London, England – January 14, 2020 – John Whitaker (GBR) has decided to retire his top horse, Argento, from competition. The legendary British rider and the 18-year-old Anglo-European Sport Horse stallion (Arko III x Gasper) formed a winning partnership, one that resulted in 34 FEI victories, many of […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – January 13, 2020 – Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) today announce a new partnership with global investment holding company Tennor as the world’s premier show jumping circuit looks to accelerate its future expansion plans on the back of the […]
Basel, Switzerland – January 10, 2020 – Switzerland’s Luigi Baleri (SUI), owner of the top ranked horses Clooney 51, The Sinner and Chaplin, has been awarded the Longines Owner of the Year Trophy for 2019 for the second time in a row. The award ceremony took place during […]
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA – January 09, 2020 – In 2017, US Equestrian’s President Murray Kessler launched the now widely-referenced Strategic Plan, intended to revitalize and re-establish membership, support, and success within US Equestrian and the many services it provides. During Thursday afternoon’s General Session, Kessler spoke to […]
The Board of the German Olympic Committee (DOKR) has made an announcement updating the list of team members of the German showjumping team for the 2020 Olympic year. The combinations for both the Olympic Team and Squad B are the following: Olympic Team Christian Ahlmann (GER) & Clintrexo […]
Dublin, Ireland – December 18, 2019 – Horse Sport Ireland are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Blake as High-Performance Jumping Director (incorporating the role of Chef d’Equipe) of the Irish Senior Show Jumping team. Prior to this appointment, Michael held the roles of Team Ireland Senior […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – December 17, 2019 – The Fédération Equestre Internationale has released a statement announcing that they have reallocated Canada’s Team Jumping Quota for the Olympic Games to Argentina. The announcement states the following: The FEI has reallocated one of the three Tokyo 2020 Olympic team quota […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 17, 2019 – The fifth Palm Beach Masters Series is set to be the biggest yet. The organizers of the prestigious series look forward to hosting an exceptional group of competitors in 2020 and it’s officially time to have your entry done! Are […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 14, 2019 – It was an emotional Saturday evening at the CHI of Geneva 5* as the show jumping world bid goodbye to Scott Brash’s (GBR) legendary horse, Hello Sanctos, in a special retirement service. Originally ridden by Peter Wylde (USA) and Katharina Offel (GER) the Brit went […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 12, 2019 – Scott Brash’s Hello Sanctos will be retired next Saturday during a special ceremony at the CHI of Geneva 5* in Switzerland. Originally ridden by Peter Wylde (USA) and Katharina Offel (GER) the Brit went on to team up with the 17-year-old […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 03, 2019 – Lucas Porter (USA) has announced that he will not participate in the Longines Masters of Paris CSI 5* this week due to an injury. The rising young star released the following statement on his Instagram account: “Unfortunately, I have had […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 03, 2019 – Daniel Bluman (ISR) has released a statement announcing that Sancha LS will take part in her last competition next week during the CHI of Geneva 5* in Switzerland. The Colombian-born equestrian who represents Israel was introduced to Sancha LS in […]
Moscow, Russia – November 16, 2019 – FEI President Ingmar De Vos opened the first in-person meeting of the FEI Board at the FEI General Assembly 2019 in Moscow (RUS) with a vote of thanks to outgoing Board members and a particular vote of thanks to the Russian […]
Wilton, Connecticut, USA – November 15, 2019 – Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) has issued a statement announcing that he will not continue as Team Ireland’s High Performance Manger. The legendary Brazilian equestrian has successfully led the Irish to several FEI Jumping Nations Cup victories, the 2017 FEI Jumping European […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – November 12, 2019 – A Canadian Jumping athlete who tested positive for a prohibited substance at the Pan-American Games in Lima (PER) in August this year has been provisionally suspended by the FEI. A sample taken from athlete Nicole Walker (CAN), who was a member […]
Evesham, England – November 06, 2019 – Poden Farms released an announcement yesterday stating that renowned Irish rider and trainer Cameron Hanley (IRL) is the newest member of their team, serving both as a rider and as Emily Moffit‘s (GBR) trainer. The renowned English stables issued the following […]
Paris, France – October 28, 2019 – Launched in 2017 at the initiative of EEM with Longines as a Founding Partner, the Riders Masters Cup is a unique competition. Presented in conjunction with the EEF (European Equestrian Federation), and hosted alternately in Europe and the United States, this […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – September 11, 2019 – Haras Rosa Mystica has issued a statement announcing that Magnolia Mystic Rose will be ridden by top rider Eduardo Menezes (BRA). The renowned stables from Brazil has had a meteoric rise to the top of the sport, having had […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – September 04, 2019 – The FEI announced the named qualifiers for the next three seasons of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ – North American League. Following a very competitive bidding and evaluation process, the FEI has allocated the eight qualifiers of this prestigious league in […]
Wellington, Florida, USA — September 4, 2019 — The Palm Beach Masters Series®, home of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Wellington since 2016, will continue to host the event through at least 2023. The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has announced the named Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – August 06, 2019 – JustWorld will be the official charity supported by Longines Global Champions Tour of New York where the finals of the 2019 series will take place for the first time. The spectacular new event, taking place September 27 – 29, 2019, […]
Hickstead, England – July 5, 2019 – Tripple X III, the horse who took Britain’s Ben Maher (GBR) to Olympic team gold at London 2012, is to be officially retired at Hickstead. A retirement ceremony will take place shortly before the year’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – June 11, 2019 – The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), world governing body of equestrian sport, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JustWorld International. JustWorld International, formed in 2002, is a non-profit organisation aimed at uniting the global equestrian community to provide basic needs […]
Langley, Canada – June 03, 2019– The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team earned a spot in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final with a bronze-medal finish in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Canada CSI 5* during the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open CSIO 5* at […]
The final chapter of Codex One’s incredible career will come to a close tomorrow afternoon after as he officially retires ahead of the LGCT Grand Prix of Hamburg. The 17-year-old bay Hannoverian stallion has had multiple International CSI 5* wins over his extraordinary lifetime in show jumping, winning […]
Shanghai, China – May 03, 2019 – Before the main competition today dignitaries and officials took part in a ceremony in the arena to official unveil a model of the spectacular new Shanghai Juss International Equestrian Center. The significant development comes after the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) first debuted […]
Perth, Ontario, Canada – Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar has announced his retirement from international show jumping competition after nearly five decades at the top level. One of the most successful show jumping riders of all time, Millar is stepping away from the international level to re-focus his […]
Riesenbeck, Germany – April 24, 2019 – Sadly, Ludger Beerbaum‘s (GER) Chiara 222 passed away. The German legend released the following statement on his website: “Sad news from our stable. Chiara died this morning. Four weeks after a colic operation, her condition has deteriorated so much, that, after […]
Wolvertem, Brabant, Belgium – April 15, 2019 – Stephex Stables released an official statement confirming the news that Armitages Boy has been retired from showjumping competitions to purse exclusively a breeding career. The 17-year-old bay Oldenburg stallion (Armitage x Feo) was had a successful career under the saddle […]
Gothenburg, Sweden – April 04, 2019 – John Whitaker (GBR) suffered an injury yesterday in the warm-up class during the Gothenburg Horse Show CSI 5*-W in Sweden. The British legend fell while riding his top horse Argento, fracturing his collarbone but the horse was uninjured. As a result, John […]
