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Kara Kicks Off with a Bang! Chad Steals the Spotlight in the Porsche Cup

Barcelona – October 03, 2024 – The 112th edition of CSIO Barcelona is officially underway. Spain’s oldest international sporting event is bringing together the world’s top riders at the Olympic arena of the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona until Sunday. The grand finale of this international equestrian celebration […]

List of All Major Events this Week with Links to More Information about Them

Barcelona, Spain – October 03, 2024 – It’s showtime for showjumping and the 2024 Longines League of Nations Final during the CSIO Barcelona at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Summer might be over but the heat is on around the world as 13 FEI-level other events […]

Charlie Jones & Capitale 6 Clinch the Win in the $50,000 Pro Series Equine Grand Prix

Rancho Murieta, California, USA – September 28, 2024 –  The 17th edition of the Sacramento International Horse Show, presented by Sky partners, is underway, bringing top level competition to the beautiful Murieta Equestrian Center. On Saturday night of the Welcome Week, Charlie Jones (GBR) pilot the Morning Star […]

Loic Cannaert Cool as Ice to Claim the $50,000 Buckeye Nutrition Grand Prix of Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – September 28, 2024 – The $50,000 Buckeye Nutrition Grand Prix was the highlight event Saturday afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) Fall Classic I. A talented field of horse-and-athlete combinations tried their hand at Bobby Murphy’s tracks, with only three advancing to the jump-off. Loic […]

Power, Technique & Speed: Unique Bloodlines in Paardenveilingonline’s Latest Foal Collection

An impressive 51 promising show jumping foals are featured in the newest collection from Paardenveilingonline. The collection features offspring of Chacco-Blue, a highly sought-after sire whose descendants perform at the highest levels worldwide. Additionally, the promising son Chaccoon Blue, also the son of Olympic champion Askan, is expected […]

Lacey Gilbertson Gets the Win in the $100,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – September 29, 2024 – The Lugano Diamonds Split Rock Jumping Tour‘s (SRJT) Fall 1 saw girl power in full force as it was not only an all-female athlete podium for the $100,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, but their horses as […]

Sensational Saudi! Abdulrahman Al-Rajhi Saves the Best for Last in the $200,000 Fidelity Grand Prix CSI 5* at Greenwich Polo Club

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 29, 2024 – Saving the best for last in more than one aspect on super Sunday and what a grand finale! With a very good crowd in attendance at the Greenwich Polo Club, the 2024 Major League Show Jumping – Greenwich CSI 5* & CSI […]

Want To Become the Owner Of a Future World Champion? Check Out the Collection of Dutch Horse Trading

Did you know that DHT-graduate Orange de Baugy recently became World Champion 5-year-old showjumpers at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses at Zangersheide in Lanaken, Belgium? The team of Dutch Horse Trading sold him in the auction of January 2023! In the first three […]

Richard Vogel & Levi Noesar Turn on the Nitro to Win at Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 29, 2024 – The 2024 Major League Show Jumping – Greenwich CSI 5* & CSI 2* came to an end on Sunday at the Greenwich Polo Club and to “warm up” for the grand prix, the $31,200 Winning Round CSI 5*. After the first round, […]

Fourth Victory! Super Saudis! Team Saudi Arabia Shines in the Nations Cup of Rabat CSIO 4*-W

Rabat, Morocco – September 29, 2024 – After the Saudis’ flawless sweep of all the weekend’s “top” 4* events, we had our bets on this result…and the green jackets didn’t disappoint the prognosticators. Gathering the lead after the first round, they clinched the coveted Nations’ Cup in Morocco […]

Victorious Vanessa! Hood Propels the Maccabi United to Thrilling Victory in the MLSJ Team Competition at Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 28, 2024 – Despite cloudy skies and drizzle for much of the Major League Show Jumping Team Competition, presented by Trelawny Farm, there was much excitement at the Greenwich Polo Club on Saturday. In the end, an interesting duel unfolded: the Maccabi United’s Vanessa Hood […]

