Tag: Caballos

Equestrian Athletes Ready to Compete at 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires

The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games officially get underway in the Argentinian capital this evening with what is expected to be a colourful, animated and utterly show-stopping opening ceremony. This is the first time in modern Olympic history the event will not take place in a stadium, […]

Eugenio Garza & Victer Finn Dh Z Triumph in $40,000 Amalaya Investments Welcome Stake CSI 3* at Split Rock Jumping Tour

Columbus, Ohio, USA – October 5, 2018 — Eugenio Garza, one of Mexico’s up-and-coming stars, and his mount Victer Finn Dh Z, owned by Axel Verlooy Euro Horse BVBA, won the $40,000 Amalaya Investments 1.50m Welcome Prix CSI 3* at the Split Rock Jumping Tour’s Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Columbus CSI […]

Gonzalo Azcarraga & Quite Nice 5 Claim Bupa Grand Prix CSI 2* at Otomi – San Miguel de Allende

Gonzalo Azcarraga (MEX) and Quite Nice 5 won the Bupa Grand Prix CSI 2* during the Otomí Grand Prix at the Otomí Equestrian Center in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The Mexican and the 12-year-old Oldenburg mare (Quality 9 x Landor S) secured the victory in the jump-off […]

Retirement for a Winner & One of Showjumping’s Most Charismatic Horses

Fans of showjumping will certainly miss one of its most charismatic horses soon as Carlo 273 will be retired during the Casas Novas CSI 5*-W next December in La Coruña, Spain. The 17-year-old gelding (Contender x Cascavelle) was a multiple winner for both Nick Skelton (GBR) and the […]

Carlos Lopez & Ulhane de Conde Victorious at Home Claiming €25,250 Prix SFAM CSI 4* at Jumping de Valence

  Things got a bit tougher on this second day of competition at the Jumping International de Valence. Classes were higher and riders still ready to fight for the first place: the Haras des Grillons’s arena was a place of confrontation for the exceptional set of riders taking […]

Dale, Dale Mexico! Mexicans Live the Dream Winning the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Ireland CSIO 5*

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 […]

Enrique Gonzalez & Chacna Dominate to Win €92,100 Energochemica Grand Prix CSI 4* at X-Bionic® Summer Tour

X-Bionic Sphere, Šamorín, Slovakia – July 30, 2018 – The first clear of the day was a precursor of things to come for Enrique Gonzalez of Mexico, who rode away with the win in the €92,100 Energochemica Grand Prix CSI 4* during Week 2 of the X-Bionic® Summer […]

Enrique Gonzalez & Chacna Catapult to the Top in €25,070 Respect Prize CSI 4* at X-Bionic Summer Tour

Enrique Gonzalez (MEX) & Chacna won the €25,070 Respect Prize CSI 4* yesterday during the X-Bionic Summer Tour CSI 4* at the X-Bionic Equestor Sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. The Mexican and the 11-year-old bay Hannoverian mare (Chacco-Blue x Narew) triumphed in the 1.50m jump-off class by posting the […]

Carlos Lopez & Ulhane de Conde Top €93,000 Master Del Monte Prize CSI 5* at LGCT of Chantilly

Carlos Lopez (COL) and Ulhane de Conde blazed to the final CSI 5* Speed Class win of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Chantilly, taking top honours in the 1.50/1.55m Del Monte Masters. Lopez took the top spot by just two hundredths of a second from Pieter Devos […]

Juan Jose Zendejas & Just Nice van het Indihof Victorious in McNerney Family Winning Round CSI U-25 at Spruce Meadows

The McNerney Family CSI U-25 Winning Round was the final competition for riders competing in the CSI U-25 division to gain points that counted toward the overall title of 2018 CSI-U25 Series Champion. Leading the series coming into the final was Ben Asselin (CAN) but he elected not […]

Andres Azcarraga & Contendros 2 Conquer €25,300 Knokke-Heist Grand Prix CSI 2* at Knokke Hippique

Andres Azcarraga (MEX) & Contendros 2 won the €25,300 Knokke-Heist Grand Prix CSI 2* yesterday during Knokke Hipiqque CSI 2* in Knokke-Heist, Belgium. As the first to go in the jump-off that counted eight horse-and-rider combinations, Jack Whitaker (GBR) set the pace with a beautiful round on Arlo […]

Paola Amilibia & Chac Balou Earn Top Honors in Maison van de Boer Prize CSI 5* at CHIO Rotterdam

Paola Amilibia (ESP) & Chac Balou won the Maison van de Boer Prize CSI 5* earlier today during the CHIO of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Paola and the 11-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding (Chacco-Blue x Balou du Rouet) were victorious in the two-phase class, registering no penalties throughout both […]

Patricio Pasquel & Pomerol Thrive in RBC Capital Markets Cup CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows

Patricio Pasquel (MEX) & Pomerol won the RBC Capital Markets Cup CSI 5* last Friday during ‘The National’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada. The Mexican and the 9-year-old bay Selle Français stallion (Vivaldi x Serenade) were victorious in the 1.50m jump-off challenge by posting the fastest penalty-free […]

Luis Pedro Biraben & Caillou Cruise to Gold in $70,000 1.50m Welcome Stake CSI 4* at Tryon

Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG) & Caillou won the $70,000 1.50m Welcome Stake CSI 4* last Thursday during the 90th Tryon Riding & Hunt Club (TR&HC) Charity Horse Show -Tryon Spring VI at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, North Carolina. The Argentinian registered no penalties throughout […]

Patricio Pasquel & Babel Bantrel Cup CSI 5* Winners at Spruce Meadows

Patricio Pasquel (MEX) & Babel won the Bantrel Cup last Wednesday during ‘The National’ at Sprunce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Mexican and the 11-year-old chestnut gelding (Billy du Lys x High Flyer) were victorious in the 1.55m jump-off challenge by registering no penalties throughout their two […]

Samuel Parot & Quick du Pottier Speed to Win $35,000 1.45m Sunday Classic CSI 3* at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina – June 3, 2018 – Chile’s Samuel Parot concluded competition at Tryon Spring V on a high note, guiding his own 2004 Selle Francais gelding Quick du Pottier (Hurlevent de Breka x Silnette de Menell) to a first place victory on the Derby Field […]

Eduardo Alvarez Aznar & Fidux Are First in €25,000 PremiuMares Prix CSI 5*

Eduardo Álvarez Aznar (ESP) opened the second day of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Saint Tropez, Ramatuelle, with a breath-taking win on his expressive grey gelding Fidux. As temperatures soared on the French Riviera, Aznar left the rest of the world class field in his wake, winning […]

René Lopez & Destiny’s Child “Ride” History for Colombia at €40,000 Derby Région des Pays De La Loire

The Colombian René Lopez (COL), faithful to the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of France, was the first to go in the grass arena of the François André stadium with his 10 year old mare Destiny’s Child. The pair showed its talent and managed to fly over the […]