Steve Guerdat raises his fist in triumph after completing the round that sealed his victory in the 2016 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final at the Gothenburg Horse Show in Gothenburg Sweden, on March 28th. Read the full story of how the Swiss rider pulled off a spectacular victory aboard Corbinian by going here. Ph. […]
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The World Cup, the oldest international jumping circuit, remains the discipline’s point of reference. It is the title to which all jumping champions aspire. If you’re not convinced, read the charts. To be one of the 13 qualifying competitions, surviving since the circuit’s inception, shows that this Grand Prix World Cup is not a Grand […]
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International show jumpers can be a serious bunch – with a few exceptions! On the evening of Tuesday December, 29th, 2015, Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Guerdat of Switzerland and European Championships Silver Medalist Gregory Wathelet of Belgium dueled it out in dance as Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley before mounting their horses in the Fancy Dress […]
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The high-stakes world of international show jumping moves around the globe from one glamorous location to another until it reaches a climax in December at the end-of-season CHI Geneva, Switzerland. From 10-13 December 2015, the world’s elite horse and rider pairs will gather for this world-renowned indoor show, which dates back to 1926 and for which Rolex has been a […]
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Albfuehren’s Paille, the 12-year-old Selle Francis mare by Kannan who was ridden by Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat to the FEI World Cup Jumping Finals championship this April in Las Vegas, Nevada, has sustained a second tendon injury that will require several months of rest and recovery. The mare hadn’t seen a competition ring since the April […]
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