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Kildare King looks to reign in Hill

Kildare King looks to reign in Hill September 6, 2023, by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager Foot issues hindered Kildare King as a young horse, but since turning age 4 last year, the trotter’s performances have been predominantly majestic. The winner of two of 22 races at ages 2 and 3, Kildare King has hit the board 25 times in […]

Schmersal Slides Into NRHA’s History Books as an NRHA $5 Million Rider

Schmersal Slides Into NRHA’s History Books as an NRHA $5 Million Rider When NRHA Professional Craig Schmersal pulled into Las Vegas for The Run For A Million (TRFAM), he was sitting at around $5,000 away from crossing his next NRHA milestone. When the dust settled, Schmersal had slid his way to more than three times that amount—earning the title of […]

Del Mar Summer Series Ends on a High Note With Del Mar Summer Classic 2 CSI2*

Del Mar Summer Series Ends on a High Note With Del Mar Summer Classic 2 CSI2* The Del Mar Summer Series came to a thrilling conclusion with the highly anticipated Del Mar Summer Classic 2, and it was an event to remember with HITS Del Mar’s first FEI competition. One of the highlights of the Del Mar Summer Classic 2 […]

Daniel Bluman Wins $425,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix

Daniel Bluman Wins $425,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix Bluman’s Third Hampton Classic Grand Prix Win Caps Horse Show’s Greatest Week A star-studded field descended on the Hampton Classic Horse Show’s beautiful Bridgehampton showgrounds for a week filled with world-class equestrian competition. Seventeen countries were represented in the Classic’s international division, which saw Israel’s Daniel Bluman best a field […]

NRHA Futurity Judges Selected

NRHA Futurity Judges Selected As entries and added money are on the rise during summer horse shows and elite 3-year-old horses begin their futurity careers, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is eagerly looking ahead. The NRHA Futurity Judges Final Selection Subcommittee met on August 2 to finalize the list of judges for the 2023 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American […]

IEA to Host Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) 2024 National Championships at Tryon

IEA to Host Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) 2024 National Championships at Tryon The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is proud to announce that they will host the 2024 Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) National Championships alongside their own IEA Hunt Seat and Dressage National Finals on April 25-28, 2024 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Now in its […]

Bluman Reclaims the Title in the $425,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix

Bluman Reclaims the Title in the $425,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix Nassar Wins the $78,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix Only two horse-and-rider combinations made it to the jump-off of the $425,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix on Sunday: 2018 World Equestrian Games Team Gold medalist Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) and two-time Olympic veteran Daniel Bluman (ISR). In […]

Scott Keach and Noble De La Chapelle Notch $100,000 HITS Grand Prix Victory at HITS Saugerties

Scott Keach and Noble De La Chapelle Notch $100,000 HITS Grand Prix Victory at HITS Saugerties Sunday marked the final day of competition at HITS-on-the-Hudson VII, where Australia’s Scott Keach had a dominating performance aboard Noble De La Chapelle to lead the lap of honor. The partners of four years were not only the first pair to go clear in […]

Samuel Parot Hits the Trifecta in $77,300 Southern Arches CSI2* Grand Prix

Samuel Parot Hits the Trifecta in $77,300 Southern Arches CSI2* Grand Prix Samuel Parot (CHI) achieved something Sunday that very few riders can say they have ever done: he scored a 100% win rate in the FEI division over the span of a week. Coming out strong Thursday, he won the opening Speed with David Guetta, then followed it up […]

Samuel Parot Goes Two for Two at Tournament of Champions

Samuel Parot Goes Two for Two at Tournament of Champions Friday brought another victory for Chile’s Samuel Parot, who came home as the fastest of three double-clears in the $38,700 Molon Excavating CSI2* Welcome Stake. Aboard Cap West this time, he once more edged out Francisco Goyoaga Mollet (ESP), who placed second again, also aboard a different horse, Diamant Rose […]