Tag: Jumper News

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 […]

Back-to-Back! Nayel Nassar & Lordan Supreme in $135,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Las Vegas CSI 4*-W

Las Vegas, United States of America – November 17, 2018 – Just a week after topping the World Cup qualifier in Thermal (USA), Nayel Nassar (EGY) and his longtime partner Lordan led another victory gallop after clinching the $135,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Las Vegas (USA). Nassar, […]

Felix Haßmann & SL Brazonado Blaze to Victory in €25,000 Raumpflege Prize CSI 5* at Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W

Felix Haßmann (GER) and SL Brazonado were back on top again, winning the €25,000 Raumpflege Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5* in Stuttgart, Germany. The German and the 13-year-old grey Brazilian Sport Horse gelding (SL Baluarte x Silvestre) topped the 1.45m speed and […]

Nicole Shahinian-Simpson & Akuna Mattata Fly to Victory in $40,000 Welcome Jumper Speed Classic CSI 4* at Las Vegas National Horse Show

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 15, 2018 – Nicole Shahinian-Simpson (USA) and Akuna Mattata withstood the test of time Thursday night at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, jumping third in the order and holding on through 44 riders to win the $40,000 FEI 1.50m Las Vegas National […]

Pius Schwizer & About A Dream Gallop to Victory in €30,000 Aragon Robotics Prize CSI 5*

Stuttgart, Germany – November 16, 2018 – Thursday saw Pius Schwizer (SUI) win the first qualifying class for the Mercedes German Master, the second most important competition at the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show CSI 5*-W in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle – and he repeated the feat on Friday […]

Richard Spooner & Arthos R Race to the Top in $35,000 Blenheim Welcome Jumper Classic CSI 4*

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 15, 2018 – Riding for the United States, Richard Spooner took the victory with Michael Wang’s Arthos R (Namelus R x Mermus R) in the $35,000 Blenheim Jumper Classic CSI 4*. Set in a power and speed format over Anthony d’Ambrosio’s track, […]

Billy Twomey & Ardcolum Duke Speed to First in Bardusch Textil Prize CSI 5* at Stuttgart German Masters

Billy Twomey (IRL) and Ardcolum Duke won the Bardusch Textil Mietdienste GmbH & Co.KG Prize CSI 5* last Thursday during the Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W in Stuttgart, Germany. The Irishman and the 14-year-old grey Irish Sport Horse (Gypsy Duke x Clover Hill) claimed top honors in the […]

Kyle King Rides Christian Victory in $44,000 Markel Insurance Series Final at The Las Vegas National Horse Show CSI 4*-W

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 14,2018 – Seventeen of the top point earners from the season of Markel Insurance 1.45m Series qualifiers competed to take home the lion’s share of the $44,000 prize in Wednesday night’s highlight class. Of the four horse and rider combinations that rode fault free […]

Andy Witzemann & Cassadero Cruise to Victory in BW-Bank Hallenchampionat Prize at Stuttgart German Masters

Stuttgart, Germany – November 15, 2018 – “First things first, I need a Weizen beer.” And Andy Witzemann (GER), the old and new indoor champion, was promptly served one at the press conference by Jörg Klopfer, the spokesman of the in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft. Andy Witzemann (GER) & Cassadero “That […]

Jur Vrieling & Baltic VDL Kick-off Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5*-W with a Victory

Stuttgart, Germany – November 15, 2018 – The 49-year old 2014 team world champion and 2015 team European champion, Jur Vrieling (NED) won the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show’s opening international jumping class for the Bardusch GmbH & Co. KG Textil-Mietdienste Prize CSI 5*. Jur Vrieling […]

Pius Schwizer & Living the Dream Fly to First in €28,000 XXL-Sicherheit Prize CSI 5* at Stuttgart German Masters

Stuttgart, Germany – November 15, 2018 – The Swiss Pius Schwizer claimed the opening class of Thursday’s evening session at the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show. Atop the gelding Living The Dream (Toulon x Flamenco de Semilly) in the speed jumping for the €28,000 Prize of […]