Harrie Smolders (NED) today secured his place in the Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix after a spectacular win in Hamburg, Germany. Packed grandstands witnessed the 2017 LGCT Champion and World Number 1 take a brilliant LGCT Grand Prix win with top stallion Don VHP Z, finishing just […]
Dutch Olympian Harrie Smolders has secured the number one spot of the Longines World Ranking for the first time in his career, taking the reins from Olympic silver medallist Kent Farrington (USA) who held the position since May 2017. Smolders, who turns 38 next week, made his Olympic […]
After a particularly successful start to the season in Paris and Hong Kong, the Longines Masters ended – for the first time in their history – in New York. This Sunday afternoon, the Longines Masters of New York reached climax after four days of thrilling competition at the […]
Team competition was at its finest in a transatlantic showdown between Riders USA and Riders Europe in the innovative $200,000 Riders Masters Cup, presented and created by EEM in collaboration with the European Equestrian Federation. Show jumping fans were on the edge of their seats as the two […]
Harrie Smolders had a fantastic season last year being crowned both champion of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League. Another major achievement by the Dutchman is that his results aboard Zinius have propelled the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nabab de Reve x Kannan) to the […]
The final competition of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour saw a familiar face on the winner’s step, as 2017 Champion Harrie Smolders (NED) rounded out the weekend with a win in the Massimo Dutti Trophy. Lightning fast as ever, the flying Dutchman made a formidable return to […]
The final competition of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour saw a familiar face on the winner’s step, as 2017 Champion Harrie Smolders (NED) rounded out the weekend with a win in the Massimo Dutti Trophy. Lightning fast as ever, the flying Dutchman made a formidable return to […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Emerald N.O.P. were victorious in the €120,000 Grand Prix Land Rover – Mairie de Bordeaux Trophy CSI 5*-W last Sunday during the Jumping International de Bordeaux CSI 5*-W in France. The Dutchman and the 14-year-old chestnut Belgian Warmblood stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Carthago […]
In a fairytale finish to his fabulous career, the 18-year-old super-stallion Taloubet Z carried Christian Ahlmann to victory in front of their home crowd at the tenth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European League in Leipzig, Germany today. Last to go in an […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Capital Colnardo won the CHF $50,500 Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines CSI Basel 5* in Switzerland. The “Dominant” Dutchman smoldered the rest of the field once again, this time by riding the 13-year-old bay Holsteiner stallion (Colman x Coronado) to […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Zinius closed out the year with a major win this afternoon after taking top honors in the $179,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping CSI 5*-W, presented by Land Rover during the Jumping Mechelen in Belgium. The Dutchman showed once again why he has been […]
Don VHP Z was elected 2017 Horse of the Year in Belgium, receiving the award yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. It was also a special occasion for Harrie Smolders (NED), the brilliant rider who guided the 13-year-old liver chesnut Zangersheide stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Voltaire) to countless clear rounds, […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Corrada won the €17,000 Christmas Masters class CSI 5* yesterday at Olympia – The London International Horse Show CSI 5*-W in England. The Dutchman and the 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood mare (Oklund x Lauriston) were victorious by qualiftying to the fourth jump-off and completing it […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Zinius won the CHF $112,750 Credit Suisse Geneva Classic yesterday during the CHI de Genève 5* in Geneva, Switzerland. The Dutchman and the 13-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood bay gelding (Nabab de Reve x Kannan) smoldered the other 50 combinations in the speed class by overcoming all the 1.55m […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Zinius won the €24,600 Coca-Cola speed class yesterday during the X-BIONIC Indoor Master at the x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia. The Dutchman and the 13-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nabab de Reve x Kannan) soared over all the 1.50m obstacles, committing no penalties and crossing the finish line in […]
Harrie Smolders (NED), the 2017 LGCT Champion of Champions showin his focus and determination while riding Zinius to a second-place finish in the $25,000 two-phase class during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha CSI 5* at the Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar. Photo: © LGCT / Stefano […]
Harrie Smolders & Don VHP Z There’s a new dawn in the Global Champions League, a dawn marked by two “Dons”, of showjumping and the 2017 Global Champions League title for the Hamburg Diamonds! Before the decisive run by the dynamic duo, Eric Lamaze (CAN) & Fine Lady 5 (Forsyth FRH x Drosselklang) […]
