Ocala, Florida, USA – March 03, 2021 – The organizers of the Winter Ocala Spectacular at the World Equestrian Center have released two statements regarding the fact that a horse in Ocala has been found to be infected with the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). They have issued two […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – January 26, 2021 – The Global Champions League (GCL) teams on the starting grid for the 2021 season are announced today with top riders switching teams and new stars joining the fight for the coveted Championship. In an intense off-season period, team owners, trainers […]
Crans-Montana, Switzerland – December 8, 2020 – The Jumping Longines Crans-Montana (JLCM) will no longer take place in the future. Indeed, its organizers were unable to renew their agreement with the Association of the Communes of Crans-Montana (ACCM), which brings together the three High-Plateau municipalities, namely Crans-Montana, Lens […]
Rabat, Morocco – August 17, 2020 – The organizers of the Morocco Royal Tour (MRT) have made the sad announcement that the 2020 edition of the event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their official announcement states the following: Due to the sanitary conditions caused by […]
Lanaken, Belgium – July 30, 2020 – Judy Ann Melchior (BEL), the organizer of the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses released a statement today announcing that the 2020 edition of the event has been cancelled due to the recent surge in the number of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – July 13, 2020 – The FEI and ClipMyHorse.TV (CMH.TV) have entered into an agreement that is set to change the future landscape of the global governing body’s live streaming services to millions of equestrian fans worldwide. CMH.TV is one of the world’s leading providers of […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – June 09, 2020 – US Equestrian’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bill Moroney released a letter addressing racism and initiatives by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) in solidarity, support and steps that will be taken for awareness and improvement. Mr. Moroney’s letter states the […]
Calgary, Alberta – May 27, 2020 – 2008 Beijing Olympic show jumping champions Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hickstead will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020/21. The announcement was made in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on May 27, 2020. Together, Lamaze […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – May 14, 2020 – McCourt Global and Tennor Group today announced that the parties have reached an amicable outcome regarding the purchase of McCourt’s stake in Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League by Lars Windhorst. Jan Tops, Founder and President of the […]
Lexington, Kentucky – May 12, 2020 – The President of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), Murray S Kessler, has released a letter addressing the return to competitions after the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what Mr. Kessler stated in his letter: Dear USEF Members, Here […]
Knokke-Heist, Belgium – April 24, 2020 – The organizers of Knokke Hippique have released a statement announcing that the 2020 edition of the event has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Their statement is the following: Dear Knokke Hippique Friends, Knokke Hippique 2020 had all the ingredients […]
Dublin, Ireland – April 21, 2020 – The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) has issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5* due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The event hosted one of the legs of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO 5*. […]
Chantilly, France – April 17, 2020 – Sadly, the organizers of the Jumping International of Chantilly have cancelled this year’s edition of the exciting event due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the inability to reschedule the horse show. The organizers of the event issued the following statement through […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 17, 2020 – Big crowds enjoy all the action at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona. With the global sporting calendar decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FEI has made drastic changes to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 13, 2020 – In response to the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and recommendations of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the Federation Équestre Internationale (FEI) released today, Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) has made the difficult decision to cancel the remaining two […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 13, 2020 – The European Equestrian Federation (EEF) and the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) have issued a joint statement regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak: They state the following: The European Equestrian Federation (EEF) and the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) call on all National […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – Thomas & Mack Center – March 13, 2020 – The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), United States Equestrian Federation and Las Vegas Events have announced the force majeure cancellation of the 2020 FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas. The annual equestrian competition, featuring the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 12, 2020 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is working closely with the Village of Wellington, Palm Beach County, and local health services to take extra precautions concerning the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Competition at both the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and Adequan® Global […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 12, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* have announced their decision to cancel the event. The organizers released the following statement trough a news release on their website: “After the press conference of […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – March 12, 2020 – The Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League are re-scheduling the upcoming events in Mexico City, Miami Beach and Shanghai to new dates this year due to the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We are working with the Alliance of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 11, 2020 – Equestrian Sports Productions, the organizing entity of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and all showjumping events at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, (PBIEC) has released a public health notice for all visitors attending the venue in regards to the […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – February 13, 2020 – The FEI’s Jumping Director John Roche, who has played a key role in equestrian sport’s global governing body since first joining the Federation in May 1987, will retire at the end of February. Captain Roche served in the Irish Army Equitation […]
Hong Kong, China – January 30, 2020 – Originally taking place on 14 – 16 February at the AsiaWorld-Expo, EEM, the founder, owner and organiser of the event, announced today that Longines Masters of Hong Kong will not take place. This decision is a precautionary measure following the […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – January 13, 2020 – Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) today announce a new partnership with global investment holding company Tennor as the world’s premier show jumping circuit looks to accelerate its future expansion plans on the back of the […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 17, 2019 – The Fédération Equestre Internationale has released a statement announcing that they have reallocated Canada’s Team Jumping Quota for the Olympic Games to Argentina. The announcement states the following: The FEI has reallocated one of the three Tokyo 2020 Olympic team quota […]
Evesham, England – November 25, 2019 – Poden Farms has announced the sale of showjumping’s most successful horse to Pamela Wright and Charlotte Rossetter. The new owners will keep the winning partnership between Ben Maher (GBR) and the 10-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet) […]
Russia, Moscow – November 16, 2019 – Host cities for the FEI World Championships 2022 and other major events up to 2023/2024 were allocated today by the FEI Board at its in-person meeting in the Russian capital Moscow. FEI World Championships in four disciplines: Jumping, Dressage, Para Dressage […]
Wilton, Connecticut, USA – November 15, 2019 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) has issued a statement announcing that he will not continue as Team Ireland’s High Performance Manger. The legendary Brazilian equestrian has successfully led the Irish to several FEI Jumping Nations Cup victories, the 2017 FEI Jumping European […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – October 24, 2019 – Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) has welcomed a new show jumping prospect for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to his barn. Idalville d’Esprit, an 11-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Carabas v/d Wateringhoeve x Nabab de Reve), was purchased for Lamaze […]
Bertram Allen (IRL) has announced the retirement of his faithful partner Molly Malone V, one of the most admired horses in the sport. Molly was discovered by the Irishman’s dad at the Sunshine Tour as a 5-year-old. He chose renowned riders Billy Twomey (IRL) and Anthony Condon (IRL) to develop […]
