Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping 2025

For the weekend of June 20, the Champ-de-Mars was transformed into a setting that enhances space and time, hosting one of the most emblematic events in the equestrian calendar and lifestyle Parisian: the Longines Paris Eiffel JumpingFrom the refinement of the stands to the intensity of the sporting performances, this 11th edition once again magnified equestrian elegance in the heart of the City of Light, in an atmosphere that was at once sophisticated, festive and truly convivial.

Facing the iconic silhouette of the Iron Lady, the unmissable Eiffel Tower, Olympic riders, young prodigies, and exceptional horses took to the arena to offer a spectacle of rare intensity, where the rigor of show jumping blended with the poetry of the gesture. Each course, each emotion, each applause seemed to outline the contours of a total art: that of sport, style, and sharing.

Much more than a competition, the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping is a celebration oflifestyle French style – a clever balance between excellence, transmission, and humanity. On the stands and in the aisles of the equestrian village, an eclectic and passionate crowd gathered: sports enthusiasts, artistic personalities, loyal families, curious young people, and aesthetes in search of unique sensations.

Here, everything is designed for the experience: free-access paddocks, a children's area, educational workshops, meetings with riders, a gastronomic village, and outdoor food concepts. Far from being a private affair, this is a lively, inclusive, and contemporary event, where horses unite and inspire.

Highlight of the weekend, the Longines Grand Prix, Sunday's flagship event, offered a moment of great intensity. With Swiss watchmaking precision using the famous brand's chronometer, the Belgian rider Pieter Devos imposed himself brilliantly in the saddle on Mom's Tinkerbell, signing a remarkable double clear round of mastery.

The Saturday, Abel Said and his faithful Good Friend They distinguished themselves brilliantly by winning the Eiffel Challenge Prize, to the cheers of a captivated audience.

Each event demonstrated the highest level of demand, but also a grace inseparable from the bond between rider and horse.

The Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping also embodies a new way of conceiving major events: more sustainable, more responsible, more conscious.

Reducing single-use plastics, increasing waste sorting, promoting local products, and an eco-responsible policy for stands... These are all concrete initiatives led by a team committed to ensuring tradition is part of a sustainable future.

Particular attention is also paid to the animal wellbeing, at the heart of all considerations, both sporting and ethical.

Hélène Darroze, a French star chef with international renown, has combined her creativity with that of the Brazilian chef Morena Leite to imagine a unique sensory experience.

A vibrant tribute to the meeting of cultures, celebrating on the plate the year of Brazil in France, and giving another dimension to the notion of refinement.

Founding partner and title of the event, Longines  has always embodied the values ​​of equestrian sport: precision, high standards, elegance and excellence. On the occasion of this 11th edition, the Swiss house presented the Conquest Chronograph, the official watch of the competition, designed to combine technical robustness and timeless refinement. “With its sporty elegance, the Conquest reflects our desire to accompany life’s great moments, combining performance and style,”

says Patrick AOUNE, CEO of Longines since May 2025.

Since 1832, the Saint-Imier watchmaking house has embodied a vision of time that is both faithful to tradition and forward-looking. With a heritage of innovation in chronometry and a deep commitment to the world of sport, Longines has become a key figure in the international equestrian landscape.

Longines' commitment to the equestrian world extends far beyond Paris. The brand partners with the world's greatest show jumping competitions, affirming its commitment to supporting exceptional riders on every continent.

Among the key events:

• Longines Global Champions Tour, a global elite circuit that crosses the biggest capitals

• Longines Masters in Paris, Doha, Hong Kong and Lausanne

• International Jumping of La Baule, temple of elegance on the Atlantic coast

• Longines CHIO Rotterdam, an emblematic event in the Netherlands

• Longines CSI Basel & Zurich

• And of course, the historic partnership with the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), of which Longines is the official timekeeper

Through these major commitments, Longines affirms its desire to support sporting excellence and to elevate show jumping to a lifestyle universal, between rigor and beauty.

At the heart of it all, the horse.

A being of nobility and power, it embodies a rare, almost mystical bond between humanity and nature. It is this indefinable relationship that each edition of the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping celebrates.

"The horse is the link between nature, culture, and sport. Here, it is in its rightful place: at the heart of our heritage, our imagination, and our dreams."

highlights Virginie Coupérie-Eiffel, founder of the event, horsewoman, and direct descendant of the genius who gave her name to the Iron Lady.

As the last rays of the sun fade over the Champ-de-Mars, the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping 2025 draws to a close, leaving behind images etched in our memories. Unforgettable courses, suspended moments, shared emotions... and already, the anticipation of a 2026 edition even bolder, even more elegant, even more universal.