Michael Jung (GER) is back as world Eventing number one after his brilliant third-place finish with La Biosthetique Sam FBW at last month’s Luhmühlen CCI4* (GER) presented by DHL, fifth leg of the FEI Classics™. Switch back Jung (32) jumped to the top of the FEI World Eventing Rankings in May for the first time […]
Michael Jung (GER), who in 2012 became the first Eventing athlete to hold the European, world and Olympic titles simultaneously after scoring individual and team gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has jumped to the top of the FEI World Eventing Rankings for the first time in his career. William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the multiple […]
German star, Michael Jung, scooped the 6-year-old title with Star Connection while Frenchman, Thomas Carlile, steered last year’s 6-year-old winner Tanareze to victory in the 7-year-old category at the FEI World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2014 at Le Lion d’Angers, France yesterday. Carlile made history when winning both divisions last autumn, and he […]
A number of top mounts have been withdrawn from 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games competition just days before they were due to compete. In eventing, the German Equestrian Federation announced that Michael Jung’s Olympic gold medal mount La Biosthetique Sam FBW will not compete, because the 14-year-old is suffering lameness caused by inflammation in […]
Michael Jung (GER) produced a typically brilliant performance to take the lead in the Cross Country phase at Luhmühlen, presented by DHL Paket, the fifth and penultimate leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014. But celebrations will be far from his and other riders’ minds following the tragic news that the talented young German rider Benjamin […]
The spectators at Malmö (SWE) burst into noisy celebrations as Michael Jung (GER) produced yet another brilliant piece of riding to retain his individual title at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships and lead his German team mates to a second consecutive gold medal. “I feel wonderful,” said Jung simply. “And the best thing is […]
Michael Jung and the German team gave an outstanding display of Cross Country riding at the HSBC FEI European Championships to remain in gold medal position, as all four riders came home triumphantly clear and inside the optimum time. The flamboyant Swedish quartet also made it look easy, flying through the direct routes with confidence, […]
Michael Jung (GER) was in a class of his own in the Dressage arena at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Malmö (SWE), effortlessly taking the lead on an outstanding mark of 28.8 with his exciting new team ride Halunke FBW. The defending European Champion was awarded a 10 for his riding from Christian […]
In a nail-biting show jumping finale, New Zealander Jonathan (“Jock”) Paget turned in the performance of his career so far to lift the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials trophy. Lying second overnight, the 29-year-old Badminton first-timer rode an immaculate clear aboard Francis Stead’s Clifton Promise to pile the pressure on the overnight leader Michael Jung […]
The huge crowd at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, roared home Michael Jung (GER), cheering loudly at the finish of the Cross Country to show their appreciation of a true horseman. However, although the Olympic, World and European champion has retained his lead on La Biosthetique […]
