Tag: Equestrian

Richard Vogel Gets a Foal – Levi Noesar Propels Him to Victory in the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup Final & Overall Title

Aachen, Germany – July 07, 2024 – Unbelievable, but true: Richard Vogel (GER) notched up his fourth victory this week here at Aachen in the Final of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup (in addition to four further top placings). He has high hopes for the future for the horse that made […]

Second Victory by Siebe Leemans & Karamella in the NetAachen-Prize CSI U-25

Aachen, Germany – July 07, 2024 – First time at the CHIO Aachen, competed in two classes, won two classes – the Dutch aspiring talent, Siebe Leemans (NED), boasts a 100-percent success quota for his debut at the Soers in the scope of the NetAachen-Prize CSI U-25. Couldn’t […]

Alex Matz Masters the Driller Thriller Claiming the $62,500 Akita Drilling Cup Winning Round CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows

Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada — July 06, 2024 — Alex Matz (USA), aboard Holsteiner gelding Cashew CR, couldn’t hide his delight as the pair took first place in the $62,500 AkiIta Drilling Cup Winning Round CSI 5* Saturday morning. The duo topped a starting competition of 43, and […]

André Thieme & DSP Chakaria Bring Down the House in the €1,500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSIO 5*

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 […]

Conor Swail & Count Me In Conquer the $746,269 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup CSI 5*

 Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 06, 2024 – Conor Swail (IRL) won Saturday’s $746,269 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, leading a determined starting competition of 40 of the world’s best riders to take the coveted prize. Twelve of those athletes advanced to the second round, but […]

Inside the CHIO Aachen: Questions & Answers with Anthony Philippaerts 

You’ve had a great career so far – what has been your proudest moment? The proudest moment of my career so far is winning team gold at my last competition as a junior in 2021, which was at the FEI European Championship for Young Riders and Juniors in […]

Ben Maher Secures the Victory in the €90,000 Allianz-Prize CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 06, 2024 – For the show-jumpers it is one of the highlights of the entire CHIO Aachen week: the €90,000 Allianz Prize CSIO 5*. Ben Maher (GBR) made sure on Saturday that the Union Jack could also be hoisted in the afternoon after the […]

Eugenio Garza Perez Powers to First in the Städte Region Aachen Prize CSI 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – It doesn’t always have to be the Grand Prix to put a huge smile on a top show-jumper’s face. Mexico’s World Championship rider, Eugenio Garza Perez (MEX), was able to name three reasons today that made his victory in the €28,330 […]

It’s Ride, White & Blue! Parade of Americans Shine on the Fourth of July at Spruce Meadows

Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada — July 04, 2024 — It was a sea of red, white, and blue as Americans Nicholas Dello Joio (USA) on Cornet’s Cambridge, and Elena Haas (USA), with Claude, came first and second in Thursday’s Fourth of July Jayman Built Cup CSI 5*. […]

Richard Vogel Victorious in the €200,000 Turkish Airlines – Prize of Europe CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – Under the dazzling lights of the CHIO Aachen’s iconic main stadium, 45 of the world’s elite horse and rider show jumping combinations entered the arena with the hope of claiming Wednesday’s pinnacle class, the €200,000 Turkish Airlines Prize of Europe CSIO 5*. The […]

Martin Fuchs Celebrates His first Individual Victory at Aachen Winning the €200,000 RWE Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – In all the years the Swiss rider, Martin Fuchs, has been competing here in Aachen, he has never succeeded in winning a gold rosette in one of the main classes. Until today, when he jumped to victory in the €200,000 RWE Prize […]

Richard Vogel & “Phenomenal Phenyo” Claim the Gold Again in the Feinkost Käfer-Prize CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – The speed and handiness competition over ditches and banks is one of the classics at the CHIO Aachen. Richard Vogel (GER) announced just after the victory in the Prize of Handwerk with Phenyo van het Keyserbos, that the €30,000 Feinkost Käfer-Prize CSIO […]

Dutch Rider Siebe Leemans Wins the NetAachen-Prize at Aachen

Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – Philippaerts, Merschformann, Haunhorst, Morssinkhof, Wachman – there certainly wasn’t a lack of famous names in the Young Riders Tour in the battle for the NetAachen-Prize. In the end, it was an 18-year-old aspiring Dutch rider, who perhaps not that many people of […]

Gunning for Grand Prix Glory: Rising Star Elena Haas Wins the Friends of the Meadows CSI 5*

Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada —July 03, 2024 — An overjoyed Elena Haas, of the USA, celebrated winning Thursday’s $10,000 Friends of the Meadows CSI 5* 1.50m ahead of tomorrow’s qualifier for Saturday’s Grand Prix, where the 21-year-old is aiming to top the podium after a near-miss on […]

Koen Vereecke Earns First Golden Rosette in the VBR-Prize CSIO 5* at Aachen

Aachen, Germany – July 05, 2024 – It is always nice to win, but to win in Aachen is all the more special” – Belgium’s Koen Vereecke (BEL) said after he left the ring as winner of the VBR-Prize CSIO 5*. It is his third visit to Aachen, […]

A Day of Firsts for Abdel Saïd in the STAWAG Prize CSIO 5* at Aachen

Aachen, Germany – July 04, 2024 – It is the second time Abdel Saïd (BEL), who was born in Egypt and now rides for Belgium, has competed at the CHIO Aachen. Today, he won his first gold rosette at the Soers in the €28,200 STAWAG-Prize CSIO 5*. Thanks to […]

Horse Auction Belgium Brings the Best of Europe’s Showjumping Breeding!

