James Alliston

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James Alliston and Karma Awarded USET Foundation’s 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced that the 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant was awarded to eventer James Alliston of San Ramon, California.

May 2, 2025
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James Alliston and Karma Awarded USET Foundation’s 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced that the 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant was awarded to eventer James Alliston of San Ramon, California.

May 2, 2025
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James and Helen Alliston: Sharing Life, Horses and Eventing

While many spousal partners may choose to keep business and family separate, such is not the case for the duo behind Alliston Equestrian. From riding and coaching to winning the American Eventing Championships, husband and wife James and Helen Alliston do everything together, every day.

April 1, 2024
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Four-Star Victory by Karma and Alliston Have Them Ready to Take on the World

Karma is developing into one of the fastest and most-reliable cross-country horses in the West. The 9-year-old bay Oldenburg mare and James Alliston won their third-straight blue ribbon together at either the four-star or Advanced level in the CCI4*-S at the Twin Rivers Fall International in Paso...

September 25, 2023
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Karma Captures Her First CCI4*-L at Rebecca Farm

Watching the final show jumping phase at Rebecca Farm, it was hard to tell that Karma had just galloped around her first CCI4*-L the day before.

The 9-year-old Oldenburg mare (Escudo II x Travita) pinged up over every fence with James Alliston to earn one of two double-clear rounds and fi...

July 24, 2023
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Cross-Country Shakes Up the Leaderboard at Rebecca Farm CCI4*-L

Running earlier than expected due to peak heat, all 14 CCI4*-L riders came out of the start box at Rebecca Farm this morning, but not all of them crossed the finish. Buck Davidson, who was holding second place standing coming out of dressage yesterday, incurred a refusal and a fall from Business ...

July 23, 2023
Competitions

Woodside Recognizes the Best in the West

The 2023 Woodside Spring H.T. served as a celebration of the successes of the West Coast eventers that competed in the Kentucky Three-Day Event, as well as what’s in store for the future of the sport in California. On the eve of competition on Thursday, organizers at the Woodside Horse Trials hel...

May 29, 2023
Competitions

It’s an Alliston One-Two with Nemesis and Karma in CCI4*-S at Twin Rivers

James Alliston finished first and second in the CCI4*-S at the Twin Rivers Spring International in Paso Robles, California, on Sunday with the two horses he plans to take to this year’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event—Nemesis for the Kentucky five-star and Karma for the four-star.

April 16, 2023
Competitions

Strong Four-Star Show Jumping Rounds Close Out Second Day of Twin Rivers Spring International

The top West Coast eventers produced show jumping rounds worthy of the big applause they received around the show jumping ring at the Twin Rivers Spring International in Paso Robles, California, on Friday evening.

April 15, 2023