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The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2023 season is proving a happy hunting ground for Team Switzerland who posted their second win of the Europe Division 1 series at Falsterbo in Sweden. On home ground at St Gallen last month, they repeated the success they also enjoyed at their own event a year earlier, with …
The organisers of the London International Horse Show have announced that the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will be bringing their showstopping Musical Drive to the International Arena for the 2023 Show. Last seen at the London Show at Olympia 15 years ago in 2008, The Musical Drive of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery …
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is proposing a new management plan for wild horses living in the Murderer’s Creek area in eastern Oregon. Unbelievably, despite the Bureau of Land Management’s long-standing failure of managing wild horses, USFS is now planning to copy BLM’s failed management practices. USFS is proposing to create a plan that: We …
Geneva, 3 July 2023 – The podium of the 2023 Rolex Grand Prix at CHIO Aachen was an all-German affair with Marcus Ehning riding Stargold to victory and adding a third equestrian Major title to his stellar career. Second place went to fellow countryman Daniel Deusser riding Killer Queen VDM, with third place going to …
On Sunday morning, anticipation was palpable in the air of the Aachen Soers Showground, as over 40,000 eager spectators prepared for the World Equestrian Festival’s pinnacle class, the Rolex Grand Prix. To add to the excitement of the day, America’s McLain Ward was hoping to achieve what has only been done once before in history: …
The podium looked nearly identical in the FEI Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special as Germany, Denmark, and Great Britain battled for top honors in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ at Aachen (GER), and as the start list reached its end in the Special, only the top two athletes in the FEI Dressage World Ranking …
Under the dazzling lights of CHIO Aachen’s iconic Hauptstadion, the world’s best horse and rider combinations gathered to contest the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe, the first 5* class of the 2023 Show. The 1.55m competition was held over two rounds, with all clear rounds proceeding to the jump-off. Attracting 53 riders, including the reigning individual …
A demanding cross-country test shook up the order at the fourth leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ which took place at Strzegom (POL). Strong performances in this phase meant that The Netherlands walked away as the worthy winners. Despite having one rider eliminated on the cross-country, the Dutch finished on a final score of …
The Dutch team went into the lead after great cross-country rounds at a demanding track, and even some knockdowns in the jumping did not threaten their win. The best result on the team belonged to Janneke Boonzaaijer with ACSI Champ de Tailleur. She had one down, but ultimately finished third with 40,5. Sanne de Jong …
History was made in Rotterdam, as France recorded a convincing victory in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of The Netherlands — a first for the nation in the event. Led by Chef d’Equipe Jean Morel, the four-rider squad of Alexandre Ayache (Jolene), Pauline Basquin (Sertorius de Rima Z Ifce), Corentin Pottier (Gotilas du Feuillard), and …