Stuttgart, Germany – November 15, 2018 – The 49-year old 2014 team world champion and 2015 team European champion, Jur Vrieling (NED) won the 34th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show’s opening international jumping class for the Bardusch GmbH & Co. KG Textil-Mietdienste Prize CSI 5*. Jur Vrieling […]
The 2019 Indoor Wierden CSI 2* came to a close yesterday hosting its crown jewel class, the €25,000 NIJWA Groep Grand Prix of Wierden CSI 2*. Forty-eight combinations from 10 countries registered to compete in the 1.45m jump-off challenge. Fourteen combinations qualified for the tiebreaker and the Dutch […]
Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and MJT Nevados S won the €100,000 Grand Prix of Liège CSI 3* yesterday during the Jumping International de la Province de Liège CSI 3* in Liège, Belgium. The Belgian and the 10-year-old Polish Sport Horse stallion (Calvados Z x Romualdo kwpn) left dust to […]
H&M Harley v/d Bisschop, one of Nicola Philippaerts’ top horses is leaving the Philippaerts family. He found home in Ireland. Just a few weeks ago, Nicola and H&M Harley v/d Bisschop rode two spotless rounds in the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, resulting in a first place for Belgium. […]
The second Longines FEI JumpingWorld Cup qualifier brough to an end the Helsinki International Horse Show CSI 5*-W in Helsinki, Finland. After an extremely exciting jump-off round Gudrun Patteet (BEL) and Sea Coast Pebbles Z from took the win which was also their first ever in the World Cup. Gudrun […]
Remco Been (NED) and Holland vd Bisschop won the €24,700 VDL Stud Prize CSI 3* yesterday during the Jumping Zwolle CSI 3* in the Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 11-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood stallion (Heartbreaker x Achill/Libero H) outperformed the other thirteen combinations that had qualified for the […]
Belgium was the biggest winner for the second day in a row at the third leg of the Morocco Royal Tour, held during the Salon du Cheval d’El Jadida CSI 4*-W in Morocco. The major class of the day, a Table A against the clock, was a genuine […]
Karel Cox put the seal on a memorable day for Belgian showjumping when he won the Horse of the Year Show’s Leading Showjumper of the Year grand prix on Sunday evening at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham. Just hours after the Belgian team were crowned Nations Cup […]
Constant van Paesschen (BEL) was once again back on top at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour, this time riding Vendetta Treize to victory in the €24,900 Melisa Internationales Reitzentrum Trophy CSI 2* last Friday during Autumn MET Tour I CSI 2* in Oliva Nova, Spain. The young Belgian star guided […]
Belgium won through on the tense and thrilling final afternoon of the €1,250,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2018 at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona (ESP) today. With all eight nations that qualified from Friday night’s first round starting again on a zero scoreline, and […]
Belgium’s Francois Mathy Jr. (BEL) staved off a powerful British challenge to win the opening international class of Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham. François, riding 13-year-old gelding Falco van de Clehoeve, posted a time of 54.23 seconds in the Grandstand Welcome […]
In Waregem a busy international weekend ended yesterday with the highlight everyone was waiting for: the €270,000 Grand Prix CSI 5*. Forty-two combinations entered the show ring for this class and it became a true thriller. At first, it seemed like the ‘underdog’ riders were going to rule […]
Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and MJT Nevado S claimed top honors in the €100,000 1.55m BMW Prize CSI 5* during the Waregem Horse Week CSI 5* in Waregem, Belgium. Thirteen combinations advanced to the second round but only twelve managed to complete it. The first rider to face the […]
Sadly, Jos Lansink’s (BEL) world champion partner Cumano passed away last Thursday after 25 years of memorable moments on and off the rings. The Belgian and the grey Holsteiner stallion (San Patrignano Cassini x Landgraf I) teamed up for top honors in the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Karel Cox (BEL) and Evert made it a home win in Sunday’s €49,500 1.50m Top Series Meise Grand Prix CSI 3* during the Brussels Stephex Masters CSI 5*/3/2* in Belgium. Eight out of the 44 horse-and-rider combinations managed to produce clear rounds in this Grand Prix class, moving […]
After a jump-off that was quicker than the speed of light, Marcus Ehning could drive home in a brand-new following Friday night’s €92,380 Audi Q2 Grand Prix qualifier CSI 5* presented by Audi at the Brussels Stephex Masters CSI 5*/3*/2*. A total of 46 horse-and-rider combinations came out for […]
After winning the opening five-star competition yesterday and then following up with a third place-finish in the Grand Prix qualifier presented by Carlsberg, Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) continued his winning ways by taking the top honours in Friday’s 1.45m €24,700 Patache d’Aux Prize CSI 5*. The world […]
Under the bright August sun, the CSI 5* riders took to the ring for the first time this weekend as Thursday’s 1.45m competition presented by Albam got underway yesterday afternoon with the world’s best in action. The Dutch riders dominated, taking first and third place. Maikel van der […]
Thibault Philippaerts (BEL) was not to beat in Thursday’s €24,800 Sport Vlaanderen Prize CSI 3*, a Top Series 1.45m world ranking class. The young Belgian talent took an early lead on the 9-year-old home bred Jaimi Van Dorperheide (Winningmood x Cascavelle), with a lightning fast penalty-free round to […]
Dominique Hendrickx (BEL) & Kannabis van de Bucxtale won the BMW Centrauto Grand Prix CSI 3*, powered by Flandria Rent last Sunday during the De Kraal International CSI 3* in Zandhoven, Belgium. In this difficult class only 9 of the 60 combinations were able to qualify for the […]
The major class of this Friday at the Jumping International de Valence, the €65,650 Prix MMA CSI 5*, a 1.55m jump-off class, provided spectators once again with a match between France and Belgium, as we had seen last week, in the Prix Axeria of the CSI 4* on Saturday. It was the […]
Cian O’Connor (IRL) has taken over the reins of Gudrun Patteet’s (BEL) Sea Coast Atlantic after having acquired the gelding from the Belgian rider. Together, Patteet and the 12-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding (Schilling x Aramis de la Cense) have claimed several major wins, including two CSI 5* classes […]
The Jumping de Valence showed its international colours yesterday. If the day began with the French hymn, it pursued with victory from all around the world: Great Britain, USA, Belgium and last but not least, Austria. François Mathy Jr. (BEL) & Uno de La Roque The major class […]
Kevin Jochems (NED) & Captain Cooper won the €200,000 Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland CSI 5* yesterday during the Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5* in Ireland. Seven combinations had qualified for the jump-off with the Dutchman and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Namelus R x Corland) […]
Local star Frank Schuttert (NED) pulled off an extraordinary home win against phenomenal odds, winning the €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) Grand Prix of Valkenswaard Presented by Sapinda. The 24-year-old Dutchman said he was “speechless” at his victory, which had the local crowd on their feet cheering […]
Pim Mulder (NED) & Diabolo won the Rabobank Trophy CSI 4* last Saturday during the Jumping the Driehoek – CSIO Ommen 4* in The Netherlands. The Dutchmand and the 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Clinton x Chin Chin) were the only ones to clear the wall for the […]