Opglabbeek, Belgium – June 15, 2022 – It’s showtime for showjumping at Sentower Park this week with the running of the STP Rider Series CSI 4*. Julien Epaillard (FRA), Nicola Philippaerts (BEL), Simon Delestre (FRA), Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Olivier Philippaerts (BEL), Gudrun Patteet (BEL), Guy Williams (GBR), […]
Cannes, France – June 04, 2022 – The Prague Lions’ Pieter Devos (BEL) and Niels Bruynseels (BEL) pulled out an oscar-winning performance in tonight’s GCL Cannes, converting their pole position into a second win of the season and catapulting up to second in the overall championship race on […]
Rome, Italy – May 25, 2022 – Last year’s winners from Belgium will be last into the arena when the €220,000 Intesa Sanpaolo Nations Cup of Rome CSIO 5* gets underway Friday at 14.30 local time during the CSIO 5* of Rome – Masters Fratelli d’Inzeo 2022 at […]
Saint Tropez, France – May 22, 2025 – Déjà vu! Just like in 2019 in St Tropez, Pieter Devos (BEL) has taken over the lead of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Championship standings. The Belgian rider has been confirmed to compete at the sixth leg of the […]
Windsor, England – May 15, 2022 – The feature CSI5* class of the day, the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*, saw the world’s best horse and rider combinations battle it out for the prestigious title. Bernardo Costa Cabral’s (POR) up-to-height 1.60m course proved challenging, with only three riders making it […]
Windsor, England – May 13, 2022 – The top class international competition continued on day three of Royal Windsor Horse Show CSI 5*, with the world’s best show jumpers in action. The opening CSI 5* class of the day, the €25,500 Falcon Stakes, took the top 10 riders […]
Grimaud, France – May 12, 2022 – First to set off in the major class of the day at the Hubside Jumping Grimaud-Golfe de Saint-Tropez, the Belgian François Mathy Jr. (BEL), at the controls of Casanova de L’Herse, was not dethroned by the 25 other competitors at the […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – May 5, 2022 – Filip De Wandel (BEL) soared to the winners’ circle aboard Manhattan Van’t Leeuwerikenhof in the $30,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake in Tryon Stadium with a jump-off time of 42.581. In second place was Jimmy Torano (USA) piloting his own […]
La Baule, France – May 06, 2022 – The stands of the François André stadium were full this Friday, the day of the Nations Cup – Ville de La Baule CSIO 5*. And the show was up to the expectations of the spectators: there was great sport, suspense and […]
Opglabbeek, Belgium – May 04, 2022 – A three-star horse show that feels like a five-star competition! That’s exactly what you can expect throughout the week at Sentower Park as many of the world’s best riders and horses “warm-up” for the outdoor season in Europe. The competition promises […]
Maubeuge, France – May 01, 2022 – Despite the young age, Thibeau Spits (BEL) was by far the brightest star at the Jumping International de Maubeuge CSI 3*. After an outstanding week, winning the three CSI 3* classes and the Six-Bar Challenge CSI 3*, Thibeau Spits (BEL) put […]
Fontainebleau, France – April 22, 2022 – The Belgium flag stood higher than all others last at Le Grand Parquet last Friday as Constant van Paesschen (BEL) rode Diaz du Thot to victory in the €52,000 Laiterie de Montaigu Prize CSI 4*, the feature class of the day […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – April 24, 2022 – The third and last week of Spring MET IV 2022 in Oliva Nova, Spain, concluded on Sunday with the €30,300 Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by CHG (Construcciones Hispano Germanas S.A), as well as a Grand Prix in each of […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – April 23, 2022 – Jérôme Guery (BEL) and Margriet de Mariposa teamed up to win Saturday’s feature class, the Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Trophy CSI 2*at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour. The 1.45m Longines Ranking class featured 51 combinations but the Belgian and […]
Hickstead, England – July 31, 2022 – Belgium’s Gilles Thomas (BEL) had his first five-star win today when claiming the historic 150,000 Longines King George V Gold Cup CSIO 5*at Hickstead. It was the first time a Belgian rider has lifted the iconic trophy since Jacques Misonne’s win […]
