Top show jumpers to particpate in the Longines Los Angeles Masters

Over 30 of the world’s best riders will compete for $1 million in prize money at the Los Angeles convention Center on September 25-28, 2014.

The world’s top elite show jumping riders and horses will compete for $1 million of prize money during the first edition of The Longines Los Angeles Masters. Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 25-28, 2014, this will be the first time in 30 years, since the 1984 Olympics, that these calibers of horses and riders have competed in United States.

The roster includes Team USA’s 2014 World Equestrian Game Bronze Medal winners Kent Farrington, Lucy Davis and Beezie Madden who also won individual bronze. They will be joined by Olympic champions Laura Kraut and McLain Ward. Reed Kessler, the world’s youngest Olympic Show Jumping competitor in history will also compete alongside Jessica Springsteen, Richard Spooner, Georgina Bloomberg, Lauren Hough and many more who will make up a strong U.S. team for our new “Battle of the Nations” Competition.

European riders include 2014 World Equestrian Game Silver Medalist and star of the inaugural edition of the Longines Hong Kong Masters where he won 4 out of the 6 competitions including the Longines Grand Prix, Patrice Delaveau, who will be joined by WEG Silver Medal team mate from France Kevin Staut and Simon Delestre. Olympic Gold Medalists Rodrigo Pessoa, Steve Guerdat and Scott Brash, who is also world number one in the current Longines rankings, Olympic Silver Medalists Gerco Schröder; Olympian Bronze Medalist Marco Kutscher; Los Angeles native and German Olympian, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, who won three World Cup finals; Swiss rider and Longines Ambassador Jane Richard Philips and many more.

The Longines Los Angeles Masters is a unique opportunity for U.S. riders to compete on the west coast, having the home crowd on their side. The hospitality, lifestyle, entertainment and glamour of Los Angeles coupled with the level of sporting competition of Show Jumping make it the new not to miss event of the year in the U.S.

7 Olympic Champions including the current Gold medalist
15 Olympic Medalists
3 World Cup Final Winners
2 World Champions
The Current European Champion