Showjumping News

World No. 1 Richard Vogel delivered an extraordinary performance at Fieracavalli in Verona on Sunday, 8 November, claiming victory in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup with Gangster Montdesir. Britain’s Ben Maher also impressed, finishing seventh after producing one of the fastest jump-off rounds of the competition. Vogel and his talented 10-year-old partner dominated the nine-horse jump-off, stopping the clock in just 33.02 seconds to finish 3.85 seconds ahead of fellow German Tom Schewe and Congress Blue PS. France’s Simon Delestre completed the podium aboard Gatsby du Tillard, crossing the finish line in 39.83 seconds. With €250,000 in prize money

Britain’s Scott Brash will defend his Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final title in Geneva this December, with fellow Olympic gold medallist Ben Maher also confirmed among an elite field competing for a €170,000 first prize. Ten of the world’s leading showjumpers have been confirmed for the 25th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final, taking place at CHI Geneva on Friday 11 December 2026. The prestigious competition brings together the highest-ranked eligible riders from the FEI Jumping World Ranking, with five former champions returning to contest one of the sport’s most sought-after individual titles. Great Britain’s Scott Brash and Ben Maher will

The UAE claimed showjumping team silver at the Asian Games 2026 in Tokyo on Thursday 1 October, delivering five clear rounds as Saudi Arabia retained its title in a contest decided by the final rider. The Emirates Jumping Team finished on four faults across two rounds at JRA Equestrian Park, taking silver ahead of host nation Japan. Saudi Arabia completed the competition without adding a fault to secure gold. Representing the UAE were Sheikha Latifah Bint Ahmed Al Maktoum with Cornet XL, Humaid Abdulla Khalifa Al Muhairi with Mentos, Abdullah Humaid Al Muhairi with Hudson de Vains, and Omar Abdul

Scott Brash and Hello Jefferson edged Victor Bettendorf by just 0.19 seconds to claim a five-star home victory at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London.

Great Britain’s Sophia Rogers capped a memorable week at the FEI Jumping European Championships for Ponies by adding Individual gold to the Team title she helped secure earlier in the competition, becoming the first British rider in a decade to achieve the coveted golden double. The 15-year-old and her talented pony Neil 55 produced five faultless rounds across four days of competition in Le Mans, France, leaving every fence standing before claiming the Individual title with just 3.63 penalties carried forward under the championship’s new competition format. Ireland’s Ted Fagan and Ballyfore Rosie claimed silver, while another British combination, Lucia

Robert Whitaker and Vermento wrote their names into the Hickstead history books with a record-equalling third victory in the Al Shira’aa King George V Gold Cup.

Holly Smith continued her outstanding run of form at the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth International after producing the only double clear performance to win Thursday’s CSI4* 1.50m Longines Ranking Grand Prix Qualifier. Partnering the eight-year-old Nike van het Singraven, Smith topped a high-quality field of 48 combinations from six nations to secure her second Longines Ranking class victory of the meeting, strengthening the young horse’s growing reputation on the international stage. The CG Professional-sponsored qualifier attracted an elite line-up featuring world number nine Laura Kraut, reigning CSI4* Al Shira’aa Bolesworth Grand Prix champion Laura Renwick, Billy Twomey, John Whitaker and a