Aachen, Germany – July 22, 2018 – The second Major of 2018 has been won by Germany’s Marcus Ehning riding Pret A Tout, as horse and rider produced three exceptional clear rounds in the highlight of CHIO Aachen, the Rolex Grand Prix. Second place went to Luciana Diniz […]
Overall Longines Global Champions Tour ranking frontrunner Ben Maher (GBR) will head to Germany’s capital city of Berlin this week, looking to extend his 38-point lead against a strong international field for the 12th leg of the series. The powerhouse destination will welcome four out of the top […]
McLain Ward (USA) won the second Rolex Grand Prix qualifier of the week, the €101,000 Prize of North Rhine-Westfalia CSI 5*. McLain paid tribute to his stunning 11-year-old mare, Clinta, following his victory: Can you tell us about Clinta? I purchased her in February this year, I actually […]
The second Major of the year, the Rolex Grand Prix at CHIO Aachen, takes place on 22nd July and is expected to attract over 40,000 spectators to witness the prestigious competition. The course, set by Frank Rothenberger, is considered to be one of the most challenging and demanding […]
More than 20 nations will be represented this year during the Jumping Longines Crans-Montana CSI 4* in Switzerland. In less than 24 hours from now, the third edition of the Longines Jumping Crans-Montana will be kicked off. At the time of the last preparations, it is time to […]
The eleventh leg of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour season will feature all ten of the LGCT top ranked riders heading to the majestic destination of Chantilly in a flat out race for the Championship. Leading the charge is British Olympic gold medallist Ben Maher (GBR), the only […]
Twenty-three riders from the world’s top 30: among other things, it is the content of the exceptional plateau of Jumping International Chantilly to be held in the heart of the racecourse from July 12 to 15. A high-flying sport show completely free for the public! And of course, […]
The Global Champions League of Paris final round was also the support of a qualifying round for the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix CSI 5* during the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping CSI 5* at the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The thirty-five best individual riders of […]
Big expectations have been set ahead of this week’s Longines Global Champions Tour – Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping CSI 5*, as seven out of the top 10 in the LGCT ranking will head to the magical city to square up for the tenth leg of the Championship race. […]
The best in the world? The winner of the 2018 World Cup, the world’s number 1, four French Olympic champions, the reigning European champion, the most successful rider of all time and of course all the leaders of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) will be at the […]
Some of the world’s very best riders arrive in Knokke this week, for the fourth edition of Knokke Hippique – confirming the status this unique event has gained since its launch in 2015. Knokke Hippique opens the doors on June 28, with CSI 5* competitions, the CSI 3* Top […]
The top three in the LGCT Ranking will be in Monaco as the stars of show jumping come out in force for the 9th leg of the 2018 Championship race. At the sharp end of the grid two-time LGCT Champion Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) leads the field on 172 […]
Last year’s British Speed Derby champion Matt Sampson has just jumped right into contention for Hickstead’s Al Shira’aa Derby. Matt recently won the Hamburg Derby, the German equivalent to Hickstead’s most famous class, riding the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Gloria van Zuuthoeve. The pair produced the only double […]
With a prize fund of £105,000, including £35,650 to the winner, it remains one of the most coveted titles in equestrian sport with many of the horse world’s biggest names gracing the roll of honour. The winner of the Al Shira’aa Derby is presented with the famous […]
As the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour season gallops south across Europe, fierce rivalry and top sport will be at the forefront of everyone’s mind as the best show jumpers in the world head to Cascais, Estoril, for the Portuguese leg of the global circuit. Current LGCT Ranking […]
Three days of great sport until now at Piazza di Siena and the main attraction is just minutes away, which promises to be even more prestigious with the dispute for the Rolex Grand Prix of Rome. Forty-nine participants are set to compete, modern gladiators of this edition of […]
The renowned Jumping International La Baule CSIO 5* is on this week in France and it will feature breathtaking competition as it also hosts the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of France CSIO 5*. A very talented field of riders have already been confirmed to defend their nation’s […]
Royal Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain – May 13, 2018 – The 2018 Rolex Grand Prix at CHI Royal Windsor Horse Show was won by Rolex Testimonee Steve Guerdat (SUI) riding Bianca. Second place went to Laura Kraut (USA) riding Catwalk 22, and third place to Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) […]
Tryon, Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 11, 2018 – Organizers for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG) are pleased to announce the official mascots for the Games, two adorable miniature horses named Star and Huck. Star and Huck were adopted in 2016 by Mark and Katherine Bellissimo, managing partners […]
Mill Spring, Tryon, North Carolina – May 8, 2018 – Mark Bellissimo and the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) announced today that athlete inquiries are now open for the first annual 2018 WEQx Games™. In the inaugural year, the competition intends to have nine spectator-friendly equine competitions that […]
Scott Brash (GBR) goes into today’s Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Madrid riding his star horse Ursula with a mission to extend his series ranking lead. The British champion has already secured a golden ticket to the Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix at the GC […]
After a particularly successful start to the season in Paris and Hong Kong, the Longines Masters ended – for the first time in their history – in New York. This Sunday afternoon, the Longines Masters of New York reached climax after four days of thrilling competition at the […]
The Big Duel: Philippe Guerdat and Robert Ridland Announce Their Teams for the Return Match of the Riders Masters Cup in New York. New York, April 26 – Two weeks after the great individual confrontation of the FEI Longines World Cup Final in Paris, the United States and […]
Imagine you and your horse training with Luciana Diniz for a few days, and having the opportunity to participate in an international movement where your friends can vote for you….. It is much more than a horse riding clinic! Idealized by Olympic show jumper Luciana Diniz, G.R.O.W. Ride […]
The Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL team series return to the vibrant city of Madrid from 4th – 6th May for the first European leg on the circuit. Last year, 9 out of the World’s Top 10 riders locked horns for a sensational battle, with the then […]
The Asian leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour was won by Gregory Wathelet (BEL) & Coree in presence of Chi Ling Lin. The third leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour gathered this weekend some of the world’s best riders and horses in Shanghai in front of […]
On 15 April 2018, Elizabeth Madden (USA) aboard Breitling LS reigned supreme at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final by imposing themselves at the three rounds of the final, which were held at the impressive AccorHotels Arena in Paris. Spectators were rewarded with a truly thrilling […]
2017 and 2018 U.S. Longines FEI World Cup Final Winners, Olympic Medalists, and Young Talent Slated to Go Head-To-Head with Three Europeans Ranked in the Top Five in the World New York, NY – April 17, 2018 – It’s all in place for a stunning weekend of elite […]
Beezie Madden: And That’s Two! The AccorHotels Arena seems to bring good luck to the female American riders. Thirty-one years after Katharine Burdsall and The Natural, when this arena was still called Palais Omnisport Paris Bercy, another woman from the United States was crowned winner of the 40th […]
The already intense 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour ranking battle could be in for a major shake up, as reigning LGCT title holder Harrie Smolders (NED) returns with top stallion Don VHP Z for what promises to be a thrilling Shanghai LGCT. Less than one week after Formula 1 hit […]
