Ocala, Florida, United States – March 22, 2025 – The 2025 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit reached a thrilling conclusion during the Ocala Championship, highlighted by the prestigious $100,000 Great American Insurance Group Grand Prix on Saturday, March 22. Germany’s Andre Thieme (GER) and For Dilando PS delivered a […]
Ocala, Florida, United States – March 15, 2025 – The 2025 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit kept the energy at an all-time high on Saturday, March 15, with its marquee event — the $80,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix. Spectators were treated to an electrifying display of speed and […]
Ocala, Florida, United States – February 09, 2025 – Another stunning day set the scene for top Jumping competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The $200,000 LeMieux Grand Prix CSI 4* was the highlight event on Sunday, drawing spectators and exhibitors to watch a competitive international field battle for […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada — September 07, 2024 — Team Germany ruled the ring this afternoon, beating six other countries to win the $445,000 BMO Nations Cup CSIO 5* – 1.60m. Their squad — André Thieme (GER), Joerne Sprehe (GER), Daniel Deusser (GER) and Jana Wargers (GER) — beat […]
Opglabbeek, Belgium – August 11, 2024 – A fantastic weekend of top sport concluded on “Super Sunday” with the running of the €105,625 TM² Equestrian Team Grand Prix CSI 4* at Sentower Park. A total of forty-nine riders entered the ring for the first round of the 1.55m […]
DSP Chakaria The DSP bred mare, DSP Chakaria (Chap I – Askaria 3 x Askari, breeder: Martin Jürgens) produced a sensational performance during her three clear rounds in the CHIO Aachen Rolex Grand Prix. She showed under the saddle of André Thieme (GER) an unbelievable fighting spirit. Powerful […]
Aachen, Germany – July 06, 2024 – What a €1,500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSI 5*, what a finale for the 2024 CHIO Aachen! André Thieme (GE)R hadn’t actually qualified to compete in the highlight of the weekend. But on Saturday evening he found out that he had […]
La Baule, France – June 07, 2024 – Germany won the €250,000 Barrière Nations Cup CSIO 5* at the close of a superb event. Among the firm favourites to win the Olympic title in a few weeks, the Mannschaft edged out a very talented French team by just […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 20, 2024 – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) welcomes athletes, media and fans from around the world as CSIO5* competition begins on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in the final week of the Winter Spectacular Show Series, which features the Longines League of […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 09, 2024 – It was standing room only at World Equestrian Center – Ocala on Saturday night for the highly anticipated event of Week X, the $200,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix CSI 4*. Amid a star-studded lineup of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations it […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 24, 2024 – The skies parted and the sun shone as the over the Grand Prix ring on the penultimate day of the sixth week of competition at Hits Post Time Farm. The Hits Ocala series spans across ten weeks with all levels of […]
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 […]
Falsterbo, Sweden – July 12, 2023 – Sweden`s most traditional horse show is on this week with the running of the 2023 Falsterbo Horse Show CSIO 5*, event that features two major attractions, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Sweden CSIO 5* this Friday and the Longines […]
Rome, Italy – May 28, 2023 – Andre Thieme (GER) became the eleventh German rider to win the historic €500,00 Rolex Grand Prix of Rome CSI 5* today, lifting the Rolex title with the brilliant mare DSP Chakaria in a tense 13-way jump-off against the clock at Piazza di Siena. From a […]
Hamburg, Germany – May 19, 2022 – A great weekend of top sport began on Friday at the Kein Flottbeck and the home crowd were honored with a victory of their very own in the €53,150 Deutschen Kreditbank AG Prize CSI 4* , Andre Thieme (GER) and Contadur. Serving […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 25, 2023 – The $250,000 Mars Equestrian Grand Prix was the highly anticipated finale of the 2023 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Spectators near and far flocked to the WEC Grand Arena to watch 42 of the world’s best show […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 19, 2023 – For the accomplished pair of Andre Thieme (GER) and DSP Chakaria, the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ – Ocala (USA) title had been elusive. The 2021 individual European Champions, who base in Ocala each winter, finished second in Ocala in […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 24, 2023 – It was a wire-to-wire victory for Hunter Holloway (USA) and Dana de Kerglenn during Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at Hits Ocala. Holloway and the coming 10-year-old Selle Français mare set an unmatched double-clear effort during the tiebreaker to eventually lead […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 19, 2023 – Germany’s Andre Thieme (GER) is back at Hits Ocala and already dominating the leaderboard, capturing Sunday’s victory in the $100,000 Ocala Electric Utility Grand Prix aboard Conacco. The veteran duo bested a 12-horse jump-off with a double clear effort that was […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 26, 2022 – The highly anticipated $200,000 Mars Equestrian Grand Prix commenced on Saturday night with stands of the WEC Grand Arena packed with spectators for the finale of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series. FEI Level III designer, Anderson Lima (BRA), renowned builder Bobby […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 20, 2022 – The 2022 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit is coming to a close, with nine weeks of competition now complete. This past week, Ocala Winter Celebration, featured FEI CSI2* competition, a $100,000 HITS Grand Prix, a $10,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix, and preparations […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 13, 2022 – The 2022 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit is nearing its end, with eight weeks of competition now complete. The latest week to come to a close, the Ocala Winter Finals, featured FEI CSI2* competition, the $75,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 27, 2022 – The second half of the 2022 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit is underway, with the sixth week of competition coming to a close. The Ocala Masters featured FEI CSI2* competition, the $100,000 John Deere USEF Grand Prix, a $10,000 Diamond Mills […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 20, 2022 – With the conclusion of the fifth week, the 2022 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit has reached the halfway point! The Ocala Winter Festival featured FEI CSI2* competition, the $100,000 Ocala Electric Utility USEF Grand Prix, a $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, […]
Barcelona, Spain – October 03, 2021 – It’s showtime for team showjumping this Sunday during at the 2021 edition of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final CSIO 5* in Barcelona, Spain. After the first team competition last Friday, eight nations are still in the hunt for the coveted title at the Real […]
Riesenbeck, Germany – September 05, 2021 – Individual glory for Germany’s Andre Thieme (GER) and his lovely mare DSP Chakaria brought the Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2021 to the perfect close at Riesenbeck (GER) today. On an afternoon of spectacular sport, the 46-year-old rider rose from overnight silver […]
St. Gallen, Switzerland – June 03, 2021 – André Thieme (GER) and Conacco were victorious in the main class on the opening day of the Longines CSIO 5* of St. Gallen, the CHF $30,000 Herzog Küchen & Suttero Prize CSIO 5*. The German and the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding […]
Ocala, Florida , USA – March 28, 2021 – It was a perfect day at Hits Ocala for the seventh Great American $1 Million Grand Prix, where riders from near and far took their shot at the coveted title and the winner’s share of $350,000. The sun was shining […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 07, 2021 – Success at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued for Daniel Deusser (GER) as he and Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z, owned by Stephex Stables and Scuderia 1918, put forth a brilliant double-clear effort to be crowned champion of the $214,000 […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – February 28, 2021 – That’s a wrap for the HITS Ocala Masters! Week VI of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit was bustling with featured competition in the Grand Prix Stadium and the Main Hunter Ring, with the $150,000 Crum & Forster Grand Prix, $10,000 […]
