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Darragh Kenny & Billy Dorito Claim Opening Class During Second Week of the Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA — January 16, 2019 — The second week of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off on Wednesday, January 16, in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), with a win for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny aboard mount Billy Dorito. The […]

Tobias Meyer & Samurai Win the Battle for the €25,480 Grand Prix of Brandeburg CSI 2* at Neustadt-Dosse

Tobias Meyer (GER) and Samurai won the €25,480 Grand Prix of Brandeburg and Hengstation Maas J. Hell CSI 2* yesterday during the Neustadt-Dosse CSI 2* in Germany. The German and the 11-year-old bay Westphalian stallion (Stalypso x For Keeps) were lightning fast but still clean in the jump-off, […]

Bertram Allen Claims Leading Rider Honors at Longines CSI Basel 5*-W

Bertram Allen (IRL) got the year started on the right track by won the Prix du Vainqueur, the award given to the Leading Rider at the end of four days of competition during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. The Irishman took home a CHF $20,000 BMW […]

Martin Fuch’s Clooney Honored as Swiss Jumper of the Year at Longines CSI Basel

Martin Fuchs (SUI) had an outstanding year and much of that was due to his superstar horse Clooney. After surgery and making a miraculous return to the rings in time to win a silver at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 13-year-old grey Westphalian gelding (Cornet Obolensky […]

Steve Guerdat Receives Swiss Rider of The Year Award at Longines CSI Basel

Steve Guerdat (SUI) was named Swiss Rider of the Year last Saturday during the Longines CSI Basel in Switzerland. The current number-one ranked rider in the world and 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Individual Jumping bronze medalist more than earned the honors awarded by the Swiss Team Trophy […]

Tiffany Foster Claims First Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA – Prominent Wellington real estate broker Martha W. Jolicoeur presented Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (CAN) with the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) running through March 31, 2019 in Wellington, FL. Accumulating the highest number of points […]

Beat Mändli & Simba Capture $75,000 Rosenbaum Grand Prix at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2019 – The first week of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded competition on Sunday, January 13, with the $75,000 Rosenbaum PLLC Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Beat Mändli (SUI) and Simba, owned by Grant Road Partners […]

Yuri Mansur & Amor Speed to Victory in $30,000 Canton Basel-Landschaft Prize CSI 5* at Longines CSI Basel

Yuri Mansur (BRA) confirmed a week of consistent results during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W by winning the CHF $30,000 Canton Basel-Landschaft Prize CSI 5* this morning in Basel, Switzerland.   The brazilian rider guided Amor, a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Namelus R x Haarlem) to victory in […]

Martin Fuchs & Clooney Defend Title, Win $210,000 Longines FEI World Cup of Basel CSI 5*-W

Swiss spectators were treated to a superb moment of top sport when homegrown hero, Martin Fuchs (SUI), stormed to victory at today’s tenth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League at Basel in Switzerland. This was the tenth anniversary of the fixture staged […]

Women Return to Dominance in $75,000 Battle of the Sexes, presented by Wellington Regional Medical Center at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 12, 2019 – The first week of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Saturday, January 12, with a win for Adrienne Sternlicht in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic. The women’s team was victorious in the $75,000 Battle of the Sexes, presented […]

Adrienne Sternlicht & Just a Gamble Take all the Risks to Win $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic

Wellington, FL – January 12, 2019 – The first week of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Saturday, January 12, with a win for Adrienne Sternlicht in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA. WEF continues […]

Hamad Al Kirbi & Uxmal d’Ysieux Dash for the Cash in €45,400 Al Shira’aa Derby CSI 4*

Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 12, 2019 – The region’s first Derby class was won in sensational style by UAE rider, Hamad Al Kirbi (UAE) on Uxmal d’Ysieux at the Al Shira’aa International Horse Show CSI 4* last Friday. The new addition to the Al Shira’aa International Horse Show […]

One-two for the Irish as Billy Twomey & Denis Lynch Shine in $75,000 Championat of the City of Basel CSI 5*

The Championat of the City of Basel for the “Golden Drum of Basel” ended with an Irish double victory yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. Billy Twomey and Denis Lynch gave the equestrian lads all over the world something to cheer about. Twomey and Lady […]

Martin Fuchs & Cristo Cruise to Gold in $30,000 Dach Holzech GmbH Prize CSI 5* at Longines CSI Basel

Martin Fuchs (SUI) and Cristo won the CHF $30,000 Dach Holzech GmbH Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. Fuchs and the 12-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding (Cristo x Stakkato) cruised to a clear penalty-free run in 57.52 seconds for the victory in the […]

Countdown Begins for the 110th Edition of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup

The excitement is already building ahead of the opening round of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2019 series which will kick off at Deeridge Farm in Wellington, Florida (USA) next month. This top-class team sport, which combines national pride and passion with super-sharp competition, is as fresh […]

Kevin Staut & Ayade de Septon Claim the Jackpot in $30,000 Accumulator CSI 5* at Longines CSI Basel

