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PHILIPPAERTS CLAIMS BELGIAN INDOOR CROWN AS MECHELEN OPENS

Rising star dethrones defending champion with lightning quick jump-off aboard eight-year-old Rolex Ter Leydonck Nicola Philippaerts kicked off Jumping Mechelen in spectacular fashion on Thursday evening, capturing the Belgian Indoor Championship title with a blistering jump-off performance that left even reigning champion Jeroen Appelen in his wake. The 31-year-old from Genk guided the eight-year-old BWP gelding…
December 27, 20250Comments

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Headline image for article on Pieter Devos' win in the Battle of the European Champions at Jumping Mechelen
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DEVOS TRIUMPHS IN HISTORIC HORSE SWAP AT MECHELEN

Belgium's European champions put pure riding skill on display in groundbreaking competition Pieter Devos claimed victory in a showjumping first on Thursday night, winning Jumping Mechelen's inaugural 'Battle of the European Champions' - a groundbreaking horse swap competition that saw Belgium's four Red Musketeers exchange mounts across multiple rounds. The 37-year-old from Kapellen emerged victorious after…
December 27, 20250Comments

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Headline image for announcement of Gilles Thomas headlining Jumping Mechelen.
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GILLES THOMAS HEADLINES JUMPING MECHELEN

Belgium's golden boy returns home The youngest-ever LGCT Champion and European gold medallist leads star-studded field at Belgium's festive showjumping spectacular. As Christmas lights twinkle across the Nekkerhal, Belgium's premier indoor showjumping event Jumping Mechelen is underway, and all eyes are on hometown hero Gilles Thomas - the 27-year-old who has rewritten the record books in…
December 26, 20250Comments

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GILLES THOMAS AND SALADIN S

Gilles Thomas and the six-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion, Saladin S, took the win in the six-year-old stallion class at Jumping Mechelen. Who is Saladin S? Saladin is the son of the fifteen-year-old Belgian sporthorse stallion Ducati van Schuttershof. What makes Ducati’s pedigree interesting is his mother, Narcotique van Schuttershof. Narcotique is the daughter of one…
January 4, 20250Comments

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