UPDATE 8/10/16 11:00AM: Simon Delestre announced that he is withdrawing from his position on the French Olympic team, due to an injury incurred by his horse Hermes Ryan: “It’s with deepest regret that I announce the forfeit of Hermes Ryan for the Olympic Games,” Delestre said. “The exams have revealed a micro-fracture of the hock. […]
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The final Massimo Dutti Trophy CSI5* feature class of the Longines Global Champions Tour Shanghai saw World No. 1 Simon Delestre of France showcase his talent with the 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Chesall Zimequest (Casall x Concerto). Delestre took the lion’s share of the $377,000 prize money class after a masterful round. Eleven riders went through to the jump-off, with the […]
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Big news broke today, March 2nd 2016 as France’s Simon Delestre became the new Longines FEI Rankings World No. 1 rider, upsetting the nearly 12-month streak from former World No. 1 rider Scott Brash of Great Britain. Brash, who had been ranked at No. 1 for 26 non-consecutive months, reigned over the sport of show […]
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With the completion of the CSI5*-W event in Bordeaux, France, Germany’s Christian Ahlmann comes out as the leading rider for the 2015/16 Longines FEI World Cup Western European League. Ahlmann won a total of three FEI World Cup Qualifying events this season, including the back-to-back winning performance in November. Winning the CSI5*-W Grand Prix in […]
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Less than 60 points are all that is keeping France’s Simon Delestre from taking over the Longines FEI World No. 1 Ranking from Great Britain’s Scott Brash. The newly released Longines FEI World Rankings have Brash retaining his World No. 1 ranking, a position he has held for 26 non-consecutive months. But Delestre continues to build on […]
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