Martin Fuchs and Chaplin. (FEI/Christophe Taniére) “My horse gave me his all today – he has such a big heart,” said Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs after winning the second leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League in Lyon, France partnering the 14-year-old stallion Chaplin. Spectators were treated to a real edge-of-the-seat…
Tiffany Foster (CAN) riding Figor (FEI/Andrea Evans) When Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Figor topped the CSI4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Washington (USA) Saturday night at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, it marked the successful execution of a long-term plan. Foster wanted the competition to be her horse’s first big test following his recovery from…
Copyright: PSV Jean Morel. The reigning Olympic team champion Henrik von Eckermann has clearly not had his fill of success! Riding the dazzling and dynamic Glamour Girl, the Swedish rider sealed another great victory in the Equita Masters, presented by Hermès Sellier. He follows on from Scott Brash and Hello Shelby, who won the event…
Tim Price on Falco (c) Solène Bailly Photos (2). The cross-country test, the high point in eventing, held its share of surprises. In the lead after the dressage test, Tim Price, currently World no. 3, gave a true textbook demonstration of how to ride a cross-country course on Falco, coming home in optimal time and…
Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD. (FEI/Christophe Taniere) For the fifth time in a row, German supremo Isabell Werth won the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League qualifier in Lyon, France. She did it with the 16-year-old mare Weihegold OLD with whom she claimed the last three series titles. Twelfth to go in an…
Jonelle Price & McClaren (C) Solène Bailly Photos. Couples (in real life) are few and far between at this level, and Jonelle and Tim Price belong to the world elite. Not only do they produce quality performances, but a competitive spirit drives them both, and has spurred them on to the top of the provisional…
Photo source: Unsplash. Steven Asmussen is one of the most distinguished horse racing trainers in the United States, achieving victories at the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, and the Breeders’ Cup Classic over the course of his career. However, the 55-year-old has been thwarted in his attempt to win further crowns since 2017 when the last…
William Fox-Pitt & Oratorio (c) Solène Bailly Photos. If there was any doubt that 2021 has been a year for the Brits in equestrian sports, then the riders here in Pau have just swept it away! As if it weren’t enough to have bagged the gold medal in the team event and silver in the…
Dressage fans had the opportunity to enjoy the FEI Dressage World Cup Short Grand Prix presented by CREARA in the international arena of the Longines Equita Lyon, International Equestrian Competition. A great line-up of riders took part in this second stage of the Western European League of the World Cup circuit, under the watchful eye…
Waldman and her Olympic partner Queensland in an image that was used in multiple magazine covers. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (October 26, 2021) – Ifat Zohar’s photography thrives at the intersection of fantasy, reminiscence, and passion; this summer that intersection was stunningly bisected by an Olympic equestrian and her journey to the upper echelons of the…
