Hickstead, England – June 23, 2024 – William Funnell (GBR) became the first five-time winner of the €120,000 Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby CSI 4* at Hickstead on Sunday, following a masterclass display of jumping with Dublon. The Surrey-based showjumper had come close to beating the record 12 months […]
Bolesworth Castle, England – June 09, 2024 –In a nail biting conclusion to the 1.45m Grand Prix CSI 2* , sponsored by LeMieux, British showjumper William Whitaker (GBR), riding the exceptional Chacco’s Lando, triumphed with two impeccably fast and clear rounds. Whitaker, as the final competitor to go, […]
Oliva Nova, Spain – December 10, 2021 – William Whitaker (GBR) and Jalellah OL rode for the win in Friday’s 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier, the €26,000 Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH Trophy CSI 3*, during the last week of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour‘s Autumn MET III. The British rider and […]
Lanaken, Belgium – September 29, 2020 – Studfarm Zangersheide has confirmed the news that FEI World Cup winner Utamaro d’Ecaussines has been retired from the sport and is already at the the renowned stallion stables in Belgium for breeding. For the past four years, the 16-year-old Belgian Sport […]
Lyon, France – November 02, 2019 – Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Virtuose Champeix won the €25,000 Boehringer-Ingelheim Prize CSI 5* last Saturday during the Longines Equita Lyon CSI 5*W/2* at the Salon du Cheval de Lyon in France. The flying Frenchman was up to his old tricks again, […]
Top equestrians and their horses are already in town for a showdown during the Longines Global Champions Tour of London CSI 5* at Royal Chelsea Hospital in England. The most traditional name in the noble sport will once again be represented as three of the Whitaker family members […]
Hamburg, Germany – May 30, 2019 – The New York Empire have secured their second pole position of the season, and will be hoping to strike back with a third podium result as they look to convert it to a win in Saturday’s Global Champions League Hamburg second round. Scott Brash […]
Miami Beach, Miami, USA – April 19, 2019 – On the penultimate day of Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach CSI 5*, 28 riders raced against the clock around Uliano Vezzani’s course of 1.45m fences in the hope of taking home a win on the beachfront. Spectators […]
Utamaro d’Ecaussinnes will be under the saddle of top rider Niels Bruynseels (BEL) after being successfully ridden at the highest level of the sport by William Whitaker (GBR). In fact, the Belgium is not only taking over as the rider of Ludwig Criel’s 14-year-old bay Belgian Sport Horse […]
There’s nothing quite like a big win in front of the home crowd to trigger the emotions, but William Whitaker (GBR) wasn’t the only one with a tear in his eye after he reigned supreme in today’s eighth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western […]
To the delight of the home crowd William Whitaker (GBR) and Lammy Beach led a British one-two-three-four in the €25,000 Keith Prowse Father Christmas Stakes CSI 5* yesterday during Olympia – The London International Horse Show CSI 5*-W in England. The Brit and the 10-year-old bay Irish Sport […]
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has announced today its showjumping team for the FEI World Equestrian Games – Tryon 2018, to be held next September 11-23 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA. The announced team is (in alphabetical order); Amanda Derbyshire, […]
The most traditional name in showjumping is always flying high in equestrian events around the world and last weekend was no different. William Whitaker (GBR) certainly provided photographers with one of the amazing captured moments while competing during the Winter Tour at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen […]
