An edge-of-the-seat GCL cliffhanger saw series leaders London Knights clinging on to pole position in the overall championship with Miami Celtics propelled into third place after a spectacular victory in Rome. The electrifying competition came down to the wire as the front-runners Prague Lions suffered a major setback […]
Sonoma, California, USA – September 7, 2018 –Â Shawn Casady (USA) piloted Highpoint Farm LLC’s Durango VDL to victory in the $35,000 FEI 1.45m Welcome CSI 2* in front of an electric crowd Friday at the Sonoma International CSI 2*, part of the Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT). A […]
The ATCO Six-Bar is always a highlight of the Mercedes-Benz Evening of the Horse and it was no different last night during the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The lights come on, and athletes compete down a line of fences in attempt to leave them all […]
Michael Cristofoletti (ITA) and Belony were the winners of the €24,700 Parkhotel Horst Prize CSI 2* yesterday at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in The Netherlands. The Italian and the 11-year-old chestnut Hannoverian gelding (Balout du Rouet x Raphael) claimed top honors in the 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier […]
A Night of Great Sport and Great Entertainment Every year fans flock to Spruce Meadows for the Friday of the ‘Masters’ CSIO5* Tournament and the Mercedes-Benz Evening of the Horse. After a full day of shopping and entertainment including the BMO Nations Cup Team Autograph Session, fans filled […]
Thursday afternoon, Hits-on-the-Hudson hosted the seconf of four FEI classes at the Hits Championship, the $35,000 Hits Jumper Classic CSI 5*. Whe all was sai and done, Margie Engle (USA) capture the blue ribbon by three-tenths of a second aboard the 9-year-old gelding, Dicas (Diarado x Cassini I), […]
Prague Lions’ Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Anna Kellnerova (CZE) roared to pole position in a high drama GCL Rome first round, with the Championship ranking set for a potential shakeup ahead of the finals in Doha. The ferocious title battle between ranking leaders London Knights and Valkenswaard United […]
Luca Marziani (ITA) and Don’t Worry B with Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) and Quinn van de Heffinck embellished home crowd expectations by charging into first and second place in the first competition of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. Hot on their heels was Bertram Allen (IRL) and Hector […]
This weekend will see home city team, Rome Gladiators, take centre stage for the 15th leg of the GCL Championship race. Comprising of Laura Kraut (US), Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Marlon Zanotelli (BRA), Abdel Saïd (EGY) and U25 rider Constant Van Paesschen (BEL), the team are within touching distance of achieving […]
We caught up with German rider, Philipp Weishaupt after he and his 12-year-old bay mare Sansibar 89 jumped double clear to win the 1.60m CANA Cup at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ What were your tactics going into the jump-off? I knew that my horse has a big step […]
The Cana Cup has been part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ since the beginning. Top international riders such as Ian Millar (CAN), Hap Hansen (USA), Beezie Madden (USA) and Michael Whitaker (GBR) have all had their names etched into the historic trophy. Of the 39 athletes who started […]
The ATCO Founders Classic got CSI 5* competition started yesterday during the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary, Canada. Fifty-two horse-and-rider combinations challenged FEI Course Designer Leopoldo Palacios’s (VEN) track on the International Ring. Of those 52 athletes, only 9 jumped clear over throughout the first round to make […]
It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon as the Hits Championship kicked off in the Grand Prix Stadium with the first of four FEI CSI 5* classes offering a total of $670,000 throughout the week. The field was stacked with top riders who will be going to the World […]
The window of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) is being closed as the championship series makes it curtain-call stops in Rome this week and Doha later on. The chase for the title has separated pretenders from contender and Ben Maher (GBR) is still sitting on top […]
Yesterday marked the start of competition at the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* Tournament for athletes from around the world. Fifty-six riders representing eighteen nations are represented this year in the FEI Divisions competing in the International Ring. The opening competition, the Telus Cup CSI 5*, featured […]
