Of the 160 Top 10 Places available this week in the UK 53% were taken by Irish Sport Horses. 10% were (ISH)[TIH] and 33% had (ISH)[TIH] dams. Yet another fantastic for Irish breeders. See below the results verified so far. Upton House One Day Event (GBR) 9th 11th July 2024 Open Intermediate Sec A 1st Arklow Puissance (ISH)[TIH] 2011 gelding by Puissance (ISH)[TIH] out of Cruising Jewel (ISH)[TIH] by Cruising (ISH)[TIH]. Breeder: Michael Byrne (Wicklow). Rider: Wills Oakden (GBR) 28.0, 0, 0.0 = 28.0 2nd Cooley Stirling (ISH)[was Kilnamac Croga] 2015 gelding by Courage II (HOLST) out of Kilnamac Sue (ISH)[TIH] by Cruising (ISH)[TIH]. Breeder: James J Ryan (Tipperary). Rider: Andrew James (GBR) 31.1, 0, 2.0 = 33.1 6th Ballymoon Diamond (ISH) 2009 mare by Furistos Diamond (ISH) out of Moonhall Mindy (ISH)[TIH] by Puissance (ISH)[TIH]. Breeder: Alan McIntyre (Kilkenny). Rider: Carolyne Ryan-Bell (GBR) 31.8, []

The Summer Classic CSI4* kicked off on the 12th of July, at the Longines Tops International Arena for the first week of action in the Summer Festival. Despite the rain, local and international talent were out in full force at the state of the art venue. As day one came to a close, the rain cleared just in time for the CSI4* Grand Prix Qualifier as the world’s best talent vied for top...

Team Germany, winners at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Team  – Falsterbo (SWE).  Evelyn Eger / Tabledance 3, Helen Langehanenberg / Facilone FRH, Carina Scholz / Tarantino 5, Team trainer Johhny Hilberath (Photo ©FEI/Kim C Lundin) Germany makes winning twice as nice at Falsterbo... It was a narrow race for the 2024 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ title heading...

View this post on InstagramA post shared by Emmanuel Macron (@emmanuelmacron)A very happy Monday to you and yours we can officially say as of today that the Olympics isnext week! Ill be heading down later on this week to start soaking up the vibes and converting them into faintly deranged multimedia posts, and I am so giddy about it all that Im barely managing to tackle my incredibly full to-do list in the meantime. I have, somehow, managed to order about 48 face masks, though, which feels inessential but also kind of nice.Its been a big weekend in a lot of ways. The French celebrated Bastille Day yesterday, which is the nations biggest celebration, and we were thrilled to see Rio team gold medallist Thibaut Vallette riding down the Champs Elyse in full Cadre Noir dress, holding the Olympic torch. He was in charge of transferring it to French President Emmanuel Macron, and we cant imagine anyone doing it with more gravity and ceremony than he did. Eventers truly do do it best, dont they?View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jesse Campbell (@jesse_campbell89)The weekend also saw our pal Jesse Campbell return to competition for the first time since the tragic passing of his beautiful wife, Georgie. Not one for easing himself back into anything, Jesse took eight horses to Upton House and nailed down five double-clears.On a personal level it was lovely to catch up with a lot of the eventing community and it was amazing how competition mode kicked in the moment I arrived. Yes, lots of little shit moments too but good to get restarted and continue with what G and I loved doing. Onto the next, he writes on his Instagram. You can cheer Jesse on at Burgham Horse Trials, which takes place next week, and at which hell have four horses in the CCI4*-S, including Georgies beloved Speedwell. If youre there, give him a bit of that allez, allez as he gallops by.National Holiday:Its National Give Something Away Day. Whens the last time you had a big root through your tack trunk or locker and cleared out the stuff younever use? Is there a kid at your barn, or a local charity, that could benefit from it?U.S. Weekend Action:Genesee Valley Hunt H.T. (Geneseo, NY):[Website] [Results]One & Done Horse Trials (Lexington, KY):[Website][Results]The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm (Adamstown, MD):[Website][Results]Your Monday Reading List:I love few things more than I love elaborate fancy dress efforts (especially when they involve Shetland ponies).This team affair, which was unveiled at theNorton District Riding Club show at Newark Showground in England last week, features Clare Balding, Ros Canter, the Eiffel Tower, the Olympic torch, a teenaged Shetland wearing a cross-country fence, and plenty more incredible little details that no doubt spooked the heck out of all the other bedazzled ponies in the class. Worth it. Check out the groups big effort here.Speaking of worth it after 14 years competing together, Lisa Marie Fergusson and Honor Me just picked up their first FEI win.That came in the CCI4*-S class at Maryland International, where the pair climbed from the bottom of the pack to the top across the jumping phases. Find out more about how they did it and the story of their special partnership in this piece.Okay, hear me out, because it feels really naughty to self-promote here but in the background of all the other stuff Ive been doing this season, Ive also been working to create a new website, which is designed to give people tips and guides and advice on travelling the world to get to various equestrian destinations. Obviously the main focus at the moment is Paris, and Ive been creating guides to fan zones, additional horsey goings-on at Versailles, arrondissement travel guides, navigation advice, and much more, with a tonne of content still to come this week. You can check it out here, and if you like what you find, please share it with your pals!If youre staying in Versailles itself for the Games, youll need recommendations to flesh out your trip.Heres my pick of the best things to do including a secret antiques hideaway tucked into medieval streets, where theyll be focusing on equestrian-themed wares for the next couple of weeks and all my favourite restaurants in town. Give it a read and get those reservations in, so you can have the trip of a lifetime!And finally, a good thinker from Christine Bjerkan of Equerry Co on the shifting gender roles within equestrian sport.She examines the importance of women in leadership roles, the demographic lay of the land, and participation rates within the sport in this interesting piece.Morning Viewing:Catch up on Boyd and Brunos final Paris prep in their latest update. Yes, I know, Ilove love love this horse, too.

