This week, the Longines League of Nations™ moves on to its second stop of the season at the World Equestrian Centre in Ocala, Florida, USA.

Ireland, France, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden and Italy are participating in the 2025-edition of the Longines League of Nations™ as the top ten ranked showjumping nations in the world. 

Big names on the entry list includes the current world number one Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), the 2024 Olympic Champion Christian Kukuk (GER), the current world number nine Richard Vogel (GER) as well as the Olympic team silver medallists Laura Kraut (USA) and McLain Ward (USA) – among others. 

The FEI-series consist of four qualifying events, with the first in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the second in Ocala, Rotterdam (NED) in June and St-Tropez Gassin (FRA) in September. The series concludes once again in Barcelona for the second edition of the Longines League of Nations™ Final, where eight of the ten best teams from the four qualifiers will be competing. 

Ireland goes into the second leg in Ocala at the top of the LLN-standings with 100 points, followed by France on 90, Germany on 80, Italy on 70, while Great Britain round out the top five on 60 points.