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For the second year in a row, Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and the extraordinary King Edward reigned supreme at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In Wednesday’s opening competition, they threw down the gauntlet when taking the early lead, and then they left the rest in their wake once …
In a dream scenario for the Swedish contingent, defending champion Henrik von Eckermann and his great gelding King Edward pipped compatriot Peder Fredricson and Catch Me Not S to win the opening competition at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was like deja vu for von Eckermann, who …
World Cup success is nothing new for Daniel Coyle (IRL), but he reached another milestone Sunday at the Live Oak International (USA) when he topped the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala aboard his exciting new mount, Incredible. “I’ve had a really, really good experience with the World Cup already, but I think this is …
Swedish superstars Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson had to settle for the minor placings when young Dutchman, 24-year-old Lars Kersten, stole the show at the fourteenth and final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Gothenburg (SWE). Kersten, who is trained by his father, Pieter, set the standard …
In the dramatic penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Bordeaux (FRA), Swiss superstar Steve Guerdat steered his own exciting mare Is-Minka into pole position with a brilliant jump-off performance. The three-time FEI Jumping World Cup™ champion and the 11-year-old grey have been knocking on the door in …
Throwing down another extraordinary performance, Ireland’s Daniel Coyle and the 14-year-old super-mare, Legacy, stormed to victory for the second time in a week at the twelfth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. They pinned Dutch stars Willem Greve and Highway TN NOP into runner-up spot …
In 2022, Jose Alberto Martinez Vazquez (MEX) and Quinley finished second in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Puebla (MEX). Two years later, the pair moved up that final step on the podium, recording the first World Cup victory of their respective careers Saturday at the Quintas Ecuestres venue. The duo bested a three-horse jump-off, …
Ireland’s Daniel Coyle and the brilliant 14-year-old mare Legacy came out on top at the eleventh leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League series in Leipzig, Germany. In an edge-of-the-seat 13-horse jump-off against the clock, the pair produced the kind of round that only a secure longtime partnership can put …
Belgium’s Pieter Devos was thrilled with his victory partnering Mom’s Toupie de la Roque at the tenth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League series in Basel, Switzerland. Moving his points tally up to 54, and now lying third on the current league leaderboard, he is well on his way …
In a perfect round-up to a great year of sport in 2023, Germany’s Christian Ahlmann scooped the honours in the ninth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in front of an ecstatic audience at the Nekkerhal in Mechelen, Belgium. There wasn’t an inch of viewing space left around the …