Lausanne, Switzerland – March 17, 2020 Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International […]
La Baule, France – March 17, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Longines Jumping International of La Baule CSIO 5* released a statement today cancelling the event: They state the following: “Given the evolving nature of the Covid-19 epidemic on national territory and the […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 13, 2020 – While there were no reported cases of coronavirus in the Ocala area, out of an abundance of caution and in the best interest of our exhibitors, their horses and Hits employees, we will close this year’s Hits Ocala Winter Circuit […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 15, 2020 – Beezie Madden (USA) won her second consecutive Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the season on Saturday, March 14, during week 10 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Madden, a four-time U.S. Olympic medalist, tied […]
What is your earliest memory of riding a horse? One of my first riding memories was when I was seven years old, I was riding my pony Cleopatra, it was with her that I competed in my first jumping competition. The last few years have been incredible for […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 14, 2020 – Following last week’s communiqué to National Federations on the recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding Mass Gatherings and the necessity of Event Organisers to conduct a full risk assessment together with local authorities, the FEI has issued a further […]
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 […]
Lanaken, Belgium – The organizers of the Z-Tour have issued a statement informing that the 2020 Z-Tour has been cancelled: They issued the following statement on their Facebook account: The international Z-Tour, scheduled to run from March 26 to April 12, will be cancelled due to the Coronavirus […]
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 […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 10, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* have announced their decision to hold the event without spectators. Previously, they had announced that the show would go on with a limited amount of 1000 […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 10, 2020 –The top horse of Maikel van der Vleuten (NED), Verdi TN, will say farewell to the international sport during The Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5*. The farewell ceremony for the 18-year-old Dutch Warmblood approved stallion will take […]
Paris, France – March 11, 2020 – Sadly, the 2020 edition of the Saut Hermès at the majestic Grand Palais has been called off due to the Coronavirus. The organizers of the event have issued the following statement: “The house of Hermès has taken note of the French […]
Wellington, Florida – March 9, 2020 – Canadian entrepreneur Mark Rein and his wife, Tara, have partnered with Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) in acquiring three prospects for the international show jumping market. The Reins and Lamaze, who first met over 30 years ago when Lamaze was […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 10, 2020 – The organizers of The Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* have release a statement informing that the event will be held in a modified format, with restricted access to the public: Their article states the following: “The […]
Arezzo, Italy – March 10, 2020 – The Organizing Committee of the Arezzo Equestrian Centre, the organizers of the 2020 Toscana Tour have a released a statement announcing that the 2020 Toscana Tour has been canceled. They issued the following statement on their Facebook page: “In the face […]
Warsaw, Poland – March 09, 2020 – Cavaliada is an international festival and as such, unfortunately, it is subject to the latest restrictive recommendations of state services. Therefore, in light of the current situation in our country, it is with great regret that we are forced to inform […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 10, 2020 – After yesterday’s, Monday 9 March, crisis meeting of the Dutch government several additional precautions have been added to the already mentioned measurements. The added precautions are: do not shake hands and please take your own disinfecting hand gel when visiting […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 08, 2020 – A four-time U.S. Olympic medalist, Beezie Madden (USA) led the week-nine standings from wire to wire after finishing second in the $137,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 CSI 5*, and placing fourth in the $401,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate […]
Lexington, Kentucky, – March 2, 2020 - The Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) has announced that it will not be holding its planned $1.5 Million “Ante Up” Grand Prix which had been scheduled to debut April 7 at Pomponio Ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, California. “From the start, SRJT has tried to push […]
Geneva, Switzerland – March 03, 2020 – Following the success of the 2018 two year campaign ‘Surpass yourself and become a legend’, the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping has launched an innovative new advertising campaign ahead of The Dutch Masters, the opening Major of the year, where the world’s […]
When did you think that Martin had what it takes to reach the top? When he’d finished competing in the Juniors, that’s when I realized he might have the potential to reach the top. At the beginning, it was more my wife who went to the shows with […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – February 28, 2020 – The Young Riders Academy (YRA) Class of 2019 was welcomed to FEI headquarters in Lausanne last week for their Graduation & Reward Ceremony. The group of rising showjumping stars were Wilma Marklund (SWE), Vaclav Stanek (CZE), Elin Ott (SUI), Justine Tebbel […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – British show jumping athlete Alexandra Thornton (GBR) claimed the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, March 1, to close out week eight of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida, USA. Riding her top mount, Charielle, a 14-year-old Oldenburg mare […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – Wednesday, February 27, 2020 – The incredible contribution made by all of Ireland’s horse owners and supporters to the Irish Show Jumping team was celebrated last Wednesday night, at a special reception held at Trelawny Farms, Wellington, Florida in the USA. Speaking at the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) was once again the center of attention of equestrian sports last Saturday, hosting the $401,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 5*, the main competition during the seventh week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The challenge featured […]
