Wellington, USA – September 11, 2019 – Haras Rosa Mystica has announced that Zambia Mystic Rose will be ridden by Alberto Michan (ISR).The stables from Brazil hopes to continue its story of success at the top of the sport with this new partnership. In 2018, the Brazilian Sport […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – September 11, 2019 – Haras Rosa Mystica has issued a statement announcing that Magnolia Mystic Rose will be ridden by top rider Eduardo Menezes (BRA). The renowned stables from Brazil has had a meteoric rise to the top of the sport, having had […]
What do you enjoy most about equestrian commentating, and what do you find is most rewarding? Equestrian commentating is something I’ve been doing for quite a few years now. It’s got many highlights and sometimes it can be hard work, but you get to travel the world, and […]
Which horses Eric took to Spruce Meadows this year? Can you tell me a little bit about each of them? Eric took Coco Bongo, Chacco Kid and Fine Lady 5. All three horses have very different personalities. Coco Bongo is very easy going and nothing seems to really […]
You won last year’s CP ‘International’, presented by Rolex. Does that give you more pressure going into the Major on Sunday? There’s always pressure in each Grand Prix you jump in, but the higher the stakes the higher the pressure. I personally like the pressure, especially when you […]
Are there any tricky parts to the course on Sunday? The reality is I try to make most of the fences the same level of difficulty. The start will be big but not too tough. In the first round there will be a triple combination with the dry […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – September 04, 2019 – The FEI announced the named qualifiers for the next three seasons of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ – North American League. Following a very competitive bidding and evaluation process, the FEI has allocated the eight qualifiers of this prestigious league in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA — September 4, 2019 — The Palm Beach Masters Series®, home of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Wellington since 2016, will continue to host the event through at least 2023. The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has announced the named Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ […]
How did you get into equestrian sport? I was born and raised in California and I started riding when I was only about six years old. My father was involved with race horses and I wanted to be an equestrian. I was one of four children, but I […]
Meise, Belgium – September 04, 2019 – Harrie Smolders (NED) finished the Brussels Stephex Masters as the best CSI 5* rider, and was awarded with a STX 2 Horse Truck for one year. The Dutch rider topped the ranking with 326 points, while Denis Lynch (IRL) came second after collecting 316.5 points during […]
Can you talk through your emotions from CHIO Aachen and what has happened since you won? Of course, the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen is the biggest Grand Prix in our sport and a competition every rider dreams about winning at some point in their career. To come […]
Meise, Belgium – August 31, 2019 – A beautiful retirement ceremony for Cornet d’Amour was held last Saturday during the Brussels Stephex Masters CSI 5*/3*/2* at Stephex Stables in Meise, Belgium. Daniel Deusser (GER) & Cornet d’Amour Stephex Stables’ rider, Daniel Deusser (GER) teamed up with the 16-year-old […]
Brussels, Belgium – August 27, 2019 – Stephex Stables’ Cornet d’Amour will be retired next Saturday during the Brussels Stephex Masters CSI 5*/3*/2*. Originally, the horse had been brought up by Pedro Veniss (BRA) before being sold to Stephex Stable. Riding for the renowned stables from Belgium, Daniel […]
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 […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – August 13, 2019 – New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China are both on their way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after clinching the top two places at today’s Olympic Group G team Jumping qualifier staged in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. The experienced […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – August 06, 2019 – JustWorld will be the official charity supported by Longines Global Champions Tour of New York where the finals of the 2019 series will take place for the first time. The spectacular new event, taking place September 27 – 29, 2019, […]
Aachen is a historical place for showjumping and where many personal stories of triumph and defeat are written. As usual, every year, it holds the most difficult grand prix in the sport, the €1,000,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSI 5*. It is a competition that hosts the very […]
The sun shone down on the impressive CHIO Aachen arena for the pinnacle of the event, the Rolex Grand Prix. With seven horse and rider combinations through to the jump-off, the world’s best battled it out, but it was USA’s Kent Farrington who claimed the top prize aboard […]
Ashlee Meeus-Bond (ISR) issued a statement announcing the retirement of her top mount Chela LS to become a broodmare. The American-born rider who represents Israel and the 15-year-old chestnut La Silla mare (Chapultepec La Silla x Tlaloc La Silla) recorded 7 FEI-level wins together: the Grand Prix CSI 3* […]
What attributes does it take to be a professional photographer in Equestrian sport? With any good sports photography, I think one of the most important things is to be able to anticipate moments. When you are dealing with an atmosphere as big as Aachen, I think it’s even […]
CHIO Aachen seems to attract a lot of American riders, what makes it such a special show for the US Team? I think everything, the atmosphere here, the crowds, the infrastructure for us and the horses, the tradition and the prize money, they have everything to make it […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July 23, 2019 – The Global Champions Tour (GCT) has released a statement announcing the cancellation of the legs of the championship series of both the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League (GCL) in Montreal. The official statement reads the following: The Board […]
Aachen, Germany – July 19, 2019 – Top showjumpers and their horses require grooms that are highly skilled at their trade and very dedicated to the horses. One of them is certainly Sean Vard, Martin Fuch’s groom. Rolex Grand Slam sat down with him to get an inside […]
Being a rider based in America, how much preparation and organization of your horses and your team does the travel over to Europe entail? Living in America, it takes a lot of organization. I have a big team behind me that makes this all possible, so I’m very […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – US Equestrian (USEF) is accepting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 USEF Show Jumping National Championships and USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championships. EOIs may be submitted for one or both of the championships. The USEF Show Jumping National Championship is […]
Hickstead, England – July 5, 2019 – Tripple X III, the horse who took Britain’s Ben Maher (GBR) to Olympic team gold at London 2012, is to be officially retired at Hickstead. A retirement ceremony will take place shortly before the year’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup, […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. July 08, 2019 – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Great Britain CSIO 5* on Friday, July 26. The competition is part of the Longines Royal International Horse Show, taking place Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, […]
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 […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – June 20, 2019 – The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has today allocated host cities for 13 FEI Championships for the next two years and nine FEI Driving World Cup™ legs for the 2019/2020 season. Budapest (HUN) will lead the way as host of the FEI […]
After winning the €900,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* at the Dutch Masters, Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) not only took the lion’s share of the jackpot but also became the live contenter for the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping. The Swede was interviewed about several aspects of his career […]
