The atmosphere for the last day of the Sydney CDI 3* had started to build by early in the morning. The indoor arena was alive with music for the IRT Advanced Tournament Freestyle to...

Following two days of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, second leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, America’s Tiana Coudray is in pole position with her Jersey Fresh CCI*** 2010 winner Ringwood Magister. The duo earned the best marks from the judges for a penalty score of 40.8....

29 out of the world’s best 34 show jumping riders have confirmed that they will be competing in the second event of the Global Champions Tour in Valencia, Spain (6-8th May). From the current number 1 Kevin Staut (FRA), all the best riders have decided not to miss the Spanish event and despite a very busy calendar they have included the Global Champions Tour in the events that cannot be missed....

Germany's Christian Ahlmann and Marco Kutscher share the lead going into Sunday's third and deciding competition at the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2010/2011 on their home ground at Leipzig. But it was reigning Olympic champion, Canada's Eric Lamaze, who reigned supreme in today's second qualifier riding the great stallion Hickstead. ...

Title defender Boyd Exell from Australia has won the warm up round of the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Leipzig this evening. The current four-in-hand World Champion was the only driver who finished the course in a clear round. ...

Kiwi showjumper Katie McVean is spear-heading a brilliant 24 hours for New Zealand equestrian with world-class results across the disciplines. McVean (Mystery Creek) and Dunstan Delphi are still well in the hunt to make the final of the World Cup (Monday NZ time) after a near faultless round in Leipzig, Germany this morning. She and Delphi gently nudged a couple of fences, and while they finished with everything still in its cups, they picked up a single time fault after coming home .72 of a second outside the time allowed. Their 8th place efforts today have moved them to fourth place overall....

After a day of torrential rain it was such a relief to see a big blue sky and plenty of sunshine. Everyone hoped it would last for the day. The workers responsible for preparing the arenas did a great job considering the amount of water lying around. Initially it looked like a breeding ground for ducks but it was quickly restored to its former condition. ...

Paint Horse promotion received a major boost in the Southern Hemisphere when the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) approved the first regional club “Down Under.” On February 15, 2011, the application of the American Paint Horse Club of Australia was approved, making Australia the first country to have both an APHA regional club and a Paint Horse registry....

Judi Adams from Tasmania is the lucky winner of the Galahad Equine Slogan Competition in association with Horsezone. Judi and three friends will travel to Sydney next weekend to attend...

Two New Zealand dressage riders finished in a world class top 10 of the Grand Prix CDI3* in Sydney yesterday (Thursday) and will go through to the second competition today. Penny Castle (Manawatu) was fourth aboard Gymstar One (owned by Julie Broughams), with Vanessa Way (Taranaki) 10th on KH Arvan. The efforts of both riders, which will see them take on the top 20 in the Grand Prix Special, have been hailed by Equestrian Sports New Zealand high performance director Sarah Harris....