CSIO Rome – Piazza di Siena 2023 by Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe A super-fast round from young British star Jodie Hall McAteer and Kimosa van het Kritahof in the 1.50m ENI Speed class brought the first day the 90th edition of CSIO Rome – Piazza di Siena 2023 to…
Continue ReadingCatching up with some riders and Chefs d’Equipe at CSIO Rome – Piazza di Siena 2023 by Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe Piazza di Siena – it cannot be real! Like everyone arriving at Piazza di Siena today, Swedish Chef d’Equipe Henrik Ankarcrona was enjoying the lovely weather and this…
Continue ReadingPress Release for CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena by Louise Parkes David Will posted the eleventh German win and became the tenth German rider to clinch the coveted Rolex Grand Prix of Rome at Piazza di Siena in Italy today. This is a title every top showjumping athlete wants to…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2020 Team Italy posted a runaway win at the third and last leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2020 series on home ground at Montelibretti today, but the overall title goes to The Netherlands. In the lead after the…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes The birds were singing so loudly in the background that I thought Lucia Montanarella was out in the countryside when I called her last week. She wasn’t though, she was in her apartment in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland where she has been based…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes, featured image Amy Dragoo Ireland’s Kenny just pipped at the post; Switzerland’s Guerdat moves to top of league table The saying “it’s never over until the fat lady sings” rang loud and true at today’s fourth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™…
Continue ReadingPress Release by Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe The Pala-Volkswagen is already buzzing with excitement as the horses and riders have arrived for the 2019 edition of Jumping Verona, the world-class event that features the fourth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League series. And…
Continue Readingby Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe When you mention the words Verona and Jumping in the same sentence it’s just about impossible to resist. The combination of the glorious Italian city so closely associated with the story of William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, and the annual gathering of…
Continue ReadingTeam Germany almost completely dominated the FEI Dressage European Championship 2019 for U25, Young Riders, Juniors and Children staged at the fabulous Horses Riviera Resort at San Giovanni in Marignano, near Rimini in Italy (23-28 July). They claimed nine of the 11 gold medal placings on offer, with only a…
Continue ReadingDaniel Bluman made history when posting Israel’s first-ever victory in the €400,000 Rolex Grand Prix at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena today. From a starting field of 44 horse-and-rider combinations, the 29-year-old rider was one of only four to jump clear in the first round. And with the fastest zero…
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