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Small victory for grooms and amendment to the Olympic qualification regulations... this too was decided in Hong Kong!

While the amendment of Article 259, the so-called blood rule, is causing a stir in the sport, other rules were also approved during the FEI General Assembly. Grooms achieved a...

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German and Austrian Federations React Sharply to the FEI Rule Change! While IJRC asks to read the change within its context!

Last week, the amendment to Article 259 was approved by a majority of national federations. Meanwhile, the German and Austrian federations have responded sharply. FN President Martin Richenhagen called the...

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Jules Van Hoydonck: "My family is my foundation... !"

“Winning the World Cup in Mechelen, that’s my dream,” says 23-year-old Belgian show jumper Jules Van Hoydonck, still savoring his five-star victory in Oslo. “I didn’t feel that it was...

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FEI makes nice profit and releases budget for 2026! "To much depends on that one project and price change..."

Last week, during the Extraordinary General Assembly of the FEI in Hong Kong, the FEI’s budget was finalized. With a profit of over €3.5 million, the FEI looks back on...

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Gilles Thomas after Grand Prix victory in Maastricht: “For Qalista to win her very first indoor show is unbelievable!”

A thrilling finale provided the perfect closing act for Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2025. Under the roof of the MECC Maastricht, everything came together: top-level sport, tension, and emotion. The stands...

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Henrik von Eckermann: "Calizi is efficient and eager, exactly how I like my horses to be!”

In the main event of Saturday evening, the 4* 1.50m Van Mossel Automotive Prix, Swedish rider Henrik von Eckermann demonstrated his world-class talent. Only three combinations managed to complete the...

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Changed blood rule in show jumping adopted by a large majority at FEI General Assembly! “This shows the outside world that we know what we’re talking about!”

During the FEI General Assembly, the national federations approved the amendment of the so-called blood rule by majority vote. For the amendments to Article 259, the federations requested a separate...

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Horse trade faces new spending patterns among buyers! ‘What if you can no longer speak of exclusivity?’

In the stables, at competition grounds and during coffee breaks in the canteen, you hear it more and more often: ‘These are difficult times in the equestrian sector.’ Not only...

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Maverick Van Lent: “In this job, you need to understand people just as well as horses”

Maverick Van Lent belongs to a generation that approaches the sport not only as a rider, but also as a manager. “It’s not a pony camp,” he says firmly. “If...

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Why horses weave and what we can learn from it

Anyone who spends time in the stables has likely seen it: a horse rhythmically rocking from one foreleg to the other, moving its head and neck side to side. This...

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