Odense, Denmark - Beatrice Marienau and Stefano 8 and Susan Dutta and Currency DC had solid performances as they represented The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team on the second day of the Nations Cup competition at the Odense Horse Festival sponsored by Ecco on Sunday. Two combinations from each of the seven nations performed the Grand Prix Special in front of the Ground Jury of Lars Andersson (SWE), Magnus Ringmark (SWE), Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Francis Verbeek (NED), and Lone Dichmann...

Phillip Dutton and Sportsfield Candy (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton (USA) jumped from fifth place to first with a flawless performance on Sportsfield Candy in the final show jumping phase to win the CCI** at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates on Sunday. Dutton and his Irish Sport Horse also had a clear go on the cross country course on Saturday to finish on their dressage score of 48.8 penalties....

Eugenio Garza and Bariano win the $130,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3* at the 2016 Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - The Kentucky Spring Horse Show concluded on Saturday with the day's highlight event: the $130,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3*. Eugenio Garza (MEX) and Bariano bested a field of 41 competitors to claim the top prize with a blazing jump-off round in 39.160 seconds. "I've had [Bariano] for almost four years," said...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...

Madison Goetzmann and Play It Again (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. - Madison Goetzmann, 16, of Skaneateles, NY, rode to victory in the $5,000 Equitation Challenge aboard West Hill's Play It Again on Saturday at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, running May 10-15 and May 17-22 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Highlighting Saturday’s hunter competition, Kelly Tropin of New York, NY, piloted her own Chablis to Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion, while Penny Brennan flew to a...

Ryan Wood and Powell (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Ryan Wood (AUS) held onto the lead in the CCI*** following cross country despite incurring 2.4 time faults on Powell for a two day score of 46.0 penalties at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates on Saturday. "He was awesome. He saved me in a couple spots around the course. He's a big horse and he's got a massive stride. He was quite good on his minutes," said Wood of...

Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar (Carly Muma) Odense, Denmark - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team began the Nations Cup competition at the Odense Horse Festival sponsored by Ecco on Saturday. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, the team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Susan Dutta, Jennifer Hoffmann, and Beatrice Marienau performed the Grand Prix Test in front of the Ground Jury of Jo Graham (GBR), Maria Colliander (FIN), Francis Verbeek (NED), Elke Ebert (GER), and Hans-Christian...

It is with the deepest regret that the United States Equestrian Federation and United States Eventing Association report that Philippa Humphreys of Great Britain suffered a fatal accident while competing in the CCI3* at Jersey Fresh International in Allentown, N.J. on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Humphreys, aged 33 of Rockford, Mich. and Rich N Famous, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood/Thoroughbred gelding owned by Humphreys and her husband Peter, had a fall during cross-country at fence 16. She was...

Odense, Denmark - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team began the Nations Cup competition at the Odense Horse Festival sponsored by Ecco on Saturday. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, the team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Susan Dutta, Jennifer Hoffmann, and Beatrice Marienau performed the Grand Prix Test in front of the Ground Jury of Jo Graham (GBR), Maria Colliander (FIN), Francis Verbeek (NED), Elke Ebert (GER), and Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN) in the Helgstrand Arena. The team is...

Legacy and Jenny Karazissis (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - On an ideal Del Mar afternoon, twenty-eight entries galloped onto the green grass field for the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. The four honorable judges included Carol Dean Porter and Chris Wynn as Panel One, and Jimmy Lee sat with Tony Scarlata for Panel Two. With four solid high options, flowing lines and a single oxer up the hill, the course designed by Thomas Hern of Plymouth, MA, covered the expanse of...