Rabat, Morocco – December 23, 2020 – One of the most brilliant horses of all-time will no longer be seen competing at the high level of showjumping. Abdelkebir Ouaddar (MOR) has announced that Quickly de Kreisker. The 16-year-old Selle Français stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Beach Boy) galloped […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 22, 2020 – Marco Fusté (ESP), one of the best known figures on the international Jumping circuit, has been appointed as Jumping Director for the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sports. Mr. Fusté has been Director of Jumping at […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 18, 2020 – At the onset of the ESP New Year’s Show, Delaney Flynn (USA) and Milan IV, owned by Grace Jacobsen, set the pace to take home the blue ribbon in the $10,000 1.40m Open Stake, presented by Score At The Top. Thirty-four […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 21, 2020 – The FEI would like to warn the equestrian community that some batches of Marstall feed containing apple pomace were contaminated with caffeine, a Controlled Medication and Specified Substance on the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List. Bernhard Kreiling GmbH, the manufacturer […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – december 21, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of a re-envisioned USEF Horsemastership Training Series and will host the first session of the year at Equestrian Village, the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds, in Wellington, Fla from January 14-17. The USEF […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 19, 2020 – The Diriyah Equestrian Festival (DEF) came to an end last Saturday at the Al Duhami Farm in the Saudi capital and it was Philipp Weishaupt (GER) and Coby 8 who claimed top honors in the final FEI-class of the two-week […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 20, 2020 – The $25,000 New Year’s Grand Prix, presented by Vita Flex, took place on Sunday, December 20, the final day of the ESP New Year’s Show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Forty-one entries hailing from 12 nations competed for […]
Gorla Minore, Italy – December 19, 2020 – Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Balou Rubin R were supreme in the €25,500 Longines Ranking Speed Challenge CSI 2* on Saturday during the second week of the Equieffe Christmas Show CSI 2* at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre. The Swiss rode to […]
Thermal, California, USA. – December 19, 2020 – Kyle King (USA) and Christine Maclean’s Etalon raced to victory in Desert Holiday III’s $25,000 Adeptus Grand Prix on Saturday at the Desert International Horse Park. Scott Starnes’ (USA) course challenged twenty-one pairs, with seven riders returning clear for the jump-off. […]
Enfield, Kildare, Ireland – December 18, 2020 – Live Show Jumping returned to Irish television screens tonight (Friday), as the Horse Sport Ireland Masters at the Emerald International Equestrian Centre served up a thrilling competing to RTE viewers across the nation and around the world on the RTE […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 16, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2020 Horses of Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees, each recognized for their outstanding efforts during the 2020 competition season. Both the Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year award […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 18, 2020 – Germany and France have battled for the top placings the past few days of competition during the two weeks of the Diriyah Equestrian Festival (DEF) at the Al Duhami Farm in the Saudi capital. On Friday, it was Germany who claimed victory […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 18, 2020 – The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decisions in a number of equine and human anti-doping cases. In the following Jumping case, the athlete has been provisionally suspended until the FEI Tribunal renders its decision. The horse has been provisionally suspended […]
Blackhall Big, Batterstown, Meath, Ireland – December 17, 2020 – Great Britain’s Georgia Tame (GBR) riding Evita took victory in Thursday night’s The Underwriting Exchange Speed Class on the eve of the Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping Masters. A host of Ireland’s top international riders along with athletes from […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 17, 2020 – The ESP Holiday III Show took place from Monday until yesterday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). At the onset of the week on Tuesday, Ramiro Quintana (ARG) and Hemerald-Balia, owned by Orpen Horses, led the pack in […]
Zürich, Switzerland – December 17, 2020 – Martin Fuchs (SUI) has released a statement announcing that he will no longer be the rider of Silver Shine. Luigi Balieri‘s 11-year-old grey Oldenburg gelding Silver Shine (Califax x Balou du Rouet) will now be seen under the Swiss rider Niklaus […]
Warendorf, Germany – December 17, 2020 – The German Equestrian Federation (Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung) has issued a press release announcing the riders and horses that were chosen as members of the Olympic and Perspective squads, representing the nation in official competitions. The following riders and horses were chosen […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 17, 2020 – The $25,000 ProElite National Grand Prix took place on Thursday, December 17, the final day of the ESP Holiday III Show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Thirty-eight entries took on the first course of 13 fences, designed by Mauricio […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 17, 2020 – The second week of the Diryah Equestrian Festival got underway on Thursday and it was Julien Epaillard (FRA) who stole the spot. The “Flying Frenchman” claimed a one-two in the feature class of the day, the Big Tour’s $450,000 SAEF […]
Goch, Germany – December 17, 2020 – Over the past 35 years Holger Hetzel – Nations Cup rider, two-times German Vice-Champion, famous international trainer, official regional coach for Rhineland and equestrian event organiser – and his team have established an equestrian sport centre in Goch that is frequented […]
Stockholm, Sweden – December 16, 2020 – The Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska Ridsport Forbundet) has announced the horse-and-rider combinations that have been selected for the national showjumping team. The team is split into squad A and B. Squad A Peder Fredriscon (SWE) & H&M Christian K or Catch […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 15, 2020 – Besides confirming the allocation of teams to Europe Division I events, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) also confirmed the dates for the for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ series. There were some changes compared to last year. The leg […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 15, 2020 – Allocation of teams to Europe Division 1 events for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ series have been confirmed this week, giving equestrian sports fans something really positive to look forward to next season following a year of significant disruption […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – December 15, 2020 – The 2021 dates for the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League (GCL) team series are revealed today with fans worldwide anticipating a sensational new championship race. There will be 16 events on the LGCT and GCL calendar next […]
Thermal, California, USA. – December 13, 2020 – Karl Cook (USA) and Fecybelle were the stars at the end of the second week of the Desert Holiday Series at the Desert International Horse Park. The duo captured first-place honors in the feature class of the week, Sunday’s $100,000 Voltaire […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 15, 2020 – The CEO of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF / US Equestrian), William J. Moroney, has issued a statement about the COVID-19 pandemic and thanking the equestrian community and USEF member for the resilience in such a year of hardship. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 13, 2020 – The second week of the ESP Holiday Series concluded on Sunday with two grands prix. Immediately following the $214,000 Spy Coast Farm Grand Prix CSI 4* grand prix, the $25,000 Holiday II National Grand Prix, presented by Resilient Fitness, hosted […]
Gorla Minore, Italy – December 13, 2020 – Martina Meroni (SUI) and Rock de Vains were the stars of the first week of the Equieffe Christmas Show CSI 2*. The duo claimed top honors in the €26,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* on Sunday at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre. […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 12, 2020 – Daniel Deusser (GER) and Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z won a German duel for top honors in the $442,700 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ of Riyadh CSI 4*-W last Saturday during the first week of the Diriyah Equestrian Festival. The week’s […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 13, 2020 – Another “Super Sunday” concluded the second week of the Holiday Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) and it was Laura Kraut (USA) and Confu who shone the brightest, claiming the win in the $214,000 Spy Coast Farm […]
