The USHJA International Hunter Derby Marked the High Point of the Week for Both of Christopher Payne’s Rides
Lexington, Ky. – May 14, 2023 – Hunter competition peaked on Sunday, May 14 at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show when 11 horse and rider combinations navigated the StoneLea Ring course in the USHJA International Hunter Derby. After a number of the most successful names in the hunter discipline demonstrated their best, it was Christopher […]
Ben Maher and Dallas Vegas Batilly Fly High in $216,000 NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix
Wellington, Fla. – Jan. 28, 2023 – Show jumping competition at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued Saturday, January 28, at Wellington International. Featuring another rendition of the fan-favorite Saturday Night Lights, the $216,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI4* was highlighted in the International Arena. A field of 45 horse-and-rider combinations put their names forward […]
Hometown Hero Mclain Ward Clinches CSI 3* 1.55m Grand Prix Win at Second Annual CSI Greenwich
Greenwich, Ct – Oct. 8, 2022 – Blue skies and colorful foliage framed the backdrop for international show-jumping athletes as they were welcomed back to the famed Greenwich Polo Club on its final day of competition at CSI Greenwich. The penultimate class of the weekend, the CSI 3* 1.55m Grand Prix brought a field of […]
Jeff Papows and the Kevin Babington Foundation: Paving the Way to Rider Recovery and Spinal Injury Prevention
Kevin Babington was a legendary world-class Irish show jumper who proudly (and successfully) represented his homeland in the Olympics—as well as multiple Nations Cups, Championships, and grand prix around the world. Then, almost exactly three years ago in 2019, everything changed. He suffered a violent fall at the Hampton Classic and severely damaged his spine. […]
Speechless Kukuk Wins Longines Global Champion Tour of Rome as Maher and Ahlmann Go Head to Head in Championship Race
Rome, Italy – September 4, 2022 – In a thrilling finish to the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Rome, Christian Kukuk aboard his impressive stallion Mumbai finished top of the podium and earned his golden ticket to the LGCT Super Grand Prix this November at the GC Prague Playoffs. With a blistering time […]
Hunters Have Landed in Holland: HJE Holland Hosts Second Show of the Calendar Year
Ruinen, Netherlands. – Apr. 18, 2022 – Across the span of three days, Hunter Jumper Equitation Holland put on a jam-packed event at Stoeterij Gaesbeek, sponsored by HorseFlight.com, Global Equine Sales and M. Micheal Meller, filled with educational clinics and horse show competition for European Hunter and Equitation riders. Generous prizes donated by Cowboy Magic […]
Girl Power In Miami – Katrin Eckermann and Cala Mandia Jump To Their First LGCT Grand Prix Victory
Miami Beach, Fla. – April 16, 2022 – After COVID-19 brought two years of silence to the Miami shoreline, The Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) of Miami Beach made its return to the coastal city April 14th. The scenic venue’s sidelines filled quickly with beachgoers and equine enthusiasts alike to watch the star-studded lineup take […]
Paris Panthers Pounce on Win During Day I of Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Fla. – April 14, 2022 – The 2022 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) returned to the iconic Miami Beach location for the first time since 2019. Accompanied by the sound of the wind and the waves from the Atlantic Ocean, riders were excited to be back on the beach for three days of […]
Fuchs Wins the Title with the Horse of His Heart
Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs was rightly proud when standing top of the podium as winner of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2022 Final in Leipzig, Germany today. He came so close to clinching the trophy at the last Final in 2019 when slotting in behind his compatriot and three-time champion Steve Guerdat, and as he […]
Ward Takes the Lead Ahead of Sunday’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Title Decider
America’s McLain Ward knows what it is to win the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup, and today the 2017 champion set himself on that path once again when topping the second competition at the 2022 Final in Leipzig, Germany. A brilliant last-to-go run with Contagious in the seven-horse jump-off against the clock moved him up […]