Oliva Nova, Spain – January 23, 2022 – The second week of Spring MET I 2022 concluded with Sunday’s €51,950 Grand Prix CSI 3* presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, where Ireland’s Mark McAuley (IRL) and Django Ste Hermelle took home the win as the last pair […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2022 – The 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued to host competition on the Derby Field at Equestrian Village on Thursday, January 21, with the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round Two CSI 3*. The WEF circuit runs January 5 through April 3, […]
Wellington, Florida – January 17, 2022 – The Irish are always a force to be reckoned with on the Turf Tour, with their talent in the ring highlighted appropriately over the emerald fields for which the show series is known. 2022’s second week of competition was no exception, […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 26, 2021 – The first major class of the ESP Holiday III Show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) took place last Tuesday with the running of the $10,000 Bainbridge Companies Open Stake. The 1.40m class was incredibly tight race for first […]
Fort Worth, Texas, USA – December 21, 2021 – Nothing but blue ocean for Conor Swail (IRL) as the Irishman has sailed past the competition throught the season, claiming the third victory out of the six legs so far, this time in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup […]
Wilmington, Ohio – December 18, 2021 – Last Saturday night, seventeen horse-and-rider combinations graced World Equestrian Center’s Sanctuary arena for the final WEC Grand Prix class of 2021. Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky created the testing track that featured a time allowed of 80 seconds. Eight talented duos qualified […]
Vilamoura, Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – November 21, 2021 – The Nations Cup CSIO 3* was a very special way to end seven weeks of competition during the 2021 Vilamoura Champions Tour at the VilaMoura Equestrian Centre. The always thrilling team competition was the last big class of the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – November 19, 2021 – A wet second day of the ESP Pre-Charity CSI 3* couldn’t dampen the competition that was seen in the $37,000 Assets Risk Management 1.50m CSI3* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Course designer Héctor Loyola (PUR) set an apt challenge […]
La Silla, Monterrey, Mexico – November 13, 2021 – Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Centriko Volo got FEI action started last Saturday at the Concurso de Salto La Silla, winning the $555,000 Arcerlor Mittal Prize CSI 5*. A total of 33 combinations entered the ring for the 1.45m challenge […]
Thermal, California, USA – November 13, 2021 – Saturday night hosted the highlight event of Week II of the National Sunshine Series at the Desert International Horse Park as the $100,000 Great American Insurance Group Grand Prix, presented by G2 Insurance, took center stage in the Grand Prix Arena. […]
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – October 28, 2021 – The Otomà Grand Prix CSI 5* & 2*, event that hosts the seventh leg of Major League Show Jumping got off to a great start on Thursday at Otomà Club HÃpico. The time to beat narrowed quickly in […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 23, 2021 – Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Legacy danced across the Tryon Stadium to a victory in the $137,000 ESI Footing Grand Prix CSI 3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Thirty-nine riders tackled the Olaf Petersen Jr. (GER) course design, […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 19, 2021 – The final competition of the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, took place on an unseasonably warm and sunny Alberta afternoon. The $137,000 Sun Life Derby is a unique competition which requires a horse with good endurance, as […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 18, 2021 – Saturday of the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, began with the $70,000 ATB Financial Cup Winning Round CSI 5*. Of the twenty-four horse/rider combinations that initially entered the competition, the top 10 returned for a second round to determine the […]
Aachen, Germany – September 15, 2021 – For the second day in a row Darragh Kenny (IRL) was victorious at the CHIO Aachnen. The Irishman couldn’t praise Volnay du Boisdeville enough, who is incredibly swift for his calibre, as they went into the lead shortly before the end […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – September 09, 2021 – Midday of the first day of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ brought with it some great competition in the $40,000 ATCO Solutions Cup CSIO 5*. After the thirty-one horse/rider combinations that started in the competition took on the first round, 10 […]
Valkenswaard, The Netherlands – August 29, 2021 – The final day of competition at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Hamburg CSI 5* saw lightning-fast Irishman Shane Breen (IRL) pull out a stellar round with Z7 Ipswitch, much to the local spectators’ delight in the €95,000 Idee Kaffee […]
Langley, British Columbia, Canada — August 28, 2021 – Robert Blanchette (IRL) had never before asked RTS LLC’s Chardonnay for speed. The 10-year-old Westphalian mare had only just stepped up to the three-star grand prix level a week prior at Thunderbird Show Park, but she passed the test with flying […]
Langley, Canada – August 18, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) did not miss a beat. After more than a year away from Thunderbird Show Park, the venue’s winningest rider wasted no time getting back in Canadian form, finishing both first and second in the $37,000 George & Dianne […]
Chantilly, France – August 01, 2021 – Denis Lynch (IRL) provided much of the drama to bring to an end a week of top sport at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen. In the end, the Irishman and Visa Z were victorious, claiming the main class of the week, […]
Berlin, Germany – July 25, 2021 – It was an exhilarating climax to three days of world class sport as last to go Denis Lynch (IRL) and the dramatic stallion Cristello (Numero Uno x Voltaire) rode to a blistering victory in the week’s final class at the Longines […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – July 17, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Vital Chance de La Roque galloped to victory in the $73,000 Cleghorn Gun Club Grand Prix CSI 2* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Forty-four riders pursued the Guilherme Jorge (BRA) designed course with five […]
Dinard, France – July 15, 2021 – The CSI 3* competitors were the first to go on the grass arena this morning in the 1.45m speed class sponsored by Les estivales de L’Equitation. 45 pairs were on the start list. The Irish Dermott Lennon (IRL), riding his 12-year-old […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina – July 11, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) and Koss Van Heiste flew to a win in the $25,000 Sunday Classic at Tryon International Equestrian Center with a jump-off time of 37.304 seconds. Sean Jobin (CAN) and Foxridge Farms Stables’ Coquelicot VH Heuvelland Z, […]
Tattenhall, Chester, England – July 11, 2021 – Closing the week of spectacular sport at the Dodson & Horrell Bolesworth International Horse Show CSI 3*,the final day of elite showjumping action delivered outstanding results from world-class talent with a challenging Dodson & Horrell Grand Prix CSI 3*, proving […]
Traverse City, Michigan – July 08, 2021 – The first week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), presented by CaptiveOne Advisors, saw international show jumping competition kick off Thursday afternoon in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring with the $36,600 Speed Classic CSI3*. Crossing the finish […]
Dublin, Ireland – May 06, 2021 – The Royal Dublin Society has been monitoring the evolving situation regarding Covid-19, including the vaccination rates and the latest Government advice. In the current circumstances it has been decided that it will not be possible to operate a Dublin Horse Show […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 25, 2021 – To wrap up an exciting day of competition, 39 horse-and-rider combinations jumped the $35,000 Wellington Agricultural Services Spring III Grand Prix. A total of 13 pairs qualified to return for the jump-off, including Ireland’s Darragh Kenny (IRL), who rode all four of […]
What have you been focusing on recently, and what are your plans and goals for 2021? As a result of COVID-19, and due to very few competitions being held in Europe, we made the decision to go to Florida for the Winter Equestrian Festival [WEF], which was incredibly […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 04, 2021 – On the final day of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), David Blake (IRL) and Dy Zento, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, put forth a stellar double clear effort on their way to being crowned victorious in the $50,000 Wanderers Club Grand […]
