Luciana Diniz and her 14-year-old Rio Olympics partner, Fit for Fun 13, will not be making the trip to the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC in two weeks. Diniz has made the decision to keep "Fitty" at home after...
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The old adage says, ‘Third time’s the charm,’ but when Carol Rosenstein bred her star mare SRF Dragonfly to the Holsteiner stallion Quinar, she got it right on the first try - and came away with triplets. Triplet mares April...
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The Longines New York Masters is not a quiet show, and during the Six Bar ‘Masters Power’ competition, the crowd couldn’t hide their delight as first Devin Ryan and Florida, and then Jane Richard Philips and Calinesse de Guldenboom, cleared the massive, nearly-1.70m vertical at the end of the indoor venue at NYCB Live in Uniondale, New York.
But when Daniel Michan Halbinger rode his black Oldenburg mare, Cosa Nostra (Conthargos—Quicenta, by Quintender), into the ring and cleared the series of careful fences to the very top of the standards—including the custom ones made to accommodate the unusual height of the final element—even the commentators (including yours truly) were held momentarily speechless.
As Jamie Barge rounded the last fence during the jump-off of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Round II, her smile said it all. Falling on her horse Luebbo’s neck to pat him, the 32-year-old had just jumped double-clear...
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