Kevin Staut (FRA) and Ayade de Septon et HDC claimed first place in the CHF $30,000 ABT Automobile Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. The Frenchman and the 13-year-old Belgian Sport Horse stallion (Wandor van de Mispelaere x Belle d’Avril du Mazy) […]

Bertram Allen & GK Casper Blaze to Win $30,000 Thermoplan AG Prize CSI 5* at Longines CSI Basel

Bertram Allen (IRL) and GK Casper were victorious in the CHF $30,000 Thermoplan AG Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. The Irishman and the eleven year old Holsteiner gelding (Canto 16 x Quantum) registered a penalty-free lap in a time of 55.89 […]

A Victory in Deluxe Fashion! Niels Bruynseels & Delux van T&L Top CHF $200,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5* in Basel

Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and Delux van T&L won the CHF $200,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5* last night during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. Marc Houtzager (NED) with Calimero and the Philippe Rozier (FRA) with Cristallo to second and third place. Barbara Schnieper came seventh as […]

Schwizer Strikes Again! Victorious in $60,000 Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois Prize CSI 5*

Pius Schwizer (SUI) closed the out the first day of competition during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland, winning his second consecutive class, this time the CHF $60,000 Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois Prize CSI 5*. The Swiss rider could not be matched by any of the […]

Pius Schwizer & Balou Rubin R the Best in CHF $30,300 BMW X5 Prize CSI 5* at Longines CSI Basel

The Longines CSI Basel 5*-W always brings out the best in Pius Schwizer (SUI) and it was no different yesterday as he teamed up with Balou Rubin R for another victory at the event, this time the CHF $30,300 BMW X5 Prize CSI 5* The Swiss and the […]

Luca Moneta & Amethyste du Coty Cruise to First in Gönnerclub Pferdesport Basel Prize CSI 5*

Luca Maria Moneta (ITA) and Amethyste du Coty won the first CSI 5* class, the CHF $8,080 Gönnerclub Pferdesport Basel Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland, The Italian and the 9-year-old bay Selle Français stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Quidam de Reve) […]

Ibrahim Bisharat & King of Diamonds Shine in €25,000 Mother of The Nation GP Qualifier CSI 4* at Al Shira’aa Horse Show

Jordan fared well in the final class of the day, claiming victory in the €25,000 Mother of The Nation Presents International Qualifier CSI 4* during the Al Shira’aa International Horse Show CSI 4* at Al Foran Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates. Ibrahim Hani Bisharat […]

Celso Ariani & Ukulman de La Nutria Capture $35,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup – Round 1

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2019 – Brazil’s Celso Ariani won the first round of the Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, on Thursday, January 10. The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continues with 12 consecutive weeks of world-class competition through […]

Rodrigo Pessoa’s World Champion Partner Lianos Passes Away

Rodrigo Pessoa’s (BRA) winning partner during the 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games passed away yesterday. The Holsteiner gelding died at the age of 32 after having retired from the sport back in 2004. Owned by the Italian Vittorio Orlandi, the horse formed a winning partnership with the Brazilian […]

Countdown towards the Unforgettable Jumping International de Bordeaux CSI 5*-W

The story goes on: the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup is truly the core of a non-ending evolution of the Jumping International de Bordeaux, mixing tradition, sport excellence and equestrian technologies with the “Salon du Cheval”. Equestrian arts are never forgotten in Bordeaux, once again magnified during one […]

McLain Ward & Tradition de La Roque Clinch First International Victory of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA — January 9, 2019 — Athletes at the first day of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off competition today in Wellington at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The festival is home to 12 consecutive weeks of elite hunter, jumper, and equitation […]

Shane Breen & Can Ya Makan Supreme in €25,000 Meadow Court Stud GP Qualifier CSI 4* at Abu Dhabi

Shane Breen (IRL) and Can Ya Makan got the Z 7 team back on their winning ways at home again, claiming the €25,000 Meadow Court Stud sponsored Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 4* yesterday during the Al Shira’aa International Horse Show CSI 4* at Al Forsan Equestrian Club in […]

Equestrian Sport Productions Holds Opening Conference Launching 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA — January 8, 2019 — Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) once again hosted its annual opening press conference on Tuesday, January 8, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to welcome exhibitors and media to the 2019 show season. The conference panel comprised representatives from […]

Shane Sweetnam & Kirschwasser SCF Sail to Victory in $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 8, 2019 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) jumped into first place in the $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix in the ESP Holiday Finale at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Sweetnam crossed through the timers in 40.154 seconds to secure the win with Kirschwasser SCF, […]

World Equestrian Center Unveils 3D Tour of WEC Ocala

Ocala is making a bid to become the “Horse Capital of the World” and the World Equestrian Center (WEC) is what puts it on the map. World Equestrian Center’s world-class event grounds and exquisite World Equestrian Estates offer unparalleled access to Ocala’s horse country. The largest equestrian complex […]