What is your earliest equestrian memory? That would be trail riding just outside of Boston in Winchester, Massachusetts, bareback in the woods behind my house with a good friend of mine. We were about 12 years old. She went to pony camp in the summer and would take […]
Geneva, Switzerland – November 03, 2020 – Over the last few days, the Federal Council and the Canton of Geneva have presented new health measures aimed at controlling the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. Following on from these announcements, the CHI Geneva organising committee decided to cancel the […]
How has the team adapted to dealing with the COVID‐19 pandemic? Very well. The majority of the employees are working from home, we engage with each other via video conferences and online communications. Everyone adapted to the situation very quickly, I think we have also learned a lot […]
How did your routine change during lockdown? It wasn’t as busy with no competitions that’s for sure, it was very quiet at the start. Then, in the end, we were actually still very busy at home. We had a few people off, because obviously there weren’t any shows […]
Words from Olympic Gold Medallist and Show Jumping Legend Nick Skelton What was the first Major you competed in? How did you do? Well, I first won the Grand Prix in Geneva in 1978, before it was a Rolex class Nick Skelton won 9 Majors in total. How […]
Can you talk about your daily routine as a show groom? I wake up early in the morning to feed the horses, then we give them some time to rest so they are able to digest their food. We then ride them through the morning and afterwards if […]
When did you decide you wanted to pursue a career in show jumping? I decided early, but I also loved playing football so I wasn’t sure which sport I wanted to pursue. As soon as I started winning some show jumping events at 14-years-old, I realised that show […]
What is your earliest memory of riding a horse? One of my first riding memories was when I was seven years old, I was riding my pony Cleopatra, it was with her that I competed in my first jumping competition. The last few years have been incredible for […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 12, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* have announced their decision to cancel the event. The organizers released the following statement trough a news release on their website: “After the press conference of […]
s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – March 10, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show CSI 5* have announced their decision to hold the event without spectators. Previously, they had announced that the show would go on with a limited amount of 1000 […]
When did you think that Martin had what it takes to reach the top? When he’d finished competing in the Juniors, that’s when I realized he might have the potential to reach the top. At the beginning, it was more my wife who went to the shows with […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 15, 2019 – Martin Fuchs (SUI) became the new Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping live contender following his victory in the $1,200,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* at the CHI of Geneva. The formidable duo of Fuchs and Clooney 51 once again showed […]
