Author Archives: Carley Sparks

The 93rd start was the charm for José Maria Larocca. The Argentinian Olympian has contested some 92 1.60m classes over the course of his considerable career. In the stirrups of...

Victor Bettendorf was happy just to be qualified for the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Rome on Sunday. Then he won it. The Luxembourg rider is ranked no....

Harry Charles was denied the opportunity to challenge Christian Kukuk for the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But he got his chance in London. Charles helped the Brits...

Lillie Keenan had extra motivation heading into the jump off for Saturday night’s CSI5* MLSJ Toronto Grand Prix: Kent Farrington breathing down neck. With the world no. six behind her...

It was the most shocking moment of the jumping individual final in Paris, if not the Games—and for Henrik von Eckermann, "the worst thing that has happened to me." The...

Christian Kukuk stepped off the podium on the grand stage at the Palace of Versailles and bowed to the sold-out Parisian stadium. It was a fitting end to a spectacular...

If you were in the mood for a heaping serving of heartbreak with your morning coffee, there was plenty of it to be had in Paris on Tuesday. The jumping...

The die is cast for the Individual Jumping Final in Paris and there are glaring absences on the start list. Seventy-three combinations took to the arena at the Palace of...

For four decades Carl Hester has competed at the top of the sport in dressage, but the Paris Olympics may have been his last. The 57-year-old rider is a seven-time...

There were tears in Jessica von Bredow-Werndl's eyes as she dropped her reins after the final halt in the Grand Prix Freestyle. An agonizing ten minutes later, the German riders...

Under the Olympic format, teams have the option to make changes to their roster up to two hours ahead of the Individual Qualifier. At the Tokyo Games, the USA tactically...

Team Germany was the favorite to win team gold in dressage, but they've never worked as hard for it as in Paris. Just 0.121 points separated the top two spots...

"We came here with a strong team, arguably one of the strongest team in the last three Olympics," said U.S. chef d'equipe Robert Ridland. "We have three of the greatest...

At the London Games in 2012, Harry Charles, then 13, watched as his father Peter captured the team gold medal in show jumping for Great Britain alongside Ben Maher, Scott...

“We’re out for a win. Simple as that,” said Great Britain’s lead off rider, Ben Maher, in the moments immediately following his single fault performance in Friday's Team Final. And...

Steve Guerdat's Olympic bid started with disappointment and he's is not shy about expressing it. The Swiss team failed to make the top 10 in Thursday's Team Jumping Qualifier at...

Twenty teams came forward for the first round of team jumping at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. But for five, it wasn't with their original starting lineup. With three rider...

The stage has been set for the Olympic dressage team and individual medal rounds at the 2024 Paris Games. Qualifying heats wrapped on Wednesday and it’s precisely as Great Britain’s...

When Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo crossed the finish line of Pierre Le Goupil's Olympic cross country track in Paris, the world no. 1 eventer thought she'd gone clear. After...

Secretariat and War Admiral. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Every champion needs a worthy rival and an epic match to etch their name in the...