Lexington, Kentucky, USA – April 27,2018 – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) has named 10 show jumping athletes to the Short List for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team. Athletes named to the Short List will compete at two of the following […]
Harrie Smolders had a fantastic season last year being crowned both champion of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League. Another major achievement by the Dutchman is that his results aboard Zinius have propelled the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nabab de Reve x Kannan) to the […]
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 […]
From Friday April 6th to Sunday April 8th, the Selection Panel will meet again in Arezzo to evaluate the first group of riders. The second selection meeting will take place next month in Redefin. For this 5th edition twelve National Federations – Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, […]
Show Jumping Hall of Fame Announces New Inductees Norman Dello Joio, Hunter Harrison, Authentic and Sympatico to be Inducted in Annual Ceremony at Devon Horse Show Lexington, KY – March 26, 2018 – The Show Jumping Hall of Fame has announced that Norman Dello Joio, Hunter Harrison, Authentic and Sympatico have been elected to […]
Athenaeum Board in Geneva just Graduated Athletes from Fourth Year of a Young Riders Academy Program Francesca Ciriesi (ITA), Kendra Brinkop (GER), Michael G Duffy (IRL), Matt Garrigan (IRL), Adam Grzegorzewski (POL), Guido Klatte (GER), Niklas Krieg (GER), Karin Martinsen (SWE), Andrzej Oplatek (POL) are the riders from team 2017 […]
Sad news out of Saudi Arabia as Abdullah Al Sharbatly announced the passing away of his top horse Crazy Quick. Unfortunately the 13-year-old chestnut Oldenburg gelding suffered a severe colic and could not overcome it. Having been ridden to the top of the sport by Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski (POL), […]
Sadly, Chloe Reid’s (USA) Codarco has passed away. The 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse stallion (Darco x Orame) and the American had teamed up for several several great achievements together, mainly four clear rounds at the Falsterbo Horse Show CSIO 5* in Sweden, resulting into a third place in […]
Lexington, Ky. – On a night dedicated to celebrating the horse, US Equestrian is pleased to share that HH Azur, owned by Double H Farm and François Mathy, has been voted the 2017 International Horse of the Year and Cuba, owned by John and Stephanie Ingram, LLC, has been […]
The curtain call for Christian Ahlmann’s (GER) Taloubet Z was announced last Monday because the German’s long-time partner at the top of the sport will be retired from showjumping this weekend during the Partner Pferd CSI 5*-W in Leipzig, Germany. The 18-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood stallion (Galoubet A […]
Sadly, Swiss great Wilhelm “Willi” Melliger (SUI) passed away earlier today. The 64-year-old Olympic Medalist left us after not being able to recover from health complications. He had been in coma since suffering a stroke last December. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Individual Jumping Silver Medalist and […]
Wellington, FL – January 9, 2018 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) hosted an opening press conference on Tuesday, January 9, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, to start the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) circuits. The 12-week […]
Tim Wilks (GBR) is excited to announce an exciting new collaboration with Theodore Boris. During December two very talented horses, owned by Theodore arrived at Tim’s stables. Tim says “I am delighted that Theo, a talented rider in his own right, has entrusted me in producing and competing a […]
Maikel van der Vleuten is the new rider of Massimo Dutti. So the Dutch rider, current Team World Champion and number 6 in the Longines FEI Ranking, joins the project initiated by his father Eric, and Maikel will compete with horses owned by Marta Ortega. Maikel, who until now had […]
Sadly, a nearby fire caused organizers of the Liverpool International Horse Show CSI 4* to cancel Sunday night’s performances at Echo Arena Liverpool in England. The official announcement on their Facebook states the following: “It is with considerable regret that organisers of the Liverpool International Horse Show announce that tonight’s performance at […]
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, […]
Santa Claus has already “brought” a great Christmas “gift” to both Ludger Beerbaum Stables and their top rider Philipp Weishaupt (GER). The good news is that the now former owner of LB Convall, Hans Liebherr, reached an agreement to sell the 10-year-old Holsteiner Verband Hengsthaltung & Vermarktung stallion (Colman x Cascavelle) to Ludger’s equestrian […]
Sadly, the equestrian community is mourning the loss of one of its biggest supporters and iconic figures this weekend as Hunter Harrison passed away yesterday in Wellington, Florida. Born on November 7, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, Ewing Hunter Harrison was a man whose great accomplishments on and off […]
It is with great sadness that the US Equestrian Federation (USEF) has learned of the passing of esteemed show jumper William “Bill” Steinkraus at the age of 92. A five-time Olympian and U.S. show jumping’s first individual gold medalist, Steinkraus passed away on November 29, surrounded by the […]
Longines and Global Champions Tour today announce a significant new long-term partnership further cementing commitment to the top level of show jumping and the future growth of the sport. The global agreement will see Longines renew and extend its status as Title Partner and Official Timekeeper of the […]
