Harrie Smolders (NED) has retained the number one position at the top of the Longines FEI World Jumping Ranking for the seventh month in a row. The Dutchman is the current leader with a total of 3130 points. Steve Guerdat (SUI) is the closest one chasing him, still […]
Sander Geerink (NED) and Donner Ik won the Morssinkhof Rymoplast Prize CSI 2* yesterday during the Jumping de Achterhoek CSI 2* in Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 9-year-old chestnut Oldenburg mare (Deauville van T L x Champs Elysees) were supreme in the 1.45m speed challenge by […]
Willem Greve (NED) and Zypria S won the €36,300 Van Mossel Prize CSI 4* last Saturday during the Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI 4* in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 11-year-old dark bay Holsteiner mare (Canturo x Lux Z) were the fastest among the three combinations in […]
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 […]
In a jump-off that had spectators clinging to the edges of their seats, The Netherlands’ Leopold van Asten (NED) and VDL Groep Beauty claimed victory ahead of Swiss superstar Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Alamo in last night’s €95,000 Franco Tucci Prize CSI 5* at Jumping Verona 2018. Steve […]
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 […]
Olympic Jumping athlete Bert Romp, a member of the Dutch gold medal team at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, has died following an accident in Middelbeers in the Netherlands where he was coaching. He was due to celebrate his 60th birthday on 4 November. The accident happened on 3 […]
The Longines China Tour of Beijing Great Wall took place as a CSI 3* tournament last week for the very first time at the foot of Great Wall of China. It was a premiere that a high-level equestrian event could be held in the historic Ju Yong Guan […]
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, […]
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 […]
Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) and Gioia van het Neerenbosch won the €25,000 Brinkhoff’s No. 1 Prize CSI 4* yesterday during the DKB Riders Tour at the Turnier der Sieger CSI 4* in Munster, Germany. The Dutchman and the 12-year-old chestnut Belgian Warmblood mare (Nagano x Skippy II) claimed top […]
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 […]
World Number 1 Harrie Smolders (NED) finished the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) of London on top with his second win of the weekend, piloting the lightning fast Zinius to victory and winning it on an edge-of-the-seat gallop to the last. Harrie Smolders (NED) & Zinius with the […]
Pim Mulder (NED) & Djoost Again won the €75,050 Grand Prix of Vechtdal CSI 4*, powered by Handelshuis Schuttert in Ommen, Overijssel, The Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 10-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Cantos x Joost) were victorious in the 1.60m challenge by leaving all the poles up […]
Michael Greeve (NED) & Big Star Jr. K Z won the €24,425 Nijwa Trophy CSI 4* yesterday during the Jumping de Driehoek – CSI Ommen 4* in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 9-year-old bay Zangersheide stallion (Big Star x Polydor) earned top honors in the […]
Wout-Jan van der Schans (NED) & Capetown won the €50,450 Championat of Ommen CSI 4*, powered by BPV Belastingadviseurs yesterday during the Jumping de Driehoek – CSI Ommen 4* in the Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Orklund x Carlino) triumphed in the 1.50m jump-off […]
The first class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of London kicked off with a win from World Number 1 Harrie Smolders (NED), the Dutch rider claiming the first victory at the Royal Hospital Chelsea aboard his speed horse Zinius. Jérôme Guery (BEL) & Hercules By Immofluisteraar Smolders clinched […]
Jur Vrieling (NED) & Zypern III €30,500 Gemeente De Wolden Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the C.H. de Wolden CSI 2* at the Jantje Broek Dekker Arena in De Wolden, Drenthe, the Netherlands. Jur Vrieling (NED) & Zypern III The Dutchman and the 11-year-old bay Holsteiner […]
The Netherlands’ Kevin Jochems (NED) had an early birthday present when winning today’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup CSI 5* during The BHS Royal International Horse Show at the All England Jumping Course – Hickstead in West Sussex, England. This prestigious Grand Prix with a €150,000 […]
It was also a great day for Eric van der Vleuten (NED), who did not disappoint his fans in La Coruña. The rider proved his skills and claimed the victory in the €25,000 Dachser Trophy CSI 4*, riding Wunschkind 19, a horse that took him to victory with […]
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Dana Blue won the €25,100 Runsten Equestrian Trophy CSI 5* last Saturday during the Falsterbo Horse Show CSIO 5* in Sweden. The Dutchman and the 10-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood mare (Mr. Blue x Hemmingway) claimed top honors in the 1.50m speed challenge […]
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Johnny Pals (NED) during the lap of honor. It wasn’t all smooth sailing as the Dutch swept to victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Sweden at Falsterbo (SWE) today. Reduced to a three-man team following first-round drama for Michel […]
Noelle van der Velde (NED) & Zamora won the APG Stables Trophy CSI U-25 today during the CHIO of Rotterdam 5* in The Netherlands. The dutch promising star and the 14-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood mare (Quasimodo Z x Ramiro) triumphed in the 1.50m challenge by leaving all the […]
Valkenswaard United’s Alberto Zorzi and Jur Vrieling pulled out an oscar-winning performance in last night’s GCL Cannes, rising from 7th to take a spectacular win on the French Riviera. Last night’s GCL Cannes was a blockbuster, with drama right down to the final fence as United rose to […]
Marc Houtzager (NED) & Sterrehof’s Edinus won the €93,000 Gaston Glock’s Championat yesterday during the Horses & Stars at the Glock Horse Performance Center (GHPC) in Treffen, Austria. The Dutchman and the 9-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Padinus x Columbus) were victorious in the 1.55m two-round contest by […]
Not satisfied with having already won the Loro Piana Trophy earlier on the same day, Dutchman Harrie Smolders came back into the magnificent Piazza di Siena arena again to clinch the honours in the Loro Piana Six-Bar at CSIO Rome – Masters d’Inzeo yesterday evening. Rounding up the […]
