkart piloted Beorn, owned by Alliy Moyer, to the third place finish.

During the 1.30m Open Jumpers, Aaron Vale and North Face Farm’s Quality On Top rode to the top of the leader board to seal the victory. The professional rider bested the field as the eighth in the order, riding the Hanoverian gelding to a speedy time of 35.070 seconds. Boyd finished just behind Vale with Calvigo, owned by the Sapphire Riding Academy, with a clean time of 36.133 seconds. David Jennings and Aventador, owned by Maffitt Lake Farms, rounded out the top three with a more conservative pace of 41.947 seconds, leaving all rails in place.

Aaron Vale and Quality on Top

Boyd stated, “This is our third week, and unfortunately, our last week at GLEF. We have to head home after the Welcome Stake on Friday. We brought five show horses, and one young horse, just to get some experience. It has been great; we love it here. We were here in the past, we have always liked it-it is a great area to come, it is a great venue, and it has turned into such a huge event. We had a wonderful circuit, and we are already looking forward to next year.”

The $1,000 1.30m Open Jumper division saw 16 horse and rider combinations compete, but it was David Beisel who rode to the top of the class. Beisel rode Rumorosa, a 10-year-old Mexican Sport Horse mare, owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises, LLC of Mason, Ohio, to the untouchable time of 33.690 seconds, outrunning Kristen Collins and Formella by nearly three seconds. The third place was awarded to junior rider Emily Perez aboard Boukati B, owned by G&W Equine Partners.

Beisel said, “Rumorosa did the Friday Grand Prix last week, and she will compete in it again this week. We just wanted to put her in an easy class before doing the 1.40m tomorrow and then the Welcome Stake on Friday. I have been riding her about two years, just working to develop her. She likes to go, she is a forward going horse and I try not to go too quick. She has a lot of speed, she is a fast horse, and she is a great turner.”

“I got to go fishing all morning yesterday morning, and the day before that we were out on Torch Lake the whole day. Traverse City truly is a family affair, the whole family loves it. We all show, and we are able to enjoy all that Traverse City offers. The horse show is great, and we love being able to get on the water and it allows for quality family time. It is a special thing that we can do this-there is so much family fun stuff, it really makes it a special show.”

GLEF will continue to welcome riders and thrill spectators over the next two weeks throughout the first series of competition, which runs July 6-31. Week Three runs July 20-24 and will feature highlighted jumper events such as the $25,000 Devoucoux Welcome Stake on Friday, July 22, and the $50,000 Great Lakes Grand Prix, presented by the Ingram family on Sunday, July 24.

1.40M OPEN JUMPERS
Place Entry Horse Rider
1 507 BERKLEY III BOYD, DOUGLAS
2 670 CAVALIER II SHIELS, CAITLYN
3 1527 BEORN LENKART, SCOTT
4 341 SYNAPSE DE BLONDEL LOWE-WISEMAN, ALEXA
5 1127 IMPRIMIS CHESKA, DONALD
6 1343 CHANCE STE HERMELLE MORRISSEY, MICHAEL

1.35M OPEN JUMPERS
Place Entry Horse Rider
1 712 QUALITY ON TOP VALE, AARON
2 508 CALVIGO BOYD, DOUGLAS
3 766 AVENTADOR JENNINGS, DAVID
4 973 CYMO SHOOK, BRIAN
5 972 DIDGEREEDOO VDL SHOOK, BRIAN
6 1101 CELESTINA VOGUS, SERAH
7 1211 CICO NOVAK, NICK
8 800 BELVUE BEN KEMPER, SARA

1.30M OPEN JUMPERS
Place Entry Horse Rider
1 493 RUMOROSA BEISEL, DAVID
2 1151 FORMELLA COLLINS, KRISTEN
3 1499 BOUKATI B MITCHELL, BRADY
4 529 NICHOLAS BOYD, DOUGLAS
5 797 CRUSADE VALE, AARON
6 652 AIR GUITAR DONNELLY, MELISSA
7 1205 CLIMBUS NOVAK, NICK
7 1206 DIRKIE Z NOVAK, NICK

The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival welcomed hunter competitors to its third week Wednesday at the Flintfields Horse Park. Riders have dubbed the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival the “destination show,” and it has already collected favorable reviews for the 2016-edition. With cloudless skies and mountain views, a number of contenders came into the R.L. Polk Family Main Hunter Ring intending to set the bar high, and started the first day of competition strong with top placings.

In the High Performance Working Hunters Courtney Calcagnini took the top spot in the over fences class, as well as the handy round, aboard Fleur de Lis Farms’ Bowie, a 10-year-old Warmblood gelding. Taking second place in both classes was Tamara Provost and Jus d’O a 7-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion owned by Rick Moyer. Rounding out the top three were Peter Pletcher and Columbia, an 11-year-old Holsteiner mare owned by Blanche Strunk in the over fences class and Meagan Murray and Editorial, a 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding, owned by Rebecca Price in the handy class.

Courtney Calcagnini and Bowie lead the way in the Professional Hunter divisions on the opening day of GLEF Week III.

Calcagnini was thrilled to start off her week on such a high note, especially after a bit of a setback during the second week of the series. “Last week I was here and I jumped two jumps,” Calcagnini said glumly. “He flung his shoe off into the jump, and I had to pull up-that was my week.”

Her two trips Wednesday morning had a much better outcome and the pair is now getting ready for the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by the Gochman Family and Baxter Hill Farm on Saturday, July 30. Calcagnini was happy with her rides to start off the week. “I just wanted to be really smooth,” she said. “He did all the inside turns really well. He is a derby horse, so he’s super handy and he’s perfect so I’m just along for the ride. He has a huge stride so you have to be careful, you want to go a little bit around the end of the ring but then get him back a bit in the lines because he can leave out a stride easily.”

