Ben Maher (GBR) & Explosion W won the €145,000 First GCL class yesterday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Shanghai CSI 5* in China. The Brit and the 9-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet) were victorious in the 1.50m-1.60m speed challenge by […]
The London Knights are the leading lights after round one of the GCL Shanghai, seizing pole position ahead of Saturday’s crucial decider. The classy pairing of Ben Maher and U25 rider Emily Moffitt led the cavalry charge from the off and their double clear proved unassailable. Ludger Beerbaum […]
André Americo de Miranda (BRA) & Qualmatie du Breil won the Big Tour speed class yesterday during the first day of competition of the Best Jump at Sociedade Hípica Porto Alegrense in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Brazilian and the 14-year-old bay Selle Français mare […]
Marc Bettinger (GER) & Bentley N won the €25,600 Gold 4 speed class yesterday during Spring MET CSI 2* at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The German and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Numero Uno x Peter Pan) left all the poles up and […]
The first CSI5* class of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour kicked off in style with a blazing win from Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) and Extra van Essene – the consistently speedy pair always one to watch when time is of the essence. Second went to Belgian star Constant […]
On 15 April 2018, Elizabeth Madden (USA) aboard Breitling LS reigned supreme at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final by imposing themselves at the three rounds of the final, which were held at the impressive AccorHotels Arena in Paris. Spectators were rewarded with a truly thrilling […]
Todd Minikus (USA) welcomed another successful week of competition during the second installment of the ESP Spring Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, after taking a first-place finish in the $35,000 ProElite® Grand Prix last week. Minikus once again piloted the Quality […]
Wellington, FL – April 18, 2018 – Todd Minikus (USA) welcomed another successful week of competition during the second installment of the ESP Spring Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, after taking a first-place finish in the $35,000 ProElite® Grand Prix last […]
Fernando Martinez Sommer (MEX) & Cor Bakker won the Banorte Grand Prix last Sunday during the México CSI 4* at the Club Hípico Coapexpan in Xalapa, Veracruz, México. The Mexican and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Colandro x Quattro) were victorious by being the only combination that overcame all […]
Katrin Eckermann (GER) & Caleya won the €25,300 Parkhotel Horst Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the de Peelbergen Outdoor Tour CSI 2* at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, the Netherlands. The German and the 9-year-old chestnut mare (Calido I x Lancer II) claimed the […]
2017 and 2018 U.S. Longines FEI World Cup Final Winners, Olympic Medalists, and Young Talent Slated to Go Head-To-Head with Three Europeans Ranked in the Top Five in the World New York, NY – April 17, 2018 – It’s all in place for a stunning weekend of elite […]
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Rachel Cornacchia (CAN) claimed the first place prize and her first Grand Prix win in the $50,000 Blenheim Spring Classic 4 Grand Prix, presented by iJump Sports, aboard Eventyre Farms Ltd.’s Valkyrie de Talma. In front of a full audience of fellow equestrians and local […]
The Valkenswaard United are at the top of the leaderboard of the 2018 Global Champions League after a second-place finish in the second leg of the championship at Miami Beach CSI 5* just less than two weeks ago. The team from the Netherlands has been the most consistent […]
Scott Brash (GBR) has retained his overall lead in the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour standings after a tenth-place finish in the €300,000 Longines Grand Prix of Miami Beach CSI 5* two weeks ago. As a result, the Brit added 27 points to his previous score of 40 […]
Olivier Perreau (FRA) & Dolce Deceuninck won the €30,300 Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by CWD last Sunday during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris, France. The Frenchman and the 9-year-old Belgian Sport Horse mare (Toulon x Cartier van de Heffinck) gave the home crowd […]
Beezie Madden: And That’s Two! The AccorHotels Arena seems to bring good luck to the female American riders. Thirty-one years after Katharine Burdsall and The Natural, when this arena was still called Palais Omnisport Paris Bercy, another woman from the United States was crowned winner of the 40th […]
The Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) management team, who oversee and organize the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), the longest running and largest horse show in the world, have announced a strategic plan to unveil a technologically advanced footing surface ahead of the […]
Omaha, Nebraska – April 15, 2018 – Hunter Holloway swept the top two places in the $130,000 International Omaha Grand Prix. Holloway topped a 24-horse field on Eastern Jam and placed second on VDL Bravo in the culminating event of the 2018 International Omaha held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, site of […]
The already intense 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour ranking battle could be in for a major shake up, as reigning LGCT title holder Harrie Smolders (NED) returns with top stallion Don VHP Z for what promises to be a thrilling Shanghai LGCT. Less than one week after Formula 1 hit […]
As last to go in the jump-off, Mikel Aizpurua Quiroga made it a home win in the CSI2* Grand Prix presented by CHG at the Spring MET IV 2018. With his victory, the Spanish rider got the hosts a great finish to the first of the two last […]
America’s Beezie Madden (54) held on to win the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2018 title in Paris (FRA) today, but she didn’t do it the easy way. In a cliffhanger of a second round she faulted for the first time over three tough days of jumping when […]
Gonzalo Añon Suarez (ESP) & Qlamp d’Ivraie won the Gold 3 jump-off class CSI 2* yesterday during the Spring MET IV at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The Spaniard and the 14-year-old gelding (Dandy du Plage x Iago C) claimed top honors by registering no penalties […]
Omaha, Nebraska – April 13, 2018 – Christian Heineking rode NKH Caruso to victory in the $100,000 RFD-TV InIt2WinIt Speed Jumping Championship at the International Omaha. Heineking topped a 22-horse field in winning the Midwest series final at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, site of the highly acclaimed 2017 FEI World Cup Finals. […]
Julien Epaillard (FRA) & Quatrin de la Roque LM won the €50,000 Federation Francaise d’Equitation sponsored speed class yesterday during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris, France. The Frenchman and the 14-year-old bay Selle Français gelding (Quick Star x Kannan) were victorious in the 1.50m […]
America’s Beezie Madden (54) almost made it look easy as she moved one step closer to clinching the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2018 title in Paris (FRA) with her second victory of the week tonight with Breitling LS. Last to go in a thrilling nine-horse jump-off she […]
Bertram Allen (IRL) & Calafrieda won the €25,600 Gold 4 Longines Ranking two-phase class CSI 2* yesterday during Spring MET IV at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The Irishman and the 8-year-old dark bay Holsteiner mare (Canto 16 x Lavall 5) were victorious in the 1.45m […]
Lalie Saclier (FRA) & Perle Fine du Val won the $27,600 jump-off class CSI 2*, presented by Île de France yesterday during the Longines FEI World Cup™ Finals in Paris, France. The French rider and the 15-year-old chestnut Selle Français mare (Joyeux Ardent x Laudanum) took the lead […]
Pedro Veniss (BRA) & Anaya Ste Hermelle won the €25,100 Gold 4 Longines Ranking 1.45m class yesterday during Spring MET IV at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The Brazilian and the 12-year-old bay Belgian Sport Horse mare (Andiamo x Paladin des Ifs) blazed to victory […]
Steve Guerdat (SUI) & Alamo won the €26,000 two-phase warm-class last Wednesday during the first day of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final CSI 5*-W in Paris, France. The Swiss and the 10-year-old black Dutch Warmblood gelding (Ukato x Equador) were victorious by advancing to and completing […]
Two former winners of this Longines FEI World Cup Jumping took the lead in this first class, a Grand Prix judged under table C, which meant that every knocked down fence was turned into penalty seconds. Beezie Madden, the winner, had indeed triumphed in Gothenburg in 2013 and the following year, German […]