Horse Illustrateds coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics is presented by CareCredit.The 33rd modern Olympics being hosted by Paris is fitting since the city will host the Games for a third time in 2024. Paris first hosted the Olympics in 1900, then again 100 years ago in 1924 and both years have significant ties to equestrian sports. Hosting for the third time ties Paris with London at the top of the list in number of times a city has hosted the Games.Poster for the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, the first of three times that Paris has hosted the Olympics. This was the first year for equestrian sports to be included in the modern Games. In addition to exhibition polo matches, the five Olympic equestrian events were: individual jumping; high jump; long jump; hacks and hunter combined, and mail coach. Five nations competed in the Olympic jumping events, with three more (Germany, Spain, and Austria) in the two driving events. There were three female riders, all of whom competed in the hacks and hunter combined event: Italian Elvira Guerra and Frenchwomen Jane Moulin and Blanche de Marcigny. Public Domain PhotoThe year 1900 was the first modern Olympics to include horse sports. Although records indicate the ancient Olympics in Greece did include horse racing and chariot racing, the first modern Games in 1896 did not have any horse events.Four years later, the 1900 Games staged five Olympic-medal equestrian events, as well as exhibition polo matches (with four mixed teams of players from Great Britain, France, Mexico, Spain and the United States). The five Olympic-medal contests were: individual jumping; high jump; long jump; hacks and hunter combined (included a flat class followed by a course of jumps), and mail coach (driving).Five nations competed in those 1900 Olympic jumping events, with three more (Germany, Spain and Austria) in the driving classes. Interestingly, even though we think of female riders competing for the first time in the Olympics at a much later time (the 1950s), there were three female riders who competed in 1900, all in the hacks and hunter combined event: Italian Elvira Guerra and Frenchwomen Jane Moulin and Blanche de Marcigny.Constant van Langhendonck (BEL) riding Extra Dry won the long jump, clearing 1.70 meters in the 1900 Paris Olympics. Public Domain PhotoIn 1924 at the second Paris Olympics, equestrian competition took on a look more akin to todays disciplines. And, that year marked the appearance of the Fdration Equestre Internationale (FEI) as the governing body for the international equestrian sports. Dressage (individual medals only), eventing (individual and team medals), and show jumping (individual and team medals) were contested. Seventeen nations fielded equestrian teams and a total of 97 riders and 126 horses competed.Poster for the 1924 Paris Olympics, the second time that Paris hosted and the second time in modern Olympic history that equestrian sports were included. This was the first year that the FEI (Fdration Equestre Internationale or International Equestrian Federation in English) governed Olympic competition. Dressage, show jumping and eventing were the competitions offered. Seventeen nations competed, including the USA, with American Sloan Doak riding Pathfinder to individual bronze in eventing (the first medal for an American rider in the modern Olympics). Public Domain PhotoNotably, the 1924 Olympics marked the the first-ever Olympic individual equestrian medal for the USA when U.S. Army Major Sloan Doak won individual bronze in eventing. He also competed in eventing in the 1920 and 1928 Olympics and was multi-talented, competing in the dressage competition at the 1920 Games and in show jumping in the 1920 and 1924 Games as well. Later, he served as the Chairman of the Olympic Equestrian Jury, the first American to serve in that capacity. He was co-designer for the Olympic show jumping course at the 1932 Olympics. 1 of 2 An equestrian procession at the Paris Olympics in 1924. Public Domain Photo Alphonse Gemuseus and Lucette from Switzerland took the top prize in individual jumping at the 1924 Paris Games. Public Domain Photo This was also the first year that an Olympic Games was broadcasted live. They used the Eiffel Tower as a radio broadcasting structure to report on the competition. The show jumping and eventing jumping that year were held in the Olympic Stadium in Paris.Find all of our coverage, brought to you by CareCredit, on our Paris 2024 Olympic Games main page.The post 2024 Paris Olympics: Equestrian Sports Close Ties With Paris appeared first on Horse Illustrated Magazine.

The sun came out for day two of the Summer Classic as show jumping’s top talent went head to head at the Longines Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard. It was blue skies for the CSI4* 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier as class kicked off with Belgium’s Pieter Devos. Devos rode fast and found a good rhythm aboard Jarina J, setting the standard for the class with a foot-perfect clear...

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Ocala, FL World Equestrian Center Ocala (WEC) is thrilled to announce the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series, set to take place from January 14 to April 6, 2025. This highly anticipated series offers a full winter circuit of world-class hunter/jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) and the Fdration Equestre Internationale (FEI). Exhibitors and fans can look forward to an exciting season, featuring[...]Read MoreThe post Save the Date: World Equestrian Center Ocala 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series appeared first on World Equestrian Center.