Jérome Guery (BEL) and Garfield de Tiji des Templiers powered to the top of the field yesterday evening at the inaugural GC Prague Playoffs, winning the first class of the weekend, the €50,200 Czech Equestrian Team sponsored speed class CSI 5*, just 0.22 seconds ahead of Piergiorgio Bucci (ITA) and Cochello […]
Mark McAuley (IRL) and Vivaldi du Theil won the CHF $40,000 Starling Hotel Geneva Prize CSI 5* last Saturday during the CHI of Geneva 5* at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. The Irishman and the 9-year-old bay Selle Français gelding (Quaprice Boimargot Quincy x For Pleasure) earned top […]
First place for Holland on the podium of Casas Novas with the triumph of Maikel van der Vleuten (NED), who lifted the €25,000 Prosegur Trophy CSI 5* yesterday morning during the CSI Casas Novas – A Coruña in La Coruña, Spain. The Dutchman and the grey 10-year-old Dutch […]
Kent Farrington (USA) and Creedance were unbeatable in the CHF $112,500 Credit Suisse Challenge CSI 5* last Saturday during the CHI of Geneva 5* at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Kent Farrington (USA) & Creedance during the awards ceremony The American and the 11-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 9, 2018 – CHI Geneva welcomed 40 of the best riders in the world to compete in the most esteemed class of the show, the Rolex Grand Prix, the final Major of the year in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. The Rolex Grand Prix […]
Gudrun Patteet (BEL) and Sea Coast Pebbles Z achieved an overwhelming victory in the €269,400 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5*yesterday during the CSI Cas Novas – A Coruña 5*/2* in La Coruña, Spain. The Belgian and the 12-year-old bay Zangersheide gelding (Picasso x Flamenco de Semilly) left all the […]
What was going through you mind when Sameh won in Spruce? It was really funny actually because I didn’t know he had won, it looked like Sameh was second and I couldn’t see the gate because I’m really small. So, I was asking everyone ‘did he win?’. I […]
Olivier Robert (FRA) and Eros won the €100,000 Massimo Dutti Prize CSI 5* last night during the CSI Casas Novas – A Coruña in La Corunã, Spain. The French rider and the 14-year-old black Belgian Warmblood gelding (Querlybet Hero x Foreve) won triumphed in the 1.50m jump-off challenge […]
Yesterday afternonn in Casas Novas, Guillaume Foutrier (FRA) was awarded with the first test of A Coruña CSI 5*-W, the €25,000 Engel & Völkers Prize CSI 5*. The French rider led the classification for more than half of the contest, a 1.45 meter one round challenge under the […]
The official rider list for the dynamic new GC Prague Playoffs can today be revealed with a heavyweight line up of show jumping superstars. The innovative GC Playoffs is a new concept for the sport and has seen individual Longines Global Champions Tour riders and GCL teams fighting […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 8, 2018 – The top 10 riders from around the globe competed in one of the most exciting classes of the year, the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final, at the iconic CHI Geneva. A class where only the world’s top 10 ranked riders are invited to […]
Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Balou Rubin R won the Vins de Genève Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the CHI of Geneva 5* in Switzerland. The Swiss and the 11-year-old dark bay Oldenburg gelding (Balou du Rouet x Couleur-Rubin) secured the victory in the 1.45m speed challenge, completing their […]
The first qualifier for the Rolex Grand Prix saw nine horse-and-rider combinations compete in a hotly contested jump-off. Setting the bar high, Daniel Deusser (GER) and Calisto Blue (Chacco Blue x Con Air) were the first ones to produce a clear round with a thrilling time of 37.31 […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 6, 2018 From today until next Sunday, the 2018 edition of the CHI Geneva will include two of the pre-eminent equestrian competitions, namely the Rolex International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) Top 10 Final and the Rolex Grand Prix, the fourth and final Major of the […]
Simon Delestre (FRA) aboard Chadino (Chacco-Blue x Narew XX) and Denis Lynch (IRL) riding The Sinner (Sanvaro x Landgold 3) shared the victory in the €20,000 Masters Power – Lido de Paris Six-Bar Challenge CSI 5*/2* last Saturday during the Longines Masters of Paris CSI 5*/2* in France. […]
