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Hannes Ahlmann & Caracas 105 Top Big Tour Two-Phase Challenge CSI 3*- W at Poznan

PoznaÅ„, Cavaliada – December 16, 2021 – The Big Tour class, for the prize of the National Support Centre for Agriculture and under the patronage of Tobilet.pl, saw 51 combinations on the start list. 13 of them went clear over two phases of the course, designed by Marco […]

Kaitlin Campbell & Palina de L’Escaut Claim $37,000 Power & Speed Welcome CSI 4*-W at Fort Worth

Forth Worth, Texas – December 15, 2021 – Power & Speed was the name of the game last night during the opening day of the Split Rock Jumping Tour‘s inaugural Fort Worth International CSI 4*-W at Will Rogers Coliseum. Kaitlin Campbell (USA) and Palina de L’Escaut stole the […]

A Few of Our Favorite Things: O’Neill Show Jumping’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 14, 2021 – From Tokyo to Thermal, it’s truly been a milestone year for O’Neill Show Jumping, as international show jumper Uma O’Neill (NZL) and Clockwise of Greenhill Z made their championship debut for New Zealand at the Olympic Games; 7- year -old London’s […]

Riders & Horses for the Fort Worth International CSI 4*- W

Forth Worth, Texas – December 15, 2021 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the inaugural edition of the Split Rock Jumping Tour‘s Fort Worth International CSI 4*-W, held at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Throughout the season, it’s been a battle between Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Conor Swail (IRL) […]

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy & Catch a Star HSS Prove Unbeatable in $30,000 WEC Wilmington Grand Prix

Wilmington, Ohio – December 12, 2021 – It was an exciting week of feature classes at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington during the second leg of the Winter Classic Series. Today the Sanctuary arena was filled with spectators and fans alike as they cheered on more than thirty […]

Sanne Thijssen & Con Quidam RB Claim $80,000 Credit Suisse Challenge CSI 5*

Geneve, Switzerland – December 11, 2021 – Although she is only 23 years old, Dutch rider Sanne Thijssen (NED) put the big names in equestrian sport in their place by setting a fabulous time in the main competition of the day last Saturday. Four seconds difference! Often in […]

Owner’s Corner: Questions & Answers with Luigi Baleri – Clooney’s Owner

Where does your passion for horses and show jumping come from? It’s a long story… I’ve always liked horses since I was a child, and we had a training centre close to our apartment. I always asked my parents if we could go there but we couldn’t afford […]

Samantha Schaefer & Frasier Soar to First in $75,000 Ethel M. Chocolates Grand Prix at Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – December 11, 2021 – An international list of competitors from 10 different countries took to the WEC Grand Arena under the lights on Saturday to contest the $75,000 Ethel M. Chocolates® Grand Prix. FEI Level IV course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral of Portugal designed the technical […]

Harold Boisset & T’Obetty du Domaine Fly the Highest in €25,500 CHG Prize CSI 3* at Oliva Nova

Oliva Nova, Spain – December 11, 2021 â€“ Harold Boisset (FRA) and T’Obetty du Domaine were back to their winning days at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour (MET) last Saturday. The dynamic duo topped the €25,500  Construcciones Hispano Germanas S.A CSI 3*, the feature class of the day during the […]

Questions & Answers with Current Rolex Grand Slam Winner Martin Fuchs

Aside from it being your home show, why is CHI Geneva so special to you? CHI Geneva is not just special for me, all the riders feel really welcome here, but obviously as a Swiss rider, the support of the home crowd and the fans is huge. For […]

Karl Cook & Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet Victorious in $72,900 Horseflight Grand Prix CSI 2* at Thermal

Thermal, California – December 12, 2021 – Show jumping action came to a close on Sunday at Desert International Horse Park on the final day of Desert Holiday. FEI CSI 2* athletes vied for the top prize in the $72,900 HorseFlight Grand Prix CSI2* while national show jumpers took on […]

A Star is Born! Philipp Schulze Topphoff & Concordess NRW Power Past Favorites to Win €300,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ La Coruña CSI 5*-W

La Coruña, Spain – December 12, 2021 – On his World Cup debut, 23-year-old German Philipp Schulze Topphoff (GER) breezed to victory with a stunning performance from his 11-year-old mare Concordess NRW in La Coruña, Spain this evening. This fifth leg of the 2021/2022 Longines FEI Jumping World […]

Taylor Land & Get Go Put on a Riding Lesson to Win $25,000 #1 Education Place National Grand Prix at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 12, 2021 – The ESP Year End Awards Show reached its pinnacle on Sunday as 32 competitors stepped into the International Arena at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to vie for the $25,000 #1 Education Place National Grand Prix title. The podium was ultimately […]

Martin “Master” Fuchs & Leone Jei Light Up to Win $1,000,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva CSI 5*

Geneva, Switzerland – December 12, 2021 – The world watched on in anticipation, as the final 2021 Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major – the Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* – played out at CHI Geneva 5* in Switzerland, with 16 out of the world’s current top […]

A Mighty Win by Marcel Marschall & Extra Strong in €51,800 Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Grand Prix CSI 3*

Oliva Nova, Spain – December 12, 2021 – Sunday’s CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort saw Germany’s Marcel Marschall (GER) and Extra Strong take the top honours, to conclude nine weeks of top sport at the 2021 autumn edition of the Mediterranean […]

