Aurore Christen (FRA) and Uniflore Minotière won the €10,000 Henders & Hazel Open Queens Cup CSI 5* & CSI 2* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W & CSI 2* in Belgium. The French rider and the 10-year-old chestnut Selle Français mare (Luccianno x Dandy du Plape) overcame […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) and Delux van T&L won the €50,000 BMW Masters Prize CSI 5* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W & 2* in Belgium. To the delight of the home nation, Bruynseels guided the 9-year-old bay Belgian Sport Horse gelding (Toulon x Landetto) to victory after […]
Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) and Bacardi Les Hauts were crowned Belgian Indoor Champions last Wednesday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W & 2* in Belgium. Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) & Bacardi Les Hauts Hendrickx and the 11-year-old grey Belgian Sport Horse gelding overcame the rest of the field by advancing […]
Amy Inglis (GBR) & Every Way won the €24,600 The City of Mechelen jump-off class CSI 2* last Saturday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W/2* in Belgium. Inglis and the 13-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood stallion mare (Upsilon van de Heffinck x Beach Boy) earned top honors by being the only duo […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) & Angel van’t Hof won the €26,550 Stephex Stables sponsored jump-off class yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Belgian and the 11-year-old bay Belgian Sport Horse mare (Chin Chin x Nabab de Reve) earned the prize of getting a brand new trailer, worth $10,000 euros by […]
Harrie Smolders​ (NED) & Zinius closed out the year with a major win this afternoon after taking top honors in the $179,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping CSI 5*-W, presented by Land Rover​ during the Jumping Mechelen​ in Belgium. The Dutchman showed once again why he has been […]
Ireland’s Seamus Hughes Kennedy wrote his name into the history-books of equestrian sport today when winning the inaugural FEI Pony Jumping Trophyâ„¢ Final at Mechelen in Belgium. Riding the 12-year-old mare, Cuffesgrange Cavalidam, the 15-year-old schoolboy had to hold his nerve when in the lead and last to go […]
Niels Bruynseels (BEL) & Gancia de Muze won the €61,800 Sport Vlaanderen sponsored Grand Prix CSI 5* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Belgian and the 11-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Malito de Reve x Nimmerdor) earned top honors before their countrymen by posting their second penalty-free performance in […]
Mark McAuley (IRL) & Valentino Tuiliere won the €24,600 Samsung sponsored speed class yesterday during the Jumping MechelenCSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Irishman and the 8-year-old bay Stud-Book Selle Français gelding (Diamant de Semilly x Silvio) overcame all the 1.45m obstacles before crossing the finish line in 57.75 seconds. Only eight-hundredths of a second […]
Michael Whitaker (GBR) & Flawless won the Flandria Rent Six-Bar class CSI 5*/2* last night during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Englishman and the 9-year-old grey Anglo-European Sport Horse (Cheers Cassini x Kigali) were the only to advance, securing the victory in the fourth round after clearing the height […]
Felix Haßmann (GER) & Balance won the €24,600 KCB Bank & Verzekering sponsored class CSI 5* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The German was victorious for the second time on the same day by riding the 10-year-old chestnut Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch e.V. mare (Balou du Rouet x Landabel) to two clear performances, […]
Felix Haßmann (GER) & SL Brazonado won the Jumping Mechelen speed class CSI 5* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The German and the 12-year-old grey Brazilian Sport Horse gelding (SL Baluarte x Silvestre) left dust to the rest of the field in the 1.40m contest, blazing across […]
Daniel Deusser​​ (GER) & Tobago Z won the Léon Melchior Open Sires of the World Zangersheide​ CSI5* class yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen​ CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The German and the 9-year-old chestnut Zangersheide stallion (Tangelo van Zuuthoeve x Mr. Blue) left all the 1.45m obstacles in the […]
Simon Delestre (FRA) & Gain Line won the €44,000 Land Rover Masters CSI 5* yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Frenchman and the 11-year-old chestnut Hannoverian gelding (Stolzenberg x Raphael) dominated the rest of the field in the 1.50m class after completing the fourth jump-off with no […]
Don VHP Z was elected 2017 Horse of the Year in Belgium, receiving the award yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. It was also a special occasion for Harrie Smolders (NED), the brilliant rider who guided the 13-year-old liver chesnut Zangersheide stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Voltaire) to countless clear rounds, […]
Pieter Devos (BEL) & Julyssi van Orti won the Belgian Indoor Championship yesterday during the Jumping Mechelen CSI 5*-W in Belgium. The Belgian and the grey Belgian Warmblood (Cicero x Vigo d’ Arsouilles) claimed the national title after overcoming all the 1.45m obstacles twice, registering no penalties in 38.61 seconds for […]