The Paris crowd isn’t done with chanting ‘Kevin, Kevin’! Saturday night, Kevin Staut and his amazing Ayade de Septon*HDC once again triumphed on the mythical arena of the Longines Masters of Paris. Kevin Staut (FRA) & Ayade de Septon* HDC Out of 36 starters in the €49,500 1.50m Masters One Salon du Cheval […]
In a much more disputed match than the score suggests and an amazing atmosphere created by a production worthy of the superbowl, the Riders Europe team won a third Riders Masters Cup in as many editions. What a show! An introductory speech by former Olympic champion, the legendary […]
The second queen of the Longines Masters of Paris is Australian! Even though she is “only” the second female rider to win the Longines Grand Prix of Paris – and even a Longines Grand Prix of the whole series – she is the first Australian, the first non-European actually, to […]
Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and Iron Man van de Padenborre claimed the €60,000 Laiterie de Montaigu Prize CSI 5* last Friday during the Longines Masters of Paris CSI 5*/2* in France. The Belgian and the 10-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood stallion (Darco x Chin Chin) secured the victory in the […]
First “signature class” of the tenth Longines Masters of Paris, the €100,000 Longines Speed Challenge lived up to its reputation. The Paris audience too: wild cheering and a sea of French flags rose from the stands as Kevin Staut won the fastest class in the world for the […]
The Longines Masters of Paris first day of competition just ended on a new class, the Prix Hubside. The Masters One riders CSI 5* and the Masters Two riders CSI 2* competed on the same course, with two separate rankings for each category. The young American rider Spencer […]
A class under the rules of “Winning Round” table is synonymous with adrenaline and entertainment, and the €95,000 Estrella Damm Trophy CSI 5* was not going to be an exception. The best riders of the event battled it out for a position on the podium Saturday’s feature class. A […]
The €25,000 Air Europa Trophy CSI 5* kicked off the afternoon session and the second day of competition during the Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W. Several obstacles of the 1.45m course designed by Javier Trenor, the course manager of the event, have complicated the performance of most riders. The penultimate obstacle, a […]
The €20,000 Six-Bar IFEMA Trophy CSI5 */CSI 2 * was in charge of closing the first day of competition of the VI edition of IFEMA Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*. This power class is one of the public favorites, since it is filled with tension and enthusiasm. Both […]
The ¡HOLA! Trophy never disappoint all the fans who want an appetiser of what will be a weekend of competition loaded with emotion thanks to the best riders in the international ranking. The first CSI 5* class of this VI edition of IFEMA Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W […]
The €95,000 Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Trophy CSI 5*, qualifying test for the Longines FEI World Cup™, began on time at 7:30 p.m. on the first day of the VI edition of IFEMA Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W. Many riders decided to participate in this class played […]
Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Venard de Cerisy won the €62,000 Geze Prize CSI 5* last Saturday during the Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W in Stuttgart, Germany. The Swiss and the 9-year-old bay Selle Français (Open Up Semilly x Djalisco du Guet) earned the victory in the two-round challenge […]
Stuttgart, Germany – November 16, 2018 – For the second time since 2011, Pius Schwizer (SUI) secured the prestigious Mercedes German Master Prize CSI 5* in front of 7,700 spectators in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle on Friday evening during the Suttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W. Pius Schwizer (SUI) & Living […]
Felix Haßmann (GER) and SL Brazonado were back on top again, winning the €25,000 Raumpflege Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5* in Stuttgart, Germany. The German and the 13-year-old grey Brazilian Sport Horse gelding (SL Baluarte x Silvestre) topped the 1.45m speed and […]
Stuttgart, Germany – November 16, 2018 – Thursday saw Pius Schwizer (SUI) win the first qualifying class for the Mercedes German Master, the second most important competition at the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show CSI 5*-W in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle – and he repeated the feat on Friday […]