Nayel Nassar & ESI Ali are the Aces of the $32,000 Artemis Grand Prix CSI 2*

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 28, 2024 – Serving as the prelude to the team competition and super Sunday at the Greenwich Polo Club, Major League Show Jumping at its finest form took off to new heights on Saturday with the running of the first highlight of the day, the […]

Saudi Arabia Unstoppable: Khaled Almobty & Davenport VDL Soar through the Moroccan Night

Rabat, Morocco – September 28, 2024 – After the victory of Spain’s Carolina Aresu Garcia Obregon in the Accumulator with Telhueche (“a horse with a huge heart,” said Carolina), the 4* riders met again at night for the main event of the day, the €28,500 Maroc Telecom Prize […]

Back-to-Back! Samuel Parot Powers to First Again in the $35,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome CSI 3*

Lexington, Kentucky, USA  – September 27, 2024 –  Chile’s Samuel Parot (CHI) found himself atop the podium of the FEI Welcome once again on the Lugano Diamonds Split Rock Jumping Tour’s (SRJT) Fall series. He brought home Thursday’s feature win in the $35,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome CSI3* with […]

Ramzy Al Duhami Dazzles in Rabat Topping the €105,700 HRH Princess Lalla Amina World Cup Grand Prix CSIO 4-W

Rabat, Morocco – September 27, 2024 – For a while, it looked like a double for Ines Joly (FRA) who, after her victory in Tétouan, was leading this World Cup Grand Prix for a long time. And we believed it even more when Adbullah Al Sharbatly (KSA), inevitably the […]

McLain Ward is the Master Amongst Titans in the $62,500 Cabana Coast Qualifier CSI 5*

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 27, 2024 – Competition concluded in grand fashion on the first day of the Major League Show Jumping / CSI Greenwich 5* & 2* with the running of the $62,500 Cabana Coast Qualifier CSI 5* and familiar faces on the podium. A true testament of […]

The Sun Shines for Darragh Kenny & Serendepety in the $31,200 Artemis Farms CSI 2* at the Greenwich Polo Club

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 27, 2024 – Despite cloudy skies for much of the contest, the sun was out for a dynamic duo at the Greenwich Polo Club on opening day of the 2024 Major League Show Jumping at the CSI Greenwich. As the prelude to five-star competition, high-caliber […]

A Fine Day for Adbullah Al-Sharbatly: First Victories for Saudi Arabia

Rabat, Morocco – September 26, 2024 – On Thursday, it was a Saudi who was in top form that dominated the premier day of the CSIO-W 4* in Rabat: Adbullah Alsharbatly (KSA) won the main Grand Prix Qualifier with Atome des Étisses, just hours after winning the first 4* […]

Riders & Horses for the Major League Show Jumping – Greenwich CSI 5* & CSI 2*

Greenwich, Connecticut – September 26, 2024 – The countdown is over and the fifth leg of the 2024 Major League Show Jumping Championship Series has touched down at the Greenwich Polo Club for the running of its fifth leg of the season. The event packs a double punch, featuring […]

Sisters of CSI 5* GP Winner Offered at Optimus Auction – Live Foal Guarantee on the Embryos

A foal from the CSIO 5* NC winner Cristel-M, a full sister of CSI 5* GP Winner Like a Diamond (Zanotelli), and foals sired by Ermitage Kalone, Heartbreaker and VDL Cardento, are just a few of the highlights in the annual auction of Studfarm Optimus. New this year […]

Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show Promises to Be an Oustading New Event for the Region

Hong Kong, China – September 26, 2024 – After an absence of six years, elite world class show jumping returns to Asia World Expo, Hong Kong from 14 to 16 February 2025. The announcement is coupled with the signing of a title sponsor. The Longines Hong Kong International Horse […]

Star-Studded Teams Confirmed for Historic Longines League of Nations™ Final

Barcelona, Spain – September 26, 2024 – The inaugural Longines League of Nations™ Final is set to be a thriller when it takes centre stage at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain on October 6 with eight of the world’s best teams vying for their place in […]