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That will now be difficult for the USA to qualify for the Longines FEI Nations Cup Finals in Barcelona this autumn. The points necessary to secure the two starting places in the North and Central America League are almost impossible to achieve, because the start to the new season went terribly wrong. It was a … Read More
Was it the thumb push in Germany that helped? At 8:30 p.m. our time, the starting signal for the 100,000 dollar HITS Ocala Grand Prix was heard for the first time at the HITS Post Time Farm – and at the end, the German national anthem was heard. European champion André Thieme entered the race with two horses, was … Read More
Three spectacular new additions have been announced by the stud farm of Ludger Beerbaum Stables, led by the reigning world champion in show jumping and vice-champion of Germany Coros. The typeful, extremely valuable son of Cornet Obolensky (M. v. Arpeggio-Pluspunkt) is a phenomenon! Coros passed his sport test with a score of 9.03 as reserve winner, then won the Westfalen Championship and took bronze at the German Championships … Read More
It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions: In the Hermès Grand Prix in Paris, worth 400,000 euros, joy and sorrow were close together on this Sunday afternoon. The course was difficult, the arena in the Grand Palais Ephemere small, and the jumps came quickly. As the last starter, the world ranking third Martin Fuchs … Read More
They were the first to achieve a flawless round at the Grand Prix in Oliva: Sophie Hinners and the Holsteiner stallion Million Dollar (v. Plot Blue). So they had to be the first to compete in the 1.50m World Ranking Jumping event as well. There was another fast, flawless round, and the clock remained after … Read More
In the end, he did what he does best: ride so flawlessly in the steeplechase that the competition is left behind. In the final, Richard Vogel won the U25 series in Wellington on Looping Luna (v. Lord Fauntleroy) and secured the $16,500 prize money. Eleven of the 29 competitors … Read More
It was almost like a prelude to the highlight of the weekend in Ocala, because today it’s all about the 100,000 dollar HITS Ocala Grand Prix. On Saturday, half of the prize money was up for grabs – and André Thieme was right there: On DSP Callas, the ten-year-old Casskeni II daughter, he came in fifth … Read More
Anyone who asks for answers – according to this motto, Simon Kohlenbrenner, operator of the online auction platform horse24.com, has asked horse owners and breeders for support in favor of a relief effort for Ukraine, and the responses have been overwhelming. A total of 112 deposit vouchers will be auctioned on horse24.com. The proceeds will go entirely to two relief organizations located at the border … Read More
Two CSI2* World Ranking Jumping events over 1.45m were on the program this weekend in Lier – and in both, the winner was Tobias Meyer. It really couldn’t be better! On Friday, the starting signal rang at 15:15 in the Stephex Arena. 49 rider-horse pairs had signed up, 14 of them came after … Read More
Es war das Highlight der 10. Woche beim Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington: Der mit 216.000 Dollar dotierte CSI4* Horseware Ireland Grand Prix am Samstagabend. Den Jackpot knackte am Ende die Olympische-Mannschafts-Gold und -Silber Gewinnerin Laura Kraut mit ihrem langjährigen Sportpartner, dem Holsteiner Confu (v. Contact Me). 45 Starter aus … Read More