Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat has ridden many great horses during his sparkling career, but after winning individual gold at the FEI Jumping European Championship 2023 in Milan (ITA) today he said his mare, Dynamix de Belheme, is simply the best. With a flawless run over four days of tough competition, as Italian course designer Uliano Vezzani […]
« Tell us about your most memorable moment. » That’s what we ask the world’s best riders in this exclusive Equi Book series. « Racontez-nous votre souvenir le plus marquant. » C’est ce que l’on demande aux meilleurs cavalières et cavaliers du monde dans cette série exclusive d’Equi Book.
You can be a double Olympic team champion, a world team champion, have three podium in the World Cup final, have won two European medals and still think that the best part is sharing this sport with your family. A lesson in humility with Lars Nieberg. On peut être double champion olympique par équipe, champion […]
Equi Book meets the new generation of showjumping riders selected by the Young Riders Academy. During a day of training at the FEI headquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland), we interviewed some of these stars of tomorrow: 2022 World Championship medalist Joe Stockdale, Italy’s Sofia Manzetti and Germany’s Philipp Schulze Topphoff. Equi Book est parti à la […]
The Young Riders Academy has recently launched its 9th edition with the Selection 2023, which was held in the Netherlands. The event saw the participation of twenty-five talented riders, hailing from fourteen different nations, who congregated at Peelbergen equestrian centre. The riders participated in four classes, exclusively for YRA candidates, over the course of two days, […]
© Marcel G. For its 13th edition, the Saut Hermès is the event not to be missed in March. This year again, the prestigious 5* event takes place at the Grand Palais Ephémère, facing the Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower. Who better than Simon Delestre, illustrious French rider and winner of this Grand […]
En novembre 2022, il n’y avait qu’une seule femme dans le top 50 mondial, contre une dizaine il y a 10 ans. Comment expliquer cette chute libre, et quelles sont les perspectives pour l’avenir ? Nous faisons le point avec quelques représentantes du saut d’obstacles au féminin. Depuis le début de l’année 2023, on ne compte […]
In November 2022, there was only one woman in the world’s top 50, ten times less than ten years ago. How can this downfall be explained, and what are the prospects for the future? We discussed this issue with a few representatives of women’s showjumping. Since the beginning of 2023, they’re between 1 and 3 […]
© Marcel G. The best riders in the world have been coming to the Scandinavium in Gothenburg since 1977. Every year, equestrian sports enthusiasts wouldn’t miss this important event on the World Cup circuit for anything. No less than 15 World Cup finals have been held in Gothenburg, the last one in 2019 – the […]