Horse Auction Belgium is ready to bring you, this summer, the best of Europe’s showjumping breeding! We have launched an exclusive new collection of Horse Auction Belgium featuring Elite Young Talent born between 2020 and 2021. Mark your calendars for an extraordinary event! From July 5th to 8th, […]

Second Place Twice but No Longer! Richard Vogel Victorious in the Handwerk Prize CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 03, 2024 – Until Richard Vogel (GER) has finished the course, no one else can be sure that they have secured the victory. This happened to Denis Lynch (IRL) in the €10,000 Prize of Handwerk CSIO 5* on Wednesday. As the sixth pair to […]

Olympic Gold Medallist & His “Next Star” Shine the Brightest in the Sparkassen Youngsters Cup

Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 –If anyone can judge what distinguishes a four-legged star, then definitely Ben Maher (GBR). The British Olympic gold medallist hopes to have found one in the OS Stallion, Corlander, whom he won the opening round of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup with on Tuesday. Philipp […]

Hannes Ahlmann Gets off to the Perfect Start Winning the Holger Hetzel Prize

Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – The CHIO Aachen is once again the venue of the Finale of the German U25 Trophy of the Stiftung Deutscher Pferdesport & Holger Hetzel, the Holger Hetzel Prize. And once again the winner of the first round comes from Schleswig-Holstein and is […]

Riders & Horses for the Spruce Meadows’ North American CSI 5*

Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada —July 03, 2024 — The Summer Series is coming to an end this week at Spruce Meadows but they have saved the best for last because it’s showtime for showjumping with the running of the 2024 North American Tournament CSI 5*. Led stellar […]

French Victory as François Boudant Blazes in the STAWAG Prize CSIO 5* at Aachen

Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – First time at the CHIO Aachen, first victory – things couldn’t have gone better for France’s Francois Xavier Boudant (FRA) in the STAWAG Opening Jumping Competition CSIO 5*. The STAWAG Opening Jumping Competition lasted a good two hours. However, the decision […]

2024 CHIO Aachen: Kendra Claricia Brinkop to Replace Jörne Sprehe in the Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup CSIO 5*

Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – Two days before the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup CSIO 5*, national coach Otto Becker has announced a change to his team. Hot Easy, the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood (KWPN) mare owned by Jörne Sprehe, is suffering from a hoof ulcer and will not […]

Star-Studded Line-Up for the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco: 5 Past Grand Prix Winners Confirmed!

Monaco, Monte Carlo, France – July 02, 2024 – The Longines Global Champions Tour heads to Monaco July 4 – 6, 2024 for the tenth stage of the 2024 tour. This unparalleled event brings together the top show jumping talent from across the globe in one of the most […]

Keith Makes It a Double Winning the Langley Grand Prix at Thunderbird Show Park

Langley, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – June 30, 2024 – Kassidy Keith (CAN) started a streak Sunday on closing day of the West Coast Classic. After winning Saturday’s feature class in the “Seize the Day” Speed Derby with Evita, she made it a double aboard her longtime partner […]

Brotherhood Propels Steven Bluman to Victory in the $50,000 FarmVet Grand Prix

Saugerties, New York – June 29, 2024 –The crowd gathered around the Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Stadium on Saturday morning, June 29, 2024, as the premier event during the second week of the Hits-on-the-Hudson June series prepared to get underway. With show weeks spanning from May through September, […]

Mark Bluman & Concare PS Conquer the Jackpot of the $25,000 Alliant Private Client Cup

Saugerties, New York – June 27, 2024 –The $25,000 Alliant Private Client Cup kicked off HITS-on-the-Hudson June II on June 27, 2024, at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York. . Mark Bluman (COL) and Concare PS claimed victory out of a competitive group of 34 horse-and-rider combinations.  Concare PS, […]

Conor Swail & Manuel Gonzalez Dufrane Share the Win in the $62,500 WCD West Canadian Cup CSI 5*

Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada —June 30, 2024 — In an exrtraordinary course of events on Sunday during the Pan-American Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows, the $62,500 West Canadian Cup, presented by WCD ended in a tie between Mexico’s Manuel Gonzalez Dufrane (MEX) with Martialis, and Ireland’s […]

CHIO Aachen Welcomes the World’s Top Riders & Horse Combinations this Week!

Aachen, Germany – July 02, 2024 – From June 28 to July 7, the CHIO Aachen welcomes the world’s top horse and rider combinations to the iconic Aachen Soers showground for the hundredth time. Since welcoming riders and carriage drivers for the first time in 1924, the CHIO Aachen […]

Questions & Answers with Rolex Grand Grand Slam Contender Willem Greve

Congratulations! You are the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping live contender, how are you feeling ahead of the CHIO Aachen? It is an honour to be on the list of riders who have won a Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major. It is incredible to ride […]