Category: CSI 4*

Amy Millar & Christiano Claim the $62,500 Hermès Classic CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 28, 2024 – The Canadian national anthem rang out for the second time in as many days in the International Arena at Wellington International during Week 3 of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). A 2016 Olympian for Canada, Amy Millar (CAN) […]

A Day of Firsts for Tiffany Foster in the $215,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 27, 2024 – Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (CAN) climbed atop a ‘Saturday Night Lights’ podium at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for the first time on January 28 during Week 3. Piloting Battlecry, Foster won the $215,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 4* in front of a packed […]

Richard Vogel & Cepano Baloubet Back to their Winning Ways at Wellington International

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 25, 2024 – The 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) once again saw Germany’s Richard Vogel (GER) leading a lap of honor in the International Ring as he won Friday’s $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI 4* 1.50m on Cepano Baloubet during the third week of competition. The […]

Nicola Philippaerts & Derby de Riverland Race to the Top at Wellington International CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 25, 2024 – The third week of international competition during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International started off as a winning one for Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) aboard Derby de Riverland. They topped the $62,500 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round II […]

Tiffany Foster & Brighton Blaze towards First in the $39,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Speed CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 16, 2023 – The 2024 Holiday Festival II CSI 4* horse show, held at Wellington International from December 14 to 17, concluded with a series of spectacular performances despite challenging weather conditions. Friday’s highlights was the $39,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Speed CSI […]

Aaron Vale & Carissimo 25 Conquer the $226,000 BrainJuice Grand Prix CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 16 , 2023 – The 2024 Holiday Festival II CSI 4* horse show, held at Wellington International from December 14 to 17, concluded with a series of spectacular performances despite challenging weather conditions. Saturday’s conditions, marked by strong winds and rain, led to […]

Kristen Vanderveen & Bull Run’s Hesed “Show No Mercy” for the Competition at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 14 , 2023 – The 2024 Holiday Festival II CSI 4* horse show, held at Wellington International from December 14 to 17, concluded with a series of spectacular performances despite challenging weather conditions. The week began on Thursday with the $50,000 Grand Prix Qualifier […]

Jad Dana Dashes to Win the $39,000 Dover Saddlery CSI 4* at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 03, 2023 – The International Arena of the Wellington International was home to some of the biggest names of the noble sport from Wednesday to Sunday as it hosted the ESP Holiday & Horses CSI 4*. The second to last class in the International Arena to wrap up […]

Rodrigo Pessoa & Lord Lucio Light Up in the $39,000 Score at the Top Speed Challenge CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 01, 2023 – The International Arena of the Wellington International was home to some of the biggest names of the noble sport from Wednesday to Sunday as it hosted the ESP Holiday & Horses CSI 4*. Jumper competition continued Friday morning with the $39,000 Score at the Top 1.45m taking […]

One-Two for Brazil as Luiz Francisco de Azevedo & Collin Conquer the $50,000 TRM Prize CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – November 30, 2023 – The International Arena of the Wellington International was home to some of the biggest names of the noble sport from Wednesday to Sunday as it hosted the ESP Holiday & Horses CSI 4*. Continuing Thursday’s competition in the International Ring […]

Rene Dittmer & Corsica’s Winning Streak Continues in the $226,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 02, 2023 – Twenty-nine elite show jumping combinations contested the $226,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI 4*, sponsored by Keyflow Feeds USA Saturday night. The battle for the win pitted riders from all over the world against one another but it ws young professional Rene […]

Petronella Andersson Powers Past the Competition in the $907,400 H&M Grand Prix CSI 4*

Stockholm, Sweden – December 03, 2023 – The €907,400 H&M Grand Prix CSI 4* at the Sweden International Horse Show CSI 4* is the most challenging jumping class of the show. The audience cheered on the riders in Friends Arena and were thrilled to see two Swedes in […]

Jonathan Gordon Gallops to Thrilling Victory at Rouen

Rouen, France – November 24, 2023 –Jonathan Gordon (IRL) won a thriller on Saturday at Equi’Seine CSI 4* & CSI 2*, teaming up with Capri to claim the lion’s share of the €36,000 M Comme Mutuelle Prize CSI 4*. Going up against 6 other combinations in the tiebreaker […]

Pénélope Leprevost & Texas Supreme Again in the €110,250 Grand Prix CSI 4* at Rouen

Rouen, France – November 26, 2023 – Pénélope Leprévost (FRA) and Texas had alreadygotten off to the perfect start at the 2023 Equi’Seine CSI 4* & CSI 2*, claiming the feature class there on Thursday, the €30,900 Carno Avocats Prize CSI 4*. Not to disappoint, they ended on […]

Unstoppable! Julien Epaillard Reigns Supreme in the €100,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5*-W

Lyon, France – November 03, 2023 – Serving as a dress rehearsal ahead of the Longines FEI World Cup stage on Sunday, Friday’s Longines Grand Prix was won by the one-and-only Julien Epaillard (FRA) riding Dubaï du Cèdre.  It must be said that the competition was fierce between […]

Rene Dittmer Dazzles with Corsica X, Topping $77,300 Welcome Stake CSI 4*-W

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – November 02, 2023 – International show jumping competition made its debut at the 2023 National Horse Show (NHS) on Thursday, November 2nd. Welcoming some of the world’s top show jumping athletes and their mounts, the CSI4*-W designated competition featured a star-studded lineup of 29 […]

World Number Two Julien Epaillard Flies to First at the Jumping International Saint-Lô CSI 4*

Saint-Lô, France – October 27, 2023 – World number two climbs to the first spot on the podium! Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Dubai du Cedre claimed the feature class Friday, the €52,600 Prix Ville de Saint-Lô & Saint-Lô Agglo CSI 4* during the Jumping International de Saint-Lô CSI […]

Emanuele Gaudiano Ends His Morocco Royal Tour as He Began!

