Katy, Texas, USA – April 07, 2022 – Nicolas Gamboa (COL) and NKH Mr. Darcy topped a field of 30 horse and rider combinations to win Thursday night’s $25,000 EPIC Sporthorses Grand Prix, marking the pair’s second grand prix victory at the 2022 Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in […]
Katy, Texa, USA – March 26, 2022 – Nicolas Gamboa (COL) claimed the first grand prix victory of his career aboard NKH Mr. Darcy on Saturday, March 26, at the 76th annual Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in Katy, TX. The 21-year-old was one of 17 entries to contest the […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 17, 2022 – The 2022 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit is coming to a close, with nine weeks of competition now complete. This past week, Ocala Winter Celebration, featured FEI CSI2* competition, a $100,000 HITS Grand Prix, a $10,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix, and preparations […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 02, 2022 – A starting field of 46 horse-and-rider combinations made their way to the International Arena for the second $5,000 Premier Equestrian Welcome CSIO 4* class of Wednesday, which ran under the lights. Granat and Stephens designed an intricate course that included […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 02, 2022 – The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) week 8, presented by Premier Equestrian, got underway Wednesday, March 2, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBEIC) in Wellington, FL, with the daytime $5,000 Premier Equestrian Welcome CSIO 4*. Fitting for Nations Cup week, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – November 28, 2021 – The feature event of the 2021 71st Annual SFHJA Charity Horse Show took place under the lights on Saturday evening as 34 talented teams competed for the win in the $50,000 Spy Coast & Sweet Oak Farm Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International […]
Aiken, South Carolina, USA – November 10,2021 – Mark Bluman (COL) closed out day one the same way he started, with a win, claiming top honors on Wednesday at the Split Rock Jumping Tour‘s Aiken International CSI 3*. The Colombian teamed up with Noortje vd Windheuvel to steal […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – October 14, 2021 – Samuel Parot (CHI) claimed his second Welcome Stake win in a row, blazing around the short course in 40.273 seconds with Dubai to dominate the $37,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Parot […]
Grimaud, France – October 14, 2021 – René Lopez (COL), the boss at Grimaud! In front of 29 other competitors, the Colombian won the big class of the day, the €30,000 Hubside Speed Challenge CSI 5*, once again with his excellent Stalognia. The first day of competition ended in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – October 10, 2021 – The ESP October show wrapped up on Sunday with the $25,000 Score At The Top Grand Prix, which featured horse-and-rider pairs from five different nations. Representing Colombia, Juan Manuel Gallego (COL) and Adalberto Audi Scappino, owned by Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, rode straight […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – October 07, 2021 – Samuel Parot (CHI) and Koblenz van de Vinusakker collected top honors in Thursday’s $37,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 2* during Tryon Fall 3 at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC), stopping the jump-off timers in 40.766 seconds. Sixty horse-and-rider […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – September 17, 2021 – Competition on the Derby Field of the Equestrian Village kicked off last Friday morning with the $10,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Open Steak. Diego Vivero (ECU) and his own entry, Zambia Mystic Rose, sped their way to the top of the leaderboard after […]
You must be delighted that this year’s edition of the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ is going ahead, after last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19? I’m delighted and so happy to be back here in Canada. For so many years I’ve been coming to Spruce Meadows and designing courses, […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – August 12, 2021 – The final week of six exciting weeks of competition during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by CaptiveOne Advisors, kicked off Thursday, August 12. A field of 48 decorated international horse-and-athlete pairs took to the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel […]
San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano – August 8, 2021 – Angel Karolyi (VEN) rode S&L Sage to victory in the $25,000 1.45m Silver Tour Markel Insurance Grand Prix on Saturday, August 7, during the Blenheim August Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California. Karolyi (VEN) and the 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding were one […]
Saugerties, New York, USA – May 30, 2021 – The three-week Hits Saugerties Spring Series began last week, May 26-30, with Hits-on-the-Hudson I. Competition featured USEF-Rated National 5* as well as FEI CSI2* competition with highlights including a $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, $50,000 Hits Grand Prix CSI2*, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 09, 2021 – The first of five weeks of the 2021 ESP Spring Series took place April 7-11 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with Thursday’s kicking off the return of top national competition following the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Friday’s action was highlighted by […]
Katy, Texas, USA – April 09, 2021 – Going into the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show’s $25,000 Walter Oil & Gas Grand Prix, held at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center (GSWEC) on April 8, Daniel Bedoya’s plan with Abracadabra WKT was to take it easy and save the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 26, 2021 – The day commenced with yet another two-star victory in the Global International Arena at Equestrian Village for Gabriela Reutter (CHI) and Atticus Diamant, this time in the $6,000 CabanaCoast 1.40m Jumpers CSI2*. Reutter was victorious in Thursday’s opening CSI2* speed class. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 25, 2021 – Two-star competition began in the Global International Arena at Equestrian Village with a win for Gabriela Reutter (CHI) and Atticus Diamant, owned by Lumiere Horses Inc., in the $6,000 CabanaCoast 1.45m Jumpers CSI2*. Gabriela Reutter (CHI) and the 12-year-old Selle Français gelding […]
Puebla, Mexico – January 30, 2021 – Manuel Chechic (ARG) and Abril Giquadana Semilly stole the spotlight last Saturday during the at Quintas Ecuestres, claiming victory in the Grand Prix CSI 3*. The Argentinian and the 9-year-old bay mare were the only combination to leave all the poles […]
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico – October 04, 2020 – John Perez Bohm (COL) was the brightest star on the final day of the second week of the Otomí Grand Prix at the Club Hípico Otomí. The Colombian did not only win the MXN $1,100,000 Banbajío Grand Prix CSI 2* […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 08, 2020 – The FEI Board has approved a number of resolutions proposed by the Jumping Calendar Task Force aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar and the equestrian community. In a specially expedited approvals process, the FEI […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 06, 2020 – Pedro Veniss (BRA) has been announced as the new FEI Athlete Representative before the FEI Jumping Committee. Cian O’Connor (IRL), who had been originally elected for a four-year term back in 2018, resigned about 12 months later. As a result of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Jumping Calendar Task Force, one of eight discipline-specific task forces created by the FEI to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the FEI Calendar and propose ways of mitigating its effects, held its first meeting via teleconference last week. The meeting was […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 01, 2020 – As part of its measures aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar, the FEI has put in place a new policy for calculating the world rankings from 1 April until the Calendar returns to normal. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – After another successful winter season competing at both the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and 2020 Palm Beach Masters Series, Haras Rosa Mystica continues to solidify their presence in the very disputed market of high-level showjumpers. The renowned stables from the State of São Paulo, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 04, 2020 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) continues at the top of the leaderboard in the standings of the Longines FEI Jumping Individual Rider Ranking. The Swiss leads all FEI-ranked riders, now accumulating a total of 3577 points. The “Battle of the top of the Everest” […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 25, 2020 – The FEI – Féderation Equestre Internationale has created a series of discipline-specific task forces to evaluate the impact on the FEI Calendar of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in multiple Event cancellations and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
