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Triumphs, drama and the gender gap: All about the past weekend in the new Horse Bytes

This week, Dani G. Waldman goes wild and dives into a weekend of unparalleled highs and dramatic lows in the world of five-star show jumping. From record-breaking victories to unexpected...

Lövsta Stuteri expands partnership with Stud 111 - dressage stallions Van Vivaldi 1286 and Benefit 1420 to be stationed in Belgium for the 2025 season

Since 2024, the show jumping stallion El Barone 111 Z has been stationed at Stud 111, the same facility where he was bred. With Belgian dressage on the rise and...

Gilles Thomas: "It's nice that everything is starting to pay off"

With an impressive third place in the Rolex Geneva Grand Prix, 26-year-old Gilles Thomas proved once again that he and his 10-year-old stallion Ermitage Kalone are a duo to keep...

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Harrie Smolders: “I thought would it finally be the day? Monaco really deserved this victory”

History was made on Sunday evening at the Palexpo in Geneva. December 15 will forever remain in the memory of Harrie Smolders and the entire entourage of Monaco, who, as...

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Cian O’Connor named most successful Nations Cup rider

The 2024 Nations Cup year was concluded in Vilamoura (POR). 768 clear rounds were shown at 30 shows around the globe. In the exclusive ranking of the Swiss equestrian magazine...

Ingrid Gjelsten looses VDL Edgar M after training accident

Edgar M, a 15-year-old gelding by Arezzo VDL, has died after a tragic training accident. The celebrated Dutch Warmblood gelding had been owned by Norwegian rider Ingrid Gjelsten since 2023....

Harrie Smolders' Uricas v/d Kattevennen sold to America

The 12-year-old stallion Uricas van de Kattevennen, a son of Uriko, is moving to the United States where he will continue his career under American rider Callie Schott. The horse...

Ingmar De Vos and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges elected as President and Vice-President of the International Horse Sports Confederation

Ingmar De Vos, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), was unanimously elected as the International Horse Sports Confederation (IHSC) President, and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chair of the International Federation of...

P.S.I. Awards for Kukuk and Kukuk! "If my grandfather was still alive, he would be proud as punch."

Yesterday's P.S.I. Gala Evening at the See & Sporthotel Ankum was a complete success. Under the motto ‘Fête de Paris’, numerous prominent guests from the equestrian world gathered to experience...

Gilles Thomas: "Ermitage Kalone is just a normal horse with an excellent character"

At just 26 years old, Belgian rider Gilles Thomas has shown wisdom and composure beyond his years, qualities mirrored in his ten-year-old stallion, Ermitage Kalone. Both young in their respective...