Qatar also claims Tokyo ticket by Louise Parkes FEI Press Release, additional quotes supplied by Dutch journalist Robert Hüsken, onsite in Rabat The Egyptian side of Mohamed Taher Zeyada, Nayel Nassar, Abdel Said and Sameh El Dahan won today’s Group F Olympic Jumping qualifier at Rabat in Morocco in the…
Continue ReadingDefending champions from Belgium have to settle for second, Sweden finish third The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2019 came to thrilling climax today, and it was Irish eyes that were smiling when Rodrigo Pessoa’s team of Peter Moloney, Paul O’Shea, Darragh Kenny and Cian O’Connor clinched victory in…
Continue ReadingLast to go, Alvarez Moya clinches it with a superb clear There was a mixture of joy and regret for the Spanish team after winning tonight’s Challenge Cup at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final on home ground at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain. The battle…
Continue ReadingColombia, Ireland and Italy still in the hunt for Tokyo ticket Team Belgium, winners in 2015 and again last year, looked supremely confident when topping today’s first round of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2019 Final at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain. But the battle between…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Ireland 2019 for the Aga Khan Trophy – Team Ireland finish third “We had a task to do, and we did it in style!” said British Chef d’Equipe Di Lampard today after her team posted a superb victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Greece 2019 Team Norway stormed to a very significant victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Greece staged at the 2004 Olympic venue of Markopoulo in Athens (GRE) today. This final of the 2019 Europe Division 2 series saw eight nations battle…
Continue ReadingIreland’s Dressage team finished sixth of the seven competing nations on the first day of the Lambertz Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen yesterday, and it was a heart-warming and encouraging result for the newly-formed side. The pure joy on Anna (Petezy) Merveldt’s face when she steered her 10-year-old Lusitano, Esporim,…
Continue ReadingTeam Sweden soared to victory at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Sweden 2019 in Falsterbo (SWE) this afternoon, but it took a nail-biting last-to-go run from home heroes Peder Fredricson (47) and H&M All In to clinch it. Leading on a zero score at the halfway stage, the…
Continue ReadingTeam Brazil cruised to victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the Netherlands 2019 at Geesteren (NED) today. Taking command with just four faults after the first round, they sealed the result when adding just four more without calling up their final partnership on a day full of…
Continue ReadingBelgium posted a back-to-back double when coming out on top in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Poland 2019 staged at the popular seaside town of Sopot (POL) today. The team included two members of last year’s winning side, Pieter Devos (33) and Niels Bruynseels (35), who were joined…
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