Grimaud, France – May 09, 2021 – A Belgian déjà vu! For the second week in a row, Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and Cocktail de Talma claimed top honors in the €25,400 Hubside Grand Prix CSI 2* during the Hubside Jumping Spring Tour CSI 5*, 4* & 2* at […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – May 08, 2021 – Competition at its finest is the best way to describe the second day of the Spring Event at Tops International Arena. Speed and handiness were the main ingredients of Saturday’s competitions. The main class, the 4* 1.50/1.55m against the clock, […]
Grimaud, Saint Tropez, France – May 02, 2021 – Gregory Wathelet (BEL) had a major reason to drink the champagne of celebration yesterday as the Belgian and Cocktail de Talma were victorious in the €25,400 Hubside Grand Prix CSI 2*.The most important CSI 2* class of the week […]
‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – April 24, 2021 – Belgian rider Gudrun Patteet (BEL) was the first lady rider to win during the 2021 Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5*. She won the €10,000 Borek Prize CSI 5* with Sea Coast Monalisa van ‘t Paradijs. Patteet […]
Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2021 – An assistant course designer at 15 years old, and a loyal patron of Indoor Brabant and The Dutch Masters since 2008; we spoke to Louis Konickx about his hopes and dreams for show jumping in 2021, Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix, and what he […]
 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – April 23, 2021 – The first competition of The Dutch Masters 2021, the Roelofsen Horsetrucks Prijs, a two-stage special, was won by Belgian Gregory Wathelet (BEL). The 40-year-old, who won the ‘major’ at CHIO Aachen in 2017, saddled the 10-year-old SBS stallion Faut-Il des […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – April 16, 2021 –In an exclusive interview, Niels Bruynseels has confirmed to GCTV that he believes he is a top three contender for the overall 2021 Longines Global Champions Tour  Championship. After his stunning performance in Doha, Bruynseels credits his victory to extremely strong horsepower with the […]
Lummen, Belgium – April 09, 2021 – The organizers of Jumping Lummen have announced that the 2021 edition of their Spring Tour has been postponed to next September: They state the following in their announcement: We had all been looking forward to our new edition very much but […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 10, 2021 – The team at Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) congratulates the Circuit Champions for the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring 13 weeks of world-class jumper, hunter, and equitation competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA, this year’s circuit was a great […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 08, 2021 – The team at Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) congratulates the Circuit Champions for the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring 13 weeks of world-class jumper, hunter, and equitation competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, this […]
Lanaken, Belgium – April 02, 2021 –The organizers of the Zangersheide Z-Tour  have released a statement announcing that the 2021 edition of the event has been cancelled. They state the following in the official announcement: “It is with pain in our hearts that we have to cancel the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Sadly, Nicola Philippaerts‘ (BEL) H&M Chilli Willi was put down last Friday while competing at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. The duo had just crossed the line of a CSI 5* class. Unfortunately, right after the last obstacle, the […]
Geneva, Switzerland – March 16, 2021 – Counting down to the first of the three remaining Majors of the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping, Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) kindly answered the organizers’ questions about the his ambitions in the sport, his horses and the Rolex Grand Slam Series. What […]
Vilamoura, Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – François Mathy Jr. (BEL) and Casanova de L’Herse did not go home empty handed during the during the 2021 Vilamoura Atlantic Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre. The pair flew to first place in the €25,750 Speed Challenge CSI 4* last Thursday in Portugal. […]
Doha, Qatar – March 6, 2021 – The first Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of 2021 kicked off in dynamic Doha, Qatar, full of passion and power with a highly emotional win for Niels Bruynseels (BEL) riding Delux van T & L.A spectacular sound and light show at […]
Doha, Qatar – February 25, 2021 – Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab presented by Longines 2021, the signature event of Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation, got off to an exciting start at the iconic Longines Arena at Al Shaqab. The eighth edition of the international event […]
Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – February 14, 2021 – Top international Belgium rider Jérôme Guery (BEL) was foot perfect today at the Sunshine Tour, winning two of the most prestigious classes, both of which were FEI Longines Ranking classes. In the Horseware Grand Prix CSI 3*, Gudrun […]
Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – February 11, 2021 – Gudrun Patteet was back in the winner’s circle on Saturday at the Sunshine Tour. The €25,700 Small Grand Prix CSI 3* was highly contested today and proved to be a very exciting class in this first week of […]
Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – February 12, 2021 – Friday’s main winner at the Sunshine Tour was a Belgian rider who has regularly seen on the podium here at the Tour, Gudrun Patteet (BEL) with her very fast mare Sea Coast Kashmira Z. Geolastic is the company that […]
Oliva Nova, Valencia, Spain – January 30, 2021 – Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and Nevados S galloped towards victory in the €26,180 Jump-off Challenge CSI 3* on Saturday during the third week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Spring MET I. The Belgian guided the 13-year-old grey Polish Sport Horse […]
Oliva Nova, Valencia, Spain – January 29, 2021- Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) and H&M Legend of Love powered past the competition and towards victory in Friday’s €26,400 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3* during the third week of the Spring MET I at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour. The Belgian guided […]
Salzburg, Austria – January 24, 2021 – It was the Belgian anthem that was heard at the Salzburg Arena after a selective course in the €100,000 Equitron-Pro Grand Prix CSI 4* at the end of the 15th Neuro Socks Amadeus Horse Indoors CSI 4* last Sunday. The contest […]
Ludo Philippaerts (BEL) starts riding again. Later this week, he’ll participate at some shows in Oliva, where our family traditionally prepares for the new season. Ludo prefers not to use the word comeback. After his physical transformation, he decided not only to pass on his experience by theory, but also […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – December 04, 2020 – The Vereecke family name has been synonymous with victory the past months at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour and it was no different on Saturday. The dad-son combination of Koen and Andres have accounted for 17 wins since showjumping resumed there […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – December 03, 2020 – Nine-five combinations took to the ring yesterday in the first qualifier for Sunday’s Grand Prix during the second week of the 2020 Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn Tour III. In the end, the Belgian flag was raised higher than the rest, with […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 27, 2020 – Andres Vereecke (BEL) and d‘Artagan RR were the winners of Thursday’s Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 2* during Autum Tour III at the Mediterranean Equestrian Centre. The Belgian and the 2011 bay Holsteiner gelding (Diamant de Semilly x Calando I) advanced […]
Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – November 19, 2020 – The 2020 Vilamoura Champions Tour came to an end today at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre with Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and Nevados S securing first place in the €52,150 Grand Prix CSIO 3*. The Belgian and the 12-year-old Polish Sport Horse (PZHK) […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 15, 2020 – The second part of the 2020 Autumn Series of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour concluded on Sunday with the CHG Grand Prix CSI 2*. After taking top honors in Friday’s Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 2*, Belgium’s Koen Vereecke (BEL) continued his […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – November 13, 2020 – Koen Vereecke (BEL) and Donna Vd Windeweg Z led a Belgian one-two in Friday’s €26,300 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 2* during the third week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn Series. The Belgian and the 10-year-old bay Zangersheide mare (Diamant […]
Mechelen, Belgium – November 01, 2020 – The Organizing Committee of Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W have released a statement announcing that the 2020 edition of the event is cancelled due to health safety concerns as a result of the recent surge in Coronavirus cases in Europe. Theofficial announcement […]
