Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – October 11, 2021 – The first of six CSI Grands Prix during the 2021 Vilamoura Champions took place last Sunday at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre. A total of 28 combinations lined up to challenge Italian Course designer Elio Travagliati‘s (ITA) 1.55m course, featuring 12 […]
Sacramento, California, USA – January 10, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and his mount Vital Chance de La Roque are beginning to develop a winning reputation. After opening the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League season with a victory in Vancouver (CAN), the duo recorded a […]
Which horses are you most excited to be competing with this year? My main horse is BBS McGregor, who my mother and I bred – he is actually named after the mixed martial arts fighter, Conor McGregor. There was a very worrying period when he was two years […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – September 26, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) finished the Harvest Celebration at Thunderbird Show Park CSI4*-W the way he began it—with a win. The Irish rider earned his third international victory of the week by topping the event’s feature class, the $150,000 Longines FEI […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – September 24, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) is widely regarded as Thunderbird Show Park’s winningest rider, and he wasted no time living up to that reputation at the Harvest Celebration CSI4*-W. On Friday in the Thunderbird Jumper Arena, Swail (IRL) won a four-star event for […]
Grimaud, France – September 17, 2021 – The Irish national flag stood above the rest last Friday last Friday at the Hubside Jumping CSI 5* & 2*. Already 3rd in the 1.50m the previous day, Irish rider Michael Duffy (IRL), again piloting Jeff Ten Halven, made his presence felt, […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 19, 2021 – The final competition of the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, took place on an unseasonably warm and sunny Alberta afternoon. The $137,000 Sun Life Derby is a unique competition which requires a horse with good endurance, as […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 18, 2021 – Saturday of the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, began with the $70,000 ATB Financial Cup Winning Round CSI 5*. Of the twenty-four horse/rider combinations that initially entered the competition, the top 10 returned for a second round to determine the […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 15, 2021 – The first day of the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’, presented by Rolex, started with a win from Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Aristo in the TC Energy Cup. The 1.50m course, designed by Peter Grant (CAN), had a time allowed of 76 […]
Aachen, Germany – September 15, 2021 – For the second day in a row Darragh Kenny (IRL) was victorious at the CHIO Aachnen. The Irishman couldn’t praise Volnay du Boisdeville enough, who is incredibly swift for his calibre, as they went into the lead shortly before the end […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 09, 2021 – Midday of the first day of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ brought with it some great competition in the $40,000 ATCO Solutions Cup CSIO 5*. After the thirty-one horse/rider combinations that started in the competition took on the first round, 10 […]
Traverse City, Michigan – September 05, 2021 – The final day of show jumping competition during Week I of the Traverse City Tournament of Champions featured the highly anticipated Traverse City Tournament of Champions $137,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*. Some of the world’s top show jumping athletes took […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – September 03, 2021 – Friday ended with a star-studded lineup at the Hampton Classic as many of the top riders in equestrian sport competed in the $75,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix Qualifier Presented by LONGINES. At the end of a very close jump-off round, […]
Traverse City, Michigan – September 02, 2021 – Show jumping competition returned to the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring as the Traverse City Tournament of Champions kicked off a thrilling week of world-class competition. The $36,600 Elk Rapids Marina 1.45m CSI 3* welcomed top international athletes to […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 01, 2021 – The conclusion of the first day of the ‘National’ came with a competitive jump-off in the 1.50m Cardel Cup CSI 5*, that saw fast rounds from Kent Farrington (USA), Conor Swail (IRL), Vanessa Mannix (CAN), and Nayel Nassar (EGY). In […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 28, 2021 – Robert Blanchette (IRL) had never before asked RTS LLC’s Chardonnay for speed. The 10-year-old Westphalian mare had only just stepped up to the three-star grand prix level a week prior at Thunderbird Show Park, but she passed the test with flying […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – August 26, 2021 – In the jump-off for the $37,000 CSI3* Jump for Uryadi’s 1.50m, Conor Swail (IRL) made up 50 percent of the lineup. Jumping a clear first round of Peter Holmes‘ track aboard both Gamble and Theo 160, Swail had the odds […]
Langley, British Columbia, CAN – August 20, 2021 – It’s hardly a surprise when Conor Swail (IRL) rides to another convincing victory at Thunderbird Show Park, this time in the CSI3* $37,000 Steel-Craft Doors Cup. What made Friday’s win a nail-biter was the manner in which he did it. Cantering down the […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – August 15, 2021 – The singular Hunter/Jumper competition of the 2021 August Series saw the triumphant return of Doug Payne from Tokyo to Tryon, a win in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby for Alexis Gallati, and David Blake (IRL) topping the […]
Langley, Canada – August 18, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) did not miss a beat. After more than a year away from Thunderbird Show Park, the venue’s winningest rider wasted no time getting back in Canadian form, finishing both first and second in the $37,000 George & Dianne […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – August 07, 2021 – Top show jumping competition took to the Rolex Stadium Saturday evening during the Kentucky Summer Classic for the feature class of the week, the $50,000 Hagyard Grand Prix. The luck of the night belonged to the Irish as Cormac Hanley (IRL) bested an […]
Lexington, Kentucky – July 30, 2021 – Junior/Amateur-Owner and professional show jumping competitors took their turn in the spotlight of the Rolex Stadium first thing Friday morning. The High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers competed under overcast skies in hopes of snagging the division’s first big win of the week. It […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 24, 2021 – Richie Moloney (IRL) and Rocksy Music rocked the short course during the Tryon Summer 6 $137,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC), finishing first with a time of 38.57 seconds. A thunderstorm that […]
Berlin, Germany – July 25, 2021 – It was an exhilarating climax to three days of world class sport as last to go Denis Lynch (IRL) and the dramatic stallion Cristello (Numero Uno x Voltaire) rode to a blistering victory in the week’s final class at the Longines […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 21, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) added another first to his list during the Tryon Summer Series with a win in the $37,000 Power & Speed Stake CSI 3* at TIEC aboard Count Me In. Capturing a time of 30.64 seconds in the […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina –July 18, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Koss Van Heiste claimed a win in the $25,000 Tryon Resort Sunday Classic at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC) after clearing the jump off in 35.49 seconds, also grabbing reserve with Count Me In […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – July 17, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Vital Chance de La Roque galloped to victory in the $73,000 Cleghorn Gun Club Grand Prix CSI 2* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Forty-four riders pursued the Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed course with five […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – July 11, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Koss Van Heiste flew to a win in the $25,000 Sunday Classic at Tryon International Equestrian Center with a jump-off time of 37.304 seconds. Sean Jobin (CAN) and Foxridge Farms Stables’ Coquelicot VH Heuvelland Z, […]
Tattenhall, Chester, England – July 11, 2021 – Closing the week of spectacular sport at the Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show CSI 3*,the final day of elite showjumping action delivered outstanding results from world-class talent with a challenging Dodson & Horrell Grand Prix CSI 3*, proving […]
Chantilly, France – July 09, 2021 – Irish rider Denis Lynch’s (IRL) victory in the €51,100 Prix Ducati CSI 5* with his GC Chopin’s Bushi has given him confidence ahead of the Rolex Grand Prix. Friday’s main class lived up to its promise with eleven high-profile finalists in […]
