St. Gallen, Switzerland – April 03, 2020 – Under the current circumstances and the impact of Covid-19 the official show jumping tournament of Switzerland, the Longines CSIO St.Gallen, will not take place on the scheduled dates of May 21-24, 2020. Over the past few days and weeks, together […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 02, 2020 – Jennifer Gates and Evergate Stables have announced the acquisition of Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden’s Darry Lou to their already talented string of horses. The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Nabab de Reve) registered 9 FEI-level wins in 122 […]
Devon, Pennsylvania – March 31, 2020 – It is with deep disappointment that the Devon Horse Show & Country Fair (DHSCF) must announce the cancellation of the 124th DHSCF scheduled for May 21-31, 2020. This is the only second time that DHSCF has been cancelled since – the […]
Madrid, Spain – March 31, 2020 – In accordance with the health crisis that we are experiencing worldwide and following the instructions of the Government of Spain and the Ministry of Health, the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid and Oxer Sport, we have decided to postpone the […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – March 27, 2020 – Thunderbird Show Park is a family-run business. In times of duress, like the global one we’re currently experiencing due to COVID-19, families come together to support one another. Ironically, the best way we can support you at this exceptional moment […]
Hickstead, England – March 24, 2020 – The Directors of the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead have released an official statement regarding their forthcoming season, in response to the current Coronavirus situation. The Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting, scheduled to take place from 24 to 28Â June, has […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – March 25, 2020 – In response to the Governor of North Carolina’s mandate on Monday, March 23 to cancel events with 50 or more people through May 15, 2020, Tryon Resort and Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) are canceling additional events and […]
Rome, Italy – March 25, 2020 – Following meetings with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Sport e Salute SpA and the Italian Equestrian Federation (FISE), the Rome CSIO 5* Piazza di Siena Organising Committee has decided to cancel the event scheduled for May 2020. This painful, but inevitable, decision was taken after […]
Aachen, Germany – March 25, 2020 – The organizing committee of the CHIO Aachen 5* have released a statement announcing that the event has been postponed to a future date that is to be defined. Their announcement states the following: “For quite some time now, we have already […]
Paris, France – March 24, 2020 – He was the first organizer of a CSI 5* to cancel an event, the Longines Masters of Hong Kong and Asia Horse Week, originally scheduled for February 13-16. Recognized as a visionary by his peers, Christophe Ameeuw has been able to […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2020 – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to Covid-19 and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada – March 23, 2020 – As the world moves to contain the COVID-19 virus, we are witnessing a remarkable collaboration of nations, provinces, communities, public health and medical professionals and governments around the globe working together to try to contain, test and treat COVID-19. […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 23, 2020 – Originally scheduled for June 18-21, the second edition of the Longines Masters of Lausanne won’t be going ahead, EEM, the founder, owner and organizer of the event announced today. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure, in view of the […]
Rotterdam, March 23, 2020 – The board of the CHIO Rotterdam haved decided to cancel the international equestrian event which was scheduled for June 18 – 21, 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis. The 72nd edition is now postponed to June 24 – 27, 2021. “With the current […]
Wiesbaden, Germany – March 20, 2020 – There are still a good ten weeks until the Longines PfingstTurnier Tournament in Wiesbaden, but the organizers of the Wiesbaden Riding and Driving Club have decided to cancel the traditional tournament this year due to the corona pandemic. “It was a […]
Temecula, California, USA – Mar. 18, 2020 – Just like the rest of the broader equestrian community, Nilforushan Equisport Events (NEE) has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it affects the world. Although the management team kept its April competitions, the Interactive Mortgage Developmental Series and Temecula Valley National Horse […]
Parker, Colorado, USA – March 18, 2020 – To maintain a safe and healthy environment for our guests and team in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Colorado Horse Park will not be hosting any equestrian competition or activity for 30 days beginning March 16, 2020. This decision is […]
London, England – March 19, 2020 – Organizers of Royal Windsor Horse Show CSI 5*, which includes Royal Windsor Endurance and The Edwardian Pageant, have today announced the cancellation of the 2020 events following the Government’s announcements around COVID-19. Royal Windsor Horse Show was due to be held […]
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico – March 17, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Otomi Grand Prix (Grande Premio OtomÃ), at OtomÃÂ Club HÃpico, have released a statement announcing that competitions have been postponed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Their announcement is the following: Dear Equestrian […]
Eschweiler, Germany – March 17, 2020 – The organizers of the 2020 Eschweiler Jumping Festival CSI 3* have announced that their event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. They issued the following statement on their Facebook account: “All hope and patience were unfortunately not rewarded! Due to […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 16, 2020 – Jessica Springsteen (USA) was named the Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) that concluded on Sunday, March 15, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award, given in […]
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 […]
