IF YOU WANT TO rub shoulders with celebrities, aristocrats and even royalty, there are a few events you must attend, but they’re not necessarily the parties you’re thinking of. You can skip the Oscars, miss Paris Fashion Week and spend the Cannes Film Festival on a yacht far from the madding crowds of La Croisette. Instead, get yourself a ticket to a major showjumping competition, such as this month’s Longines Hong Kong Masters. Long a sport favoured by the global elite, showjumping is now dominated by the sons and daughters of rock stars, actors, Silicon Valley tycoons and royalty. While these scions canter around the course, their parents sit in the stands, cheering between sips of champagne.
Although many showjumpers come from money, their life on the saddle isn’t simply…
