It must have felt so good to finally step onto that middle step of the awards podium. Steve Guerdat has been the long-suffering bridesmaid to more than one other riders’ victory ceremony at the FEI World Cup Finals; in the nine years that he’s been trying [...]
It is upon us! On Thursday, April 16th, Round One of the 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Final of Show Jumping begins, thus kicking off a week of intense competition between the best riders in the world. The World Cup Final is perhaps one of [...]
It’s not everyday that a rider enters the world stage as a rookie and gallops out the winner. But in one round at this summer’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, that’s exactly what Bertram Allen did. The 19-year-old from County Wexford, Ireland, could have [...]
A hugely valuable cargo was loaded onto the Qatar Airways B777 chartered freighter aircraft departing Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands at 05.55 CEST today (Saturday 11 April). “We estimate there’s about €150 million worth of horses on the flight,” says Tim Dutta, the man in [...]
Lexington, KY- Renowned equestrian boot maker Fabbri Boots USA is the first sponsor to take advantage of the innovative "All-Inclusive Competitor Package" being offered byThe Split Rock Jumping Tour, the new international show jumping show series set to create an "unparalleled show jumping experience" in the U.S. Fabbri [...]
If ever there were a horse show event made for social media, it was the Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach. Sand, blue ocean, famous riders and amazing views made for stunning phones from big lenses to camera phones alike. The hashtag #LGCTMiamiBeach caught on [...]
GCT Miami Beach has been over for two days now, but some of us are only just recovering from this horse show hangover. I imagine that the European riders and horses, who flew straight out of Miami and back across the Atlantic on Sunday evening after [...]
Scott Brash led an international top-three sweep of the 43rd American Invitational Grand Prix on Friday, April 3rd at the 1st annual Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach. On this, the second day of the three day FEI CSI5* horse show, the spectator seating was [...]
By now you’ve seen the pictures, lost hours of your day watching the online livestream, and in general decided that you’d gladly sell your soul for the chance to compete on the beach at the Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach, currently underway until April 4th. [...]
[New York, NY] An expert in the making of equestrian products since 1837, Hermès is delighted to be a supporter of leading sporting events around the world. In keeping with a long tradition of encouragement for and nurturing of new riding talent, Hermès USA is proud [...]