At the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome on Saturday, September 23, 2017, Harrie Smolders of The Netherlands accomplished a feat that no rider in the history of the LGCT had been able to previously do. With a 2nd place finish in the LGCT Grand Prix of Rome CSI5*, Smolders secured enough points to prematurely win the championship […]
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It was a thrilling, final day of competition at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard for Brazilian rider Marlon Módolo Zanotelli. In the final CSI5* event at the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, Zanotelli piloted the 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Celena VDL (Mr. Blue x Chin Chin) to a 1st place finish on Sunday, August […]
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In his speedy, jump-off fashion, Italy’s Lorenzo de Luca and the 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Ensor de Litrange LXII (Nabab de Reve x Mr Blue) cleared the opposition with a 1st place finish in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard CSI5* on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. The top 25 riders from the previous […]
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As teams scramble to rack up points before the 2017 Global Champions League finale, teammates Jos Verlooy and Harrie Smolders of the Hamburg Diamonds produced the biggest upset of the season in round one of the GCL of Valkenswaard. On Friday, August 11, The Diamonds came into the 13th leg of competition trailing three points behind the Valkenswaard United in […]
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On Friday, August 11th, 2017, USA’s Jessica Springsteen piloted the 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Davendy S (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Pachat II) to a 1st place finish in the opening CSI5* class at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard. The 13th leg of the LGCT kicked off at the Tops International Arena in the Netherlands, […]
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