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Victor Bettendorf Makes a Triumphant Return to the VillaMoura Champions Tour CSI 3*

Quateira, Faro, Portugal – October 13, 2022 – Victor Bettendorf (LUX) made a triumphant return to the VillaMoura Champions Tour CSI 3* on Thursday, teaming up with Astuce de La Roque to win the feature class of the day, the €25,500 VillaMoura Speed Challenge CSI 3* at the […]

Francisco José Mesquita Musa Can’t Be Caught in the €26,000 Prix Wilaya Region Rabat Sale Kenitra CSIO 4*-W

Rabat, Morocco – October 13, 2022 – Victory for the Brazilian Francisco José Mesquita Musa (BRA), in the “big class” of the day, the €26,000 Prix Wilaya Region Rabat Sale Kenitra CSIO 4* during the first day of the CSIO 4*-W of Rabat ahead of the Dutch Leon […]

Max Thirouin & Utopie Villelongue Victorious in €25,500 Hubside Speed Challenge CSI 4*

Grimaud, France – October 12, 2022 – The final week of competition at Haras des Grillons this year began with a French victory in the feature class of the day, the €25,500 Hubside Speed Challenge CSI 4*, held on thursday during the Hubside Jumping – Grimaud-Golfe de Saint-Tropez […]

Links to the Streaming Feeds of All Major FEI-Level Events this Week

Oslo, Norway – October 13, 2022 – It’s showtime for Longines FEI Jumping World Cup action this week at the Kingsland Oslo Horse Show CSI 5*-W & CSI 2* but there’s much more taking place all over the world. To follow the action live from this great attraction […]

Riders & Horses for the Hubside Jumping’s Fall Tour CSI 4*

Grimaud, France – October 12, 2022 – Showtime showjumping has already begun this week during the final week of the Hubside Jumping’s Fall Tour Series with the running of CSI 4* & CSI 2* classes at Haras des Grillons. Julien Epaillard (FRA), Darragh Kenny (IRL), Pénélope Leprévost (FRA), […]

Rolex Grand Slam Owner’s Lounge: Questions & Answers with Frans Lens

What is your earliest equestrian Memory? Over 30 years ago, an equestrian centre opened in our local area near to Lier, which, at the time, was actually the biggest equestrian centre to be built in Belgium. I took my daughter, Elke, to it and she loved it. After […]

Riders & Horses for the Sunshine Tour CSI 3* at Vejer de la Frontera

Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – October 13, 2022 – It’s showtime for showjumping again at the 2022 edition of the Sunshine Tour and heavy names of the sport have already taken flight at the important equestrian venue in Spain. Laura Kraut (USA) leads a star-studded list that […]

List of All Major Events this Week with Links to More Information about Them

Oslo, Norway – October 12, 2022 – It’s showtime for showjumping this week with the kickoff of the 2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup – Western European League, held at the Kingsland Oslo Horse Show CSI 5*-W. Contrary to the competition at the Norwegian capital, the 2022 Morocco […]

Riders & Horses for the Morocco Royal Tour – Rabat CSIO 4*-W

Rabat, Morocco – October 12, 2022 – It’s showtime for showjumping and Nations Cup week at the 2022 edition of the Morocco Royal Tour! After a stellar first week of competitions at the Royal Guard of Tétouan, the second leg packs a double punch, featuring the Longines FEI […]

EEF-Supported Sustainability Study to Calculate Carbon “Hoofprints” is Now Underway

The EEF is proud to have created a partnership with Wageningen University and the Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska Ridsportförbundet) to research the carbon impact of an elite competition horse and understand how we can provide a more sustainable environment for our top athletes. Currently, the full impact of the equine athlete’s carbon footprint is […]

Riders & Horses for the Kingsland Oslo Horse Show CSI 5*-W

Oslo, Norway – It’s showtime for showjumping during the 2022 edition of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup – Western European League and the first leg of the season takes place this week at the 2022 Kingsland Oslo Horse Show CSI 5*-W. After a third-place finish in the […]

Spruce Meadows Unveils Ambitious Plan to Celebrate 50th Anniversary in Grand Fashion!

Calgary, Alberta, Canada – October 10, 2022 – Wow, what a great show jumping season we have just completed, culminating with the ‘Masters’–full stadium, fantastic sport, beautiful weather, and great atmosphere! First, my team would like to thank you for all that you have done to help us build […]

Star-Studded Field for the Opening Longines FEI Jumping World Cup – Western European League at Oslo

Oslo, Norway – October 10, 2022 – Next Sunday’s opening leg of the 2022/2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League in Oslo (NOR) looks set to be a cracker with two former series champions and five of the top-10 riders in the world rankings, including the […]

Grant Seger Pilots Plot Z to Win the $25,000 Sunday Classic at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 09, 2022 – The $25,000 Sunday Classic at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC) win went to Grant Seger (USA) and Grey Fox Crossing’s Plot Z with a time of 36.556 seconds. Seger and the 2011 Warmblood gelding (Plot Blue x […]

€52,000 for California Optima on First Day of Optimus Auction, Tonight Embryo Auction!

