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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Ireland’s Conor Swail and Simba De La Roque got show jumping started at the second annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show, with a victory in the $40,000 FEI Speed Class Thursday last night. Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl placed second, with Daniel Bluman (COL) and Concreto Believe in third. Course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil set the […]
The Belgian team came out on top while the U.S. tied for fourth at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final in Barcelona today. The fourth place finish (nine faults — a tie with Great Britain) put the U.S. into round one’s top eight, which means they will compete in the final round on Saturday. This […]
The buzz is building for tomorrow’s $2.6 million Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final 2015 at FC Barcelona’s Real de Polo. Spaniard Alvarez Moya had determination written all over his face as he promised, “when it comes to the Furusiyya Final in my home country I will be giving it 100 per cent!” He’ll have to: he’ll be going […]
The son of renowned equestrian Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and VP and Prime Minister of the UAE, died this morning, felled by a heart attack at age 33, according to the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was to turn 34 on November […]
The National Sunshine I and National Sunshine II were reinvented last year, when the shows formerly known as the LA Preview and the LA National were purchased from Langer Equestrian Group, relocating them from the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, to the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal. More than $1 million in prize money will be […]
Twenty-two nations and 19 teams will compete for global recognition at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final, hosted by CSIO Barcelona for the third year in a row. CSIO Barcelona 2015 will take place at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona from the Sept. 24–27. Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, […]
