Belgium’s Jos Verlooy and the 11-year-old Luciano van het Geinsteinde will be first into the arena when the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2022 kicks off tomorrow in Leipzig, Germany.
The draw for order-of-go in the first of the three competitions that will decide the title took place tonight, and a total of 35 horse-and-rider combinations from 19 countries will battle it out this week including defending champion, and three-time winner, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat. USA’s Margie Engle is withdrawn.
Riding the 13-year-old gelding Victorio des Frotards, and starting 33rd in tomorrow’s opening Speed round, Guerdat will face stiff opposition from a star-studded field that includes compatriot Martin Fuchs who will follow him into the ring with Chaplin.
This is the 42nd Final in the history of the series that began back in 1978.
The action gets underway at 14.35 local time, so don’t miss a hoofbeat….
The draw for order-of-go in the first of the three competitions that will decide the title took place tonight, and a total of 35 horse-and-rider combinations from 19 countries will battle it out this week including defending champion, and three-time winner, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat. USA’s Margie Engle is withdrawn.
Riding the 13-year-old gelding Victorio des Frotards, and starting 33rd in tomorrow’s opening Speed round, Guerdat will face stiff opposition from a star-studded field that includes compatriot Martin Fuchs who will follow him into the ring with Chaplin.
This is the 42nd Final in the history of the series that began back in 1978.
The action gets underway at 14.35 local time, so don’t miss a hoofbeat….