Scott Brash (GBR) made a surprising announcement yesterday during the awards ceremony of the CHF $1,200,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*. The Brit had just posted another solid performance aboard Ursula XII, the 17-year-old British Sport Horse mare (Ahorn x Papageno) who had helped become the first and […]
You hold the equal record number of wins for the IJRC Rolex Top 10 Final and Rolex Grand Prix combined, why do you think you always performed so well here? Geneva is a show that I have always liked very much and being part of the Rolex family […]
Jumping Legend Marcus Ehning Wins the Rolex Grand Prix & Becomes the New Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender Germany’s Marcus Ehning road a masterclass in the jump-off aboard Pret A Tout to win the Rolex Grand Prix and his second Major of the year. Fifth-to-go, Ehning shaved over […]
Before the contest of the Longines Grand Prix CSI 5*, the centre of Casas Novas was the scene of an emotional tribute to Carlo 273, ridden by Sergio Álvarez Moya (ESP) for the last five years, and which has stopped competing. With a hot ovation form the stands, […]
What was going through you mind when Sameh won in Spruce? It was really funny actually because I didn’t know he had won, it looked like Sameh was second and I couldn’t see the gate because I’m really small. So, I was asking everyone ‘did he win?’. I […]
The Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final always promises to bring top class sport, with the world’s best riders competing for the coveted trophy, and this year did not disappoint. It was a home win for Swiss hero, Steve Guerdat aboard Alamo, who thrilled the crowd with a […]
How did you start your equestrian career? My parents have a riding school with over 50 horses, so it has always been in my blood! I started riding at a really young age and did my first jump at six-years-old. My Father was a successful show jumper and […]
Eric Lamaze (CAN) has announced the cancellation of his participation in competitions during this fall, including the CHI of Geneva 5* this week. As one of the ten highest-ranked riders in the world, Lamaze was expected to compete at the event but unfortunately health issues have hindered his […]
After being developed under the saddle of Zoe Conter (BEL) and short but very successful time being ridden by Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Stephex Stables’ Irenice Horta has been acquired by Cian O’Connor (IRL). Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) & Irenice Horta during the $375,000 Longines Global Champions Tour […]
Tim Stockdale, the British Jumping athlete who was a member of Team GBR at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has passed away after a short battle against cancer. He was 54. He was a passionate supporter of all aspects of the Jumping discipline, both as an athlete and […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – November 20, 2018 – Yesterday, the FEI announced that Lee McKeever, groom to four-time Olympian McLain Ward, has won the 2018 FEI Best Groom Award. Outgoing FEI Bureau members Hanfried Haring and John McEwen presented McKeever with the prestigious honor at the FEI Awards Gala in […]
With the deadliest wildfire raging in the state’s history and nearly 210,000 acres burned and ablaze from fires across the state, California and its citizens and equine community are facing one of equestrians’ worst fears. Many people have been forced to flee their homes, farms, and ranches, with […]
Germany’s golden girl Simone Blum (29) has undoubtedly had the best year of her career to date, and tonight she added another accolade to the list, taking home the Fosun Best Athlete Award at the FEI Awards 2018 presented by Longines in Manama (BRN). Crowned individual world champion and winner […]
Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) has made an announcement stating that two of his top horses, Pégase du Mûrier and Qoud’Coeur de la Loge, will be retired from showjumping and go on to focus on their breeding careers as stallions. The Frenchman’s two top stallions registered several wins at the […]
Ingmar De Vos was today re-elected unopposed as President of the FEI at the General Assembly in Manama (BRN), where he pledged to build on the success of his first term in office. The Belgian native received unanimous support for a second four-year term from delegates representing the […]
The equestrian community has lost one of its most respected equestrian members due to health issues. Sadly, Tim Stockdale (GBR) passed away yesterday in Northampton, England. After a short but losing battle against stomach cancer, illness which he had made public to the equestrian community last month. The […]
How did it feel to win your first Rolex Major? It was the most fantastic feeling, I have been working towards this my whole life, since I was a little kid. The CP ‘International’ presented by Rolex) is one of the biggest on the circuit and it’s one […]
Proud to Jump Green at the Helsinki International Horse Show where Gudrun Patteet (BEL) and Sea Coast Pebbles Z won their first ever Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League qualifier in October. From supporting the use of horse manure to generate electricity to implementing equestrian-specific […]
With LGCT Doha hitting Al Shaqab from 8th – 10th November, all eyes will be on the very best horses and riders in the sport as they battle for supremacy in the world’s premier show jumping series. In an exclusive interview ahead of the event Sheikh Ali revealed: […]
H&M Harley v/d Bisschop, one of Nicola Philippaerts’ top horses is leaving the Philippaerts family. He found home in Ireland. Just a few weeks ago, Nicola and H&M Harley v/d Bisschop rode two spotless rounds in the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, resulting in a first place for Belgium. […]
Official Statement from Mark Bellissimo, Managing Partner of Wellington Equestrian Partners, Tryon Equestrian Partners, and Colorado Equestrian Partners Wellington, Florida, USA – October 16, 2018 – The following statement has been released by Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Wellington Equestrian Partners, Tryon Equestrian Partners, Colorado Equestrian Partners, and […]
He’s so confident – he’s confident in absolutely everything he does. He just loves life.” New LGCT Champion Ben Maher (GBR) is gunning for the GCL team series trophy in Doha in November and in an exclusive interview he reveals the high calibre horse power that propelled him to the individual title. […]
Olympic Jumping athlete Bert Romp, a member of the Dutch gold medal team at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, has died following an accident in Middelbeers in the Netherlands where he was coaching. He was due to celebrate his 60th birthday on 4 November. The accident happened on 3 […]
The public vote for the FEI Awards 2018 is now open! For a second consecutive year the public gets to vote and celebrate its equestrian heroes following publication of the shortlisted nominees today. A record of outstanding achievements on the field of play, horsemanship, commitment and behind-the-scenes dedication are just […]
For the fourth season, the Longines Masters recruit one the most talented course designer of the globe: the German Frank Rothenberger. He started in the industry at only fifteen years old, building jumps and fences, then he became a course designer at only twenty years old. After ten years […]
In the lead-up to Sunday’s $204,000 CSI 4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ New York during the American Gold Cup CSI 4*-W, McLain Ward’s (USA) beloved and legendary partner, Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farms, was retired in a special ceremony honoring his incredible career with Ward, including winning […]
Cian O’Connor (IRL) has taken over the reins of Lady Cracotte, a 10-year-old Italian Sport Horse mare (Quaprice x Galoubet A) that has been simply spectacular since Niels Bruynseels (BEL) started riding her in late April. Together, the Belgian and the chestnut mare simply took the top of […]
Lillie Keenan (USA) will once again make the US her home base for training after spending time back and forth from the U.S. to Europe and vice-versa both training and competing, all of this while still attending college in the United States. The twenty-year-old American has won several […]
Cian O’Connor (IRL) has been voted to be the athletes’ representative for the discipline of showjumping before the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The Irish equestrian joins representatives from each of the 6 other equestrian disciplines. The Athletes’ Committee members, who have been elected for a period of four […]
Sadly, Jos Lansink’s (BEL) world champion partner Cumano passed away last Thursday after 25 years of memorable moments on and off the rings. The Belgian and the grey Holsteiner stallion (San Patrignano Cassini x Landgraf I) teamed up for top honors in the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games […]
