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 […]
Oliva, Spain – January 15, 2022 – Karel Cox (BEL) and Nueva Epoca de Regor raced to victory in the €25,700 Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort CSI 2* on Saturday at the during the first week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Spring Tour I. The 1.45m jump-off […]
Wellington, Florida – December 19, 2021 – Two grand prix classes enhanced the schedule of the ESP Holiday show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), with big winners of the week earning blue ribbons in the $50,000 Vita Flex Grand Prix and $25,000 Resilient Fitness Grand Prix. In the first […]
Valence, France – December 04, 2021 – The main class of the Hubside Jumping Winter Tour CSI 4* at Haras des Grillons de Ratières, in the Drôme region, on Saturday was claimed by Belgian Jérôme Guery (BEL), in the saddle of Napoli vh Nederassenthof. The duo claimed top […]
Mechelen, Belgium – December 02, 2021 – These past few weeks you have made it loud and clear to us how much you are looking forward to that long-awaited 40th anniversary of Vlaanderens Kerstjumping – Memorial Eric Wauters. Your support and enthusiasm kept motivating us to, after a […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 12, 2021 – Karel Cox (BEL) and Curiano van Maarle Z led a Belgian trifecta in the feature class on Friday, the €26,400 Two-Phase Challenge CSI 3* yesterday during the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn Series in Spain. Cox and the 2011 bay Zangersheide […]
What are you goals for the rest of the year? I’m going to CHI Geneva for the U25 class and then Mechelen in Belgium at the end of year and I am really looking forward to these shows! What are your plans, dreams and ambitions for 2022? I […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 07, 2021 – The second week of the Autumn MET II 2021 concluded with the CSI 3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, where Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) and the 10-year-old stallion Gijs came out on top. Only five […]
Verona, Italy – November 06, 2021 – Belgium’s Wilm Vermier (BEL) gave an exhibition of jump-off riding to win tonight’s €95,000 Selleria Equipe Small Grand Prix at Jumping Verona 2021. First to go in the 14-horse second-round decider, and knowing that 13 more of the best riders in […]
Verona, Italy – November 05, 2021 – Belgium’s Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) stormed to victory in the €25,500 Banca Passadore Speed Challenge at Jumping Verona 2021 this afternoon. But only one-hundredth of a second separated him from runner-up Mark McAuley (IRL) from Ireland. McAuley (IRL) set the early target […]
Vilamoura, Portugal – November 05, 2021 – A Belgian Tango! That’s exactly what happened on Friday during the fifth week of the 2021 Vilamoura Champions Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre. Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and Argentina de La Marchette pranced and danced their way to victory in the […]
