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Harry Charles is new rider for Balou du Reventon

Today, Great-Britain's jumping rider, Harry Charles has made his international debut aboard the 17-year-old stallion, Balou du Reventon (Cornet Obolensky) at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova.

Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli secures first 5* victory in Basel

CHI Basel has its first 5* winner. Swedish rider Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli managed to set the fastest time out of more than forty clear combinations, and thus received the gold...

Farewell to Hans Peter Minderhoud's Glock's Flirt

Glock's Flirt, Hans Peter Minderhoud's top horse, has died. The handsome chestnut gelding was allowed to turn 21. Glock Horse Performance Center reports this via their social media. 

World Champions Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale take FEI Dressage World Rankings number one slots

The New Year has started with major changes at the top of the FEI Dressage World Ranking. After clinching two gold medals on the FEI Dressage World Championship in Herning...

Skylar Wireman Wins First Grand Prix as a Professional Rider

Skylar Wireman was dearly missed during the fall season at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP), but the 18-year-old newly turned professional has taken Desert Circuit I by storm, taking her...

Belgian youth riders Seppe Wouters and Kasper De Boeck: "Jumping Mechelen is a unique experience ..."

A new year has begun and the first competitions of 2023 are already behind us. Still, we would like to look back at last year's smashing finale, Jumping Mechelen! A...

Gert-Jan Bruggink: "Doing chores is like riding a course, you have to be very precise..."

When he drives from his hometown to the CHIO Rotterdam grounds, he feels like a real outsider. The Ajax bus stayed at his stable several times, while he is a...

Should there be a European Breeding Bonus of over 1 Million Euros? (And who is going to pay for that?)

The breeders of international performing horses are more and more being put in the spotlight. In Belgium they have the Belgian Breeder Bonus since last year, during the Jumping World...

Dirk Demeersman: "We are experiencing a sport we will never fully master..."

Dirk Demeersman is without a doubt one of Belgium's most legendary riders. Today, he focuses more and more on his job as a trainer. One of his trainees is jumper...

Carambole to officially retire from the sport at Jumping Amsterdam

Carambole (Cassini I) is one of the best stallions of his generation. The son of Cassini I jumped up to the highest level with Dutch showjumping rider, Willem Greve. The...