There were fireworks in Vienna tonight, the penultimate stop on the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour, as the USA’s Laura Kraut maintained her No. 1 GCT circuit ranking despite a valiant effort by Portugal’s Lucinda Diniz, who wound up fourth. Gerco Schröder (NED) and London topped the podium for the GTC Grand Prix of Vienna […]
The World Cup has booked a return engagement in Las Vegas for 2015! The Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final and the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center, April 15-19, 2015. The announcement was made today (Sept. 18) by the Fédération Équestre International (FEI), the […]
The Longines Global Champions Tour has added the “diamond city” of Antwerp, Belgium, to the 2014 circuit. Antwerp will welcome the world’s Top 30 riders for several days of top-level GCT competition, with details to be revealed at an Oct. 1 press conference at the MAS” Museum in Antwerp. The 2013 Longines GCT heads for […]
California’s Lucy Davis won the Grand Prix of Lausanne today, while countryman Laura Kraut kept hold of her circuit crown on the Swiss leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour. After a dramatic second-round showdown Kraut managed to keep her lead over Christian Ahlmann (GER)and Luciana Diniz (POR). But it was 20-year-old Davis, of Beverly […]
The FEI is holding a “test event” to review judging procedures for dressage freestyle competitions. Designed to increase consistency and accuracy in judging, this special event will take place on the premises of the German Equestrian Federation at Warendorf on Sept. 24. The event will be held at grand prix level and will feature 20 […]
Talk about timing! Belgian rider Pieter Devos won the $1 Million CN International Grand Prix on his first trip to Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB. “It’s a dream come true,” said Devos. “To win here is great, but to win the grand prix is unbelievable,” the 27-year-old rider noted on completing his Sept. 8 blue ribbon […]
Nayel Nassar and Lordan won the HITS Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix, Sept. 8, in Saugerties, NY. The 22-year-old Stanford, CA, resident and his 9-year-old Hanoverian gelding topped a field of 39 riders and trotted off with a check for $350,000. Wellington, FL-based Todd Minikus and Quality Girl were second, and Wellington’s Sharn Wordley […]
Germany stood in the winner’s circle for the ninth time in the history of the Nations’ Cup at the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament, going back to 1977 when West Germany emerged champion in the inaugural class. Belgium was second, France third. The Sept. 7 victory was Germany’s second consecutive BMO Nations’ Cup victory at the […]
Tokyo has been chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Games, beating Madrid and Istanbul. Voting took place Saturday, Sept. 7, in Buenos Aires. Early word is that the equestrian events will take place on Yumenoshima Island. The name, which translates as “dream island,” is somewhat ironic given that it is […]
Riding Emma Waldfogel’s King’s Peak, Petaluma, CA-based rider Hope Glynn vaulted into the lead during round two of the 3’3″ HITS $500,000 Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern Hunter Prix Final this afternoon, Sept. 7. The third placed horse and rider combination, Jenny Karazissis and Undeniable, are also from California. Karazissis is based at Far West […]
