Tag: Horses

Shane Sweetnam Sweeps $35,000 Dover Saddlery Holiday & Horses Opener CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – November 28, 2018 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Palina De L’Escaut produced a double clear in the $35,000 Dover Saddlery Holiday & Horses Opener CSI 4* to begin 2018 Holiday & Horses competition at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), conquering their first FEI-level […]

Cian O’Connor Acquires Top Horse from Stephex Stables

After being developed under the saddle of Zoe Conter (BEL) and short but very successful time being ridden by Lorenzo de Luca (ITA), Stephex Stables’ Irenice Horta has been acquired by Cian O’Connor (IRL). Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) & Irenice Horta during the $375,000 Longines Global Champions Tour […]

Willem Greve & Zypria S Supreme in €36,300 Van Mossel Prize CSI 4* at Jumping Indoor Maastricht

Willem Greve (NED) and Zypria S won the €36,300 Van Mossel Prize CSI 4* last Saturday during the Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4* in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 11-year-old dark bay Holsteiner mare (Canturo x Lux Z) were the fastest among the three combinations in […]

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum & Calle 67 Victorious in €36,300 VDL Groep Prize CSI 4* at Jumping Indoor Maastricht

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) & Calle 67 won the €36,300 VDL Groep Prize CSI 4* last Friday during the Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4* in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) & Calle 67 taking off towards victory Fourteen combinations had qualified for the jump-off but the American-born equestrian who […]

Holly Smith & Claddagh Iroko Cruise to First in £22,300 Grand Prix CSI 2* at Keysoe

Holly Smith (GBR) and Claddagh Iroko (Iroko x Cruising) won the £22,300 Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the Keysoe CSI 2* at the College Equestrian Centre in Keysoe, Berdfordshire, England. John Crippen (GBR) and Happydam (Quidam de Revel x Narcos II) were the runners-up while Billy […]

Robert Smith & Cimano E Shine Bright in €25,300 Parkhotel Horst Grand Prix CSI 2* at Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen

Robert Smith (GBR) and Cimano E won the €25,300 Parkhotel Horst Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the CSI de Peelbergen Winter Tour at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenbeg, The Netherlands. The Brit and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Unaniem x Chemnitz) kicked up the […]

Bertram Allen & Gin Chin van het Lindenhof Conquer €100,000 Longines Trophy – Grand Prix of Maastricht CSI 4*

Bertram Allen (IRL) and Gin Chin van het Lindenhof won the €100,000 Longines Trophy – Grand Prix of Maastricht CSI 4* yesterday during the Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4* in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The Irishman and the 12-year-old grey Belgian Warmblood gelding (Chin Chin x Calido I) triumphed […]

Hamad Ali Al Attiayah & Clinton Soar to Victory in Grand Prix of Doha CSI 2*-W

Hamad Ali Al Attiayah (QAT) and Clinton won the Grand Prix CSI 2*-W last Saturday during the QNB Qatar International Showjumping CSI 2*-W at the Qatar Equestrian Federation Main Arena in Doha, Qatar. Hamad Ali Al Attiayah (QAT) & Clinton The Qatari rider and the 11-year-old bay Dutch […]

Mario Stevens & Brooklyn Soar to the Top in €30,600 Championat of Munich CSI 3* at Munich Indoors

Mario Stevens (GER) and Brooklyn won the €30,600 Championat of Munich CSI 3* last Saturday during the DKB Riders Tour – Munich Indoors CSI 3* in Munich, Germany. The German and the 13-year-old chestnut Westphalian gelding triumphed in the 1.50m contest going both clean and faster than all the […]

Another Win! Otti Verdú & Top Lulu Victorious in €25,000 Grand Prix Marca CSI 2* at Madrid Horse Week

Otti Verdú Vidal, the Catalan who shone in the sixth edition of Ifema Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W/2*, reaffirmed her position by winning the €25,000 Grand Prix Marca CSI 2* during its 80th anniversary. The 1.45m jump-off class was the perfect setting for Otti Verdú to once again […]

Daniel Deusser & Tobago Z Top €161,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ – IFEMA Grand Prix of Madrid CSI 5* W

Daniel Deusser (GER) rocketed up to third on the Western European League leaderboard and booked his ticket to the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg, Sweden next April when posting his second win of the 2018/2019 qualifying season at Madrid in Spain today. He topped the […]

Marcus Ehning & Funky Fred! The Masters in €95,000 Estrella Damm Trophy CSI 5* at Madrid Horse Week

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 […]

Laura Renwick & Dublin V Dominate €25,000 Air Europa Trophy CSI 5* at Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W

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 […]

Otti Verdu Monopolizes the Podium of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela Prize CSI 2* at Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W/2*

