The organising committee of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain, is glad to announce that the last remaining horses at the venue returned negative EHV-1 tests on Wednesday 15th of March and received a green light to leave for their home stables. “We are very happy that the last ten horses are able to...
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Update from Mediterranean Equestrian Tour: Horses start departing from Centro Ecuestre Oliva Nova
The organising committee of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain, would like to provide an update on the situation at the Centro Ecuestre Oliva Nova following the confirmed cases of EHV-1 that occurred during Spring MET II 2023. The situation at the venue is under control. Since February 28, 2023, at 6 PM,...
Spring MET II 2023 cancelled as four horses return positive tests for EHV-1
The organizing committee of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain, has cancelled the second part of its spring tour (Spring MET II, 7-26 February 2023) after four horses at the venue have returned positive tests for the Equine Herpes Virus EHV-1. The four horses that have returned positive tests are febrile but show...
Citadin du Chatellier and Nicolas Delmotte double up at Spring MET II 2023
The second week of Spring MET II 2023 concluded on Sunday with the CSI3* 1.50m CHG – Construcciones Hispano Germanas S.A – Grand Prix, and just like last week it was Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) and his 11-year-old Citadin du Chatellier (L’Arc de Triomphe x Diamant de Semilly) taking the top honours. A total of twelve...
Citadin du Chatellier and Nicolas Delmotte open Spring MET II 2023 with a win in the CSI2* Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH
The first week of Spring MET II 2023 concluded with a French victory in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH. A total of fourteen horse-and-rider-combinations from the 47 pairs at start cleared the first-round track – set by the Dutch course designer Louis Konickx – which counted 13 obstacles...
Steve Guerdat and Is-Minka take the top honours in the CSI3* CHG Grand Prix at Spring MET I 2023
The third and last week of Spring MET I 2023 in Oliva Nova, Spain, concluded with a Swiss win in the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix, presented by CHG – Construcciones Hispano Germanas S.A – with the 2012 Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat taking the top honours with his exciting future prospect Is-Minka. Eight out of the 34...
Christian Kukuk and Nice van’t Zorgvliet win the CSI3* 1.50m Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Grand Prix at Spring MET I 2023
The second week of Spring MET I 2023 concluded on Sunday with a German victory in the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, as Christian Kukuk and Nice van’t Zorgvliet took the top honours after an exciting jump-off. A total of nine horse-and-rider-combinations from the 60 pairs at start cleared the first-round...
Constant Van Paescchen and Diaz du Thot open the 2023-season with a win in the CSI2 Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH in Oliva Nova
The 2023-season has kicked off at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The first week of Spring MET I 2023 concluded on Sunday with the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH and it was Belgium’s Constant Van Paesschen and the 10-year-old Diaz du Thot (Ready Boy des Forets ‘Hn’ x Diams...
Thiago Ribas da Costa and Kassandra Van’T Heike end Autumn MET III 2022 with a win in the CSI3* 1.50m CHG Grand Prix
The third and final week of the Autumn MET III 2022 concluded on Sunday with a Brazilian victory in the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by CHG – Construcciones Hispano Germanas S.A. Seven out of the 50 horse-and-rider-combinations at start cleared the first-round track set by Peter Schumacher (GER) and joined the deciding jump-off, where Thiago...
Back-to-back Grand Prix wins for Victor Bettendorf at Autumn MET III 2022
The second week of Autumn MET III 2022 in Oliva Nova, Spain, came to a close on Sunday with the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort. With 60 horse-and-rider-combinations at start, the first-round track set by the French course designer Gregory Bodo – counting 13 obstacles and 16 efforts...