England’s Robert (“Bob”) Ellis is one of only a dozen or so internationally acclaimed show jumping course designers in the world. The pinnacle of his career to date: designing the London 2012 Olympics. This year, the esteemed builder will set the stage in the Grand Prix field at Live Oak International! Get to know LOI […]
The World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, considered the equestrian sport’s premier event, began July 8 and continues through July 17. As Germany’s official equestrian show, it attracts the sport’s top athletes from around the world to compete in the disciplines of jumping, dressage, eventing and four-in-hand driving and vaulting. More than 350,000 people have been […]
From June 15 to 19, 2016, competitors and spectators will gather for the CAI 3* Drebkau combined driving competition in Germany. This much-anticipated Cours d’Attelage International features three notable Live Oak International combined drivers: Allison Stroud, Chester Weber and Misdee Wrigley-Miller. Allison Stroud A seven-time National Champion in the pony four-in-hand division, Stroud brings years […]
Marilyn Little tries to build on her recent show jumping win in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Qualifier during the 2016 Live Oak International with a run for the $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala on March 27. Little beat seven other riders in a jump-off to win the Longines event on […]
As the dust settles from the recently concluded 2016 Live Oak International, the event’s organizers wanted to take an opportunity to salute the dozens of Live Oak volunteers who made the event possible. For the 25th Anniversary of the Live Oak International, 129 volunteers staffed 230 positions including driving shuttle carts to ferry the thousands […]
Chester Weber swept all three phases of the 2016 Live Oak International combined driving competition to claim his 13th USEF Four-in-Hand National Championship. On Sunday, Weber won the cones event and finished with an overall score of 173.20 to seal his gold medal win. The cones win came after he won the marathon on Saturday […]
Chester Weber took a commanding lead in the 25th Anniversary of Live Oak International on Saturday with a victory in the marathon phase of the combined driving competition in his quest for a 13th USEF Four-in-Hand National Championship. With the win, Weber has won the two first phases of the three-phase competition. On Thursday, Weber […]
France’s Adam Prudent got off to a hot start on a cool day when he swept the first two show jumping classes at the Live Oak International on Friday. Prudent, with Vasco, took the lead early in the CSI 3* $35,000 Sovaro 1.50m Jumper event with a time of 60.24 seconds. No one was able […]
Chester Weber got off to a strong start in his quest for an unprecedented 13th USEF Four-in-Hand National Championship with a win in the opening phase of the 25th edition of the Live Oak International combined driving event. Weber brought out his team of KWPN Dutch Warmbloods: Boris W, Danzer, Para and Ultra for a […]
This week, the Live Oak International horse competition kicks off its silver anniversary edition of world-class combined driving and show jumping. After months of planning and 25 years of history, the event begins on Thursday at 8 a.m. with the combined driving dressage competition. The drivers will compete in all their finery completing a series […]
