You don’t get to the no. 1 spot by chance, and The Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders showed exactly why he is at the top of the world rankings when producing an exquisite speed round to win the Loro Piana Trophy at CSIO Rome – Masters d’Inzeo at Piazza di […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) today secured his place in the Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix after a spectacular win in Hamburg, Germany. Packed grandstands witnessed the 2017 LGCT Champion and World Number 1 take a brilliant LGCT Grand Prix win with top stallion Don VHP Z, finishing just […]
Leopold van Asten (NED) & VDL Groep Beauty won the €25,450 Van Mossel Automotive Group Prize CSI 3* yesterday during the CSI Eindhoven 3* the Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 12-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood mare (For Pleasure x Contender) triumphed in the 1.50m class by leaving all the […]
Dutch Olympian Harrie Smolders has secured the number one spot of the Longines World Ranking for the first time in his career, taking the reins from Olympic silver medallist Kent Farrington (USA) who held the position since May 2017. Smolders, who turns 38 next week, made his Olympic […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Capital Colnardo won the $60,000 Kingsland Masters One Trophy CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Masters of New York CSI 5*/2* at the NYCB Live – Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Dutchman and the 13-year-old bay Holsteiner stallion (Colman x […]
The final competition of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour saw a familiar face on the winner’s step, as 2017 Champion Harrie Smolders (NED) rounded out the weekend with a win in the Massimo Dutti Trophy. Lightning fast as ever, the flying Dutchman made a formidable return to […]
With the world’s top horses and riders in action on the second day of the Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach, there would always be top sport. Today’s CSI5* class saw a phenomenal display of power and precision, with just .68 of a second splitting the top […]
Patrick Lemmen (NED) & Ideaal won the €25,300 Seacon Logistics Prize last Friday during the De Peelbergen Outdoor in Kronenberg, The Netherlands. The Dutchman and the 10-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Andiamo x Carinjo) conquered earned the victory by leaving all the poles up and crossing the finish […]
The world’s top riders will converge in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, from 08 – 11 Marchfor The Dutch Masters, the newest addition to the world’s ultimate prize in show jumping – the Rolex Grand Slam. Eight of the world’s top 10 riders are expected to contest the highly anticipated Rolex […]
Harrie Smolders (NED) & Emerald N.O.P. were victorious in the €120,000 Grand Prix Land Rover – Mairie de Bordeaux Trophy CSI 5*-W last Sunday during the Jumping International de Bordeaux CSI 5*-W in France. The Dutchman and the 14-year-old chestnut Belgian Warmblood stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Carthago […]
Sanne Thijssen (NED) & Bacardi won the €24,600 Voltaire Design sponsored speed class CSI 4* last Sunday during the the Liverpool International Horse Show CSI 4* in England. Thijssen and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Numero Uno x Action Hero) were victorious in the 1.45m contest when they crossed the […]
