Spencer Smith (USA) & Theodore Manciais won the €26,100 Big Tour Final / Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard CSI 5*/2* at the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands. The American and the 11-year-old bay Selle Français gelding (Kashmir […]
The Mexican Equestrian Federation has announced its showjumping team for the FEI World Equestrian Games – Tryon 2018, to be held next September 11-23 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA. The team of selected riders and horses is the following: Enrique […]
Caledon, Ontario – August 12, 2018 – Jim Ifko of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, made his trip east count by winning both the $35,500 Jumper Classic CSI2* and the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* at the Caledon Premier 2 show jumping tournament held August 8 to 12 at Caledon Equestrian […]
Kevin Jochems (NED) & Captain Cooper won the €200,000 Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland CSI 5* yesterday during the Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5* in Ireland. Seven combinations had qualified for the jump-off with the Dutchman and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Namelus R x Corland) […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA. – Aug. 12, 2018 – After six weeks of exciting, world-class equestrian competition, the 2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) concluded on Sunday with the $100,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City CSI3* at the Flintfields Horse Park. In her competition debut at GLEF, two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist and current Longines FEI World Cup™ […]
East Dorset, Vermont, USA. – August 11, 2018 -Marylisa Leffler of Brookeville, Maryland, USA, claimed the final grand prix victory of the 2018 Vermont Summer Festival season with the win in the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix on Saturday, August 11. The six-week, 25th annual Vermont Summer Festival concludes […]
Team Austria earned promotion to Division 1 next season with a definitive victory at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Hungary in Budapest (HUN) this afternoon. And they’ll join today’s Hungarian hosts at the Longines 2018 World Final in Barcelona (ESP) in eight weeks time, as the […]
In a thrilling final showdown at the Tops International Arena, Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and Lady Cracotte powered to victory in the last class of the weekend in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard. The last day of competition at the venue – which celebrates 25 years of […]
Darragh Kenny (IRL) & Cassini Z won the €24,700 Dublin Stakes CSI 5* yesterday during the Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5* in Ireland. The Irishman and the 11-year-old gelding (Cassini II x Capone) triumphed in the 1.50m challenge by leaving all the poles up and completing the jump-off […]
The most prestigious competition of the Longines FEI Nations Cup TM Jumping of Hungary CSIO 5* Budapest on Saturday was the Exim Grand Prix at the height of 140-160 cm. In the €30,000 Euro contest riders could collect qualifying points for the 2018-2019 Word Cup series final held […]
Local star Frank Schuttert (NED) pulled off an extraordinary home win against phenomenal odds, winning the €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Grand Prix of Valkenswaard Presented by Sapinda. The 24-year-old Dutchman said he was “speechless” at his victory, which had the local crowd on their feet cheering […]
Wayne, Illinois, USA. – Aug. 11, 2018 – Competition at the Lamplight Equestrian Center continued on Saturday, Aug. 11, as part of Equifest’s third week. An excited group of spectators gathered around the Grand Prix Arena to watch the talented group of horse-and-rider combinations compete in the final Grand […]
The battle for the 2018 GCL Championship has intensified with Valkenswaard United dramatically closing the gap to overall ranking leaders London Knights – now just 18 points away, and with only two events left to go. Rome Gladiators’ Constant Van Paesschen (BEL) and Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) powered to […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA. – August 10, 2018 – On Friday afternoon, Molly Ashe Cawley of the United States claimed the $35,000 Great Lakes Classic CSI 3* aboard D’Arnita at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). After previously holding the lead with her second mount qualified for the jump-off, Cat Ballou, Cawley returned on D’Arnita to […]
Kent Farrington (USA) & Creedance won the €60,400 First GCL Individual speed class CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) of Valkenswaard at the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands. Kent Farrington (USA) & Creedance The American and the 11-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding […]
Friday’s undoubted highlight was the Longines Grand Prix at the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping of Hungary CSIO 5* Budapest. The long awaited competition offered the riders €100,000 and beyond the prize money valuable Herend porcelain and a Longines wrist watch for the winner. The highest course according […]
They arrived as complete underdogs to take on many of the best nations in the world, but Team Mexico turned the sport on its head today when winning the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland in Dublin (IRL). This last leg of the Europe Division 1 series […]
A dramatic first round of GCL Valkenswaard saw thrills and spills at Tops International Arena as the home team – Valkenswaard United’s Marcus Ehning and Alberto Zorzi – claimed the top spot and pole position for Saturday’s showdown. Second ranked team United have their strongest chance of the season to […]
Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Safari d Auge stormed to the first win of the Longines Global Champions Tour Valkenswaard weekend, the Frenchman kicking off a weekend of top sport in The Netherlands. Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Take a Chance on me Z took second, with Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Tinkerbell 31 finishing […]
Irish riders have made it five wins out of five in the international classes at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5*, with Cork’s Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Indra Van De Oude Heihoef winning the Stablelab Stakes on day two at the RDS in Ballsbridge. Eleven combinations […]
Gabor Szabo Jr. (HUN) & Timpex Bolcsesz won the €24,700 Regale Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the CSIO Budapest 5* in Hungary. Gabor Szabo Jr. (HUN) & Timpex Bolcsesz The Hungarian and the 13-year-old Hungarian Sport Horse (Timpex Cabale x Hargita) were victorious in the 1.50m speed contest by […]
Traverse City, Michigan – August 9, 2018 – Although the 2018 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) is coming to an end, as the final week of the six-week-long circuit got underway on Wednesday, top show jumping action at the Flintfields Horse Park is only just heating up. In its second consecutive week […]
Young star Harry Charles (GBR) made his first appearance on the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) last week and he certainly didn’t disappoint. The 19 year old jumped his first clear round in a 5* Grand Prix perfectly, finishing a very respectable 6th overall riding the talented 9 year […]
Patrice Delaveau (FRA) & Urcos de Kerglenn HDC won the €24,852 Prix du Conseil Municipal de Dinard CSI 3* last week during the Jumping International de Dinard CSI 5*/3* in France. The Frenchman and the 10-year-old bay Selle Français gelding (Toulon x Diamant de Semilly) galloped towards victory […]
Pim Mulder (NED) & Diabolo won the Rabobank Trophy CSI 4* last Saturday during the Jumping the Driehoek – CSIO Ommen 4* in The Netherlands. The Dutchmand and the 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Clinton x Chin Chin) were the only ones to clear the wall for the […]
Wayne, Illinois, USA. – Aug. 4, 2018 – An excited audience gathered around the Grand Prix Arena at the Lamplight Equestrian Center on Saturday to witness some of the nation’s top show jumping athletes compete for the ultimate prize in the $50,000 Buck Brothers John Deere Grand Prix. Following […]
Some of the Finest Trainers and Tiders in the World will Give Masterclasses at the Dublin Horse Show This Year The Masterclasses at the 2018 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland at the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show are always some of the most popular events of the […]
Flintfields Horse Park, Traverse City, Michigan, USA. – August 3, 2018 – International horses and athletes returned to the Grand Prix Ring at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) on Friday to go head-to-head in the $35,000 Grand Traverse Classic CSI 3*. Continuing FEI competition for Week V, […]
Tobias Meyer (GER) was the winner of the big test during the Verden International, the firs leg of the Verden Tour. The German rider is well known in the region from his days as a rider for the Gestüt Sprehe. He secured victory in the €25,480 Grand Prix […]
The final day of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) of London kicked off under beautiful blue skies set with the spectacular backdrop of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, watching over the penultimate competition. Shane Breen (IRL) rose to the occasion taking a sensational speed class win on board CSF […]