El Jadida, Morocco – October 22, 2023 – After being rescheduled due to the appalling Bernard storm, the two Grands Prix in El Jadida, 1* and 4* were held as normal… that’s the advantage of the indoor arena. All’s well that ends well for Italy’s Emanuele Gaudiano with […]

Jad Dana & After Eight End on a Good Note Winning the $50,000 Winning Round CSI 4* at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 15, 2023 – Jad Dana (LBN) and After Eight were one of just ten horses to make the final round in the CHF $50’000 Winning Round CSI 4* after 49 entrants toured the first round course on Sunday at the Tryon […]

Jessica Burke Takes the “Expressway” to Victory in the Maroc Telecom Winning Round CSIO 4*-W

Rabat, Morocco – October 14, 2023 – It was a fine day for Moroccan show jumping, with three victories… but the fourth, the most important class, the €26,200 Prix Maroc Telecom CSIO 4*-W, a Winning Round, went to Ireland’s Jessica Burke (IRL) with a horse born in her […]

Amanda Derbyshire & Otto BH Thrive in the $112,500 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 4*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 13, 2023 – In a thrilling evening class under the lights of Tryon Stadium, Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) and Otto BH (Norton D’eole x Toulon) were crowned the winners of the CHF $112’500 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 4* in a jump off […]

Elian Baumann is the Best in Winning Round Challenge CSI 4*-W at the Morocco Royal Tour – Tétouan

Tétouan, Morocco – October 08, 2023 – Besides the €98,000 H.R.H The Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan Grand Prix CSI 4*-W, another major competition took place on Sunday during the first leg of the 2023 Morocco Royal Tour CSI 4*-W in Tétouan. Earlier in the day, the €26,200 Prix […]

Robert Blanchette Gets First World Cup Win in North American League Season Opener

Sacramento, California, USA – October 07, 2023 – Ahead of a six-horse jump-off for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cupâ„¢ Sacramento (USA), Robert Blanchette (IRL) strategized with his peers. While his fellow riders began to formulate complex plans, he decided to keep things a bit simpler. “I said, […]

Emanuele Gaudiano Gallops for the Gold in the €98,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*-W at Tétouan

Tétouan, Morocco – October 08, 2023 – Italy’s Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA), one of the Morocco Royal Tour‘s most loyal riders, has won a respectable number of classes in Tetouan over the last ten years (as last Thursday and Friday with Jaja!), but he has never won the Grand […]

Simon Delestre & Olga van de Kruishove Do the Double in the €52,600 Prix de Dakhla CSI 4*-W

Tétouan, Morocco – October 07, 2023 – A double double for Simon Delestre (FRA), who had won the same €52,600 Prix de Dakhla CSI 4*-W last year, and who repeated this victory on Saturday evening in Tetouan with Olga van de Kruishoeve… with whom he triumphed the day […]

Simon Delestre & Olga van de Kruishoeve Power to First in the Prix de la Marche Verte CSI 4*-W

Tétouan, Morocco – October 06, 2023 – Things got serious on Friday at the 2023 Morocco Royal Tour with the running of the €26,200 Prix de La Marche Verte CSI 4*-W, a qualifier for Sunday’s World Cup Grand Prix CSI 4*-W. It was also the first class in […]

Morocco Royal Tour: The Kick-off for a World-Renowned Tour

Tétouan, Morocco – October 05, 2023 – The kick-off was given at 1:45pm: the 2023 Morocco Royal Tour is underway. Forty-six competitors in the CSI 1* and seventy-three (!) in the CSI 4* representing eighteen nations and three continents. Yes, the Moroccan circuit has established its international credentials! […]

A Dynamite Performance by Daniel Bluman & Gemma W to Win the $300,000 Hits Grand Prix CSI 4* at Saugerties

Saugerties, New York, USA – September 10, 2023 – On Sunday, Hits Saugerties welcomed 42 of the world’s top horse and rider combinations to its newly renovated facility in upstate New York for the biggest event of the year – the $300,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*. The field […]

Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen & Isabella van de Zuuthoeve Blaze to Win the $77,300 Hits Jumper Classic CSI 4* at Saugerties 

Saugerties, New York, USA – September 08, 2023 – Friday’s $300,000 FEI Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 4* saw one of the biggest line-ups at HITS Saugerties this show season go head-to-head for the top prize in the $77,300 Hits Jumper Classic CSI 4*. Saving the best for last, it […]

Will Simpson & Chacco P Capture the $38,700 SummitMax Welcome CSI 4* at Hits Saugerties

Saugerties, New York – September 07, 2023 – The 2023 HITS Championship is officially underway as the nation’s top athletes gather at HITS-on-the-Hudson to showcase their skills. Thursday’s main event in the Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Stadium brought together 53 horse and rider combinations to compete for the […]