Wellington, Florida – April 1, 2019 – Canada’s Eric Lamaze (CAN) has announced the sale of Quality FZ, a 10-year-old bay Italian Sport Horse gelding (Quintender x Eurocommerce Berlin). Moving from one Olympic champion to another, Quality FZ will leave the stables of Lamaze, the 2008 Olympic show […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 29, 2019 – A total of 20 countries on four different continents – Europe, North and South America and Asia – have submitted expressions of interest to host the 2022 FEI World Championships, with representatives from over 30 different venues attending a workshop for […]
‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 21, 2019 – An emotional ceremony during The Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant CSI 5* last Sunday marked the retirement of Jeroen Dubbeldam’s (NED) SFN Zenith. As a sign of gratitude for all of the Dubbeldam’s accomplishments aboard the gelding, the owners of the horse, […]
‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 18, 2019 – It was an afternoon of electrifying sporting drama at The Dutch Masters CSI 5*, with the world’s best horse and rider combinations taking to the arena in the Brabanthallen for the first Major of the year. Course Designer, Louis Koninckx […]
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 […]
Wellington, Florida – February 21, 2019 – The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States of America CSIO 5* at the 2019 Palm Beach Masters Series® lived up to its promise as one of the top events of the year, as the historic team challenge made a glorious […]
It’s not every day that a skewbald horse that has competed in a Driving competition qualifies for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final. But the 16-year-old gelding, Life is Beautiful, is a real all-rounder, and he can expect a very warm welcome when he enters the […]
The GCL teams on the starting grid for the 2019 season are announced today with top riders switching teams and new stars joining the fight for the coveted Championship. After a busy off-season period of transfers some of the biggest names in show jumping are changing teams. And […]
The second edition of Asia Horse Week was officially opened this morning by Dr. Anthony Chow, the new HKJC Chairman and Longines Hong Kong Masters founder and EEM CEO Christophe Ameeuw. Dr. Chow said the HKJC was proud to continue its collaboration with the event which is now […]
Sunday morning, a special plane took off from Liege’s airport on board a chartered Boeing 777 from Etihad and landed this morning in Hong-Kong. On board, sixty-two horses and lots of equipment, as the Longines Masters Series continues its intercontinental journey towards Asia. Amongst those sixty-two horses, many […]
Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) issued a statement earlier this week announcing the retirement of his horse of a lifetime SFN Zenith. Together, Dubbeldam and the 15-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Rash x Fuego du Prelet) took home the gold medal in both the individual and team jumping competitions during […]
“This horse show is truly amazing – for the horses, the riders, the grooms and the owners…” – Olympic Champion Ben Maher Wellington, Florida – February 6, 2019 – The CP Palm Beach Masters Winter Classic CSI 4*-W Presented by Suncast, the first event in the 2019 Palm Beach Masters […]
Denis Lynch (IRL) is the new owner and rider of Bertram Allen’s Hector Van D’abdijhoeve (Cabrio Van De Heffinck x Utrilllo Van de Heffinck). The 12-year-old Belgium Warmblood was owned by Noel Delahunty Connaught Bloodstock and Ballywalter Farms. The grey horse tallied three FEI-level wins in 177 starts […]
Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) has not only secured the Longines Global Champions Tour title twice in her career, but last month added a new accolade to her long list of achievements by becoming the first ever winner of the prestigious LGCT Super Grand Prix – fending off 15 of the […]
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 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 (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 […]
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 […]
Rodrigo Pessoa’s (BRA) winning partner during the 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games passed away yesterday. The Holsteiner gelding died at the age of 32 after having retired from the sport back in 2004. Owned by the Italian Vittorio Orlandi, the horse formed a winning partnership with the Brazilian […]
Wellington, Florida, USA — January 8, 2019 — Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) once again hosted its annual opening press conference on Tuesday, January 8, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to welcome exhibitors and media to the 2019 show season. The conference panel comprised representatives from […]
Ocala is making a bid to become the “Horse Capital of the World” and the World Equestrian Center (WEC) is what puts it on the map. World Equestrian Center’s world-class event grounds and exquisite World Equestrian Estates offer unparalleled access to Ocala’s horse country. The largest equestrian complex […]
The London Knights had a very successful year competing in the Global Champions League (GCL) last year. The team led by Ben Maher (GBR) counted on consistent performances by Nicola Philippaerts (SUI), Martin Fuchs (SUI), Olivier Philippaerts and Emily Moffitt (GBR), making them not only the overall champions, […]
Jennifer Gates (USA) has begun the year with another great addition to her very talented string of horses. After making the headlines at the beginning of last year by having former world number one rider Harrie Smolders (NED) as her new trainer, the American once again is in […]
Ben Maher (GBR) a year of a lifetime competing in both the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) in 2018. The Brit did not only win the two most prestigious championship series in the sport but was also the overall leader in terms of […]
The Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska Ridsportforbundet) has announced their showjumping team member for 2019. The list of riders and their horses is divided into two squads as confirmed by Chef d’Equipe Henrik Ankarcrona. The A-squad members are: Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) with H&M Indiana Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) with […]
Jessica Springsteen (USA) has announced the retirement of her top mare Davendy S. The mare has been with Jessica since 2014 after being brought up by Cedric Angot and Eugenie Angot, registering The American and the 16-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Pachat II) formed […]
Denis Lynch’s (IRL) All Star 5 will join Paul Schockemöhle to be devoted to breeding. The successful partnership between the Irishman and the includes participation in four FEI Jumping World Cup finals, the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games in Caen and two FEI Jumping European Championships. The 16-year-old bay […]
Utamaro d’Ecaussinnes will be under the saddle of top rider Niels Bruynseels (BEL) after being successfully ridden at the highest level of the sport by William Whitaker (GBR). In fact, the Belgium is not only taking over as the rider of Ludwig Criel’s 14-year-old bay Belgian Sport Horse […]
Scott Brash (GBR) may be known by some as the cool ice man of Show Jumping, but it was an emotional evening at Olympia as he retired his brilliant mare Ursula Xll last Sunday. Ursula, owned by Lady Harris and Lady Kirkham, is 17 and has twice been the top […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) has released a statement announcing the end of his partnership with Cas de Liberté Z. The mare was sold by her owners. Bruynseels and the 12-year-old bay Zangersheide mare (Cracky Z x Chellano Z) had consistent results while competing in the F1 of the sport, […]
