Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – July 26, 2018 – The $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic proved to be a challenge for the 41 horse and rider combinations that were entered on first Thursday of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show Series. Only three riders, all men, were able […]
The Netherlands’ Kevin Jochems (NED) had an early birthday present when winning today’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup CSI 5* during The BHS Royal International Horse Show at the All England Jumping Course – Hickstead in West Sussex, England. This prestigious Grand Prix with a €150,000 […]
Bromont, July 26, 2018 –The opening event at the International Bromont ended today with an excellent performance from Irish riders, who took 4 of the 5 top places of the 44 horse and rider pairs participating. A Fair Challenge FEI 4* American course designer Anthony d’Ambrosio set up […]
Robert Smith (GBR) & Ilton won the €24,700 Bunn Leisure Trophy CSI 5* yesterday during the first day of competition during the BHS Royal International Horse Show – Hickstead CSIO 5* at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex, England. The Brit and the 10-year-old bay male […]
Wayne, Illinois, USA. – July 26, 2018 – Spectators at the 2018 Chicago Festival of the Horse gathered around the Grand Prix Arena on Thursday afternoon for the day’s highlight event, the $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix. With a field full of some of the nation’s best jumpers, the […]
East Dorset, Vermont – July 26, 2018 – Vermont native Adelaide Toensing won the $10,000 G.H. Bass Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 26, during the 25th annual Vermont Summer Festival running through August 12 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, Vermont, USA. […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – July 26, 2018 – FEI competition at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) is on this week (July 25-29) with another FEI CSI 2* rating. International show jumping competition in the Grand Prix Ring has already begun at the Flintfields Horse Park with the Staller 1.40m Jumper CSI […]
Darragh Kenny (IRL) & Important de Muze won the €24,947 Coca-Cola Prize CSI 4* earlier today during the X-Bionic Summer Tour at the X-Bionic Equestor Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. Darragh Kenny (IRL) & Important de Muze during their lap of victory The Irishman and the 10-year-old bay Belgian […]
Parker, Colorado, USA – July 24, 2018 – The 2018 Summer in the Rockies (SIR) Series came to an end on Sunday, July 22, after seven weeks of the region’s most prestigious and competitive hunter/jumper competition. The series finale drew the highest level of equestrian athletes to the […]
Gudrun Patteet (BEL) & Sea Coast Atlantic won the €92,500 AXIM SA Project Management Lugano Prize CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Ascona CSI 5* in Ascona, Switzerland. Gudrun Patteet (BEL) & Sea Coast Atlantic The Belgian and the 12-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding (Schilling x Aramis […]
Emile Karim Fares (LBN) & Captain Z won the €24,900 Gemeente De Wolden Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the C.H. de Wolden CSI 2* in De Wolden, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The Lebanese and the 11-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Lord Z x Niveau) triumphed in the […]
Aachen, Germany – July 22, 2018 – The second Major of 2018 has been won by Germany’s Marcus Ehning riding Pret A Tout, as horse and rider produced three exceptional clear rounds in the highlight of CHIO Aachen, the Rolex Grand Prix. Second place went to Luciana Diniz […]
Overall Longines Global Champions Tour ranking frontrunner Ben Maher (GBR) will head to Germany’s capital city of Berlin this week, looking to extend his 38-point lead against a strong international field for the 12th leg of the series. The powerhouse destination will welcome four out of the top […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 22, 2018 – Tryon Summer VI saw Kristen Vanderveen (USA) take first and second-place honors in the $35,000 1.45m Classic Stake CSI 2* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), guiding Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili through the short-course in 35.528 […]
Lucas Porter (USA) & Diamonte Darco won the €25,194 Land Rover Prize CSI 4* last Friday during the X-Bionic Summer Tour at the X-Bionic Equestor Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. The American and the 13-year-old chestnut British Sport Horse (Unbelievable Darco – Kriska) claimed top honors in the 1.50m […]
