The second week of Spring MET I 2022 concluded with Sunday’s CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, where Ireland’s Mark McAuley and Django Ste Hermelle took home the win as the last pair to go in an exciting jump-off. With Sweden’s Malin Bayard-Johnsson – Olympic team gold medallist, France’s Simon...
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Epaillard in winning mood as Spring MET I 2022 kicks off in Oliva Nova
The first week of competition at the Spring MET 2022 in Oliva Nova, Spain, concluded on Sunday with the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH and there were no surprises when French rider Julien Epaillard took yet another win aboard Solero MS (Silvio I x Espri). Epaillard also won Thursday...
Marcel Marschall and Extra Strong conclude the Autumn MET 2021 with a win in the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort
Sunday’s CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort saw Germany’s Marcel Marschall and Extra Strong take the top honours, to conclude nine weeks of top sport at the 2021 autumn edition of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. Over the nine weeks, the tour has welcomed some of...
Matthew Sampson and Geneve R win the CSI3* CHG Grand Prix at Autumn MET III 2021
The second week of the 2021 Autumn MET III in Oliva Nova, Spain, concluded with Sunday’s CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by CHG where Great Britain’s Matthew Sampson and Geneve R took home the win after a thrilling jump-off. The first-round track set by the Spanish course designer Javier Trenor counted 13 obstacles and 16...
Emilio Bicocchi and Rondine Del Terricio top the CSI2* Grand Prix at Autumn MET III 2021
The 2021 autumn edition of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain, continued this week with its third and last part – which runs until December 12th. The first week concluded with an Italian victory in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH, as Emilio Biccochi (ITA) and the 10-year-old mare...
Epaillard strikes again in the CSI3* 1.50m CHG Grand Prix at the Autumn MET II 2021
With three riders from the top fifteen on the Longines Ranking at start, Sunday’s CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by CHG concluded the third and last week of Autumn MET II 2021 with spectacular sport. After a jump-off between 13 horse-and-rider combinations, it was the French master of faster Julien Epaillard on the 9-year-old mare...
Nicola Philippaerts and Gijs top the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort at Autumn MET II 2021
The second week of the Autumn MET II 2021 concluded with the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, where Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts and the 10-year-old stallion Gijs went out on top. Only five horse-and-rider combinations out of a field of 60 participants cleared the first-round track set by the...
Balou’s Fly High and Isabella Russekoff risk it all to win the CSI2* Grand Prix at the Autumn MET II 2021
This week, the 2021 Autumn MET resumed with its second part of the tour in Oliva Nova, Spain and it was Isabella Russekoff (USA) and Balou’s Fly High (Balou du Rouet x Grandeur) that went away with the biggest win in Sunday’s CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix presented by Dammann Reitplatz- u. Sportplatzbau GmbH. “This is a really...
Jérôme Guery and Margriet de Mariposa win the CSI3* 1.50m CHG Grand Prix at the Autumn MET I 2021
The third week of the Autumn MET I 2021 concluded with the CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by CHG, and it was Belgium’s Jérôme Guery on Margriet de Mariposa that took home the win – the biggest yet in the career of this promising mare. The course designed by Peter Schumacher (GER) was delicate and...
Dutch domination at the Autumn MET 2021 as Michael Greeve and Guan GJB win the CSI3* Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Grand Prix
The second week at the Autumn MET 2021 concluded with the €51.500 CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix presented by Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort, which ended in Dutch domination. Spain’s very own Santiago Varela – who was also in charge of the courses for the Tokyo Olympics – had designed a delicate, demanding track. The...