When in Hollywood, do as the stars do. In the case of the Longines Los Angeles Masters Pro-Am Style & Ride Competition, that meant donning costumes and acting out character parts. Eduardo Menezes as the Big Bad Wolf, Hannah Selleck imagined as Alice in Wonderland, Kaley Cuoco channeling Luke Skywalker and Jack Towell and Jennifer Gates as the Scarecrow […]
The House of Gucci has made fashion icons of the stirrup and bit. Now, as part of Cruise 2013 , Gucci is rolling out a new Equestrian Collection. Billed as “a contemporary tribute to the riding heritage that has inspired the House for over 90 years through the timeless values of beauty, grace and nobility,” […]
Consistency pays off on the Global Champions Tour. Parlaying her extraordinary lead throughout the 2012 season, Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander earned a second consecutive GCT championship crown, even though ranked 27th in the final test of the 12-part series, the $518,000 Gucci Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, a CSI5* 1.60m. Sweden’s Katharina Offel and Fidji Island […]
Fashion house Gucci has signed on as title sponsor of the final Grand Prix of the 2012 Global Champions Tour series, Nov. 24 in Abu Dhabi. The partnership between GCT and Gucci brings together a prestigious global show jumping circuit and a premiere luxury brand with a strong equestrian heritage. With $509,000 in prize money, […]
Cue the fireworks for the Global Champions Tour Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Nov. 24. Rolex/FEI World Show Jumping No.1 Rolf-Göran Bengtsson of Sweden has drawn even with Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander, creating a tie at the top of the leaderboard for the start the 12th leg of the tour. Each has 196 points. At this […]
France’s Pénélope Leprevost won the Grand Prix of Austria CSI5*, but it’s Aussie Edwina Tops-Alexander and Swede Rolf-Göran Bengtsson who won the day on Sept. 22. This marked the high point of the eleventh stop on the Global Champions Tour and the pair are in a tie for first as they head to the circuit […]
The USA’s Laura Kraut and Cedric notched their the first-ever Global Champions Tour victory, the $374,000 Grand Prix of Switzerland in Lausanne, Sept. 15. Riding the 14-year-old KWPN gelding, Kraut (Palm Beach, FL) was one of only two to go clear in all three rounds, the other being Sweden’s Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and Casall La Silla. […]
The Chantilly leg of the Global Champions Tour featured nine U.S. show jumpers in the grand prix, with Beezie Madden making it all the way to No. 2 on Simon. It was Hans-Dieter Dreher of Germany that triumphed at the July 21 grand prix on his dark bay stallion Magnus Romeo, but with a week […]
Australian rider Edwina Tops-Alexander ― a style icon and superstar on the global show jumping circuit ― has penned a book, Edwina Tops – Alexander, The winner of Oz, available from publisher Editions Lavauzelle for € 19,90 ($32) plus shipping, by clicking here. Tops-Alexander takes readers along for the ride as she leaves her native […]
Gerco Schröder hit the GCT jackpot, beating Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and Edwina Tops-Alexander in the Grand Prix of Cannes on June 16. The Dutch rider hit the gas early in the jump off on his stallion Eurocommerce London, accelerating to the finish in 34.22, beating Bengtsson (SWE) and Casall La Silla and Tops-Alexander (AUS) and Cevo […]
