The evening CSI5* 1.50m class at Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard was won by the master of faster Harrie Smolders (NED) and his feisty mare Regina Z, who raced to the top of the class from early in the draw finishing in an unbeatable time of 38.19s. Second went to Constant van Paesschen (BEL) […]
The US team rode out as the winners of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain, held at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. The quartet of McLain Ward (Rothchild), Reed Kessler (Cylana), Margie Goldstein-Engle (Royce) and Beezie Madden (Cortes C) led from the start in today’s feature class of the Longines Royal International […]
Great Britain’s William Funnell has won plenty at Hickstead over the years, and today he added another title to his collection on day three of the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (July 29 – August 3). Riding Billy Angelo, William took the feature class of the afternoon – the Bunn Leisure Trophy. Drawn […]
Fresh from his win in the Equestrian.com Derby, Trevor Breen was back in pole position at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (July 29 – August 3). Partnering the seven-year-old stallion Classic III, Trevor won the final class in the International Arena, the Winter Grades B&C Championship – a prestigious final showcasing up […]
The Ontario Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce it has selected the discipline coaches and chef d’equipe who will lead Ontario’s Jumping, Reining and Dressage riders at the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships, which take place Oct. 3-5, 2014 in Blainville, QC. Named as Team Ontario Dressage coach and chef d’equipe is Krista Pollack of Stouffville, […]
Fan-favourite Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (SWE) and Casall ASK became the celebrated winners of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Chantilly Grand Prix on July 26th, in front of a raucous French crowd who seemed to have adopted the pair as their own. The Silver medal went to another hugely popular Swede, Henrik von Eckermann with Cantinero, […]
Two years ago, Cameron Hanley, winner of the Masters Airbus Group competition at Jumping International de Chantilly, CSI5*, thought he would never ride again. In 2011, the Irish show jumper’s career was really taking off with Antello Z, until he sustained a knee injury that put him out of commission. After hurting his knee, while […]
Nick Skelton’s Big Star, who finished third in the recent Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Estoril, has sustained a leg injury which will sideline him for at least a year. The 11-year-old stallion was discovered to have torn his lower suspensory ligament following the competition in Estoril. He will need a considerable rehabilitation […]
“Making a success of such an event in Chantilly is not very complicated,” joked Gérard Manzinali, organiser of the event. There is this out of the ordinary settings and when the Longines Global Champions’ Tour takes its quarters here, one could wish for a better association. Add to that a course designer such as the […]
The 2014 International Bromont’s final event, the World Cup Qualifier, ended with American riders dominating, as they took seven of the top ten places, including the top five. Designed for testing both the technical and athletic abilities of participating riders, the course created by Venezuela’s Leopoldo Palacios, featured 13 obstacles for 16 efforts in a […]
