Geraldine Bidwell brings us Part I of an online series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Check [...]
The Longines Global Champions Tour will launch its spectacular 10 Year Anniversary season in Miami Beach, Florida on April 2nd through the 4th with three days of world-class show jumping. Visitors to this unmissable event will enjoy electric, 5-star sport for FREE as the very best show jumpers in the sport [...]
After a long Saturday at of showing, one would think that top riders wouldn't be enthused about putting together outrageous costumes and decorating their horses in glitter and boas. You'd be wrong. Over 100 riders and their teams went all-out for a good cause during the [...]
[Wellington, FL] Superheroes are taking front stage at the 2015 Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® (GCC). On Saturday, February 7th, 2015, during the spectacular pro-am relay show jumping competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida, 34 lucky charities will [...]
As mentioned in a previous post, the press love it when Rolex comes to WEF as the grand prix sponsor. In the media room, an extra-large bottle of champagne beckons, the object of a raffle if a member of the press can correctly guess the [...]
To those of you who are reading this from a snowy locale that hasn’t seen green grass or blue sky in weeks (months?) apologies for the images you’re about to view in the gallery below. If it seems like we’re rubbing another glorious day in [...]
Pro Tip: anytime you receive an event invitation from Rolex, you must absolutely make it top priority to respond in the affirmative and attend, no questions asked. The team that brings the green and gold watch brand to life can always be counted on to [...]
The Ridge Grand Prix Series Turf Tour came home to where it all began during the third week of its 12-week long series. The traveling horse show that has been making stops all around Wellington was yesterday held at Nona Garson’s The Ridge Farm, and [...]
Stunning new international destinations join the Longines Global Champions Tour in 2015 marking the 10th anniversary of the world’s premier show jumping series. The championship circuit makes a strategic expansion to the American continent with the first event of season being launched in Miami Beach [...]
If you build it, they will come. That's been the philosophy of Nona Garson and George D'Ambrosio these last few seasons, as they've quietly grown a different kind of show series in Wellington, FL. In some ways, it exists in the shadow the the Winter [...]