Driving

The first of two Mandatory Outings for the drivers on the Short List for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was held over the weekend at the Carolina Horse Park in Southern Pines, NC. Drivers Bill Long, Cindy O'Reilly, Gary Stover, and Casey Zubek worked under the guidance of US Coaches Peter Tischer and Michael Freund in a competition format. International Judge Johan Lange was also on hand to lend his expertise. All teams passed the vet check and proved over the three days that they are fit and ready for the Games. The second Mandatory Outing will be held September 1-3 at Cedar Lane Farm in Oldwick, NJ.

Eventing

US riders on the Short List for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games made a solid showing at the Richland Park Horse Trials in Richland, MI.

In the CIC3* Boyd Martin and Remington XXV maintained second place from the start, scoring a 47.60 in Dressage and adding just four faults in Show Jumping to finish behind Canadian Selena O'Hanlon and Colombo. Karen O'Connor and Mandiba moved up from seventh after Cross-Country to finish third, and Martin took fourth with Neville Bardos.

Winning the CIC2* on their Dressage score of 49.40 was Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville. Phillip Dutton and Why Not were second, and Frankie Simpson and Watson's Shelbreen moved up from 17th after Dressage to finish third.

In the Advanced Test A division, Allison Springer and Arthur dominated from day one, scoring a 29.10 in Dressage and putting in near foot perfect Cross-Country and Show Jumping trips. Dutton finished just behind Springer with The Foreman for second and with Woodburn for third. In the Advanced Test B, Kim Severson and Tipperary Liadhnan were second while Buck Davidson and Titanium were third.

For complete results please click here.

Jumping

Show Jumping action continued this week at the Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia. The $30,000 Summer Classic served as a qualifier for Saturday's World Cup class and US riders Ashlee Bond and Rich Fellers did not disappoint. With only three combinations making it to the jump-off it was Bond and GZS Cassira Z who put in the fastest trip for the win; Fellers and McGuinness finished second. Canadian Samantha Buirs and Total Touch were third.

The winning continued for Bond in Saturday's $75,000 Keg Steakhouse and Bar World Cup, she guided Cadett 7 over the Peter Holmes designed course in just 34.23. Buirs and Tani Zeidler (CAN) were second and third respectively. Bond is currently the North American West World Cup league point leader.

For complete results please click here.

The Global Champions Tour concluded last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lauren Hough rode Prezioso S to a third place finish in the 1.50m class. After an impressive season that included back-to-back Global Champions Tour wins (Chantilly, France and Valkenswaard, The Netherlands), Laura Kraut finished the Tour ranked sixth.

For complete results and rankings please www.globalchampionstour.com.


ENDS

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The U.S. will send teams in eight different disciplines to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY, in September of 2010. Watch this space for information about the best in the U.S. on the road to Kentucky. For more information or to submit High Performance news, please e-mail Joanie Morris at [email protected].