Category: Profiles

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about Ben Maher’s Explosion W

London, Great Britain – July 31, 2020 – Explosion W needs no introduction. Ben Maher‘s (GBR) spectacular horse has helped to Ben’s consecutive LGCT Season Championship wins, finishing on the podium ten times including six LGCT Grand Prix wins. In 2019 alone, he jumping six double clears and […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about Gregory Wathelet’s Coree

Brussels, Belgium – July 30, 2020 – The next horse we celebrate in our Hall of Fame is Gregory Wathelet‘s (BEL) talented but ‘sensitive’ mare, Coree. This beautiful grey mare defied expectations to achieve multiple top ten placings with Gregory on the LGCT circuit including winning the 2018 […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about Marcus Ehning’s Funky Fred

Berlin, Germany – July 29, 2020 – Marcus Ehning‘s (GER) popular chestnut home-bred stallion Funky Fred is a firm fixture on the Longines Global Champions Tour, GCL, and international show jumping circuit with numerous top placings in his incredibly consistent career. He has achieved countless top 10 placings […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about Ludger Beerbaum’s Chiara

Berlin, Germany – July 27, 2020 – We celebrate Ludger Beerbaum‘s talented and consistent grey mare Chiara today in our Hall of Fame. This ‘naturally fast’ mare has continued to produce impressive performances on the biggest stages, achieving a win in the LGCT Grand Prix of Chantilly in […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about Christian Ahlmann’s Taloubet Z

Lanaken, Belgium – July 25, 2020 – Taloubet Z and Christian Ahlmann (GER) achieved a stunning set of top results over the course of their career together. In this fascinating video, Christian gives an insight into what makes this ‘powerful’ horse so special. He talks of Taloubet’s adaptable […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about the Great Stallion Emerald

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July 21, 2020 – This week we celebrate another star of show jumping – Harrie Smolders‘ (NED) Emerald N.O.P.! Take a look back at some of his incredible rounds and get to know this incredible stallion. Emerald began his international career in the 2011 […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about the Legendary Big Star

London, England – July 16, 2020 – Big Star is a horse that needs no introduction. With numerous top-level wins to his name, including Team Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics, and Individual Gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and podium placings in LGCT Grand Prix in […]

Hall of Fame Series: Get to Know More about the Legendary Hello Sanctos

Valkenswaard, Netherlands – July 14, 2020 – The second superstar the Longines Global Champions Tour is celebrating in their Hall of Fame is the iconic Hello Sanctos! Hello Sanctos is a true legend of the Longines Global Champions Tour, playing a key role in Scott Brash’s back-to-back LGCT […]

Natural Born Winner! Explosion W by Ben Maher

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. […]