English: At the World Championships in Herning, Denmark, Julien Houser, the Swiss team farrier, experienced his second major championship after the Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to the Swiss, Equi Book readers were able to experience some of the highlights of the competition, but also behind the scenes of such a championship. « It was my first time […]
Last Friday night they helped Team Sweden to victory in the Team event, and today Henrik von Eckermann and his brilliant chestnut gelding King Edward added Individual gold to their haul of loot with another extraordinary performance at the Agria FEI Jumping World Championship 2022 in Herning, Denmark. The dynamic duo were under the ultimate […]
It seems Team Sweden’s time has truly come. A year ago Henrik von Eckermann, Malin Baryard-Johnsson and Peder Fredricson stood on the top step of the Olympic podium in Tokyo, and tonight, with the help of Peder’s brother Jens, they galloped away with Team gold at the Agria FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark. […]
It was a roller-coaster day at the Agria FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark today, but the two leading nations and the two leading individuals after yesterday’s opening competition maintained their positions. So Sweden heads France going into tomorrow night’s team medal decider and Frenchman, Julien Epaillard, is holding Britain’s Scott Brash at bay in […]
The reigning Olympic champions from Sweden lived up to expectations when taking the early lead on the exciting first day of the Agria FEI World Jumping Championship 2022 presented by Helgstrand at the ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark today. However Frenchman Julien Epaillard and 10-year-old mare Caracole de la Roque were quickest around the […]
500,000 euros and eternal glory: these were the stakes in the grand finale of Knokke Hippique 2022. The Rolex Grand Prix, presented by Audi was truly an event to remember. 14 of the world’s best 20 riders, including the entire top three, competed in Knokke-Heist. The public clearly didn’t want to miss a thing. Although […]
THERE ARE ONLY AROUND 80 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIVE FAROESE BREED LEFT. A FEW BREEDERS ARE FIGHTING TO SAVE THE SPECIES, WHICH IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO THE CLIMATE OF THIS ISOLATED TERRITORY. BUT THE CHALLENGE IS GREAT. It is an archipelago beaten by the North Atlantic winds, halfway between Scotland and Iceland. A land bordered […]
IL NE SUBSISTE QUE QUELQUES DIZAINES DE REPRÉSENTANTS DE LA RACE INDIGÈNE DES ÎLES FÉROÉ. UNE POIGNÉE D’ÉLEVEURS LUTTENT POUR SAUVER CETTE ESPÈCE PARFAITEMENT ADAPTÉE AU CLIMAT DE CE TERRITOIRE ISOLÉ. MAIS LE DÉFI EST DE TAILLE. C’est un archipel battu par les vents de l’Atlantique nord, entre l’Ecosse et l’Islande. Un territoire bordé de […]
The star parade has begun. With the 5* week kicking off at Knokke Hippique, the biggest show jumping stars have arrived at the exciting equestrian event on the Belgian coast. Among them are also quite a few Olympic champions. And one of them already won the first qualifier for the Rolex Grand Prix, presented by […]
Gerrit Nieberg risked all today in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen, a risk that his much more experienced colleagues didn’t dare take. His reward: He achieved what his famous father didn’t manage to do in spite of all his achievements: He won the Rolex Grand Prix. But even after the prize-giving ceremony he still […]