Otti Verdú (ESP) and Twiggy Ka won the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela Trophy CSI 2* last Friday during the Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*/2* in Madrid, Spain. The class was the perfect setting for the Catalan rider, Otti Verdú Vidal, to make the podium twice.The young Spanish rider […]

An Incredible Tie for First in €20,000 Six-Bar IFEMA  Trophy CSI 5* at Madrid Horse Week

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 […]

Luca Moneta & Amethyste du Coty Speed to First in €25,000 ¡HOLA! Trophy CSI 5* at Madrid Horse Week CSI 5*-W

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 […]

Julien Epaillard & Usual Suspect d’Auge Gallop to Victory in €95,000 El Sabio Trophy CSI 5* at 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 Takes the Lead of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League Standings

Steve Guerdat (SUI) has taken over the lead of the 2018/2019 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League after its fifth leg during the Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W last Sunday in Stuttgart, Germany. The Swiss has participated and scored precious points in all five stages of the […]

In Memoriam: FEI Pays Tribute To Double Olympian Tim Stockdale

Tim Stockdale, the British Jumping athlete who was a member of Team GBR at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has passed away after a short battle against cancer. He was 54. He was a passionate supporter of all aspects of the Jumping discipline, both as an athlete and […]

Ifema Madrid Horse Week Officially Presents its Sixth Edition

Madrid, Spain – November 19, 2018 – IFEMA Madrid Horse Week, one of the essential sports and social events of autumn, returns on 23rd, 24th and 25th November to pavilions 12 and 14 of IFEMA loaded with new features, such as the FEI Dressage World Cup – the most […]

Lee McKeever Honored with 2018 FEI Best Groom Award

Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – November 20, 2018 – Yesterday, the FEI announced that Lee McKeever, groom to four-time Olympian McLain Ward, has won the 2018 FEI Best Groom Award. Outgoing FEI Bureau members Hanfried Haring and John McEwen presented McKeever with the prestigious honor at the FEI Awards Gala in […]

USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund Welcomes Dontations to Help Horses Affected by California Wildfires

With the deadliest wildfire raging in the state’s history and nearly 210,000 acres burned and ablaze from fires across the state, California and its citizens and equine community are facing one of equestrians’ worst fears. Many people have been forced to flee their homes, farms, and ranches, with […]

Manuel Lecuona & Noche de Ronda Leap to Victory in $25,000 Equine Tack & Nutritionals Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – November 19, 2018 – Manuel Lecuona (USA) rode to victory in the $25,000 Equine Tack & Nutritionals in the 2018 ESP Pre-Charity show aboard Noche De Ronda at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Lecuona flew through the jump-off in 46.784 seconds the 2009 […]

Roger-Yves Bost Announces Retirement of Two of His Top Stallions

Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) has made an announcement stating that two of his top horses, Pégase du Mûrier and Qoud’Coeur de la Loge, will be retired from showjumping and go on to focus on their breeding careers as stallions. The Frenchman’s two top stallions registered several wins at the […]

Ingmar De Vos Re-elected as FEI President with Unanimous Support

Ingmar De Vos was today re-elected unopposed as President of the FEI at the General Assembly in Manama (BRN), where he pledged to build on the success of his first term in office. The Belgian native received unanimous support for a second four-year term from delegates representing the […]

Marlon Módolo Zanotelli & J-Figyelem Gallop to Victory in €25,450 Seacon Logistics Grand Prix CSI 2* at Peelbergen

Marlon Módolo Zanotelli (BRA) and J-Figyelem won the €25,450 Seacon Logistics Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the CSI de Peelbergen Winter Tour CSI 2* at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, The Netherlands. The Brazilian and the 9-year-old grey Belgian Warmblood mare (Vingino x Animo) […]

Mubarak Yusuf Al Rumaihi & Vivaldi K Claim QNB Al Rayyan Grand Prix CSI 2*-W

Mubarak Yusuf Al Rumaihi (QAT) and Vivaldi K won the QNB Al Rayyan Grand Prix CSI 2*-W last Saturday during the Al Rayyan International Showjumping CSI 2*-W at the Qatar Equestrian Federation Main Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. The Qatari rider and the 16-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding […]

Steve Guerdat & Venard de Cerisy Triumphant in €62,000 Geze Prize CSI 5* at Stuttgart German Masters

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 […]

Pieter Devos & Apart Soar to First €180,000 in Mercedes-Benz, Walter Solar & BW-Bank Grand Prix of Stuttgart CSI 5*-W

Stuttgart, Germany – November 18, 2018 – It was an exciting and fitting conclusion to the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show: in front of 6,500 enthusiastic spectators in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Pieter Devos (BEL) became the first Belgian to win the €180,000 Grand Prix of Stuttgart CSI […]

Pius Schwizer & Living the Dream Victorious in €115,000 Mercedes German Masters CSI 5* at Stuttgart German Masters

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 […]