Christian Ahlmann said he was surprised to win the $400,000 Longines Masters of Hong Kong CSI5* Grand Prix on Sunday, February 12, 2017; his mount is just 10-years-old and light on experience. So it was with extra appreciation that Ahlmann thanked his horse in a quiet moment behind the scenes just after their win. For […]
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The 12-year-old BWP mare Funke van’t Heike (Action Breaker x Grandeur) that Darragh Kenny brought into the spotlight last month at London Olympia CSI5* will be seen under Germany’s Christian Ahlmann. Kenny, of Ireland, paired up with the mare last summer, taking over the reins for Guilia Martinengo Marquet of Italy. Kenny, who is known […]
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Canada’s Eric Lamaze made history as the first Canadian rider to win the Rolex IJRC Top Ten Final on Friday, December 9, 2016, in Geneva, Switzerland. Lamaze and his Rio Olympic individual bronze medal winning partner, Fine Lady 5, proved unbeatable over both rounds of competition, beating out current World No. 1 Germany’s Christian Ahlmann […]
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Germany’s Christian Ahlmann and the brilliant Taloubet Z cruised to victory in the fifth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2016/2017 Western European League on home ground on Sunday November 20, 2016 in Stuttgart. Marathon jump-offs have become something of a standard this season as even the world’s best course designers can’t seem […]
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The Stuttgart German Masters CSI5* attracts the best of the best to Stuttgart, German from November 18-20, 2016. At last year’s edition in 2015, the current Longines FEI no. 1 World Ranked rider Christian Ahlmann won both big classes, including the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Stuttgart, aboard his great stallion Taloubet. Ahlmann returns this year to […]
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