Del Mar’s famous seaside setting was a scenic backdrop to the start of the Del Mar International Horse Show, Oct. 7-18. Will Simpson and The Dude took top honors in the 1.40m jumper class, and Simpson was also third on E-Unanimie De La Haie, both owned by Monarch International. Enrique Gonzalez and Santos, owned by Carlos Hank, […]
Fresh off the Masters of Los Angeles show jumping competition, Longines has unveiled a new watch, Conquest Jumping, a model dedicated specifically to the discipline. Fitted with an exclusive, cutting-edge movement, this watch can be used to time jumping competitions to 1/100th of a second and also take into account the many regulations that govern the […]
Seven nations were represented by the seven riders that made the jump off for the $450,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI5* 1.60m at the Masters of Los Angeles, but it was Germany and Marco Kutscher that came out on top. Riding the the 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Van Gogh, Kutscher, the last in, snatched victory from Great Britain’s Scott Brash […]
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 […]
Fifteen clear among 35 starters. That’s awkward! Such were the results of the $130,000 Gucci Gold Cup, won by Patrice Delaveau (FRA) Oct. 3 at the Longines Masters of Los Angeles. Reining in our value judgments was SoCal trainer Steve McAllister, taking in the action from the Ventura Farms skybox with wife Jenni Martin McAllister, a top […]
Over 850 guests attended the opening night gala at the 2015 Longines Masters of Los Angeles Thursday evening, Oct. 1. The glittering event, held in the Prestige Village lounge, was a mingling ground for riders and horse sport enthusiasts from around the world. Members of the Southern California equestrian community — many of whom have spent time […]
There was nothing easy about Bertram Allen’s win in tonight’s Longines Speed Challenge aboard Quiet Easy 4. The 20-year-old Irish rider was blazingly fast and fault-free over a tricky course that saw rails toppling like matchsticks. The $130,000 1.45m CSI 5* was a single round, with each downed rail converting to two seconds added to the time […]
Quentin Judge and HH Fyloe rode to victory in the first 5* level class of the Longines Masters of Los Angeles, Oct. 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Judge cruised to victory in Prix The Hollywood Reporter 1.45m CSI5* with a time of 56.66 seconds, narrowly edging out Germany’s Jerome Guery and Upper Star. Jame Richard Philips (SUI) and […]
The FEI has imposed a provisional suspension on a Uruguayan Endurance rider whose horse has tested positive for a prohibited substance. Samples taken at a CEI2* event in Trinidad (URU) on 8 August 2015 from the horse LG Muneerah (FEI ID 104TQ89/URU), ridden by Fernanda Villar (URU) to win the 120-kilometre competition, have returned positive […]
