Belgium prevailed in a dramatic Longines EEF Series Final at l’Institut Équestre National d’Avenches (IENA), lifting the trophy ahead of Sweden, who led for most of the competition. Austria finished third.
The climax of the 2026 Longines EEF Series is almost here, with ten nations set to contest Sunday’s Series finale at l’Institut Équestre National d’Avenches (IENA) as they battle to be crowned this year’s champion.
The countdown to the 2026 Longines EEF Series Final is on, with the starting order now confirmed for Sunday’s championship showdown at IENA Avenches.
We are just days away from the 2026 Longines EEF Series Final in Avenches, Switzerland, where ten qualified teams will be aiming to arrive with their horses and riders in peak physical and mental condition.
When a horse enters the arena wearing the colours of its country in a Nations Cup, the pressure is different. It is no longer simply horse and athlete competing for an individual result: every fence has consequences for the three other combinations standing alongside them, and every round contributes to the fortunes of an entire team. So what makes a great Nations Cup horse?
With the final of the 2026 Longines EEF Series just a couple of weeks away, we look back at some of the competition’s most memorable moments and the stories behind them.
When a Longines EEF Nations Cup team enters the arena, the focus is naturally on the four athletes, their horses and the national colours they carry. But behind every combination is a much larger team working to ensure that the equine athletes arrive fit, compete safely and return home in the best possible condition.
The athletes and their horses may be the ones in the spotlight, but before every Longines EEF Nations Cup begins, another group has already done the hard work of deciding exactly what questions the horse-and-rider combinations will have to answer.
The Longines EEF Series has long been recognised for developing the next generation of riders but its role in producing future championship horses is just as significant.
For many showjumping riders, the step up from youth championships to the senior ranks can be one of the hardest of their careers. After progressing through the structured pathways of pony, junior and young rider competition, many face a difficult transition period as they seek to establish themselves at elite level.