Jordan Coyle & Ariso are the Aces in $230,000 Adequan MLSJ Grand Prix CSI 5* at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – December 11, 2021 – CSI 5* show jumping came to a thrilling culmination on Saturday night with the $230,000 Adequan® Major League Show Jumping Grand Prix CSI 5*, presented by Essence Art Gallery. Riders set out under the lights of the Grand Prix Arena at […]

Youth Beats Experience as Harry Charles & Borsato are the Best in $112,500 Cup of Geneva CSI 5*

Geneva, Switzerland – December 11, 2021 – A young British rider was the star of the day at the CHI of Geneva 5* on Saturday, winning the final qualifying event for Sunday’s $1,200,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* at the Palexpo. The ever-challenging Coupe de Genève (Cup of […]

Nayel Nassar & Oaks Redwood Race to First in $36,600 Premier Equestrian Speed Challenge CSI 2*

Thermal, California – December 10, 2021 – Besides the grand finale of the 2021 Major League Show Jumping Team competition, CSI 2* athletes continued their schedule as the one the two feature individual clases of the day in the FEI $36,600 Premier Equestrian Speed Challenge CSI 2* with […]

Katie Laurie & Cera Caruso Supreme in $36,600 Interactive Mortgage CSI 5* at Thermal

Thermal, California – December 10, 2021 – Competition got off to a great start on Saturday at the Grand Prix Arena, where CSI5* athletes took part in the FEI $36,600 Interactive Mortgage Speed Challenge CSI 5*. Australia’s Katie Laurie (AUS) took an early lead with Carissa McCall’s Cera […]

Julien Epaillard & Billabong du Roumois are Lightning Fast in €100,000 Marqués de Riscal Trophy CSI 5*-W

La Coruña, Spain – December 10, 2021 – One of the winningest riders so far this year, Flying Frenchman Julien Epaillard (FRA) was up to his old tricks again, teaming up with Billabong du Roumois to steal the spotlight in the €100,000 Marqués de Riscal Trophy CSI 5*-W […]

Team Eye Candy Taste Victory in $200,000 Major League Show Jumping Team Final, Sponsored by Desert Flight

Thermal, California – December 10, 2021 – Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) team competition came to a thrilling close on Friday night of Desert Holiday II, as Team Eye Candy was awarded the gold medal and crowned season champion in the inaugural year of the tour. After three rounds of […]

Eduardo Alvarez Aznar & Engerupgaards Cezanne Top €26,000 NH Collection Trophy CSI 5*- W at La Coruña

La Coruña, Spain – December 10, 2021 – A brilliant performance by Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (ESP) and Cezanne propelled the host nation to claim top honors in the €26,000 NH Collection Trophy CSI 5*-W on the opening day of the CSI Casas Novas – A Coruña CSI 5*-W. […]

Eric Lamaze’s Olympic Bronze Medal Partner Fine Lady 5 Retires at CHI Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland – December 10, 2021 – Fine Lady 5, the horse that carried Canada’s Eric Lamaze (CAN) to an individual bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, was officially retired in a special ceremony held Friday night, December 10, during the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final at […]

Walking the Course with Gérard Lachat – Course Designer for the CHI of Geneva

You must be delighted that this year’s edition of CHI Geneva is going ahead, after last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19? Yes, very much so, the last year has been extraordinary. We haven’t been able to see the horses compete as much and as regularly, as in normal […]

Questions & Answers with Peder Fredricson – Swede Looks Back on a Successful Year

Despite COVID-19 you’ve had a spectacular year. What are your plans for 2022? I haven’t finished 2021 yet. I am still enjoying the successes of this year and I haven’t set any new goals for next year. If you could re-live one moment from your whole career, what […]

Legends Ben Maher & Explosion W Continue to Amaze with Win in $500,000 Rolex IJRC Top Final CSI 5*

Geneva, Switzerland – December 10, 2021 – Ten of the world’s very best show jumping athletes battled it out in the headline class on day two of CHI Geneva 2021, with each partnership vying to be crowned Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final champion in the 20th edition of […]

It’s a Win for William Whitaker & Jalellah OL in €26,000 Two-Phase Challenge CSI 3* at Oliva Nova

Oliva Nova, Spain – December 10, 2021 – William Whitaker (GBR) and Jalellah OL rode for the win in Friday’s 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier, the €26,000 Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH Trophy CSI 3*, during the last week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn MET III. The British rider and […]

Live Streaming & Order-of-go in the 20th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final

Geneva, Switzerland, December 10, 2021 – The 20th edition of the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final is on today with some of the best riders and horses in the world set to compete for a generous jackpot, fame and glory. The participants in the two-round 1.60m challenge has already […]

World-Class Riders & Horses Ready for the Inaugural Fort Worth International CSI 4*-W

Fort Worth, Texas, USA – December 09, 2021— Olympic veterans and world-class show jumping riders and horses from nine countries will be at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, December 14-19 for the first-ever Fort Worth International CSI4*-W, culminating event of the 2021 Split Rock Jumping […]

Kent Farrington & Creedance are the “Rock Stars” in $112,800 Geneva Trophy CSI 5*

Geneva, Switzerland – December 09, 2021 – Forty-nine starters representing 16 nations – including nine of the world’s current top 10-ranked riders – contested the headline class, Trophée de Genève, on the opening day of the 60th edition of CHI Geneva. With the Palexpo’s iconic Geneva Arena filled […]