Showjumping’s biggest stars, including Olympic, World and Pan-American medalists, have confirmed their entries for the 2018 Hampton Classic Horse Show, one of the most spectacular equestrian events in the USA. The 43rd annual event returns to Bridgehampton, New York, August 26 – September 2, where the sport’s top […]
Some of the Finest Trainers and Tiders in the World will Give Masterclasses at the Dublin Horse Show This Year The Masterclasses at the 2018 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show are always some of the most popular events of the […]
Nine out of the top ten in the Longines Global Champions Tour ranking will be taking centre stage in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, with the potential for a shake up at the top of the Championship leaderboard. Harrie Smolders (NED) & Emerald van’t Ruytershof N.O.P. Ben Maher (GBR) extended […]
Eight out of the top ten riders in the Longines Global Champions Tour season rankings will take centre stage at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London this week, for a three day festival of world class sport and thrilling entertainment. Ben Maher (GBR) & Madame X At the […]
Britain is fielding a strong team for their home leg of the series, which takes place at Hickstead on Sunday 29 July. The Team NAF-sponsored squad of five– from which the final team of four riders will be named – includes the new Al Shira’aa Derby champions, William Funnell (GBR) […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – July 26, 2018 – FEI competition at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) is on this week (July 25-29) with another FEI CSI 2* rating. International show jumping competition in the Grand Prix Ring has already begun at the Flintfields Horse Park with the Staller 1.40m Jumper CSI […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The global rivalry is heating up again as the Chef d’Equipes from Team USA and Team Europe officially submitted their long lists this week for the Riders Masters Cup, the head-to-head team competition created by EEM and presented with EEF and with the support of Founding Partner Longines. Team Europe, triumphant in Paris […]
Athletes from 14 Countries Set to Compete in Combined Driving and Show Jumping Ocala, Florida – March 12, 2018 – The excitement is building as top equestrian athletes, including Olympians and World Cup Champions, have entered to compete at the 2018 Live Oak International, March 15-18 at the majestic Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, […]
Wellington, FL – January 2, 2018 – The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) and Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC (ESP) have begun preparations for what is expected to be one of the most expansive Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season yet, welcoming top equestrian athletes from around the globe to the […]
After Philippe Guerdat announced his shortlist for the European team at the first round of the Riders Masters Cup against the United States, Robert Ridland’s reply was not slow in coming. Faced with serious opposition, the American coach has made some bold choices. The revolution is about to […]
The last international show jumping event in France in 2017, the Longines Masters of Paris, the pioneering European leg of season 3 of the Longines Masters series, promises to be outstanding. From November 30th to December 3rd, the city of light will host the best riders in the world […]