The topper of yesterday’s auction was California Optima, a Cumano out of the sister of Vagabond de la Pomme. Tonight, from the same dam embryos will be offered by Chacco Blue and Emerald. Two fillies were not sold in the auction yesterday. They will be offered in the […]

Ashlee Bond is the Best with Chill Ma in the $25,000 Score At The Top Grand Prix at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – October 9, 2022 – The ESP October show concluded on Sunday with a day full of show jumping action on Equestrian Village’s expansive grass Derby Field. The competition’s feature event, the $25,000 Score At The Top Grand Prix showcased a diverse field of 21 international horse-and-rider […]

Lauren Balcomb and Verdini D’Houtveld Z Clinch the Win in the $75,000 John Deere Greenville Turf & Tractor Grand Prix CSI 2*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 8, 2022 – Lauren Balcomb (AUS) took the win in the $75,000 John Deere Greenville Turf & Tractor Grand Prix CSI 2* astride Verdini D’Houtveld Z, owned by Balcomb herself and partner Sharn Wordley, with an impressive time of 39.95 seconds.  Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) course challenged […]

Alexa Stais & Urhelia Lutterbach Light Up to Win €50,000 Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Grand Prix CSI 3*

Oliva Nova, Spain – October 10, 2022 – Alexa Stais (CYP) and Urhelia Lutterbach (Helios de La Cour II x VDL Emilion) won Sunday’s Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort in Oliva Nova, Spain, as the second week of Autumn MET I […]

Mark Bluman & Ester de Maugre are the Masters of the $37,000 Grand Prix of Greenwich CSI 2*

Greenwich, Connecticut – October 08, 2022 – Mark Bluman (COL) brought forward the youngest horse into the $37,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* to kick off the afternoon at CSI Greenwich. But inexperience did not seem to hinder 8-year-old Ester de Maugre. Bluman and the chestnut Selle Français mare (Vigo […]

Conor Swail & Vital Chance de La Roque Defend their Title Winning $228,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Sacramento CSI 4*-W

Sacramento, California, USA – October 08, 2022 – Heading into the opening leg of the 2022-2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League season in Sacramento (USA), the expectations of Conor Swail (IRL) were high. Swail not only won Sacramento’s World Cup leg a year ago, but […]

Darragh Kerins & Valentino Tuiliere Lead All-Irish Podium in the $100,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 3*

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – October 09, 2022 – It was a podium reserved for the Irish on Sunday as Darragh Kerins (IRL), Shane Sweetnam (IRL), and Daniel Coyle (IRL) claimed the top three spots in the $100,000 Lugano Diamonds  Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, to […]

A Present to the King & Morocco! Abdelkebir Ouaddar Reigns in €95,200 Grand Prix of HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan CSI 4*-W

Tétouan, Morocco – October 09, 2022 – It is the victory of a whole people… or at least of a whole public – there was not a single free place in the stands. What Abdelkebir Ouaddar (MAR) achieved this afternoon in the equestrian stadium of the Royal Guard […]

McLain Ward’s New Winning Partner Proves Unbeatable in $216,000 Grand Prix of Greenwich CSI 3*

Greenwich, Connecticut – October 08, 2022 – McLain Ward (USA) has been involved in Lezaro‘s career since the beginning of the year—but not originally as his rider. He and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Bockman’s Lord Pezi x Landadel) did not team up competitively until the summer, but unsurprisingly, […]

Bryan Balsiger Shows All the Courage to Claim €51,300 Hubside Store Jump-off Challenge CSI 5*

Grimaud, France – October 09, 2022 – We hadn’t seen them on such heights for a few months: the Swiss Bryan Balsiger and his mare Ak’s Courage were well and truly back, winning the feature class on Saturday, €51,300 Hubside Store Jump-off Challenge CSI 5* during the Hubside […]

Tinka’s Hero of the Night at the Morocco Royal Tour – Tétouan CSI 4*-W

Tétouan, Morocco – October 08, 2022 – It could have been the perfect day for the Italian Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA). Regular winner of the Morocco Royal Tour, especially in Tétouan, after a first success the day before, he signed his second triumph this afternoon in the Prix Tanger […]

Shane Sweetnam & Alejandro Make the Winning Bet at the Split Rock Jumping Tour CSI 3*

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – October8, 2022 – The Lugano Diamonds Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) welcomed the continuation of competition at the CSI 3* rating to the Kentucky Horse Park for the second week of the Split Rock Hunter Jumper Fall series. Friday, October 7 saw fifty horse-and-rider combinations set […]

David Will & Mexico Marvel as the Meeting of Happiness is Back Again at Morocco Royal Tour – Tétouan CSI 4*-W

Tétouan, Morocco – October 07, 2022 – These facilities of Tétouan Equestrian Centre, in the superb installations of the Moroccan Royal Guard are simply magic with their decoration, this fortress of entry and its crenellated towers, these majestic palm trees, these stone tribunes of a splendid architecture and […]

Marc Dilasser & Arioto du Gevres Gallop for the Gold in €55,000 Hubside Store Jump-off Challenge CSI 5*

Grimaud, France – October 07, 2022 – Already the winner of the main class the previous day at the Hubside Jumping CSI 5* & CSI 2* Grimaud-Golfe de Saint-Tropez, the Frenchman Marc Dilasser (FRA) and Arioto du Gèvres, were on top form, winning the €55,000 Hubside Store Jump-off […]

Christian Coyle Gets a Flying Start with Ma Pomme de Tamerville in the $37,000 Winning Round CSI 2* 

Greenwich, Connecticut – October 07, 2022 – Christian Coyle (IRL) had full confidence in Ma Pomme de Tamerville in the $37,300 Winning Round CSI 2* 1.45m, despite only having ridden the chestnut mare for about two weeks. That positive attitude was reaffirmed when he and the mare bested the opening […]

Adrienne Sternlicht & Bennys Legacy Light Up to Win $73,960 Speed Challenge CSI 3*

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA – October 07, 2022 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) has been diligently planning Bennys Legacy‘s schedule, with her eye on giving the 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Lupicor x Voltaire) the best opportunity to make an upcoming championship team. With those goals in mind, she entered the expansive […]