This weekend marks the 15th leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour season and many of the stars of show jumping are here in the Italian capital of Rome. 62 athletes from 20 different nations will take part in this weekend’s event, with 120 horses competing in the […]
Today marked the start of competition at the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* Tournament for athletes from around the world. Fifty-six riders from eighteen nations are represented this year in the FEI Divisions competing on the International Ring. The Akita Drilling Cup CSI 5*, a 1.60m challenge […]
How did you start your career in equestrian sport? Both my parents ride – my father competes for the Canadian team and my mum used to compete for the U.S. Show Jumping Team – so you could say I was very much brought up around horses! I rode […]
Shane Breen (IRL) and Ipswich van de Wolfsakker have been summoned to represent Team Ireland at the upcoming FEI World Equestrian Games – Tryon 2018, to be held next September 11-23 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA. The news comes after […]
The Asian Games 2018 concluded last week in Jakarta – Palembang, Indonesia, an event that saw the best showjumpers from the far east competing for glory and gold. Held every four years in the middle of the Olympic cycle the Asiads, as the Games are also known, is […]
The title sponsors of Friday’s €24,700 Top Series 1.45m CSI 3* class took home the win as Azerbaijan’s Patrick Mc Entee rode De Buyl Insurance’s April Mury Marais Z (Air Jordan Z x Quinar Z) to victory in this competition presented by Catherine De Buyl. A 1.50m accumulator with […]
Karin Ernbratt Martinsen (SWE) and Holsteins Matina won the €35,100 Absolute Horsetrucks Diamond Grand Prix CSI 3* last Sunday during the Absolute Tour CSI 3* in Sommersted, Denmark. The Swede and the 9-year-old bay Danish Warmblood (Party Dance x Charmeur) were victorious in the 1.50m challenge by leaving […]
Since its beginning four years ago, the Palm Beach Masters has firmly established itself as one of the premier horse shows in the world with its picturesque location, unrivaled hospitality, and world-class facilities. One of just seven Longines FEI World Cup Jumping North American League events on the […]
Richard Howley (IRL) and Dolores won the €145,700 Grand Prix of Gijón – Funeraria Gijonesa Trophy CSI 5* yesterday during the CSIO 5* Gijón in Spain. The Irishman and the 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood mare (Berlin x Voltaire) were victorious in the 1.60m two-round challenge by overcoming all […]
Karel Cox (BEL) and Evert made it a home win in Sunday’s €49,500 1.50m Top Series Meise Grand Prix CSI 3* during the Brussels Stephex Masters CSI 5*/3/2* in Belgium. Eight out of the 44 horse-and-rider combinations managed to produce clear rounds in this Grand Prix class, moving […]
Great Britain’s Louise Whitaker (GBR) and the 11-year-old mare Ruby VIII (Balou du Rouet x Adieu Z) posted one of only two double clear rounds in Saturday’s €24,700 Super Cup Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by Maison De Greef, to take the top honours and important world ranking […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – September 2, 2018 – The 43rd edition of the Hampton Classic Horse Show ended in spectacular fashion Sunday, with McLain Ward of Brewster, New York, USA, capturing the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix presented by Douglas Elliman for a record seventh time. An […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – September 1, 2018 – The Irish flag flew once again the Hampton Classic for Shane Sweetnam (IRL), after he won Saturday’s $70,000 Longines Cup CSI 4* with Indra van de Oude Heihoef, owned by the Blue Buckle Group. It was also two years in a […]
As the last to go in a six-horse jump-off, Germany’s Marcus Ehning showed everybody how it is supposed to be done when winning the €300,000 Rolex Grand Prix presented by Audi at the Brussels Stephex Masters 2018. Together with the incredible stallion Comme Il Faut 5 (Cornet Obolensky x […]
Billy Twomey (IRL) and Kimba Flamenco won €93,700 The Caja Rural de Gijón Trophy – Gijón Deporte Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the CSIO 5* Gijón in Spain. The Irishman recorded his second victory of the week by guiding the 9-year-old chestnut Anglo-European Sport Horse (Je T’Aime Flamenco […]
