Wellington, Florida, USA – February 23, 2023 – Israel’s Ashlee Bond (ISR) and Donatello 141 were lightning fast during the $78,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round VII CSI 5* in the International Arena on Thursday during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 7, sponsored by Lugano Diamonds. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2023 – The third week of the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) saw national level jumper competition peak on Saturday night during the $50,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix. WEF 2, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, went under the lights at […]
Valence, France – November 30, 2022 – After a stellar first week of competition at the 2022 Winter Edition of the Hubside Jumping Valence CSI 3* & CSI 2*, top sport is back on there once again attracting some of the biggest names of the sport, highlighted by […]
Windsor, England – May 13, 2022 – The top class international competition continued on day three of Royal Windsor Horse Show CSI 5*, with the world’s best show jumpers in action. The opening CSI 5* class of the day, the €25,500 Falcon Stakes, took the top 10 riders […]
Leipzig, Germany – April 08, 2022 – It’s showtime for showjumping and the grand finale, the decider of the Longines FEI Jumping Jumping World Cup™ Finals CSI 5*-W. McLain Ward (USA) is in the lead but the 2018 champion faces a fierce challenge from Harrie Smolders (NED), who […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 03, 2022 – The eighth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Premier Equestrian, wasted no time delving straight into international competition on Thursday, March 3. Riders from across the globe will attend throughout the week in preparation for the $150,000 Nations Cup […]
Grimaud, France – October 10, 2021 – It was the Belgian national anthem which resounded in the Var sky this Sunday at Grimaud, Grégory Wathelet (BEL), riding Edesa’s Basantos, won the €100,000 Grand Prix CSI 4* at the Hubside Fall Tour. Over a 1.55m track the Belgian rider rode […]
Knokke-Heist, Belgium – June 27, 2021 – Once again, Marcus Ehning (GER) showed maestry and class on Sunday to conclude the first week of the Knokke Hippique Summer Circuit with a win in the €51,550 Ghelamco Grand Prix CSI 3*. Ehning teamed up with the brilliant Stargold to […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – June 05, 2021 – The battle for the 2021 GCL Championship intensified dramatically today with Valkenswaard United taking over the overall ranking lead from Shanghai Swans. In the tense final moments of the GCL of Valkenswaard, Monaco Aces Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Laura Kraut […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – May 08, 2021 – Competition at its finest is the best way to describe the second day of the Spring Event at Tops International Arena. Speed and handiness were the main ingredients of Saturday’s competitions. The main class, the 4* 1.50/1.55m against the clock, […]
Salzburg, Austria – January 24, 2021 – It was the Belgian anthem that was heard at the Salzburg Arena after a selective course in the €100,000 Equitron-Pro Grand Prix CSI 4* at the end of the 15th Neuro Socks Amadeus Horse Indoors CSI 4* last Sunday. The contest […]
Grimaud, France – September 27, 2020 – He is undoubtedly the rider of the week and perhaps the rider of the year! Belgium’s Niels Bruynseels (BEL) dominated Grimaud’s huge ring (again) in the Hubside Jumping’s fourth CSI 5* Grand Prix. The World number 15 rode Gancia de Muze, […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – September 13, 2020 – Marlon Módolo Zanotelli (BRA) showed his class and skill today winning the €95,000 Jump-off Challenge CSI 5*, an individual 1.50/1.55m competition over two explosive rounds of top-class action. The competition went down to the wire as the field of 20 fought […]
Grimaud, France – August 22, 2020 – Scott Brash (GBR) won the Hubside Jumping Grand Prix CSI 4* for the second time in career. Currently the tenth best rider in the world, it was with Hello Jefferson that the Brit claimed the feature class of the week. A […]
When did you decide you wanted to pursue a career in show jumping? I decided early, but I also loved playing football so I wasn’t sure which sport I wanted to pursue. As soon as I started winning some show jumping events at 14-years-old, I realised that show […]
Washington D.C., USA – October 24, 2019 – The international show jumpers took center stage on Thursday, October 24, at the 61st annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) CSI 4*-W for their first two competitions of the week during Barn Night. Jos Verlooy (BEL) of Belgium rode Varoune […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 17, 2019 – Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Igor came off a five-week break to claim the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 5* yesterday win at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) at Tryon Resort, stopping the short-course timers in 36.997 seconds. […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – August 25, 2019 – Martin Fuchs (SUI) became the sixth Swiss rider in the 62-year history of the event to claim individual Jumping gold at the 2019 Longines FEI European Championships today in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. At last year’s FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Tryon, […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – August 24, 2019 – Ben Maher (GBR) and Explosion W ignited once again towards another penalty-free performance to retain their lead in pursuit of individual gold at the 2019 Longines FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. After three performances, only four combinations have left […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – August 23, 2019 – Belgium rose to the top of the team standings, and yesterday in Rotterdam (NED) they held on tight to win their first-ever team medals in the 62-year history of the 2019 Longines FEI European Jumping Championships – and they were golden ones. Otto […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – August 22, 2019 – In a thrilling second day of competition at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today, Team Belgium rocketed up from overnight eighth place into pole position when they were the only side to produce three […]
Ascona, Switzerland – July 21, 2019 – Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Caracas won the €275,000 Longines Grand Prix of Ascona CSI 5*, presented by Bank Generali last Sunday during the Longines CSI Ascona 5*/2* in Ascona, Switzerland. Jos Verlooy (BEL) & Caracas The Belgian and the 14-year-old grey stallion […]
Ascona, Switzerland – July 20, 2019 – Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Caracas won the €50,500 Loris Kessel Auto Lugano Prize CSI 5*, Friday’s feature class during the Longines CSI Ascona 5*/2* in Ascona, Switzerland. Jos Verlooy (BEL) & Caracas The Belgian and the 14-year-old grey stallion (Casall x […]
Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Caracas won the €25,000 Two-Phase Class CSI 5* last Saturday during the CHI Al Shaqab 5* at Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar. Jos Verlooy (BEL) & Caracas The Belgian and the 14-year-old grey stallion (Casall x Colman) cruised to victory by advancing to and completing […]
Doha, Qatar – February 28, 2019 – The Monaco Aces kicked off their 2019 Global Champions League (GCL) campaign in determined style combining speed and pinpoint accuracy to take the lead going into Saturday’s showdown. New signings Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) and Jos Verlooy (BEL) teamed up for the first time […]
Madrid In Motion were crowned the first-ever GCL Super Cup Champions yesterday after an epic afternoon of sporting drama, unprecedented pressure and historic prize money in one single showjumping competition. Riders, trainers and owners spoke of the ‘game-changing’ GC Prague Playoffs throughout the weekend, including Marcus Ehning (GER) […]
Belgium won through on the tense and thrilling final afternoon of the €1,250,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2018 at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona (ESP) today. With all eight nations that qualified from Friday night’s first round starting again on a zero scoreline, and […]
Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Explosion W, one of the most phenomenal combinations in show jumping today, were declared LGCT Champion of 2018 in a fairytale ending to their blazing 2018 season. The Olympic gold medallist Ben and Poden Farms’ extraordinary Expolsion W have dominated the individual championship […]
In a thrilling final showdown at the Tops International Arena, Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and Lady Cracotte powered to victory in the last class of the weekend in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard. The last day of competition at the venue – which celebrates 25 years of […]
Temperatures soared in France’s capital city as Montreal Diamonds’ Harrie Smolders (NED) and Jos Verlooy (BEL) kept cool under pressure to take their first win of the season at the GCL Paris. With all eyes on the Global Champions League Prague Playoffs, where only the top 16 teams […]
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