And the winner is… Marcus Ehning wins the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen Germany’s Marcus Ehning gave the 40,000 patriotic spectators a reason to celebrate at CHIO Aachen, as he clinched the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix title aboard his 15-year-old chestnut gelding, Pret A Tout. Although this is […]
Olivier Perreau (FRA) & Venizia d’Aiguilly won the €26,176 Fermes de Marie Prize CSI 3* last Saturday during the Jumping International de Megève CSI 3* in France. The Frenchman and the 9-year-old bay Selle Français mare (Diamant de Semilly x Quick Star) were victorious in the 1.45m contest […]
In a further strategic expansion Longines Global Champions Tour will stage a spectacular new event in the Canadian city of Montreal next year, as announced yesterday. The global circuit, which stretches from The Americas to Europe and Asia, will include Canada for the first time and will feature […]
Jessica Springsteen (USA) & RMF Tinkerbell won the €35,194 Land Rover Prize CSI 4* last Sunday during the X-Bionic Summer Tour at the X-Bionic Equestor Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. Jessica Springsteen (USA) & RMF Tinkerbell The American and the 10-year-old bay Oldenburg mare (Incolor x Argentinus) were victorious […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – July 22, 2018 – Sunday at the Flintfields Horse Park was action-packed, offering an array of activities for families and spectators to enjoy, with the afternoon leading up to the main event of Week III at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), the […]
Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) & Gain Line won the €275,000 LGT Private Banking Grand Prix of Ascona CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Ascona 5* in Ascona, Switzerland. Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) & Gain Line Leprevost and the 12-year-old chestnut Hannoverian gelding (Stolzenberg x Raphael) were the only […]
X-Bionic Equestor Sphere, Šamorin, Slovakia – July 22, 2018 – Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) of Belgium earned his first major win of the X-BIONIC® Summer Tour on Sunday, riding Bacardi les Hauts. Hendrickx bested a field of 49 riders from as many as 25 different nations to win the […]
Margie Goldstein-Engle (USA) saddled the nine-year-old Rhineland-bred Dicas (Diarado x Cassini I), whom she has had for around a year, for the 1.45-metre jumping against the clock competition. The gelding has already been placed many times in competitions at this level, but had never competed at the CHIO […]
The French Alexis Deroubaix (FRA) did not want to leave Casas Novas without a victory after reaching the podium yesterday. So, he put all his talent and skills in a tough final in the €92,100 Caixa Bank Grand Prix CSI 4* and managed a perfect score. The test was […]
Simon Delestre (FRA) & Chesall Zimequest won the €61,800 Grand Prix of Megève – Edmond de Rothschild CSI 3* yesterday during the Jumping International de Megève CSI 3* in France. Simon Delestre (FRA) & Chesall Zimequest The Frenchman and the 13-year-old chestnut Holsteiner gelding (Casall x Concerto 4) […]
Hugh Graham of Schomberg, Ontario, Canada scored a major grand prix win for the second week in a row, claiming victory in the $132,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, July 21, at the Ottawa International Horse Show CSI 3* , held at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 21, 2018 – Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl claimed top honors in the $70,000 Ingles Grand Prix CSI 2*, the highlight competition for Tryon Summer VI at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), stopping the short-course timers in 38.541 seconds to […]
Marcus Ehning’s performance today in the €1,000,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* at the CHIO Aachen 2018 wasn’t just the ride to victory. It was a demonstration of wonderful show jumping, fantastic advertising for the equestrian sport and also to an extent due to the support of the […]
Second Victory in a Row for Ahlmann’s Caribis Z in the Allianz Prize It took Christian Ahlmann (GER) and the just eleven-year-old Caribis Z 47.75 seconds to cross the finish line in the winning round en route to victory in the €53,300 Allianz Prize. The clock stopped at […]
Memorable afternoon for the French equestrian in Casas Novas, whose riders took three of the five best places in the €62,000 Longines Trophy CSI 4*, among them the winner,Guillaume Foutrier, who competed last in the winning round and made the wait worthwhile with a very fast race with […]
