Stavroulakis-Koumpetsou team - AKIV

Another successful weekend for Team Hopeway! We secured first, 🏆second, 🥈third, 🥉and fourth places across the 1.00m to 1.30m classes at the 2026 “Golden Wheat Cup” Guizhou Province Equestrian Show Jumping Open Championship.

This event served as excellent training for the team in Guizhou Province ahead of the official season kick-off in Chengdu and Sichuan Province. The kids ,Ray and Nancy ,did a fantastic job, and all seven horses that travelled to Guiyang were in top form.

Thank you to the Head Trainer of Hopewayteam Stelios Stavroulakis and congrats to Philippe Gaillard , for the solid rounds!

Shanghai part 2: An incredible end to the season at the 2026 Green Valley Cup Longma Spirit Equestrian League (Fourth Stop, Changzhou) for ! 🐴✨

Stelios Stavroulakis guided Tiger and his two horses to new heights, with the highlight being a 4th-place finish in the final day’s Grand Prix 1.30–1.35 — featuring a thrilling jump-off at 1.40 for Kyran and his rider, Tiger.
The talented rider from Hong Kong , shaun ,rode his first 1.05 with two horses — including a clear round with Captain Coconut — a huge milestone! 🙌

Because a good rider needs a good horse — and both need an exceptional Coach to truly shine. This team has it all. 💪🏆

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🏅4 th place for Tiger and Kyran 1.20
🏅4th place for Tiger and Kyran at the GRAND PRIX , 135with a jump off at 1.40
🏅8th place for shaun and Catching Fire out of almost 80 riders
🎖️Clear Round for shaun and Captain Coconut at 1.05

Huge thank you to mother Stéphanie for being the Time organizer and the photographer for this competition and to Lee for taking care of our horses during this 3 weeks trip at the surrounding of Shanghai and keeping them in🔝🔝🔝condition!

Choosing a life with horses 🦄has taken us to the most amazing places—and Wuxi is proof of that. Training at the Heilan Equestrian Center and Heila Pegasus Water City was absolutely surreal. 🤯
From world-class facilities to a full-scale Horse Museum with live horses, China has built an equestrian wonderland 🎠
Everything here is beyond imagination!
A full water city inspired by Venice and Vienna, designed entirely around equestrian sports? Absolutely mind-blowing.
China's vision for equestrian sports is on another level. Simply beyond imagination! 🇨🇳✨

What a privilege to prepare for competition in a place like this!

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A warm welcome from Team Hopeway to our newest riders, Rui and Eric, and their incredible horses—Special, Charles, and Lloyd! 🐴✨ So thrilled to have you all on board. A huge shoutout to Hopeway Club for organising and to our sponsor, Little Fairy Stew – Freshly Stewed Bird’s Nest, for making this moment possible! Let’s ride together to greatness! 🙌💫

Shanghai , Part 1:
🤩What a Great Team ! What an incredible experience competing at the Master League Equestrian, held at the stunning 💕Cavaleria Toscana 2026 as part of the Yangtze River Delta Equestrian League.

The results speak for themselves:
✨ Tiger & Baby Beens – 3rd place out of 85 in the 1.20m
✨ Tiger & Kyran – 5th place out of 50 in the 1.30m
✨ Shaun & Catching Fire – two beautiful clear rounds, finishing 10th out of 89 in the 0.90m Open, plus a clear round in the 1.00m
Worth mentioning that Shaun arrived on Friday and rode Catching Fire , a horse that Stelios chose for him for the weekend, for the first time ! Excellent performance and results for this young talent from Hong Kong🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰

Huge gratitude to our coach Stelios .akiv – for the vision, the relentless support, and for guiding each pair to perform at their best in such a competitive arena.

Proud of our team, our horses, and the amazing atmosphere here in Shanghai. Thank you Lee for taking such a good care of our horses and little Panda who is travelling with the horses’ lorry 🐕😍!
Until next time! 🏆❤️ Shanghai 3-5/7/2026, here we come again !💪