Show Jumping
Kent Farrington Scratches Another Victory Off His To-Do List
When Kent Farrington makes a plan, he sticks to the schedule. Earlier this week the world #1 ranked show jumper revealed his to-do list for the Spruce Meadows’…
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Carley Sparks
Carley sees the world through horse-colored lenses. They’re like rose-colored lens, but with more show jumping. Carley’s mission is simple: to make show jumping more popular than hockey, football and ice cream. Combined. Carley lives in Toronto with her partner, daughter and son.
Show Jumping
Zazou Hoffman Won Her First Five-Star and She Didn’t Even Cry
“That was pretty much the most stressful thing I’ve ever had to watch,” confessed Zazou Hoffman. Second to go in a 17-horse jump off for the…
3 weeks ago
Show Jumping
Kent Farrington’s Plan: Win All the Things
“I had this thing when I was little kid that I would go to every single show and my goal was to win every single…
3 weeks ago
Horse Health
FEI Campus Is for the Horse Geek in All of Us
Growing up, did you save your babysitting money to buy expensive veterinary textbooks? Did you spend your free time memorizing the bones in the horse’s hoof and…
1 month ago
Show Jumping
Daniel Coyle and Cita Haven’t Had a Rail Since March
“I didn’t see that future when I started with her,” said Daniel Coyle of the Holstein mare, Cita. “But I see it now.” The 22-year-old Irish…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Royce Has Found His Happy Place
“When I first saw him, I was just in awe.” Margie Goldstein-Engle recalls of the moment she first discovered Royce, “The amount of power he had…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Margie Goldstein-Engle Didn’t Own a Horse Until She Was in Her Late 20s
At 59-years of age, Margie Goldstein-Engle has over 200 hundred Grand Prix victories under her belt. There’s also the team silver medal at the World Equestrian…
2 months ago
Dressage
Courtney King-Dye Is the Inspo You Need Today
Courtney King-Dye’s life is a lesson in perseverance. Pick any one stage of her incredible journey—from making the US Olympic team to surviving a devastating traumatic head…
2 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Training the Vertical-to-Vertical Combination with Bernie Traurig
The vertical-to-vertical combination—it sounds like a simple exercise. But, as a training tool, it is actually quite complicated, says US team veteran and EquestrianCoach.com founder, Bernie…
2 months ago
Eventing
Badminton 2017 by the Numbers
The 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials is a wrap! Let’s review. 55 —age of 2017 winner, Andrew Nicholson (NZL) At 55 years, nine months…
3 months ago
Show Jumping
Kent Farrington and McLain Ward Are Making ‘Merica Great Again
Is there any better feeling than the sweet satisfaction of being right? That warm glow that spreads through your chest and lights your heart afire when something you’ve predicted…
3 months ago
Training
Improve Your Flying Lead Changes With Bernie Traurig
Automatic flying changes. It sounds like a desirable skill in a horse. But is it in practice? USET veteran and EquestrianCoach.com founder Bernie Traurig says…
3 months ago
Eventing
There’s a Benefit Auction for Lee Lee Jones and You Need Everything In It
The estimated one-year cost of a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) ranges from $27,260 to $32,760 or more per case, according to The Rand Corporation. For…
3 months ago
Show Jumping
Kent Farrington Is ThisClose to Finally Being World #1 (Unless, Of Course, We Just Jinxed Him)
Hear that faint scratching? It’s the sound of Kent Farrington clawing his way closer to the number one spot on the Longines World Rankings. Currently ranked #2,…
3 months ago
Show Jumping
George Morris On Hard Lessons and His Sharp Tongue
Ask George Morris anything and you’ll get a direct and thoughtful answer. Even if you spring it on him on a Saturday morning in March…
3 months ago
Show Jumping
The Day Martin Fuchs Earned His Sombrero, a (Mostly True) Dramatic Retelling
Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs and Chaplin kicked off the 2017 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) season with a victory this weekend! It was the 25-year-old rider’s first…
4 months ago
Show Jumping
Three Olympians Retire in One Week, One Does Not
Spring is the time for new beginnings. And, it would seem, a few endings. Three Olympic show jumpers have been declared retirement bound this week. On…
4 months ago
Show Jumping
McLain Ward is the World #1 Again and He Wasn’t Even Trying
In June 2016, USA’s McLain Ward reached the number one spot on the world rankings for the first time in his impressive career. This month, he…
4 months ago
Show Jumping
McLain Ward, World Cup Champion
A hush took over CenturyLink Stadium as McLain Ward picked up a gallop. The rhythmical patter of HH Azur’s hooves and the collective breath holding…
4 months ago
Dressage
Meet the Young Guns of the 2017 FEI World Cup Finals
They’re young. They’re talented. They’re young and talented. And they’re poised to make some noise at the FEI World Cup Finals in Omaha. Roll Call!…