Mexico City – April 29, 2022 – The Shanghai Swans powered to pole position in an intensely competitive first round of the Global Champions League of Mexico as riders Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Katrin Eckermann (GER) vowed to convert their strong position into a win tomorrow. Ahlmann explained: “We […]
Lanaken, Belgium – April 10, 2022 – Lots of sun, a lot of atmosphere and above all a lot of beautiful sport today at our Stud Farm in Lanaken for this final day of the second week of the Z-Tour 2022. With nine classes divided over the three […]
Rome, Italy – September 11, 2021 – An edge-of-the-seat GCL cliffhanger saw series leaders Valkenswaard United clinging on to pole position in the overall championship with Shanghai Swans propelled into second place after a spectacular victory in Rome. The electrifying competition came down to the wire as the […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – August 18, 2021 – As show jumping is gaining traction in Asia, thanks to the Olympic push, the Rolex Grand Slam has decided to increase and develop its connection with the Chinese community. As a result, from today, the official website of the renowned […]
London, England – August 14, 2021 – The Shanghai Swans delivered a show-stopping GCL London final under intense pressure with Christian Ahlmann and Max Kühner (AUT) reigning supreme at the historic and picturesque Royal Hospital Chelsea. Shanghai Swans stepped up to top spot on the podium for the […]
Tokyo, Japan – August 4, 2021 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the Olympic Games and the final showdown for individual gold and glory takes center stage at the the main arena of the Baji Koen Equestrian Park. After the first individual jumping qualifier that saw 25 combinations complete their […]
Tokyo, Japan – July 26, 2021 – Olympic Equestrian Dressage competitions have already ended and, by this morning, all showjumping athletes will have settled into their temporary home at the historic Equestrian Park venue in Baji Koen, with the arrival of the final batch of Show Jumping horses. […]
Saint Tropez, France – May 28, 2021 – Mike Kawai (JPN) opened the second day of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Ramatuelle, St Tropez, with a spectacular win in the McLaren Monaco Prix on his mare Star. Taking second place by just over one and half seconds […]
St. Tropez, France – May 27, 2021 – Shanghai Swans dramatically piled pressure on GCL rivals with another formidable clean sheet in the first round of the GCL setting up a tantalising battle on Saturday on the French Riviera. Fans were unable to peel their eyes away from […]
Madrid, Spain – May 22, 2021 – A sensational win by Shanghai Swans’ dynamic duo of Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Max Kühner (AUT) in Madrid propelled the team into the GCL ranking lead after producing a full house of clear rounds in the first two stages of the […]
Madrid, Spain – May 22, 2021 – The formidable pairing of Christian Ahlmann (GER) with Take A Chance On Me Z and Max Kühner (AUT) on Vancouver Dreams put Shanghai Swans at the top of today’s scoreboard in the thrilling GCL Madrid round one. The team were the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 07, 2021 – Kicking off the day in fine form, Karen Polle (JPN) and her own 11-year-old gelding Jet Run captured the $50,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic 1.45m Grand Prix CSI 2* with a stellar double clear effort. Anderson Lima’s (BRA) artistry was put to […]
Riesenbeck, Germany – December 03, 2020 – Mathilda Karlsson (SRI) and Chopin VA stole the spotlight yesterday during the first day of the International German Show Jumping Championships CSI 3* & 2* at Ludger Beerbaum’s (GER) renowned venue. The Sri Lankan and the 11-year-old bay Holsteiner stallion (Casall […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 17, 2020 – Big crowds enjoy all the action at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona. With the global sporting calendar decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FEI has made drastic changes to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2020 – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to Covid-19 and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 17, 2020 Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – Thomas & Mack Center – March 13, 2020 – The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), United States Equestrian Federation and Las Vegas Events have announced the force majeure cancellation of the 2020 FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas. The annual equestrian competition, featuring the […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – March 12, 2020 – The Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League are re-scheduling the upcoming events in Mexico City, Miami Beach and Shanghai to new dates this year due to the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We are working with the Alliance of […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 12, 2019 – Karen Polle (JPN) is competing this week at the CHI of Geneva 5*. The young star has made many of her dreams come true, dreams that have led her to taking part in events of the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping, […]
Litchtenvoorde, The Netherlands – December 01, 2019 – Eiken Sato (JPN) and Saphyr des Lacs won the €30,600 Rabobank Grand Prix of the Provincie of Gelderland CSI 2* yesterday during the Jumping de Achterhoek CSI 2* in the Netherlands. The Japanese rider and the 13-year-old Selle Français grey […]
