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Megan McDermott Makes Winning Debut in the Desert in $10,000 1.45m Open Classic

Megan McDermott Makes Winning Debut in the Desert in $10,000 1.45m Open Classic Megan McDermott has only been in the desert for two days, and she’s already winning. The Ridgefield, CT, native came out west with an impressive string of horses and landed a one-two finish in Thursday’s $10,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic, making her trip already worth it. Amidst […]

Oldenburg Stallion Licensing 2024: Finest Dressage Genetics

Oldenburg Stallion Licensing 2024: Finest Dressage Genetics From January 20th to 21st, you can look forward to a promising selection of excellent dressage stallions at the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing 2024 in Ankum. Renowned mare lines and breeding legends are prominent in the pedigrees of the licensing candidates: Cat. No. 54: by For Romance I – Depardieu – Fürst Heinrich – […]

Felicitas Hendricks Comes Full Circle at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

Felicitas Hendricks Comes Full Circle at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Opening day of the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) delivered a poetic win for Germany’s 23-year-old Felicitas Hendricks and Drombusch OLD in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix, presented by Palm Beach Equine Clinic on Thursday. Hendricks and her 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Destano x Dimaggio) claimed their first Big […]

Odette Rises to New Heights in $5,000 Keyflow Feeds USA 3’3” Green Hunter Classic

Odette Rises to New Heights in $5,000 Keyflow Feeds USA 3’3” Green Hunter Classic A new classic was introduced to the WEF hunter schedule with Thursday’s $5,000 Keyflow Feeds USA 3’3” Green Hunter Classic. Held in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Arena, riders and horses from the 3’3” Green Hunter division had the opportunity to compete for additional prize money […]

Darragh Kenny Bests the Rest During WEF 1

Darragh Kenny Bests the Rest During WEF 1 Ireland’s Darragh Kenny opened international competition during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a win in the $32,000 Adequan® CSI3* WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 on Thursday at Wellington International. Kenny and Irwin, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion (Kannan x Paladin des IFS) owned by HKC Collection LLC, topped a field of […]

5 Years Strong! TCHS and SOJT Extend Their Dynamic Partnership

5 Years Strong! TCHS and SOJT Extend Their Dynamic Partnership We’re pleased to announce the extension of our partnership with the Silver Oak Jumper Tournament (SOJT), presented by the Davis McCullough Foundation, through 2026. This year will mark the fifth year of the collaboration at the Traverse City Tournament of Champions. Since 2020, the TCHS-SOJT partnership has notably elevated show jumping standards […]

“Big Race: The Contemporary Vision of Clarice Smith” Exhibit at the NSLM

“Big Race: The Contemporary Vision of Clarice Smith” Exhibit at the NSLM The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is pleased to announce Big Race: The Contemporary Vision of Clarice Smith, a focus gallery contemplating the impact that Clarice Smith’s (American, 1933–2021) artistic vision had on equine art. On view from January 11 to March 31, 2024, four compelling paintings […]

STAR-STUDDED CAST ANNOUNCED FOR RICHARD MILLE ALULA DESERT POLO

STAR-STUDDED CAST ANNOUNCED FOR RICHARD MILLE ALULA DESERT POLO FEATURING POLO GOAT ADOLFO CAMBIASO The world’s only organised polo tournament in a desert environment returns to AlUla for a third time from 17-20 January Cambiaso one of eight professional players alongside son Poroto and daughter Mia Eight royal dignitaries also playing along with international patrons Celebrity audiences and avid fans […]

Saratoga Horse Shows Announces 2024 Show Schedule

Saratoga Horse Shows Announces 2024 Show Schedule The ever-popular Saratoga Horse Shows return in 2024 with a jam-packed schedule of nine weeks of hunter, jumper, and equitation competition at White Hollow Farm in Stillwater, NY. “We are looking forward to another fantastic year of competition in Saratoga,” said Adele Einhorn of Southbound Saratoga Management Group. “Having celebrated our 25th anniversary […]

Jad Dana Closes Out Premiere Week with Prestige Italia Grand Prix Win

Jad Dana Closes Out Premiere Week with Prestige Italia Grand Prix Win Lebanon’s Jad Dana is back on top to start the 2024 season of the Winter Equestrian Festival with a win in the $75,000 Prestige Italia Grand Prix to cap Premiere Week at Wellington International on Sunday. Dana, 28, and ABC Quantum Cruise, owned by Wyndmont, set an uncatchable […]