Three thrilling final competitions decided the new champions crowned at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2018 today at Lanaken in Belgium. It was a whitewash for the Irish Sport Horse Studbook that took gold, silver and bronze in the 5-Year-Old category, but it […]
Both the course and the level were sky-high in the final of the World Championship for 7-year-old horses yesterday! Eleven of the 40 combinations qualified for the jump-off in which Christian Ahlmann (GER) immediately set the time-to-beat. With his stallion Solid Gold Z, bred by A. Sprehe, he […]
Giulia Levi (ITA) and Van Dutch won the €25,000 La Nazione Grand Prix CSI 2* yesterday during the Bagnaia Jumping Show CSI 2* in La Bagnaia, Italy. Giulia Levi (ITA) & Van Dutch The Italian and the 12-year-old chestnut Zangersheide gelding (Vigo d’Arsouilles x L’Amour Z) triumphed in […]
The Longines China Tour of Beijing Great Wall came to an end in grand fashion yesterday, crowning Vincent Vermeulen (NED) and Ceylon as the winners of CNY $820,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 3*. The Beijing Great Wall The event was the first leg of the Longines China Tour, […]
It was a surprising Belgian Championship for Seniors yesterday afternoon! Already after the first round the provisional results were all shaken up… The second round happened to be all-decisive! Only three combinations managed to stay clear in this ultimate round, earning them a place on the podium… The […]
The numbers are in for week 2 of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 when 365 athletes from 53 countries will compete in the four remaining disciplines at Tryon International Equestrian Centre in North Carolina, USA from 18 to 23 September. Can the dashing Australian daredevil, Boyd […]
Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Cortney Cox won the €26,750 M.B.A. Prize CSI 3* yesterday during the Mâcon Chaintré Jumping CSI 3* at the Mâcon Chaintré Equestrian Center in Mâcon, France. Pius Schwizer (SUI) & Cortney Cox The Swiss and the 9-year-old chestnut Mecklenburg gelding (Carlo x Espri) earned […]
Zuping Huang (CHN) & Kashmir won the Longines Warm-Up CSI 3* yesterday during the Longines China Tour of Beijing Great Wall in Ju Yong Guan, China. The Chinese and the 10-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Cavalier) were victorious in the 1.50m challenge as the only […]
Derin Demirsoy (TUR) and Dadjak Ter Puttenen won the €26,100 Auchan Prize CSI 3* last Thursday during the Mâcon Chaintrê Jumping CSI 3* in France. Derin Demirsoy (TUR) & Dadjak Ter Puttenen The Turkish rider and the 15-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Toulon x Vanitas) secured the victory […]
It was thrilling sport yesterday in the Sires of the World! The audience had flocked en masse to see the 61 stallions at work in this €25,100 Grand Prix over a height of 1.50m. Eventually there were 20 combinations that qualified for the jump-off. The first starter, Dayro […]
The second day of competitions of the Belgian Senior Jumping Championships took place yesterday during the Zangersheide FEI / WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships at the Zangersheide venue in Lanaken, Belgium. Exactly 10 combinations jumped a clear round in the second round, a class that accumulated penalties and […]
The stallion approval kicked off in the indoor arena yesterday during the Zangersheide FEI / WBFSH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at the Zangersheide venue in Lanaken, Belgium. Sixty-two stallions attended this presentation in which three stallions already obtained an approval based on their sportive performances. […]
Two hundred and three combinations appeared at the start in the first qualification for 7-year old horses yesterday during the FEI / WBSFH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at the Zangersheide venue in Lanaken, Belgium. No less than 73 combinations noted a double clear in this […]
Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) and J’Adore van het Schaeck won the first qualifier class at the Belgian Senior Jumping Championships, being held during the Zangersheide – FEI / WBSFH World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken, Belgium. The Belgian and the 9-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Vagabond […]
Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – September 11, 2018 – The FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 were officially opened with a stylish two-hour ceremony at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Some of equestrian sport’s most famous names took […]
Michael Cristofeletti (ITA) & Belony won the €25,450 Seacon Logistics Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, the Netherlands. The Italian and the 11-year-old chestnut Hannoverian gelding (Balou du Rouet x Raphael) secured the victory by being the fastest of the […]
Israel’s Nadav Sternbach (18) scooped the FEI World Jumping Challenge Final 2018 title in a nail-biting jump-off in Tashkent (UZB) last Sunday. It came down to a head-to-head against Argentina’s Richard Kierkegaard (15), and there was precious little between the two of them in the end. “I came […]
They’re going to be dancing and prancing, jogging and spinning, jumping, galloping and giving it everything they’ve got when the horses and athletes in the first four disciplines take centre stage at the much-anticipated FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 in North Carolina, USA next week. A total […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. – US Equestrian is pleased to confirm the definite entries for the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent the U.S. in the jumping arena in Tryon: Laura […]
McLain Ward (USA) has opted to ride Clinta at the World Equestrian Games™ – Tryon 2018 after consultation with his supporters, owners, and Chef d’ Equipe Robert Ridland. The 11-year-old grey Oldenburg mare (Clinton x Lord Pezi) has been spectacular ever since joining the American superstar at the end of […]
Andreas Kreuzer (GER) & Calvilot won the €75,250 Grand Prix of Paderbon CSI 3* last Sunday, during the fifth leg of the DKB Riders Tour at the Paderborn Challenge CSI 3* in Paderborn, Germany. The German and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Calvaro F.C. x Quilot) triumphed in the […]
Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z were victorious in the $93,400 Second GCL Individual class CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome CSI 5* in Italy. Daniel Deusser (GER) & Tobago Z The German and the 10-year-old chestnut Zangersheide stallion (Tangelo van de […]
The Hits Championship came to a close with the $500,000 Saugerties Grand Prix CSI 5* on Sunday afternoon. Three bustlin IVP areas and a full grandstand, couple with crisp fall-like temperatures made for a spectacular day of showjumping. Marina Azevedo of Campina, Brazil designed a challenging course that […]
Speed merchant Julien Epaillard (FRA) would take a convincing win in a blistering Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome speed competition this afternoon. Epaillard flew to the front as the penultimate class of the weekend unveiled a true challenge to the 35 competitors who took on Uliano Vezzani’s demanding 1.45m course. […]
Sonoma, Californina, USA – September 9, 2018 – After two times coming in second, Karrie Rufer (USA) finally made it to the top of the podium Sunday winning the $100,000 1.45m Grand Prix CSI 2* with Morning Star Sporthorses’ Mai Tai 2 at the Sonoma International CSI2*, part […]
A Memorable Day at Spruce Meadows The final day of the 2018 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ CSIO5* brought excitement to the grounds as fans packed the grandstands surrounding the International Ring to watch the CP ‘International’, presented by Rolex and part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and the Italian bred mare Lady Cracotte blasted away the competition in a sizzling final €93,000 CSI5* 1.55m class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. Bruynseels took a convincing win in Italy’s capital city, a full two seconds faster than the rest of […]
Earlier in the week riders competed to earn their spot in the Suncor Winning Round (1.50m). Only 30 horse/rider combinations qualified for the event and of those athletes, the top 10 from Round One, moved on to compete in the Winning Round. There were 10 clear rounds posted […]
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 […]
Saturday of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament is always full of excitement with fans cheering on their favourite teams in the BMO Nations Cup. This year 9 teams competed for glory and to have their names put on the trophy that has been a part of the Spruce […]
