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Sharn Wordley Brings Home Top Prize in the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix
Conyers, GA—New Zealand native Sharn Wordley once again led the victory gallop, this time during the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix at the Atlanta Fall Classic III. He rode his reliable partner Epson Pierreville, who’s known as Rocket around the barn, to the ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Returns from Europe to Win HITS Culpeper V $40,000 Grand Prix
Culpeper, VA —New Zealand native Sharn Wordley returned from another trip to Europe to claim two of the top spots in the $40,000 Grand Prix during the final week of the HITS Culpeper show series. Wordley finished first on the Selle Francais gelding, ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley’s Florida Season Wraps Up With More Victories
Ocala, FL—Sharn Wordley continued his winning ways during the Florida season with numerous blue ribbons and loads of prize money. The time in Florida caps three successful years that the New Zealand native has spent in the United States. During that ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Victorious in the $25,000 Aiken Spring Classic Grand Prix
Aiken, SC—Spring is in full bloom in beautiful South Carolina and with it comes a first, third and eleventh place showing for New Zealand Grand Prix rider Sharn Wordley. Sharn topped the field of 29 starters in the $25,000 Aiken Spring Classic Grand ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Helps Qualify New Zealand for Olympics at CSI*** Balve
Balve, Germany—It was do or die for the New Zealand show jumping team hoping to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, but consistent riding from some of the country’s top veterans ensured their spot at next year’s games. Sharn Wordley, currentl ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Caps Dream Year with $30,000 Grand Prix at First Coast Invitational
Colleen Scott for Equestrian Sports Promotions Jacksonville, FL---New Zealand native Sharn Wordley culminated a stellar year with another Grand Prix win, this time at the First Coast Invitational, held in December in Jacksonville, Fl. Wordley ... Read the full article

U.S. Based Sharn Wordley Named to Olympic Show Jumping Team
With a stellar year on the U.S. Grand Prix circuit that included more than a dozen visits to the podium, Florida-based Sharn Wordley, 34, has claimed one of the highly-contested spots on the New Zealand Olympic showjumping team. Dreaming of making the team since he left New Zealand at 18-years-old, Wordley is ecstatic about representing his native country in Hong Kong. "For me, this is the culmination of everything I've been working toward for most of my life. For any athlete, regardless of your sport, there is no greater honor, or thrill, than to wear your nation's colors at the Olympic Games. " ... Read the full article

The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc.
The $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix 1:30 p.m. - Saturday, June 24, 2006 Fairfield County Hunt Club 174 Long Lots Road, in Westport, Connecticut To Benefit The EQUUS Foundation, Inc. Free Admission Westport, CT - June 22, 2006 - Experie ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Qualifies Second Horse for the Olympics
When the pressure's on, Sharn Wordley and the rest of the New Zealand Olympic candidates turn on the heat and lay down fault-free trips at the world's most competitive showjumping venues. Although New Zealand already qualified a team for this summer's Olympic Games, in order for the team to compete, each individual rider must also earn a Certificate of Capability (COC) by jumping fault-free or low-fault rounds at CSI events that are designated three-star or higher. These competitions feature the most challenging courses in the world and are a fair indicator of Olympic-level talent. While their European tour to earn their COCs has just begun, three New Zealand riders, including Wordley, have already amassed the successful trips needed to earn the designation. ... Read the full article

Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show Fast Facts
FAIRFIELD COUNTY HUNT CLUB JUNE BENEFIT HORSE SHOW EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE EQUUS FOUNDATION UNDERWRITING & CLASS SPONSORS: All classes at the Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show are available for sponsorship. Underwriting opportuni ... Read the full article

Armando Hassey Wins Again in Colorado
Parker, CO—Armando Hassey continued his winning ways at the Colorado Horse Park by taking home the blue ribbon in the $40,000 AGA Rocky Mountain Grand Prix Presented by Murdoch’s. The 21-year-old amateur rider from Mexico City rode his 12-year-old Ha ... Read the full article

Shahrazad & David Tromp Win $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix to benefit The EQUUS Foundation
WESTPORT, CT – June 27, 2006 – Despite the rain, Shahrazad, owned by the Beyaert Farm, and David Tromp were victorious over a field of 17 in the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix on Saturday, June 24, 2006, the culminating event of the Fairfield County Hu ... Read the full article

Starlight & Kirsten Coe Win the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix to benefit The EQUUS Foundation
Kirsten Coe aboard Starlight owned by Laura King-Kaplan emerged victorious at the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix on Saturday, June 28, 2008, the culminating event of the Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show in Westport, Connecticut. On hand to bestow The Callari Cup were George N. Venizelos of Wachovia Securities LLC, the presenting sponsor of the Grand Prix, Claire Sussman and Catherine Herman, co-chairs of the show, along with the Chairman, Jenny Belknap, and President, Lynn Coakley, of The EQUUS Foundation, Inc. ... Read the full article

Wordley Martin Equestrian Brings Health and Safety to North American Equine Athletes
Many equestrians work tirelessly to provide their horses with a standard of living that would be envied by anyone with two or four legs. These mounts are cared for, tended to, examined, and loved. They have a plethora of clothing for every season, top of the line healthcare and nutrition, special shoes and even designer accoutrements. Occasionally, these horses are asked to perform under less than ideal conditions that put their health and safety at risk. What puts them at risk? Unsafe or poorly designed riding surfaces. Why is this risky? Because a horse's health, comfort, confidence and longevity depend on the quality of its daily training surface. ... Read the full article

Atlanta Fall Classics
Today we finished the last show of the year. We finished our season with a day with perfect weather and lots of awards. The 2007 Adult Amaetur Challenge Champion was won by CR Galileo, owned by Kim Howard and ridden by Missy Luczak. This year ... Read the full article

Atlanta Fall Classics Opener is a Cornucopia of Action
Mother Nature provided crystal blue skies, a blaze of fall colors and perfect riding temperatures for the opening of three weeks competition at the Georgia International Horse Park. “What a wonderful week to kick off the finale to our show season! And what great talents we have for it!” Bob Bell, president of the Classic Company said. ... Read the full article

Tracy Fenney and Grace Capture the $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix at HITS Ocala
OCALA, FL (March 3, 2008)—For Texas' Tracy Fenney, the joke about every Grand Prix at HITS Ocala being won by someone named Tracy isn't getting old. Fenney won her fourth Grand Prix class during the 2008 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit when her mount ... Read the full article

Karen Cudmore Wins $60,000 at the AGA Grand Prix
Parker, CO, July 22—Karen Cudmore had her good luck charm in the stands during the $60,000 AGA Grand Prix of Denver Presented by Dillard’s and Ariat. It seems whenever friend and judge Dale Pederson is at a show Cudmore brings home the winning payche ... Read the full article

Anky van Grunsven and Keltec Salinero Take Second Straight Victory
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 23, 2006 -- Anky van Grunsven and Keltec Salinero made it a double victory by winning the Grand Prix Special at the Rotterdam CHIO Friday night, a day after their world record Grand Prix. And Isabell Werth on Warum ... Read the full article

Grand Prix Village "South" Farm Lots For Sale
Wellington Equestrian Partners, LLC. announced today that it was offering approximately 10 - four acre lots for sale in a newly planned subdivision called "Grand Prix South" - the lots are located to the west of the current Littlewood show rings. ... Read the full article