Category: Awards

Jumping Owners Club Awards Owner of the Year Trophy to Luigi Baleri

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Augst 22, 2019 – Mr. Luigi Baleri, owner of the top-ranked geldings Clooney 51 and Chaplin, has been awarded the Owner of the Year Trophy for 2018 by the Jumping Owners Club. The award ceremony took place yesterday evening in Rotterdam (NED), in the presence […]

Darragh Kenny Earns Leading Rider Honors at Knokke Hippique CSI 5*

Knokke Heist, Belgium – July 01, 2019 – After four days of CSI 5* competitions, Ireland’s Darragh Kenny (IRL) went off with the Leading Rider Award – a STX 2 Horse Truck for one year. Kenny was followed by his compatriot Bertram Allen (IRL) on the Leading Rider […]

Amanda Derbyshire Claims Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA  – March 31, 2019 – Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) was named the Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Saturday night, March 30, in Wellington, Florida, USA. Consistent throughout the entire 12-week circuit, Derbyshire came on strong in the final […]

Eve Jobs Claims Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 03, 2019  – Eve Jobs (USA) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, March 3, following the $209,000 Grand Prix CSIO 4*, presented by Lugano Diamonds. The grand prix capped off the eighth week of competition, designated as a CSIO […]

Bertram Allen Claims Leading Rider Honors at Longines CSI Basel 5*-W

Bertram Allen (IRL) got the year started on the right track by won the Prix du Vainqueur, the award given to the Leading Rider at the end of four days of competition during the Longines CSI Basel 5*-W in Switzerland. The Irishman took home a CHF $20,000 BMW […]

Martin Fuch’s Clooney Honored as Swiss Jumper of the Year at Longines CSI Basel

Martin Fuchs (SUI) had an outstanding year and much of that was due to his superstar horse Clooney. After surgery and making a miraculous return to the rings in time to win a silver at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 13-year-old grey Westphalian gelding (Cornet Obolensky […]

Steve Guerdat Receives Swiss Rider of The Year Award at Longines CSI Basel

Steve Guerdat (SUI) was named Swiss Rider of the Year last Saturday during the Longines CSI Basel in Switzerland. The current number-one ranked rider in the world and 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Individual Jumping bronze medalist more than earned the honors awarded by the Swiss Team Trophy […]

Tiffany Foster Claims First Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA – Prominent Wellington real estate broker Martha W. Jolicoeur presented Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (CAN) with the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) running through March 31, 2019 in Wellington, FL. Accumulating the highest number of points […]

US Equestrian Announces Voting Open for 2018 Equestrian of the Year Nominees

Lexington, Kentucky, December 21, 2018. – US Equestrian is pleased to introduce the 2018 Equestrians of Honor. Voting is now open online through Thursday, January 3 at midnight. The 2018 Equestrian of the Year will be awarded Thursday evening, January 10 at the Pegasus Awards dinner at the US Equestrian Annual […]

US Equestrian Opens Voting for 2018 National & International Horse of the Year

Lexington, Kentucky, December 19, 2018 – US Equestrian is pleased to introduce the following 2018 Horses of Honor because of their tremendous achievements over the course of the season. Each year, US Equestrian names a National Horse of the Year and an International Horse of the Year from the […]

Gudrun Patteet’s Sea Coast Pebbles Z Voted Horse of the Year in Belgium

Gudrun Patteet’s (BEL) Sea Coast Pebbles Z has been chosen as the 2018 Horse of the Year in Belgium, according to vote held by the readers of Landboweleven. The 12-year-old bay Zangersheide gelding (Picasso x Flamenco de Semilly) had several brilliant results under the saddle of the Belgian […]

Lee McKeever Honored with 2018 FEI Best Groom Award

Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – November 20, 2018 – Yesterday, the FEI announced that Lee McKeever, groom to four-time Olympian McLain Ward, has won the 2018 FEI Best Groom Award. Outgoing FEI Bureau members Hanfried Haring and John McEwen presented McKeever with the prestigious honor at the FEI Awards Gala in […]

Simone Blum Among Winners as 2018 FEI Awards Gala Recognizes the Best

Germany’s golden girl Simone Blum (29) has undoubtedly had the best year of her career to date, and tonight she added another accolade to the list, taking home the Fosun Best Athlete Award at the FEI Awards 2018 presented by Longines in Manama (BRN). Crowned individual world champion and winner […]

Public Vote Open for FEI Awards 2018

The public vote for the FEI Awards 2018 is now open! For a second consecutive year the public gets to vote and celebrate its equestrian heroes following publication of the shortlisted nominees today. A record of outstanding achievements on the field of play, horsemanship, commitment and behind-the-scenes dedication are just […]

Kent Farrington & HH Azur Honored as 2017 Longines FEI Best Rider & Horse

Longines and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) were delighted to celebrate equestrian excellence by presenting the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Horse and Rider Awards to the 2017 world’s highest officially rated jumping horse and rider. The ceremony, the first of its kind, took place at the iconic […]