U.S. FEI steward Lloyd Landkamer passed away peacefully at his home, Brandywine Farm in Minnesota, on Sept. 25, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Landkamer was an FEI Dressage Steward and discipline manager for Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky (USA). He started his career as a show […]
Hickstead, Sapphire, Shutterfly and now Hello Sanctos. Mega-watt equine luminaries, all. Over the years, their presence on the international show jumping circuit seeming to channel Pegasus himself. Today’s top A-lister, Hello Sanctos, is a 13-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood gelding ridden by Scott Brash. The pair, who ride for Great Britain, began their supernova ascent at the London 2012 Olympics, where they […]
The 2014 inaugural Longines Masters of Los Angeles was a tremendous hit for many young West Coast riders new to the excitement and quality of a European indoor horse show. While the centerpiece of the show were the FEI Masters classes, event organizer EEM also included 1.20m classes for less experienced horses and riders, opening up […]
The stars are out for the Longines Masters of Los Angeles, where no 5* horse costs under $5 million, according to one owner-attendee. The Oct. 1-4 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center has turned the spotlight on the top equine talent from around the world. Beezie Madden (USA) will take to the field on Simon, owned […]
Germany was again victorious in Waregem, Belgium, at FEI Nations Cup Eventing 2015. Germany beat by 50 penalties the home-side Belgium team, which came in second on this seventh leg of this 8-part Nation’s Cup series. It was Germany’s third win this season, following victories at Houghton Hall in England and in Aachen, Germany. But Britain, who have participated in the […]
Fabien Grobon hits the ground running as Managing Director of EEM, where his first month on the job includes staging the Longines Masters Los Angeles, October 1-4 at the L.A. Convention Center. The Paris-based Grobon is no stranger to outsized sports events; he joins EEM after five years heading up the Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]
Swiss Jumping riders Steve Guerdat and Alessandra Bichsel, whose horses tested positive for Prohibited Substances earlier this year, have been cleared of any wrongdoing following separate legal agreements with the FEI. The agreements, in which the FEI accepts that the positives were caused by poppy seed contamination, have been independently approved by the FEI Tribunal. […]
Chilean rider Samuel Parot and his own 12-year-old bay gelding Atlantis took the win in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Sacramento CSI3* last night at the Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center. A sell-out crowd packed the stands and VIP Lounge at facility’s indoor arena for an evening of excitement presented by Lasher’s Elk Grove Dodge […]
The Belgian team may have missed the chance to compete in the 2016 Olympics, but their win in the 2015 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Jumping title in the final round at Real Club de Polo in Barcelona reminded the world they are a force to be reckoned with. The USA placed fourth. “It was […]
Daniel Bluman collected $212,000 and a Rolex watch for his victory at the Central Park Horse Show’s U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix last night. Touring the course on the 9-year-old Dutch mare Conconcreto Believe, the Colombian rider took part in a tense duo of a jump-off with Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Barnetta, ultimately delivering the quickest of […]
