Marcus Ehning was the hero of the hour when clinching the Challenge Cup for Germany at the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final 2018 in Barcelona (ESP) last night riding Comme Il Faut. Team-mate Philipp Weishaupt produced a foot-perfect pathfinding run from the lovely mare Asathir, but when […]
The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games officially get underway in the Argentinian capital this evening with what is expected to be a colourful, animated and utterly show-stopping opening ceremony. This is the first time in modern Olympic history the event will not take place in a stadium, […]
Olympic Jumping athlete Bert Romp, a member of the Dutch gold medal team at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, has died following an accident in Middelbeers in the Netherlands where he was coaching. He was due to celebrate his 60th birthday on 4 November. The accident happened on 3 […]
The public vote for the FEI Awards 2018 is now open! For a second consecutive year the public gets to vote and celebrate its equestrian heroes following publication of the shortlisted nominees today. A record of outstanding achievements on the field of play, horsemanship, commitment and behind-the-scenes dedication are just […]
Columbus, Ohio, USA – October 5, 2018 — Eugenio Garza, one of Mexico’s up-and-coming stars, and his mount Victer Finn Dh Z, owned by Axel Verlooy Euro Horse BVBA, won the $40,000 Amalaya Investments 1.50m Welcome Prix CSI 3* at the Split Rock Jumping Tour’s Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Columbus CSI […]
An american victory kicked off international competition today during the CSIO Barcelona 5* at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain. Jessica Springsteen (USA) and RMF Swinny du Parc showed scope and speed to win the €93,900 Queen’s Cup – Segura Viudas Trophy CSI 5*. The American […]
A packed house on Friday night at the Murieta Equestrian Center was treated to a fantastic speed class, the $36,500 Murieta Inn, Spa & Restaurant 1.45m FEI Class. 34 entries took to the grand prix arena to race the clock around Olaf Petersen Jr.’s course consisting of 14 jumping efforts […]
“We won already!” said Austrian Chef d’Equipe Marcus Wallishauser after his team shared top spot with Italy at the end of the first round of competition at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2018 at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain last night. But there’s […]
Belgium’s Francois Mathy Jr. (BEL) staved off a powerful British challenge to win the opening international class of Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham. François, riding 13-year-old gelding Falco van de Clehoeve, posted a time of 54.23 seconds in the Grandstand Welcome […]
Chloe Aston (GBR) and Amigo T €25,350 crossed the finish line to take definite lead of the €25,350 speed class CSI 3* yesterday during the Vilamoura Champions Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Quarteira, Faro, Portugal. The Brit and the 13-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Padinus x […]
Julien Epaillard (FRA) returned to his winning ways at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour yesterday by claiming the top spot in the €24,700 Damman Reitzplatz Trophy CSI 2*, a 1.45m speed challenge. The Frenchman teamed up with Safari d’Auge for the victory, riding the 12-year-old bay Selle Français […]
Columbus, Ohio, USA – October 4, 2018 — Ireland’s Kevin Babington and his longtime partner, Shorapur, won the FEI $35,000 1.45m Speed competition at the Spilt Rock Jumping Tour’s Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Columbus CSI 3*-W, the second week of the Tour’s run at the Brave Horse Show Park in Johnstown, […]
Mill Spring, NC – October 4, 2018 – Fabio Leivas Da Costa (BRA) and Tosca De L’Esques took the victory in the $35,000 1.45m Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 2* to kick off Tryon Fall 2 at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Leivas Da Costa and the 2007 […]
For the fourth season, the Longines Masters recruit one the most talented course designer of the globe: the German Frank Rothenberger. He started in the industry at only fifteen years old, building jumps and fences, then he became a course designer at only twenty years old. After ten years […]
In the lead-up to Sunday’s $204,000 CSI 4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ New York during the American Gold Cup CSI 4*-W, McLain Ward’s (USA) beloved and legendary partner, Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farms, was retired in a special ceremony honoring his incredible career with Ward, including winning […]
