Chantilly Jumping

John Whitaker (equestrian) at Chantilly Jumping in 2015

Chantilly Jumping is an international show jumping event and one of the legs of the Global Champions Tour since 2010. It takes place in Chantilly, France and is one of the 3 French legs of the tour.[1]

## The Event[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3]

As part of the Global Champions Tour riders including Kent Farrington,[4] Simon Delestre, Scott Brash, Kevin Staut, Roger-Yves Bost and John Whitaker,[5] compete. It also attracts high-profile competitors such as Athina Onassis,[citation needed] Jessica Springsteen,[6][7] the actor and director Guillaume Canet,[8] Georgina Bloomberg and Charlotte Casiraghi.[9] The event is broadcast by Eurosport[10] and Equidia [fr] a French equestrian television channel.[11]

## Venue[edit]

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.[12][13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Horse-Actu (2016-02-29). "LE CSI DE CHANTILLY du 26 au 29 mai 2016". Horse-Actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
2. ^ Gillon, Elisabeth (8 July 2010). "Chantilly teste sa nouvelle piste". leperon.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
3. ^ "Provisional Schedule 2016". jumping-chantilly.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
4. ^ "The riders list for Chantilly | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
5. ^ "BRITISH SUCCESS IN CHANTILLY". www.britishshowjumping.co.uk. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
6. ^ "8 things you didn't know about Jessica Springsteen – not just a rock star's daughter - Horse & Hound". Horse & Hound. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
7. ^ Mcgriff, Ines (2015-07-20). "La fille de Bruce Springsteen brille au Jumping de Chantilly". Le Figaro (in French). ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
8. ^ Stenger, Perrine (28 July 2014). "DIAPO Marion Cotillard au naturel pour encourager Guillaume Canet au Jumping de Chantilly Voici". Voici (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
9. ^ D, T (28 July 2014). "Photos : Charlotte Casiraghi : talentueuse et passionnée, elle retrouve Guillaume Canet au Jumping de Chantilly !". Public.fr. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
10. ^ leperon.fr. "Global Champions Tour 2017 : toujours 3 étapes en France / Saut d'obstacles / Sport / Accueil - leperon.fr" (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
11. ^ "Jumping - Chantilly 2016 - Etape du Global Champions Tour - Equidia Life". Equidia Life (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
12. ^ "Informations Pratiques | Jumping Chantilly". jumping-chantilly.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
13. ^ "Wathelet prince de Chantilly - Equitation". Le Figaro Sport24 (in French). 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

## External links[edit]

* Official web site