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Laurens Meynaerts and his Sentower Park come with STP Riders Series: "We want to invest fully in our sport".

From 2022 onwards Laurens Meynaerts will be organising a brand new concept at his Sentower Park: the STP Rider Series. "Flanders is the Mecca of equestrian sports and we want...

Burghley Horse Trials also canceled

The well-known 5 * eventing competition Burghley Horse Trials has been canceled. The organization believes the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 outbreak are too great to risk a late decision to...

Nicola Philippaerts: "The loss of Chilli has taken a heavy toll"

The Olympic Games, that was to be the moment for a seasoned and talented combination in show jumping; Nicola Philippaerts and his horse Chilli Willi. An unfortunate fall in March...

Andres Vereecke sees Grand Prix horse leaving for America

Andres Vereecke has said goodbye to one of his talented horses. Diadarco Van Evendael Z (Diamant de Semilly) moves to the stables of the American rider Lillie Keenan.

FN is investigating whether rapping is still allowed as a training method

Bashing was previously seen as a forbidden training method by the German equestrian organization FN. Bashing is a method in which hard material is tapped against the legs of the...

Winning top horse dosed during Kentucky Derby

The horse Medina Spirit that won the Kentucky Derby in the US appears to be dosed. In the US, the moment was described as the two most exciting minutes in...

Shane Breen wins CSI4* Grand Prix of Montefalco

In Montefalco, a busy international weekend was concluded with the Grand Prix. Shane Breen jumped to the victory. He managed to keep the zero in the saddle of Ipswich van...

A handy overview of this weekend's Grand Prix winners

This weekend was another busy one for international show jumping. Have you lost track of the Grand Prix winners? Don't worry, we got you covered! 

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David Simpson leaves all competition behind in difficult CSIO3* Grand Prix of Prague

In Prague, an international weekend just ended with the Grand Prix of the CSIO3* competition. Riders were presented with two rounds: the best fifteen combinations from the first round were...

Legendary Horses: Marius Silver Jubilee aka MILTON

Milton (by Marius) is perhaps the most famous show jumper of all time. The white gelding jumped under John Whitaker from one victory to another and was a real crowd...