Cian O’Connor (IRL) has taken over the reins of Lady Cracotte, a 10-year-old Italian Sport Horse mare (Quaprice x Galoubet A) that has been simply spectacular since Niels Bruynseels (BEL) started riding her in late April. Together, the Belgian and the chestnut mare simply took the top of […]
Earlier in the day, the Grand Prix Field kicked off competition with the $35,000 Hermès Sellier Classic prior to the $70,000 Fidelity Investments® Classic CSI4*. In familiar fashion to Thursday’s $35,000 Trelawny Farm Welcome Stake CSI4*, it was a fight to the finish between American athletes Kristen Vanderveen […]
Anthony Bourquard (SUI) and Janus VB won the €25,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the Equieffe Classics at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre in Gorla Minore, Italy. The Swiss and the 9-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Namelus R x Darco) triumphed by soaring over all the 1.45m […]
Felicie Bertrand (FRA) and Chacco Rouge won the €35,750 Grand Prix Pole Equestre Rouen Normandie CSI 3* last Sunday during the Normandy Tour’s Happy Jump at the Haras du Loup in Canteleu, France. The French and the 12-year-old chestnut Oldenburg bay mare (Chacco-Blue x Papillon Rouge) triumphed by […]
José Roberto Reynoso (BRA) and Azrael W wrote another beautiful verse in the sport of showjumping, winning the FEI World Cup Jumping Grand Prix of São Paulo CSI 2*-W yesterday during the São Paulo Indoor CSI 2*-W at the Sociedade Hípica Paulista (SHP) in the bustling city of […]
Columbus, Ohio, USA – September 30, 2018 — Shark and Australian Rowan Willis looked like they might be the only clean round in the $50,000 FEI 1.45m Grand Prix held during the Columbus International CSI 2* at the Brave Horse Show Park. Midway through the class of 41 original starters, […]
In Waregem a busy international weekend ended yesterday with the highlight everyone was waiting for: the €270,000 Grand Prix CSI 5*. Forty-two combinations entered the show ring for this class and it became a true thriller. At first, it seemed like the ‘underdog’ riders were going to rule […]
Emma Stoker (GBR) and Townhead Tallulah won the €27,500 Grand Prix CSI 3* yesterday during the Vilamoura Champions Tour CSI 3* at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Quateira, Faro, Portugal. The Brit and the 13-year-old bay Norwegian Warmblood mare (Tabasco La Silla x Calvados) earned top honors by […]
The first thing Molly Ashe Cawley (USA) did after she won the $204,000 CSI 4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ New York was hug her son, Connor. “He’s my good luck charm,” she said. Ashe Cawley (48) is a two-time veteran of the World Cup Jumping Final, but […]
Gonzalo Azcarraga (MEX) and Quite Nice 5 won the Bupa Grand Prix CSI 2* during the Otomí Grand Prix at the Otomí Equestrian Center in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The Mexican and the 12-year-old Oldenburg mare (Quality 9 x Landor S) secured the victory in the jump-off […]
On Saturday night, 20 horses and riders entered the grand prix ring at the Flintridge Autumn Classic, held at the Flintridge Riding Club, in hopes of winning their share of the $30,000 prize money offered at the Flintridge Grand Prix honoring Karen V. Price. Each pair tried their […]
North Salem, N.Y. – Sept. 29, 2018 – Saturday hosted the $70,000 Fidelity Investments® Classic CSI 4* at the American Gold Cup, where McLain Ward (USA) captured yet another win in the day’s highlight event, this time aboard Tradition de La Roque, owned by Kessler Show Stables Europe B.V. The pair bested a total of […]
The highlight of the evening in Waregem last night was the CSI5* 1m55 class with jump-off. The five star riders got to jump a very difficult first round and only five of the 44 starting combinations managed to keep a zero in their scorecard in the first round. […]
“Laura Power” was definitely an expression heard yesterday as Laura Renwick (GBR) and Laura Kraut (USA) claimed the top three spots in the €24,850 Longines Ranking Speed Class CSI 3* during the Vilamoura Champions Tour CSI 3* at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Quarteira, Faro, Portugal. Once again […]
José Roberto Reynoso Fernandez Filho (BRA) won the jump-off class CSI 2* yesterday during the São Paulo Indoor CSI 2*-W, at the Sociedade Hípica Paulista (SHP) in São Paulo, Brazil. Twenty-seve combinations entered the ring for the 1.50m challenge with six of them qualifying to face the jump-off […]
