For
more than a decade, the Jumping International of Monte-Carlo has brought
together the best riders in the world.
The
course at the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo is one of the very finest of
the season, in the prestigious setting of Port Hercule, at the foot of the
Prince’s Palace against a backdrop of luxury yachts. It is also one of the most
challenging on the world circuit. Since 2006 and the creation of the Longines
Global Champions Tour, the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo has established
itself as an iconic meeting on the showjumping calendar, with the biggest names
in the sport regularly taking part.
Strewn with obstacles, its main characteristic is
its shortness, narrowness and sinuosity. The cramped nature of its courses requires
of riders perfect mastery and technique, guaranteeing a unique spectacle.
The Jumping
is both a show-jumping competition and a race against the clock, with no less
than 15 events on offer to riders and the audience, with amateur categories during
the day and top riders in the evening. The champions compete for the Prince of
Monaco’s Prize, one of the finest stages of the Longines Global Champions Tour. Between events, the Jumping
International de Monte-Carlo invites spectators to explore the exhibitors’
village, where they will find a host of craftspeople and dealers from the
equestrian sector.
The best
riders in the world and their horses meet in the Principality every year for a
unique sporting spectacle which takes show-jumping to the level of a work of art.