2024 Le Printemps Des Sports Équestres: CDI5* Fry Claims the Win

© PSV. J.Morel
© PSV. J.Morel


One may lose a battle but win the war. Having finished second in the Grand Prix Cheval TV of the CDI 5* competition at the Printemps des Sports Équestres, Britain's Charlotte Fry, currently the world number three in her discipline, won the Grand Prix Freestyle to music, sponsored by the Île de France region, and presented by Cheval TV. Riding her stallion Everdale, the twenty-eight-year-old reigning world champion, regained the top step of the podium ahead of her main challenger, Dutch rider Emmelie Scholtens, who closed in second place with Indian Rock and whose horse was undoubtedly a little less precise than that of her British rival. In third place, France's Pauline Basquin put in an impressive performance and confirmed the consistent results obtained with IFCE Sertorius de Rima Z in recent weeks.

Read More2024 Le Printemps Des Sports Équestres: CDI5* Fry Claims the Win

2024 Le Printemps des Sports Équestres:
Touzaint Tops the CCI 3*-S

© PSV. J.Morel
© PSV. J.Morel

Having already taken the lead in the rankings after the dressage and cross-country tests, France's Nicolas Touzaint won the first the CCI 3*-S competition of the Printemps des Sports Equestres at the Grand Parquet de Fontainebleau. Riding his nine-year-old Fibonacci de Lessac*HDC, the 2004 Olympic team champion and Tokyo Olympic team bronze medallist produced a perfect performance in the show jumping test, leaving his rivals with no chance. And particularly Thomas Carlile, who managed to complete a clear round in the show jumping with Darmagnac de Béliard, thereby retaining his second place in the rankings. Third place also went to Nicolas Touzaint, this time riding Gauguin du Busson, with another a clear round.

Read More2024 Le Printemps des Sports Équestres:
Touzaint Tops the CCI 3*-S

2024 Le Printemps Des Sports Équestres: Para Dressage Athletes Take Center Stage

© PSV. J.Morel
© PSV. J.Morel

One of the new additions to the rich programme of events at the 2024 Printemps des Sports Équestres is para-dressage, with the CPEDI 3* competition getting things underway at the Grand Parquet de Fontainebleau for a great week of sport lasting until Sunday 28 April. And the least we can say is that the world's top stars in the discipline were ready for the event!

Read More2024 Le Printemps Des Sports Équestres: Para Dressage Athletes Take Center Stage

NRHA Celebrates First $2 Million Dam

Photos by NRHA Press Release | Cappy Jackson
Photos by NRHA Press Release | Cappy Jackson

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) proudly announces a historic milestone as Wimpys Little Chic, a revered member of the equine community, becomes the first NRHA $2 Million Dam. This remarkable achievement continues to solidify Wimpys Little Chic’s status as a legendary dam within the reining industry. Through her offspring, ‘Lexi’ has significantly impacted the sport, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of enthusiasts worldwide.

Read MoreNRHA Celebrates First $2 Million Dam

$305.700-added IRHA/IRHA/NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo: Cortesi and July Joe Snap Snatch Top Honors

Cremona, March 30 – Emotions ran high on Saturday night in Cremona, Italy, where the 2024 IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby concluded with the DeNiroBootCo Open Derby Finals.
 
The last three riders to go determined who would hold the first three positions and, last in the draw with a 230.5 to beat, Manuel Cortesi and his faithful companion, July Joe Snap, continued their winning streak by posting a 231 to win both the IRHA/IRHBA and IRHA Level (L)4 Open Championships.

Read More$305.700-added IRHA/IRHA/NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo: Cortesi and July Joe Snap Snatch Top Honors

$305.700-Added 2024 IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo Update – Day 3: Cortesi Holds the lead In the L4 Open Derby Qualifier

Cremona, March 28 — Contenders for the $307.500-added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Open and Non Pro Derby presented by DeNiroBootCo Finals were determined today in Cremona, Italy. Non Pro finalists had secured their spots yesterday; today the second section of the Open Derby concluded and riders moving on to the IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA €96.671-added DeNiroBootCo Open Derby and IRHA/NRHA €80.268-added DeNiroBootCo Open Derby Finals also were decided.

Read More$305.700-Added 2024 IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo Update – Day 3: Cortesi Holds the lead In the L4 Open Derby Qualifier

$305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo Update – Day 2

Cremona, March 27 — Wednesday in Cremona, Italy, where the $305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby presented by DeNiroBootCo is being held, determined the Quarter Dream $52.135-added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA and $43.636-added IRHA/NRHA Non Pro Derby Finalists. Open riders vying for the DeNiroBootCo Open Derby titles also hit the ground in the first section of the Open Qualifier.

Read More$305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby Presented by DeNiroBootCo Update – Day 2

2024 $305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby presented by De Niro Boot Co Day 1, The Non Pro Qualifier

Cremona, March 26 — The $305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby  presented by DeNiroBootCo opened the doors to competition today with the first section of the Non Pro division. With 154 horses entered across the IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA and IRHA/NRHA Derby, the first section concluded with the first 106 horse-rider combinations showing in the four levels.

Read More2024 $305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/ NRHA Derby presented by De Niro Boot Co Day 1, The Non Pro Qualifier

$305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby 2024: The Stage Is Set!

Cremona, March 25 — The $305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby is set to start on Tuesday, March 26, in Cremona, Italy, with the first section of the Non Pro division. Over 500 horses have settled in the CremonaFiere facility where competitors will have the chance to show in the IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby — open to horses enrolled in the IRHBA Stallion and Foal Incentive Program — or in the IRHA/NRHA Derby for horses not enrolled in the program.

Read More$305.700-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Derby 2024: The Stage Is Set!