Unfortunately, the splendid CHI de Genève did not go according to plan this year. Defi de la Roque, so competitive in recent competitions, was very impressed by the Geneva hall and did not achieve the expected results. The top horse Vancouver de Lanlore made an unusual mistake on the first fence of the Grand Prix over 1.60 m on Thursday.…

Pius competed in Gorla Minore from November 22 to 23, 2024. The two days of competition in which he took part were crowned with success: Defi de la Roque won the big class on Friday (1m45 LR), Soko du Roton Z won the second class reserved for 7-year-olds, while Pinky Pie de Libersart took a very good 4th place over…

Pius took part in the CSI 5*-W in Stuttgart with Vancouver de Lanlore, Grigia BR Z and a new recruit: Defi de la Roque. Grigia, only 8 years old, demonstrated her full potential with two placings (8th and 10th) in classes rated at 1.45m. Defi de la Roque, in his very first competition with Pius, took a splendid 6th place…

Pius travelled to the south of France, to the Polo Club de St Tropez (Haras de Gassin) with several horses. Although the events were cancelled due to bad weather on the last two days, Pius achieved some magnificent results. Eureka Menjoulet won his very first class over 1m50. Carlita had a string of clear rounds, finishing 5th over 1m35 and…

Pius was at the national competition in Gwatt today. He won two classes: the 1m25 with the promising 7-year-old Soko du Roton Z and the 1m30 jump-off with a talented new mount in his stables, Calypso du Sasiana Z.

Pius was based in Ticino for the weekend, more specifically in Fabio Crotta’s stables. He achieved some very good results, including the following: Calla: 5th place (1m40) + 2nd place (1m40) Eureka Menjoulet: 6th place (1m40) + 3rd place (1m40) Hamelia: 2nd place (1m30) Soko du Roton Z: 1st place (1m35) + 2nd place (1m30)

Switzerland qualified for the final of the Longines Nations League, which was open to the top 8 teams on the circuit as well as Spain as host country. Despite a disappointing result for Switzerland, which finished in 8th place, Pius completed two excellent rounds with Vancouver de Lanlore. He made a small fault in the first round, followed by a…

Pius was in Gorla Minore last week with several horses, including a new asset, the talented Nadale van Dorperheide, entrusted to him by Martin Fuchs and Ilan Ferder. The horses all jumped very well, with the following results in particular: Eureka Menjoulet: 5th place 1m40 + 7th place 1m40 small GP** Hamelia: 9th place 1m30 + 4th place 1m30 +…

Pius spent last week in Ticino. He was particularly proud of Grigia BR Z (8 years old only), who won her first Longines Ranking competition over 1m45. She also finished 3rd in another 1.45 m class on Sunday. The promising Jheevana Hero Z, who had one fault in each round, finished 7th in the Swiss Cup.

Switzerland won the Nations’ Cup at the Brussels Stephex Masters on Friday August 30, avenging the disappointment of Versailles. The strong team composed of Martin Fuchs, Steve Guerdat, Pius and Janika Sprunger scored just 9 points after two difficult rounds. Pius had saddled Chelsea Z for the occasion, with whom he rode two good rounds (5 points / 4 points).…