Category: Jumper News Scandinavia

Hallundbæk Stables Announces the Passing Away of Jørgen Hallundbæk

Copenhagen, Denmark – January 13, 2022 – Hallundbaek Stables has announced the passing away of Jørgen Hallundbæk. Besides being a passionate equestrian, Mr. Hallunbaek was a prominent businessman having acted as the founder, CEO & President of Welltec, an international provider of robotic well solutions for the oil […]

Andreas Schou & Quadrosson Ask are Clear & Quick to Win €25,400 Jump-off Challenge CSI 3* at Vilamoura

Vilamoura, Portugal – November 06, 2021 – Before going on to win the €51,250 Grand Prix of Vilamoura CSI 3* Andreas Schou (DEN) had already topped the €25,400 Jump-Off Challenge CSI 3* the day before during the fifth and final week of the 2021 Vilamoura Champions Tour. The Danish […]

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Oslo Opener Sets the Stage for Exciting New Season

Lausanne, Switzerland – October 13, 2021 – The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League 2021/2022 gets underway in Oslo, Norway next Sunday, and this promises to be a season like no other. It’s two-and-a-half years since Steve Guerdat (SUI) lifted the coveted title at the Final […]

Helsinki International Horse Show CSI 5*-W Postponed to 2022

Helsinki, Finland – October 05, 2021 – Helsinki Horse Show has been moved to October 2022. The biggest indoor sports event in Finland – The Helsinki International Horse Show CSI 5*-W moves to October 2022. The ongoing pandemic has caused several challenges which ultimately forced the organizer to […]

Conor Swail Soars to Victory in $73,000 Cleghorn Gun Club Grand Prix CSI 2* at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina – July 17, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Vital Chance de La Roque galloped to victory in the $73,000 Cleghorn Gun Club Grand Prix CSI 2* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Forty-four riders pursued the Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed course with five […]

Henrik von Eckermann Sells Best Boy 2 to the Gulliksen Family

Stockholm, Sweden – June 11, 2020 – Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) has sold Best Boy 2 to the Gulliksen family, owner of Stall Gullik Horses. The Swede had been partnered with the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Contagio x Sunrise) Eckerman rode the gelding to win the KR $610,000 Two-Round […]

2020 Edition of the Helsinki Horse Show Cancelled – Back in 2021!

Helsinki, Finland – June 01, 2020 – The Helsinki International Horse Show CSI 5*-W, and the Longines FEI World Cup Leg, moves to October 2021. The 36th edition of the biggest annual indoor sports event in Finland is hit by the Covid-19 crisis, and faces too many challenges […]

20 Questions with Geir Gulliksen

Valkenswaard, Netherlands – May 14, 2020 – We bring you another new feature series this week, beginning with 20 Questions with Norwegian rider and Scandinavian Vikings Team Owner Geir Gulliksen! Have you ever wondered what the secret is to Geir’s success and long-standing career? Or perhaps which country […]

Major Revision to 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Rules

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™ […]

FEI Board Approves Jumping Calendar Task Force’s Resolutions

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 […]

FEI Jumping Calendar Task Force Agrees on Resolutions at First Virtual Meeting

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 […]

FEI Sets New Criteria for Calculating World Rankings during Covid-19 Outbreak

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 […]

Steve Guerdat Soars Another Month as the Best Rider in the World

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” […]

FEI Creates Task Forces to Evaluate the Impact of Covid-19 on Calendar

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 […]

International Olympic Committee Confirms Dates for Olympic Games next Year in Tokyo

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 […]

Coronavirus Forces 2020 Olympic Games to be Postponed!

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, […]

Olympic Games in Jeopardy? International Olympic Commitee Addresses the Issue with Comunique

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 […]

IJRC & EEF Call on All National Federations to Stop Competitions

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 […]

2020 FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas Cancelled due to Coronavirus!

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 […]

Coronavirus Causes LGCT & GCL to Reschedule Events in Mexico City, Miami Beach & Shanghai

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 […]

Last to go Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen thrills in LGCT Doha Curtain-Raiser

Doha, Qatar – March 05, 2020 – The Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha kicked off in style today with Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen (NOR) picking up his first LGCT win on Chaloubet in 38.80s. Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Varoune finished just behind them with a time of 39.91 seconds and third place […]

Geir Gulliksen & VDL Groep Quatro Victorious in SEK $2,000,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Gothenburg CSI 5*-W

Gothenburg, Sweden – Sunday February 23, 2020 – Norway’s Geir Gulliksen (NOR) posted the first World Cup victory of his long and successful career in the thrilling 14th and last qualifier of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League (WEL) in Gothenburg, Sweden yesterday where […]

Nikolaj Hein Ruus & Crusador Z Top $36,000 Las Vegas National Winning Round Jumper Classic CSI 3*

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 16, 2019 – Nikolaj Hein Ruus (DEN) and Crusador Z were the winners of the $36,000 Las Vegas National Winning Round Jumper Classic CSI 3* yesterday during the The Las Vegas National Horse Show CSI 3*-W in the USA. Nikolaj Hein Ruus […]