Written By Alice Watson Martin Fuchs (SUI) produced two flawless rounds of jumping to take victory in the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League staged in Bordeaux (FRA) with the wonderful Conner Jei on Saturday, February 8. After a slow start to this season’s campaign, the 2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final Champion hit form with fourth and fifth placings in Basel (SUI) and Leipzig (GER) but desperately needed a strong performance in Bordeaux to secure enough points to guarantee his place in…
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A formidable line-up of riders head to Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final
The world’s best showjumping athletes will meet in Riyadh from 16 to 20 April 2024 for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, and what a thrilling, star-studded competition it is set to be. In a competition boasting the largest prize fund in its history, 2.6 million Euros, 17 Western European League athletes and seven North American League athletes will form part of those vying for the honours. Champions from Great Britain, including Ben Maher (GBR) and Scott Brash (GBR), will meet defending champion Peder Fredricson (SWE), who, collectively, form…
Jumping: Henrik von Eckermann Celebrates Ultimate Success
King Edward the Great carries Henrik von Eckermann to Victory Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2023 – Omaha (USA), by Louise Parkes Henrik von Eckermann and the brilliant gelding King Edward wrote another page of equestrian history when becoming the first-ever Swedish winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ when taking the 2023 title in Omaha (USA) this weekend. In a gripping two-round decider that was completely unpredictable to the very end, the pair who have dominated the sport in recent times pinned The Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders and Monaco…