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 […]
East Dorset, Vermont, USA – May 08, 2020 – Now more than ever, the Vermont Summer Festival management team is dedicated to the health and welfare of all human and equine athletes competing at the six-week event from June 30 through August 9 in East Dorset, Vermont. Show […]
Lexington, Kentucky – May 09, 2020 – The following protocols and procedures will be strategically put in place in order for the Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) to operate future events safely. Our team, and style of events, are uniquely equipped to handle all of the proper protocol […]
Dear ESP Exhibitors, As many of you have heard, yesterday Florida Governor DeSantis announced that he is allowing Palm Beach County to enter “Phase 1” of reopening businesses. After reviewing our extensive protocols and the WHO mitigation score classifying Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) horse show operations at a […]
Traverse City, Michigan – May 6, 2020 – US Equestrian, Equestrian Canada, and the Mexican Equestrian Federation, with support of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), have announced the cancellation of the 2020 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) for Dressage and Jumping. The 2020 NAYC for Dressage and […]
José Fumero the rider from Tenerife, ambassador of the automobile brand Suzuki, recovers from a shoulder operation whilst the country stands self-isolated due to the COVID crisis. Whilst his staying in Spain, we wanted to take this moment to ask him how he is living this complicated situation. […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has released a statement announcing that the 2021 FEI European Jumping Championships will not take place due to the covid-19 outbreak. The press release from the FEI states the following: The FEI European Championships in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines of […]
Wellington, Florida – May 2, 2020 – Over the past month, Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) has been working with the various governing bodies in order to obtain the necessary permissions to resume competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA. The proposed schedule […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – May 4, 2020 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces that an additional week will be added to the 2021 show schedule as part of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The “WEF Premiere” week will be held on January 6-10 and added on to […]
Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Still Moving Forward with Six Weeks of Competition Traverse City, Michigan, USA – May 6, 2020 – US Equestrian, Equestrian Canada, and the Mexican Equestrian Federation, with support of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), have announced the cancellation of the 2020 Adequan/FEI North American […]
Falsterbo, Sweden – May 07, 2020 – The organizing committee of the Falsterbo International Horse Show CSIO 5* has issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the 100th anniversary edition of Sweden’s most traditional horse show, an event that also hosts the prestigious Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup […]
Sopot, Poland – The organizing committee of the CSIO 5* Sopot has issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Sopot – Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Poland CSIO 5*. Their announcement states the following: “The International Equestrian Show CSIO Sopot is an […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 14, 2020 – Equestrian Canada has named FEI Vice President Mark Samuel the recipient of the 2019 Gold Medal Award, the highest and most prestigious of the governing body’s national honours. The award is only given when the Equestrian Canada President and Executive believe […]
Wellington, Florida – April 18, 2020 – Catie Staszak Media, Inc. is proud to announce its new strategic partnership with Jumper News, one of the fastest growing platforms for show jumping news worldwide. Beginning in April 2020, Catie Staszak Media press, industry news, and commentary can be found […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 17, 2020 – Big crowds enjoy all the action at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona. With the global sporting calendar decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FEI has made drastic changes to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ […]
Stockholm, Sweden – April 16, 2020 – The 2020 edition of the Stockholm Horse Week has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The inaugural event made headlines around the world last year, not only for hosting one of the legs of both the Longines Global Champions Tour […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 08, 2020 – The FEI Board has approved a number of resolutions proposed by the Jumping Calendar Task Force aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar and the equestrian community. In a specially expedited approvals process, the FEI […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – April 13, 2020 – Pending USEF and FEI approval, the Lexington International CSI 2* will be postponed from its original date in late May to June 17-21. Entries are open and, given that this show is expected to sell out quickly, riders are encouraged […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 06, 2020 – Pedro Veniss (BRA) has been announced as the new FEI Athlete Representative before the FEI Jumping Committee. Cian O’Connor (IRL), who had been originally elected for a four-year term back in 2018, resigned about 12 months later. As a result of […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Jumping Calendar Task Force, one of eight discipline-specific task forces created by the FEI to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the FEI Calendar and propose ways of mitigating its effects, held its first meeting via teleconference last week. The meeting was […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 01, 2020 – As part of its measures aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar, the FEI has put in place a new policy for calculating the world rankings from 1 April until the Calendar returns to normal. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – After another successful winter season competing at both the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and 2020 Palm Beach Masters Series, Haras Rosa Mystica continues to solidify their presence in the very disputed market of high-level showjumpers. The renowned stables from the State of São Paulo, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 04, 2020 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) continues at the top of the leaderboard in the standings of the Longines FEI Jumping Individual Rider Ranking. The Swiss leads all FEI-ranked riders, now accumulating a total of 3577 points. The “Battle of the top of the Everest” […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 25, 2020 – The FEI – Féderation Equestre Internationale has created a series of discipline-specific task forces to evaluate the impact on the FEI Calendar of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in multiple Event cancellations and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
St. Gallen, Switzerland – April 03, 2020 – Under the current circumstances and the impact of Covid-19 the official show jumping tournament of Switzerland, the Longines CSIO St.Gallen, will not take place on the scheduled dates of May 21-24, 2020. Over the past few days and weeks, together […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 02, 2020 – Jennifer Gates and Evergate Stables have announced the acquisition of Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden’s Darry Lou to their already talented string of horses. The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Nabab de Reve) registered 9 FEI-level wins in 122 […]
Devon, Pennsylvania – March 31, 2020 – It is with deep disappointment that the Devon Horse Show & Country Fair (DHSCF) must announce the cancellation of the 124th DHSCF scheduled for May 21-31, 2020. This is the only second time that DHSCF has been cancelled since – the […]
Madrid, Spain – March 31, 2020 – In accordance with the health crisis that we are experiencing worldwide and following the instructions of the Government of Spain and the Ministry of Health, the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid and Oxer Sport, we have decided to postpone the […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada – March 27, 2020 – Thunderbird Show Park is a family-run business. In times of duress, like the global one we’re currently experiencing due to COVID-19, families come together to support one another. Ironically, the best way we can support you at this exceptional moment […]