Calcagnini is returning to Traverse City for the first time in a few years and was full of praise for the show and the new management. “The management is super,” she said. “They’ve done an awesome job. It is such a relaxed atmosphere, everyone loves it. Going out on the lake in the afternoons and on Mondays is so much fun.”

Hilary Johnson and Voyager

In the Regular Conformation Hunter division, sponsored by Sugar Run Farm, it was Hilary Johnson and Maria Rasmussen trading out the top spots with Kelsey Wickham and Pick Six placing third in both classes. Rassmussen took home the blue in the over fences class aboard Bliss, a 7-year-old warmblood gelding owned by Corporate Way LLC; while Johnson and Voyager, an 8-year-old Warmbood gelding, owned by Copper Fox LLC, were on top in the handy round.

Rasmussen was happy with the rounds that her young horse put in. “I’m really proud of that horse,” she said. “He’s really green and we’ve been working really hard. He went awesome today, he’s a really good boy. He’ll do just the conformation classes this week.”

In the First Year Green Working Hunter Class, sponsored by Wrenwood Farm, the top spot again went to Johnson aboard Copper Fox LLC’s Voyager, an 8-year-old Warmbood gelding. Second place was awarded to Quirino a 10-year-old Holsteiner, piloted by Peter Pletcher and owned by Audry Giles-Gates. The third place went to Kelsey Wickham and Wait and See Farms’ Pick Six. In the handy round, Pletcher took the first place, while Melissa Donnelly and Corlando 49, a 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Elizabeth Becker, finished in second place and Jennifer Nadalin and Westeros owned by Katie Jordan rounded out the top three.

Johnson was enthusiastic about her rides to start off the week. “I was very happy with the horses,” Johnson said. “Voyager is a blast to ride, he jumps like a freak. He’s a young horse. He did the high Pre-Green Hunter division last year, and we just took our time with him. We let him mature and he’s really coming into his own. He’s a quiet horse, he takes a lot of leg, a lot to motivate him, especially on a hot day like this, but he just gives you such a cool feeling in the air.”

Hunter competition will continue Thursday in the R.L. Polk Family Main Hunter Ring with division championships. Sunday will see the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, sponsored by Glory Days Farm LLC.

Horses are not the only form of entertainment lined up for this year’s Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. The festival has teamed up with top musicians and entertainers from around the country to offer fun-filled evenings for this year’s concert and dinner series.

The Summer Evenings at Flintfields continues, with a Tribute Equine Nutrition Wine and Cheese Reception, as well as a 6 p.m. performance by The Ragbirds, hosted by Porterhouse Presents. The fun continues on Sunday with the WTCM 103.5 Family Fun Day and AC Paws. Come out and see the Olate Dogs, “winner of America’s Got Talent.” There will also be a Coney Island Hot Dog and Brat Bar, hosted by Porterhouse Presents.

Series Two kicks off on August 10 and runs through August 28 featuring three weeks of hunter and jumper competition with a FEI CSI2* rating Week Five and Six and a FEI CSI3* rating during Week Seven culminating in the $100,000 Grand Traverse Grand Prix on Sunday, August 28. Act now to reserve stabling spots, and do not miss out on the chance to compete during the all-new FEI Great Lakes Equestrian Festival series in August.

The Great Lakes Equestrian Festival is set on 88 beautiful acres and showcases five world-class competition rings in addition to spacious schooling rings. The property features don’t stop there as the park offers convenient on-site campgrounds and weekly nights of entertainment for a truly unique attendee experience.

For more information or to view schedules, please visit mmg.management or www.greatlakesequestrianfestival.com.

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For travel and housing information, please click here.

July 21, 2016

Rik Hemeryck sur Carlitto van’T Zorgvliet lors de la Gucci Gold Cup du Longines Paris Masters, le 5 DŽcembre 2015, ˆ Paris , France – Photo Christophe Bricot / Bestimage

On their Facebook account, Belgium’s Rik Hemeryck and his wife Anne Sophie Godard-Hemeryck have announced that their top horse Carlitto Van T’Zorgvliet hurt himself when competing in last week’s CSI3* Knokke Grand prix jump off and will be out for some week. It seems to be that the wonderful chesnut gelding has a minor tendon injury.

Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en

July 21, 2016

Switzerland will travel to Rio with a strong team including the reigning Olympic Champion to defend the title. The Swiss team will be consisting in:

1- Romain Duguet / Quorida de Treho

2- Steve Guerdat / Nino des Buissonets

3- Martin Fuchs / Clooney

4- Paul Estermann / Castlefield Eclipse

5- Janika Sprunger / Bonne Chance CW

Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en/team-switzerland-for-rio-is-revealed/

July 21, 2016

The Irish dominated the first youngster’s class for 7 and 8 years old horses at CSIO5* Dublin yesterday, taking eight of the top ten placings. Michael Pender aboard HHS Hercules, achieved the fastest round to take the win over his compatriots Cian O’Connor and Excellent B (Berlin) and Philip McGuane in the saddle of LVS Wizard (Cobra) who took 2nd and 3rd position respectively.

RESULTS

Source: http://hellojumpers.com/en/home-riders-dominate-the-youngsters-class-at-csio-dublin/

21 Jul  2016

Normally, the Australian rider Edwina Tops Alexander would ride the 11-year old Caretina de Joter (Caretino) at the Olympics. But that won’t be happening anymore, Edwina announced that she won’t start the previous horse of Pius Schwizer and Cameron Hanley during the Olympics anymore.

She will be riding the 13-year old mare Lintea Tequila (Campbell) instead. A few months ago she won the Grand Prox of the GCT of Miami with this horse. In the Grand Prix of Cannes and Estoril the combination finished in second place.

source: www.equnews.com