Tag: CSI 4*

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 […]

Pénélope Leprévost Gets off to the Perfect Start at Equi’Seine CSI 4* & CSI 2*

Rouen, France – November 23, 2023 – Pénélope Leprévost (FRA) got 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*, leading an all-French podium. A total of seventy combinations […]

Riders & Horses for the Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4*

Maastricht, The Netherlands – November 08, 2023 – The indoor season has hit full gear this week at the 2023 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4*. Led by the likes of Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED), Harrie Smolders (NED), Maikel van der Vleuten (NED), Willem Greve (NED), Marc Houtzager (NED), Sanne […]

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 […]

All Black in Morocco! Tom Tarver-Pribe & Fresh Fiber Popeye Show their Strength in El Jadida!

El Jadida, Morocco – October 20, 2023 – For this kick-off in El Jadida of the Longines FEI World Ranking classes, a Faults and Time course, the Swiss course designer Gérard Lachat (SUI), had built a technical and tricky course. But it didn’t matter for New Zealand’s Tom […]

A Winning Debut! Nayel Nassar & Coronado Supreme in the $328,000 Land Rover Asheville Grand Prix CSI 4*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 18, 2023 – Nayel Nassar (EGY) and longtime mount Coronado were the sole horse-and-rider pair to go double clear in Tryon Stadium as part of Saturday Night Lights presented by Tryon Horse & Home. Forty-seven entries traversed the Peter Grant (CAN) […]

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 […]

Riders & Horses for the Tryon International CSI 4*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 11, 2023 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort as the stars of the noble sport have gathered there once again for prancing and dancing the venue hasn’t seen in a long time. Conor Swail […]

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 […]

Riders & Horses for the Morocco Royal Tour CSI 4*-W at Tétouan

Tétouan, Morocco – October 04, 2023 – It’s almost showtime for showjumping at the 2023 Morocco Royal Tour and the first of three weeks of competition gets underway this Thursday at the Royal Guard in Tétouan, Morocco. National equestrian hero Abdelkebir Ouaddar (MAR) leads a star-studded list of participants […]

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 […]

Riders & Horses for the Longines CSI 4* of Ascona

Ascona, Switzeerland – September 06, 2023 – It`s the best of Switzerland against the rest of the world as Bryan Balsiger (SUI), the defending champion of the â‚¬100,000 Longines Grand Prix of Ascona CSI 4*, leads a stellar field of Swiss riders, including Pius Schwizer (SUI), Alain Jufer (SUI), […]

Laura Kraut Conquers Another Win on French Soil at the Longines Deauville Classic CSI 4*

Deauville, France – August 12, 2023 – It seems that the summer season on French soil has brought out the best in Laura Kraut (USA) and her horses. After winning the €100,000 Grand Prix de La Ville de Chantilly CSI 4* about a month earlier and before going on […]

Mariano Martinez Bastida & Belano vd Wijnhoeve Z Beat “Favorites” to Win the Grand Prix of Deauville CSI 4*

Deauville, France – August 13, 2023 – Mariano Martinez Bastida (ESP) was considered by many one of the less likely riders to win the feature class of the week during the 2023 Longines Deauville Classi CSI 4*, nevertheless, the Spaniard surprised them, overcoming several of the favorites to […]

Riders & Horses for the Longines Deauville Classic CSI 4*

Deauville, France – August 09, 2023 – The 2023 Longines Deauville Classic CSI 4* is on at the Pôle International du Chueval Longines this week. Julien Epaillard (FRA), Laura Kraut (USA), Luciana Diniz (BRA), Pénélope Leprévost (FRA), Nicolas Delmotte (FRA), Marc Dilasser (FRA), Edward Levy (FRA), Philippe Rozier […]

Riders & Horses for the CSI 4* at Sentower Park this Week

Opglabbeek, Belgium – August 09, 2023 – The stakes are higher and the fences too at Sentower Park this time as the renowned Belgian venue hosts CSI 4* level competititons throughout the week. Eduardo Menezes (BRA) is one of the many five-star level riders confirmed to compete in […]

