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Peter Wylde & Eltham Soar to 1.40m Open Jumpers Victory at Upperville Colt & Horse Show CSI 4*

Upperville, Virginia, USA. – June 5, 2018 – Olympian Peter Wylde showcased Eltham’s power and speed during the 1.40m Open Jumpers on Tuesday at the historic Upperville Colt & Horse Show (UCHS), presented by St. Bride’s Farm, setting the pace to beat as the second to compete during […]

Andrew Kocher and Mattias Tromp Share Open Jumper Championship Honors at Devon Horse Show

Devon, Pennsylvania. – June 2, 2018 – Since last Tuesday, international horses and athletes have been competing for valuable points towards the week’s coveted Open Jumper championship. Following their top performances throughout the 2018 Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, Top Line Sport Horse International, LLC’s Kahlua, ridden […]

London Knights Increase Margin of Lead at the Top of the Global Champions League Season Standings

The London Knights have increased their margin of lead in the 2018 Global Champions League (GCL) overall standings after another solid performace, adding 25 additional points as a result of a third-place finish in the sixth leg of the championship league series during the Longines Athina Onassis Horse […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander Supreme in Longines Global Champions Tour Standings

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) has taken over the lead of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour overall standings after scoring 35 additional points due to the third-place finish in the €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Saint Tropez CSI 5* last Saturday at the Longines Athina Onassis […]

Luis Sabino Gonçalves & Unesco du Rouet Top €41,500 Grand Prix CSI 3* at CSIO Lisbon

Luis Sabino Gonçalves (POR) & Unesco du Rouet won the $41,500 Grand Prix CSI 3* last Sunday during the CSIO 3* Lisboa at the Socidedade Hípica Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal. Luis Sabino Gonçalves (POR) & Unesco du Rouet To the delight of the home crowd, the Portuguese and […]

Samuel Parot & Quick du Pottier Speed to Win $35,000 1.45m Sunday Classic CSI 3* at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina – June 3, 2018 – Chile’s Samuel Parot concluded competition at Tryon Spring V on a high note, guiding his own 2004 Selle Francais gelding Quick du Pottier (Hurlevent de Breka x Silnette de Menell) to a first place victory on the Derby Field […]

Andrew Kocher & Kahlua Cruise to Victory in $70,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake CSI 4* at Devon Horse Show

Devon, Pennsylvania – June 02, 2018 – Prior to Saturday’s championship awards ceremonies, the final class of the Open Jumper division, the $70,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake CSI 4*, was held in the Dixon Oval and saw 37 entries turn out to compete. Nine exhibitors cleared Guilherme […]

Elad Yaniv & E. Clintons Diamant Victorious in PLN $120,000 Longines Ranking Grand Prix CSI 3*

Elad Yaniv (ISR) & E. Clintons Diamant won the PLN $120,000 Longines Ranking Grand Prix CSI 3* last Sunday during the Baltica Equestrian Spring Tour at the Ciekocinko Stables in Ciekocinko, Poland. Elad Yaniv (ISR) & E. Clintons Diamant The Israeli and the 9-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood stallion […]

Shane Sweetnam & Main Road Claim the Jackpot in $132,000 U.S. Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch Grand Prix CSI 3*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – June 2, 2018 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) guided Main Road right to the top of the podium in the $132,000 U.S. Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch Grand Prix CSI 3*, the week’s highlight class at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), […]

Flying Irishmen Strike Again Claiming $400,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada CSIO 5*

Team Ireland posted a convincing victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada at Langley (CAN) today. In a five-country challenge they established their authority when holding the lead with just two faults on the scoreboard at the halfway stage, and then they wrapped it up […]

Formidable! Flawless Flights Propel France to First in €200,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Switzerland CSIO 5*

There were great big smiles on French faces when Philippe Guerdat’s side won the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Switzerland at St Gallen (SUI) this afternoon. The French may be Olympic champions, but what made today’s victory all the more sweet is that there were no riders […]

Mandy Porter & Milano Master $40,000 Aon Grand Prix at Temecula Valley National Horse Show

Temecula, California, USA. – June 2, 2018 – Equestrian competition resumed at Galway Downs for the second-to-last day of the Temecula Valley National Horse Show series Saturday, with Mandy Porter adding to her recent streak of wins aboard Milano and WT Ca Pow! by securing the victory, a […]

Daniel Coyle & Cita Uncatchable in $235,000 Longines Grand Prix CSIO 5*

Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, Canada – June 1, 2018 – Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Cita proved uncatchable in the $235,000 CSIO 5* Longines Grand Prix, capturing the first five-star grand prix in the 45-year history of Thunderbird Show Park. Part of the 2018 Odlum Brown BC Open, the […]

Steve Guerdat & Corbinian Capture CHF $30,000 MS Direct Group Prize CSI 5* in St. Gallen

Steve Guerdat (SUI) & Corbinian won the CHF $30,000 MS Direct Group Prize yesterday during the third day of the Longines CSIO St. Gallen 5* in Switzerland. The Swiss and the 12-year-old bay Westphalian gelding (Cornet Obolensky x Pilot) delighted their countryman by leaving all the poles up […]

Shanghai Swans Soar to Victory in Global Champions League of Saint Tropez

Shanghai Swans’ pairing of Pedro Veniss and Daniel Deusser took home a spectacular win in an edge-of-the-seat showdown at the GCL Ramatuelle/Saint Tropez final, as London Knights extended their overall ranking lead. Just metres from the world-famous Pampelonne Beach, the action went down to the wire as the […]

