Dublin, Ireland – May12, 2020 – Horse Sport Ireland, the Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland, and the centralised national body for the sport horse industry (breeding & sport) has delivered a comprehensive submission to Government, aimed at ensuring that considered protocols and procedures can be put […]
Dublin, Ireland – May 05, 2020 – Having previously spent three years as Development Manager of the Irish team, Co Clare’s Michael Blake landed the biggest job in Irish Show Jumping in 2019 when he was named High Performance Director of the senior team. It looked as though […]
Can you talk about your daily routine as a show groom? I wake up early in the morning to feed the horses, then we give them some time to rest so they are able to digest their food. We then ride them through the morning and afterwards if […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 14, 2020 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) scored a victory in the $137,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, March 14, to conclude a banner season competing in the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 13, 2020 – With 17 combinations returning for the jump-off in the $36,600 Bruins Tour Challenge CSI 2* Friday night at Deeridge Farms, Stephen Moore (IRL) had time to watch some of his competition prior to entering the ring, and he came away […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 13, 2020 – Things didn’t go according to plan for Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Eristov in the $89,500 Palm Beach Masters Qualifier CSI 5*, and it was all the better for them. “It wasn’t really part of the plan; this season [we had] […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 13, 2020 – The European Equestrian Federation (EEF) and the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) have issued a joint statement regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak: They state the following: The European Equestrian Federation (EEF) and the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) call on all National […]
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 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 11, 2020 – Bertram Allen (IRL) topped the $37,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m CSI 3* riding Lafayette van Overis to open the tenth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, on Wednesday, March 11. Allen continued a streak of […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 08, 2020 – Daniel Coyle (IRL) finished the 2019/2020 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League the same way he started it—with a victory. After beginning the season with a win in Vancouver (CAN), Coyle rode Farrel to the top of the […]
Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates – Friday, February 28, 2020 – Jack Ryan (IRL) continued his streak of great results last week, winning the AED $131,600 Longines Grand Prix CSI 2* last Friday during the President of UAE Showjumping Cup CSIO 5*/2* at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club in […]
Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – Thursday, February 27 – It was a perfect day for the first of the XXVI Sunshine Tour CSI 4* today, with plenty of sun and an electric atmosphere as around 1000 combinations took to the arenas. Dermott Lennon (IRL) riding “MJM Pursuit” […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 27, 2020 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Carthano cruised to victory in the $37,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 CSIO 4* during the eighth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, […]
Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – Thursday, February 20, 2020 – Michael Pender (IRL) and Casanova van Overis Z were the winners of yesterday’s feature class in the Francisco Moura Arena, the €25,800 Jump-off Class CSI 3* during the fourth week of the Vilamoura Atlantic Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre […]
Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – Friday, February 21, 2020 – Beating off more than 85 competitors, the 19-year-old Irish rider, Jason Foley (IRL), was top of the class with “Castlefield Cass”. The class was sponsored by €26,650 Iberian Sportech and was the qualifier for the first Big Grand Prix, which will […]
Wellington, Florida – February 12, 2020 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) rode Billy Manjaro to victory in the 1.40m $8,000 Palm Beach Masters Warm-Up CSIO5*, besting 49 competitors on a bright and balmy Wednesday afternoon at Deeridge Farms. The Irishman guided the gelding flawlessly over the course, registering a penalty-free performance […]
Sharjah, The United Arab Emirates – Thursday, February 06, 2020 – An unsual outcome was the result after the very exciting €52,000 Sharjah Islamic Bank Challenge CSI 5*-W/2* last Friday during The H.H. The Ruler of Sharjah Cup CSI 5*-W/2* at the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club in […]
Sharjah, The United Arab Emirates – February 06, 2020 – Shane Breen (IRL) and Evita won the €25,400 Sharjah Tourism Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the H.H. The Ruler of Sharjah Cup CSI 5*-W/2* at the Sharjah Racing Club in The United Arab Emirates. The Irishman and the […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – January 31, 2020 – Matthew Sampson (GBR) and Geneve R claimed top honors in the €26,300 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3* for the Emiralia Horse Corporation Trophy on Friday during the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The Brit and the 9-year-old bay […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 29, 2020 – Action during week four of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) had a change of scenery, with 80 riders crossing the road to the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village (home to the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival). It was third […]
Leipzig, Germany – January 20, 2020 – Ireland’s Denis Lynch (IRL) firmly secured his spot at the 2020 Longines Jumping World Cup Final when storming to victory with GC Chopin’s Bushi in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier in Leipzig, Germany today, where […]
