On Saturday 20 November, fifteen of the world's top riders will go into battle for the ultimate individual showdown in show jumping at the third edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix. The 15 challengers are winners of each LGCT Grand Prix during the 2021 season or runners up if the winner was already qualified for the GC Playoffs, and all will take centre stage in the ultimate showdown to contest for the prestigious LGCT Super Grand Prix win.

FEI CSI3* competition, presented by Marshall & Sterling, kicked off on Thursday at the Desert International Horse Park. The highlight event of the second day of competition during the National Sunshine Series was the $9,100 1.40m, sponsored by VitaFlex, where 32 horse and rider combinations vied for the winning honors in the two-phase competition. Brazil’s Cassio Rivetti proved to be the best with Alanine De Vains, edging out Jamie Taylor and Cocoliche of Greenhill Z by just 3/10ths of second to take home the top prize.

In the first ever JC Medal under a new format, it was 14 year old Sloane Betker of Kelowna, British Columbia who proved the best topping a field of 10 competitors from around the country to win the JC Medal after three phases.

After a phenomenal 2021 season, the final showdown of the year for the GCL teams will take place from 18 - 21 November in the GCL Super Cup at the GC Prague Playoffs.

This season alone Valkenswaard United have won over €2.2 million in prize money with another €6 million up for grabs in the GCL Super Cup. It is all to play for as the teams start on a clean sheet with every round counting and no drop scores.

Lucky number three! Switzerland's Martin Fuchs has won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ stage in Lyon for the third  time  in  a  row.  After  two  wins  with  Clooney  51  in  2018  and  2019,  the  silver-medallist  at  the  last  world  championships,  European champion and world number 3 won with his bay Chaplin, almost flying over the 8 obstacles in the jump-off in a time  of 34''50.  

Ocala, Fla. – In the final day of the World Equestrian Center Dressage IV show on Sunday, October 24, 2021, Pablo Gomez Molina (ESP) and Servus Ymas, owned by Cristina Danguillecourt, scored their second win of the week, this time in the Intermediate 1 Freestyle CDI3*. Competition for this CDI-W event wrapped up, but dressage returns to World Equestrian Center – Ocala on December 9-12, 2021.

Mill Spring, NC - Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Legacy danced across the Tryon Stadium to a victory in the $137,000 ESI Footing Grand Prix CSI 3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC). Following close behind in second place with a jump-off time of 35.676 seconds was Ali Wolff (USA) and Casall, the 2005 Holsteiner gelding (Casall x Capitol l) owned by Blacklick Bend Farm. Santiago Lambre (BRA) and Comtess 202, his own 2011 Westphalian mare (Comme II Faut 5 x Pilot), finished with third place honors with a clear round and a time of 35.956 seconds in the second round.

60 riders took part in the most important class of the week here at Montenmedio, all aiming to win the Grand Prix class which was kindly sponsored by the ‘Junta de Andalucia’.  

Winner of the first edition of the CSI 4* in 2020 with Queeleta, Julien Epaillard (FRA) offers himself the double by winning this afternoon the Grand Prix du Département de la Manche with Billabong du Roumois.

Yesterday the Longines Ranking class was sponsored by La Equina, this Big Class was set at  1.45m and run under table A (FT).  The course was designed by Cédric Longis and consisted of 12 fences with 14 jumping efforts.  Overall, the course rode well with faults spread throughout and with many riders using the class as a preparation for next  weeks Nations Cup round.