Nearly three years ago, Ty Burke was pondering his next steps in life. A U.S. Army veteran, Burke had purchased an aerospace engineering company and built it up with his team until he felt comfortable stepping back from day-to-day operations. After watching a lot of YouTube videos and doing some thinking, Burke came up with a short list of goals […]
Three countries announced their teams for the upcoming Blue Hors FEI Dressage World Championship, which takes place in Herning, Denmark, from Aug. 6-10. The following horse-and-rider combinations will represent Denmark in dressage: Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Bohemian or Vamos Amigos Caroma Cassøe Krüth on Heiline’s Danciera Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Marshall-Bell Nanna Merrald Rasmussen on Blue […]
Having won the WEF Equitation Championship and R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch Equitation Championship titles aboard North Run’s Jamaica already this year, it’s safe to say Luke Jensen is one to watch in the equitation. The 18-year-old from Denton, Texas, grew up in a horse family: His grandmother is a trainer; his mother competed as a junior; and […]
McLain Ward and HH Azur, the only American entry in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen (Germany), had to settle for fifth after dropping a late rail in the five-rider jump-off. But Ward’s successes earlier in the week, winning the Turkish Airlines—Prize of Europe on Wednesday and the RWE Prize of North-Rhine Westphalia on Friday with Contagious, earned […]
Cathrine Dufour’s weekend at CHIO Aachen (Germany) couldn’t have gone any better. The Danish Olympian won all five of the classes she entered over the week, culminating Sunday by completing her sweep of the CDIO5* classes with a victory in the Grand Prix Freestyle on a score of 88.37% with Vamos Amigos. She also won […]
Denmark recorded a historic victory at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen (Germany) Saturday, earning its first-ever win in the event. Nanna Skodborg Merrald (Atterupgaards Orthilia), Daniel Bachmann Andersen (Marshall-Bell), Carina Cassøe Krüth (Heiline’s Danciera) and Cathrine Dufour (Vamos Amigos) triumphed over the home nation in the penultimate event of the 2022 FEI […]
The first-ever FEI Youth Equestrian Games wrapped up this afternoon at CHIO Aachen (Germany) where South Africa’s Thomas van Rijckevorsel claimed individual gold ahead of Morocco’s Jed Guerraoui in silver while U.S. rider Mimi Gochman, who anchored the Team North America that won gold on Thursday, earned bronze. The competition featured 30 contestants, aged 15 to 18, from 30 different […]
It was a dramatic, and tragic, day in the SAP Cup CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen (Germany) today, as overnight leaders Michael Jung and Fischerchipmunk FRH were belatedly assessed cross-country penalties and dropped to eighth, allowing fellow German Sandra Auffarth to move up and claim the win with Viamant du Matz. Unfortunately the day also saw Allstar […]
The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team sits third after a competitive day of two phases at CHIO Aachen (Germany) in the SAP Cup CCIO4*-S. Buck Davidson and Carlevo also stand sixth individually, while Will Coleman and Chin Tonic HS are seventh. The riders contested dressage Friday morning, with the stadium phase taking place Friday evening in the main stadium. Coleman (Gordonsville, Virginia) […]
This article has been updated to include a statement from the Ebelings. Top dressage rider Ben Ebeling has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl when both parties were minors, according to a civil lawsuit filed June 30 in California. His parents, dressage Olympian Jan Ebeling and Amy Ebeling, who serves as the ranch manager […]