Career
Leviste had her first jumping competition at age ten. [4] She became part of the Philippine national team in 1990. [8]
Toni Leviste first gained local media attention in 1999 when she won third place [1] in the Sunshine Tour Grand Prix which was held in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. In the same year, she competed at the World Cup Showjumping Finals, held at Goteborg, Sweden. [1] [5] During this time, she was the first equestrian to represent a country within Southeast Asia in the World Cup. [5]
Leviste then went on to represent her country in the 2000 Summer Olympics [9] at Sydney, Australia, though eventually finishing at 61st place [5] and failing to medal, she noted that it was more important for her during that time to take part in the games rather than winning. Leviste competed again in the 2008 Summer games [10]
At the 2002 Asian Games, Leviste alongside Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski won team silver in the team jumping event. She has also won several regional tournaments, such as winning the 2004 Globe Platinum Cup [1] in Manila, the 2004 Merdeka Masters [1] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the 2005 Sony Ericsson Cup [1] in Manila and the 2005 Malaysian Open in Kuwang, Malaysia. [1]
In 2010, she was initially named to the Philippines team for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, but she did not compete because the Philippine Olympic Committee decided not to field an equestrian team in order to avoid the high cost of transporting horses to the games. [11]
In 2022, Leviste transitioned from show jumping to dressage. She says she have passed an evaluation at the International Dressage Academy based in Brno, Czech Republic in July of that year. [12]
In July 2025, Leviste finished first at the FEI Prix St. Georges class at the Flemalle CDN in Belgium. This is noted to be the first instance a Filipino won a FEI-level dressage event in Europe. [13]
Personal life
Toni Leviste has been a practicing Muslim since 2004. [16] Her father, Antonio Leviste, is a Muslim convert. [7]
She also maintains the Leviste Equestrian Eco Park, a stable in her hometown of Lipa, Batangas. [8] The facility, which she described as a "horse spa", has been in place as early as 2001. [17]
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