WEG Vaulting: ECCLES AND LOOSER TAKE INDIVIDUAL VAULTING TITLES - by Louise Parkes

Great Britain's Joanne Eccles and Switzerland's Patric Looser claimed the Female and Male Individual titles in the Vaulting Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today.   Eccles earned the second-highest score in today's Freestyle with her 'Candle in the Wind' routine and this clinched the overall Female gold, having led after yesterday's Technical test.

WEG Vaulting: Eccles And Looser Score Individual Medals in World Vaulting Championships At Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Joanne Eccles (GBR) receives a kiss from her father John (©Nan Rawlins/Equimage®)

October 9, 2010

Lexington, KY—Joanne Eccles gave Great Britain its first-ever World Equestrian Games medal in vaulting, as she won gold in the female individual division of the Vaulting World Championships, held as part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Patric Looser of Switzerland bested his friend and teacher, Kai Vorberg of Germany, to win the gold medal in the male individual division.

WEG Vaulting: GERMANY WINS ROUND ONE OF TEAM FREESTYLE, LOOSER AND ECCLES TOP TECHNICAL TESTS by Louise Parkes

The German team, ably assisted by longeur Alexander Hartl, won the first round of the Freestyle while Great Britain's Joanne Eccles and Switzerland's Patrick Looser topped the Technical Tests in the Vaulting Championship at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today.

WEG Vaulting: Germany Tops Team Standings In Vaulting World Championships at Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

The German Team takes the lead in freestyle (Dirk Caremans/FEI)

October 8, 2010

Lexington, KY—As vaulters prepare for medal rounds this weekend, Germany took the lead in the team competition on at the Vaulting World Championships, part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

WEG Vaulting: WIEGELE AND LOOSER HEAD VAULTING RANKINGS AFTER FREESTYLE by Louise Parkes

atric Looser (SUI) riding RS von der Wintermuhle. (Kit Houghton/FEI)

The Alltech Arena at the Horse Park in Kentucky, USA was packed to capacity today for the first round of the Male and Female Freestyle Vaulting Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.  And a superb performance from Germany's Simone Wiegele clinched pole position in the Female division while Switzerland's Patric Looser now heads the Male Freestyle leaderboard. Scores from yesterday's Compulsory Test and today's Freestyle decide the current standings.

WEG Vaulting: USA LEADS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, BRITISH AND GERMAN RIDERS TOP INDIVIDUAL TESTS by Louise Parkes

Joanne Eccles 1st in round 1 of the Female individual compulsory test on the horse WH Bentley. (Kit Houghton/FEI)

The host nation took the early lead in the Vaulting Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA today where Germany's Gero Meyer headed up the Male Individual and Great Britain's Joanne Eccles topped the Female Individual competition.