Rene Dittmer Dazzles Beating Favorites at the CSI Hof Waterkant

Pinneberg, Germany – August 05, 2023 – Rene Dittmer (GER) was delighted after winning the  â‚¬30,000 Championat of Itzehoer Versicherung CSI 4*, the world ranking list competition on Saturday at the CSI Hof Waterkant. He teamed up with the Holsteiner mare Corsica 14, by Connor, which was endowed […]

Katrin Eckermann & Chao Lee Show Fantastic Form in Win at Germany

Pinneberg, Germany – August 04, 2023 – Katrin Eckermann (GER) and Patrick Stühlmeyer (GER) set the “standards” on Friday, the third day of the CSI Hof Waterkant tournament: Eckermann won the world ranking list competition with the fast Chao Lee, which was endowed with €55,600 euros in the […]

Young Talent Prevails as Johanna Beckmann Takes the CSI Hof Waterkant by Storm!

Pinneberg, Germany – August 03, 2023 – That was to the liking of the North German show jumping fans: Johanna Beckmann (GER), just 19 years old, won the de €30,000 DiVo-Bau Prize CSI 4* on Thursday with the gelding Cheenook – the CSI4* test at Hof Waterkant. Beckmann got […]

Riders & Horses for the Hof Waterkant CSI 4* at Pinneberg

Pinneberg, Germany – August 03, 2023 – It`s showtime for showjumping again at the CSI Hof Waterkant with the running of CSI 4*-level competitions throughout the week. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE), Andre Thieme (GER), Christian Kukuk (GER), Douglas Lindelöw (SWE), Katrin Eckermann (GER), Felix Hassmann (GER), Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann […]

Who`s the Boss, Greeve or Greve? Michael Greeve Supreme in the €100,000 Grand Prix of Valkenswaard CSI 4*

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July 30, 2023 – As the curtains began to fall on Longines Tops International Arena Summer Festival 3, top sporting action and high-octane entertainment resulted in a fun-filled final day. With the best of the 4* on show in the €100,000 Grand Prix CSI […]

Jessica Springsteen Shows “Her Hunger” to Win at Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July, 28, 2023 – The Longines Tops International Arena came alive on Friday with the kick off of the third week of the Summer Festival , with the final event in the spectacular grass arena, the 4* 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier, won by Jessica […]

Riders & Horses for the CSI 4* at the Longines Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard

Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – July 27, 2023 – The 2023 Summer Festival is back on this week at the Longines Tops-International Arena, one of the most spectacular showjumping venues in the world. Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS), Maikel van der Vleuten (NED), Cian O’Connor (IRL), Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Abdel […]

Riders & Horses for the Equestrian Cup CSI 4* at Sea Coast Stables in Moerzeke

Moerzeke, Belgium – July 19, 2023 – It`s showtime for showjumping this week during the inaugural Equestrian Cup CSI 4* at Sea Coast Stables. Gudrun Patteet (BEL) will have two roles this week, being one of the competitors and also a host to the likes of Steve Guerdat (SUI), […]

Rodrigo Pessoa: An Icon Returns to Chantilly!

The Chantilly Classic took place last week… the revival of the Jumping de Chantilly taken over by a new team, the Grandprix  Group. Here’s an exclusive interview with Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA), who returned to the grounds of his childhood, having grown up in Chantilly.  Did you know this? Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) […]

Kendra Claricia Brinkop Pops the Champagne at Chantilly

Chantilly, France – July 14, 2023 – Kendra Claricia Brinkop (GER) and Ma Belle were the stars of the day last Friday during the inaugural edition of the Chantilly Classic CSI 4*, stealing the spotlight by winning the €26,200 Petite Finale Defender CSI 4*. Seventy-three combinations challenged the […]