Chantilly Jumping is an international

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

event and one of the legs of the

Global Champions Tour The Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) is an annual pre-eminent individual show jumping series that comprises up to 15 rounds of competition hosted around the world. It brings together the top 30 riders in the FEI Jumping World Rankings. It was ...

since 2010. It takes place in

Chantilly, France Chantilly ( , ) is a commune in the Oise department in the Valley of the Nonette in the Hauts-de-France region of Northern France. Surrounded by Chantilly Forest, the town of 10,863 inhabitants (2017) falls within the metropolitan area of Pa ...

and is one of the 3 French legs of the tour.

The Event

The event was created in 2001 and has been held every year since, in 2010 it was chosen as one of the legs of the Global Champions Tour. It is held over 3 or 4 days and includes more than 20 different competitions ranging from CSI 1* amateur competitions with obstacle heights of 115 cm through to CSI 5* competitions with an average obstacle height of 160 cm and up to €300,000 prize money. As part of the Global Champions Tour riders including

Kent Farrington Kent Farrington (born December 28, 1980) is a professional show jumping athlete for the United States. Early life As an eight-year-old boy with no family background in horses, Kent’s entry into the sport began with weekly lessons at a stable ...

Simon Delestre Simon Delestre (born 21 June 1981) is a French equestrian. His specialty is show jumping, either individually or as part of a team. Delestre ranks twenty-five on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Personal life Simon Delestre was born 21 June 198 ...

Scott Brash Scott Brash MBE (born 23 November 1985) is a Scottish showjumper. He began riding the horse Hello Sanctos in early 2012. They competed as part of the British Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London winning a gold medal in the team jumping e ...

, Kevin Staut, Roger-Yves Bost and John Whitaker, compete. It also attracts high-profile competitors such as

Athina Onassis Athina Hélène Onassis ( el, Αθηνά Ωνάση; born Athina Hélène Roussel ( el, Αθηνά Ρουσσέλ), 29 January 1985) is a French-Greek heiress and equestrian, the only surviving descendant of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle O ...

Jessica Springsteen Jessica Rae Springsteen (born December 30, 1991) is an American equestrian. The daughter of musicians Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, she is a show jumping champion rider who has represented the United States Equestrian Team in international ...

, the actor and director Guillaume Canet,

Georgina Bloomberg Georgina Leigh Bloomberg (born January 20, 1983) is the owner of the equestrian team New York Empire, a professional equestrian, and a philanthropist. She is the daughter of Susan Brown and Michael Bloomberg – former New York City mayor, found ...

and Charlotte Casiraghi. The event is broadcast by

Eurosport Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, its international sports unit, it operates two ...

and a French equestrian television channel.

Venue

The event is held in the centre of the Chantilly racecourse and consists of 2 arenas, the Meautry Arena (15,000 m²) with its 4,000 capacity grandstand and the Amphitheatre (9,200 m²). The Meautry Arena is situated opposite the Great Stables which is home to the Living Museum of the Horse and the Amphitheatre is situated in front of the Château de Chantilly. Both are hybrid grass covered arenas.

References

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External links

Official web site
Show jumping events Global Champions Tour Equestrian sports in France