Show Jumping

Delaveau a true Master with three on the trot

3 Mar 2013

In an unprecedented display of dominance at an international five-star show-jumping competition, Delaveau won four of the six competitions including the two majors to sweep away the opposition,...

Katharina Offel blitzes field to win Speed Challenge in 64.61 seconds

1 Mar 2013

Watched by her six-year-old son Leopold, Katharina Offel drew first blood at the Longines Hong Kong Masters when she won the bigger of the two events on the opening night - the Speed Challenge -...

Show jumper Ben Maher aims to dazzle in Hong Kong Masters

1 Mar 2013

The dazzling lights of Hong Kong were the only bright feature in Maher's stay four years ago as he ended 20th in the individual show jumping competition at the Beijing Olympics and Great Britain...

World's top showjumpers eye big prize in Hong Kong

28 Feb 2013

Longines Hong Kong Masters, the biggest equestrian show in town since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games equestrian competition, is the first step of an ambitious plan to create a grand prix series...

Leung Hou-ling, Kenneth Cheng with world's best showjumpers

28 Feb 2013

The two riders are in the mix with the world's best riders at the Longines Hong Kong Masters thanks to invitations from organisers who are keen to give something back to Hong Kong.

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Crowdfunding gives city's worthy causes a chance

Hong Kong's entrepreneurs and creative types have a new way of getting funding for their projects. The recently launched website FringeBacker has brought the growing trend of crowdfunding, where...

British fans show their love for royalty and horses

A good brolly is a much-needed accessory in London as I discovered after nearly 10 days without any mishap. But the famous weather finally caught up with me and I returned to my hotel drenched to...

Saddle tales: appearances can be deceiving

As a true city boy who grew up in New York City and Hong Kong, horses are foreign animals to me. I'm more used to animals such as pigeons, rats and cockroaches, and more comfortable riding on a...

HK riders go head to head to clinch World Cup ticket

Patrick Lam will head into the last leg of the China League this weekend knowing he must beat fellow Hongkonger Samantha Lam to clinch the solitary ticket for the FEI World Cup finals in the...

HK riders in strong finish at FEI Nations Cup

Hong Kong's bid to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in London got a shot in the arm when the showjumping team finished 12th, in their first outing this season, at the FEI Nations Cup in...

Whitaker out of showjumping

Great Britain's Michael Whitaker has withdrawn from the showjumping competition as his mare, Portofino 63, was declared unfit to compete. The horse arrived in Hong Kong in good condition, but...