Eduardo Alvarez Aznar & Fidux Are First in €25,000 PremiuMares Prix CSI 5*

Eduardo Álvarez Aznar (ESP) opened the second day of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Saint Tropez, Ramatuelle, with a breath-taking win on his expressive grey gelding Fidux. As temperatures soared on the French Riviera, Aznar left the rest of the world class field in his wake, winning […]

Werner Muff & Cosby Top CHF $65,000 Speed & Handiness Challenge CSI 5* at St. Gallen

Werner Muff (SUI) & Cosby won the CHF $65,000 Speed & Handiness Challenge CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSIO St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Swiss and the 10-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding (Contendro I x Landablel) were victorious by leaving all the poles set at 1.50 meters up […]

Ben Maher & Winning Good in a Winning Mood Claiming €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Saint Tropez CSI 5*

Great Britain’s Ben Maher took a sensational second win of the season today, following a breathtaking jump-off in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Ramatuelle, Saint Tropez. The fight for the 2018 title has intensified after Edwina Tops-Alexander’s podium sees her regain the overall ranking lead. […]

David Raposa & Iliona Dash to First Place in $35,000 Devon Speed Derby CSI 4*

Devon, Pennsylvania, USA. – June 1, 2018 – Following Thursday night’s spectacular performances in the $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI4*, show jumping fans returned to the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair on Friday afternoon to watch USA’s David Raposa and his own Iliona capture the […]

Pius Schwizer & Balou Rubin R Claim CHF $30,800 Liebherr International AG Prize CSI 5* in St. Gallen

Pius Schwizer (SUI) & Balou Rubin R won the CHF $30,800 Liebherr International AG Prize yesterday during the Longines CSIO St. Gallen in Switzerland.   The Swiss and the 11-year-old Oldenburg (Balou du Rouet x Couleur Rubin) were victorious by leaving all the poles up for the second […]

Darragh Kenny & Babalou 41 Blaze to Victory in €62,400 First GCL Class CSI 5*

Darragh Kenny (IRL) & Babalou 41 won the €62,400 First GCL competition last Thursday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Saint Tropez in Ramatuelle, France. The Irishman and the 13-year-old chestnut Oldenburg mare (Balou du Rouet x Silvio I) triumphed in the 1.50m/1.55m speed challenge by leaving […]

Luciana “Queen of Hearts” Diniz & Fit For Fun 13 Conquer €152,000 Longines Grand Prix of Switzerland CSI 5*

Luciana “Queen of Hearts” Diniz (POR) & Fit For Fun 13 won the €152,000 Longines Grand Prix of Switzerland CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSIO 5* St. Gallen in Swizterland. The Brazilian-born rider who defends the colors of Portugal and the 14-year-old chestnut Hannoverian mare (For Pleasure […]

Lorenzo de Luca & De Flipper Blaze to Victory in €61,200 Julius Bär Prize at LGCT of Saint Tropez CSI 5*

Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) and De Flipper triumphed at the second day of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Saint Tropez, Ramatuelle, with a brilliant win in the CSI 5* Julius Bär Prix. Harrie Smolders (NED) & Zinius As the sun began its slow descent over the world-famous […]

Conor Swail & Domino van de Valhoeve Victorious in North West Rubber Cup at Langley CSIO 5*

Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, British Columbia, Canada – May 31, 2018 – Conor Swail (IRL) caught a flyer to the last and came out on top in the $35,500 CSIO5* North West Rubber Cup at Thunderbird Show Park, on day two of the 2018 Odlum Brown BC Open […]

Kristen Vanderveen & Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili Back on Top in $35,000 Welcome Stake at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA. – May 31, 2018 – Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili jumped to the top of the leaderboard during the $35,000 1.50m Welcome Stake CSI 3* of Tryon Spring V at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Vanderveen and the 2005 […]

Shanghai Swans Cruise to Provisional Lead at Global Champions League of Saint Tropez

Shanghai Swans’ Daniel Deusser and Pedro Veniss soared to a second pole position of the season after a challenging GCL first round tested the world’s best on the French Riviera. Just a short stroll from the turquoise waters of the famous Pampelonne Beach, the show is nestled in […]

Nicolas Delmotte & Darmani van’t Heike Top CHF $15,150 Domus & Walter Knoll AG Prize CSI 5*at St. Gallen

Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) & Darmani van’t Heike won the CHF $15,150 Domus & Walter Knoll AG Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSIO St. Gallen 5* in Switzerland. The Frenchman and the 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Grandeur x Voltaire) advanced to and completed the second section of […]

McLain Ward Makes History at Devon with Tenth Career $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI 4* Win

Devon, Pennsylvania, USA. – May 31, 2018 – Thursday night at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair once again belonged to the “King of Devon” McLain Ward of Brewster, New York, who surpassed 31 contenders to claim the $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI 4* for […]

Simon Delestre & Chesall Zimequest Power to the Top in €25,625 McLaren Prix CSI 5*

The first class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Saint Tropez, Ramatuelle, kicked off in true red-carpet style with Simon Delestre (FRA) and Chesall Zimequest taking a high-octane win in the  McLaren Prix CSI 5*. With guests and VIPs settled into the luxurious surroundings, there was an […]

Werner Muff & Cosby Soar to Victory in CHF $30,000 Metzgerei Gemperli Prize CSI 5* at St. Gallen

Werner Muff (SUI) & Cosby won the CHF $30,000 Metzgerei Gemperli Prize yesterday during the Longines CSIO 5* St. Gallen in Switzerland. Sixteen combinations had qualified for the jump-off, among them seven Swiss with Muff and the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Contendro I x Landabel) coming out. The dynamic […]