Andreas Kreuzer (GER) & Calvilot won the €75,250 Grand Prix of Paderbon CSI 3* last Sunday, during the fifth leg of the DKB Riders Tour at the Paderborn Challenge CSI 3* in Paderborn, Germany. The German and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Calvaro F.C. x Quilot) triumphed in the […]
Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z were victorious in the $93,400 Second GCL Individual class CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome CSI 5* in Italy. Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z The German and the 10-year-old chestnut Zangersheide stallion (Tangelo van de […]
The Hits Championship came to a close with the $500,000 Saugerties Grand Prix CSI 5* on Sunday afternoon. Three bustlin IVP areas and a full grandstand, couple with crisp fall-like temperatures made for a spectacular day of showjumping. Marina Azevedo of Campina, Brazil designed a challenging course that […]
Speed merchant Julien Epaillard (FRA) would take a convincing win in a blistering Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome speed competition this afternoon. Epaillard flew to the front as the penultimate class of the weekend unveiled a true challenge to the 35 competitors who took on Uliano Vezzani’s demanding 1.45m course. […]
Sonoma, Californina, USA – September 9, 2018 – After two times coming in second, Karrie Rufer (USA) finally made it to the top of the podium Sunday winning the $100,000Â 1.45m Grand Prix CSI 2* with Morning Star Sporthorses’ Mai Tai 2 at the Sonoma International CSI2*, part […]
A Memorable Day at Spruce Meadows The final day of the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO5* brought excitement to the grounds as fans packed the grandstands surrounding the International Ring to watch the CP ‘International’, presented by Rolex and part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and the Italian bred mare Lady Cracotte blasted away the competition in a sizzling final €93,000 CSI5* 1.55m class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. Bruynseels took a convincing win in Italy’s capital city, a full two seconds faster than the rest of […]
Earlier in the week riders competed to earn their spot in the Suncor Winning Round (1.50m). Only 30 horse/rider combinations qualified for the event and of those athletes, the top 10 from Round One, moved on to compete in the Winning Round. There were 10 clear rounds posted […]
Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Explosion W, one of the most phenomenal combinations in show jumping today, were declared LGCT Champion of 2018 in a fairytale ending to their blazing 2018 season. The Olympic gold medallist Ben and Poden Farms’ extraordinary Expolsion W have dominated the individual championship […]
Saturday of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament is always full of excitement with fans cheering on their favourite teams in the BMO Nations Cup. This year 9 teams competed for glory and to have their names put on the trophy that has been a part of the Spruce […]
Kent Farrington (USA) is back to business at the top of the sport after injury early this year. The American is on top form again, having won several CSI 5* classes and two grand prix victories. The Rolex testimonee rider is competing for more glory today as one […]
FEI riders returned to the Grand Prix Stadium at the Hits-on-the Hudson for the $100,000 Hudson Valley Jumper Classic CSI 5* last Friday, the third of four FEI classes at the Hits Championship Week CSI 5*, which culminates on Sunday wiht the $500,000 Saugerties Grand Prix CSI 5*. […]
The Classic Grand Prix was the main competition yesterday during the 83rd Anniversary of the Clube HÃpico de Santo Amaro (CHSA) in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. The event went on into the night as 61 combinations faced the course set up by Anderson Lima (BRA), with thirteen […]
An edge-of-the-seat GCL cliffhanger saw series leaders London Knights clinging on to pole position in the overall championship with Miami Celtics propelled into third place after a spectacular victory in Rome. The electrifying competition came down to the wire as the front-runners Prague Lions suffered a major setback […]
Sonoma, California, USA – September 7, 2018 –Â Shawn Casady (USA) piloted Highpoint Farm LLC’s Durango VDL to victory in the $35,000 FEI 1.45m Welcome CSI 2* in front of an electric crowd Friday at the Sonoma International CSI 2*, part of the Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT). A […]
The ATCO Six-Bar is always a highlight of the Mercedes-Benz Evening of the Horse and it was no different last night during the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The lights come on, and athletes compete down a line of fences in attempt to leave them all […]
Michael Cristofoletti (ITA) and Belony were the winners of the €24,700 Parkhotel Horst Prize CSI 2* yesterday at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in The Netherlands. The Italian and the 11-year-old chestnut Hannoverian gelding (Balout du Rouet x Raphael) claimed top honors in the 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier […]
A Night of Great Sport and Great Entertainment Every year fans flock to Spruce Meadows for the Friday of the ‘Masters’ CSIO5* Tournament and the Mercedes-Benz Evening of the Horse. After a full day of shopping and entertainment including the BMO Nations Cup Team Autograph Session, fans filled […]
Thursday afternoon, Hits-on-the-Hudson hosted the seconf of four FEI classes at the Hits Championship, the $35,000 Hits Jumper Classic CSI 5*. Whe all was sai and done, Margie Engle (USA) capture the blue ribbon by three-tenths of a second aboard the 9-year-old gelding, Dicas (Diarado x Cassini I), […]
Prague Lions’ Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Anna Kellnerova (CZE) roared to pole position in a high drama GCL Rome first round, with the Championship ranking set for a potential shakeup ahead of the finals in Doha. The ferocious title battle between ranking leaders London Knights and Valkenswaard United […]
Luca Marziani (ITA) and Don’t Worry B with Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) and Quinn van de Heffinck embellished home crowd expectations by charging into first and second place in the first competition of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. Hot on their heels was Bertram Allen (IRL) and Hector […]
This weekend will see home city team, Rome Gladiators, take centre stage for the 15th leg of the GCL Championship race. Comprising of Laura Kraut (US), Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Marlon Zanotelli (BRA), Abdel Saïd (EGY) and U25 rider Constant Van Paesschen (BEL), the team are within touching distance of achieving […]
We caught up with German rider, Philipp Weishaupt after he and his 12-year-old bay mare Sansibar 89 jumped double clear to win the 1.60m CANA Cup at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ What were your tactics going into the jump-off? I knew that my horse has a big step […]
The Cana Cup has been part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ since the beginning. Top international riders such as Ian Millar (CAN), Hap Hansen (USA), Beezie Madden (USA) and Michael Whitaker (GBR) have all had their names etched into the historic trophy. Of the 39 athletes who started […]
The ATCO Founders Classic got CSI 5* competition started yesterday during the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary, Canada. Fifty-two horse-and-rider combinations challenged FEI Course Designer Leopoldo Palacios’s (VEN) track on the International Ring. Of those 52 athletes, only 9 jumped clear over throughout the first round to make […]
It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon as the Hits Championship kicked off in the Grand Prix Stadium with the first of four FEI CSI 5* classes offering a total of $670,000 throughout the week. The field was stacked with top riders who will be going to the World […]
The window of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) is being closed as the championship series makes it curtain-call stops in Rome this week and Doha later on. The chase for the title has separated pretenders from contender and Ben Maher (GBR) is still sitting on top […]
Yesterday marked the start of competition at the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* Tournament for athletes from around the world. Fifty-six riders representing eighteen nations are represented this year in the FEI Divisions competing in the International Ring. The opening competition, the Telus Cup CSI 5*, featured […]
This weekend marks the 15th leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour season and many of the stars of show jumping are here in the Italian capital of Rome. 62 athletes from 20 different nations will take part in this weekend’s event, with 120 horses competing in the […]
Today marked the start of competition at the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO 5* Tournament for athletes from around the world. Fifty-six riders from eighteen nations are represented this year in the FEI Divisions competing on the International Ring. The Akita Drilling Cup CSI 5*, a 1.60m challenge […]