How did you get into the owning side of the sport? I decided to start buying horses for Daniel Deusser 10-years-ago. Before that I had bought horses for other riders for over 20-years, but I decided that I really wanted to get to the top level of the […]
Grimaud, France – April 17, 2022 – It was not poker but Gregory Wathelet (BEL) had to pull out all the aces up his sleeve to conquer the win in the €25,500 Hubside Grand Prix CSI 2* yesterday at the Hubside Jumping de Grimaud CSI 5* & 2*. […]
Grimaud, France – April 15, 2022 – Wilm Vermeir (BEL) was back in the winner’s circle on Friday at the Hubside Jumping de Grimaud, teaming up with Linguini de La Pomme for victory in the €25,500 Hubside Jump-off Challenge CSI 2*. A total of 46 combinations lined up […]
Miami Beach, Florida, USA – April 15, 2022 – It was a textbook double clear from Darragh Kenny (IRL) riding Chic Chic and new member of the Paris Panthers, Ben Maher (GBR) with Faltic HB next to the glittering Atlantic ocean to claim the top spot after GCL Miami Beach Round 1. […]
Lanaken, Belgium – April 10, 2022 – The Grand Prix CSI 3* this afternoon may be the absolute highlight of this final day of week two, but there were also two other Grand Prix’s on the program. And we didn’t have to wait long for that this morning, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 3, 2022 – The final class in the International Arena was the $50,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m National Grand Prix. With 51 entries in a starting order stacked with six Olympians and riders from 13 countries, course designer Ken Krome (USA) had his work cut out […]
Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – March 26, 2022 – Another great victory in the Andalucía Sunshine Tour for Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) in a numerous jump-off for which a total of 17 combinations of the 80 registered in the test qualified. The Belgian rider, 154th in the World Ranking […]
Paris, France – March 19, 2022 – The main event of this second day of competition, the Saut Hermès CSI 5* saw the eight best female riders and the ten best male riders from yesterday’s Prix Hermès Sellier CSI 5* doing battle. The final ranking for this 1m55 […]
Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – March 18, 2022 – The Tío Pepe Trophy, one of the two Ranking tests held today in the Andalucía Sunshine Tour, ended with the brilliant victory of the Belgian rider Dominique Hendrickx (BEL). Accompanied by his twelve-year-old horse ‘Koriano Van Klapscheut‘, son of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 12, 2022 – The penultimate day of the ninth week of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded with its highly-anticipated “Saturday Night Lights” event. A large crowd flocked in for the $406,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate Grand Prix CSI5* on Saturday evening. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 03, 2022 – The eighth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Premier Equestrian, wasted no time delving straight into international competition on Thursday, March 3. Riders from across the globe will attend throughout the week in preparation for the $150,000 Nations Cup […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 20, 2022 – The $25,000 CP National Grand Prix wrapped up an action-packed day on the field on Sunday, closing out the sixth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Forty-seven combinations tried their hand at the first-round course. A tight time allowed of 77 […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – February 11, 2022 – Jérôme Guery (BEL) and Grupo Prom Diego jumped towards victory on Friday during the first week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Spring Tour II. Riding the 2008 bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Kannan*Gfe x Le Tot de Semilly), the Belgian was supreme […]
Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates – January 28, 2022 – Wilm Vermeir (BEL) Joyride S felt the joyride of victory after claiming top honors in the €51,300 The Mother of Nation Diamond Tour CSI 4*- W on Friday during the Al Shira’aa International Horse Show CSI 4*-W […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 23, 2021 – Belgium’s Zoe Conter won the Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, January 23, during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Conter, who is trained by 2008 Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze, accumulated the […]
