Show Jumping
Top 10 Moments of the Week, tbird edition
We’re going to stop posting about the Odlum Brown BC Open at Thunderbird Show Park soon. Pinky swear. But not just yet… Because last week?…
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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
Babel Is a Workhorse in the Best Possible Way
Patricio Pasquel’s Babel is not a fancy jumper. “He does his job. When he was a young horse he never gave us anything to brag…
3 weeks ago
Show Jumping
The Ultimate Team Challenge
Five nations will contest the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ of Canada this week at Langley’s Thunderbird Show Park. But before they tackle that gruelling test,…
3 weeks ago
Show Jumping
Team USA Has the Top Three Female Show Jumpers in the World RN
Who run the world? Men, if we’re being honest. But in the world of show jumping, America is the land of opportunity if you’re of…
4 weeks ago
Show Jumping
Eric Lamaze Speaks Out on Brain Tumor for First Time
The rumors have swirled for over a year, but apart from a single social media post in December announcing that he was taking a break…
4 weeks ago
Show Jumping
Rouge de Ravel Bucks His Way to A Win
Rouge de Ravel went rogue for a few strides in Saturday’s CSI5* Falcon Stakes at Royal Windsor Horse Show in the UK. But he still…
1 month ago
Dressage
8 Mostly-True Facts About Holly Smith’s Fruselli
Britain’s Holly Smith and Fruselli opened international jumping competition at UK’s Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday with a hometown win. The British rider and…
1 month ago
Driving
Team USA Drives into Second in Nations Cup Standings
They’re a driver short, but that hasn’t stopped Team USA from steering into second place on the overnight CAIO Nations Cup™ standings at Royal Windsor…
1 month ago
Show Jumping
Stanny van Paesschen Is Mexico’s Man of the Hour
When Belgium Olympian Stanny van Paesschen took over the role of chef d’equipe for the Mexican team in 2017, they were already on an upswing.…
2 months ago
Uncategorized
8 Things to Know About Mexico’s Lorenza O’Farrill
Lorenza O’Farrill is team Mexico’s latest 5* winner! The 49-year-old was one of only two riders to master Guilherme Jorge’s course in the CSIO5* Longines…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Who is Rachel Cornacchia?
When Alberta’s Rachel Cornacchia packed her bags for Mexico last month, little did she know she would be making her debut for team Canada. The…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Four Things to Know About the Teams Competing in Coapexpan This Week
The build up for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico starts on Thursday with two CSIO5* classes at the stunning Club Hipico Coapexpan. As…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Nayel Nassar: “Believe it or not this was my very first FEI 5* Grand Prix victory”
Imagine, for a moment, that you were to scan the world top 150 rankings and pick the rider least likely to be paired with a…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
ICYMI: Paul O’Shea Has Been Quietly Crushing It These Past Two Months
All that dressage training appears to be paying off for Ireland’s Paul O’Shea. The Wellington-based rider has been concentrating of his flatwork for the past…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Europe: 4, USA: 0
Riders Europe claimed their fourth consecutive Riders Masters Cup title on Saturday at the Longines Masters of New York, held at NYCB LIVE, Home of…
2 months ago
Eventing
Townend on Top!
Oliver Townend (GBR) and Cooley Master Class lost a shoe on Saturday, but held on to their lead at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
This Is Adrienne Sternlicht, Now
Two days. Two 5* victories. And this Connecticut native’s year is just getting started. World Equestrian Games team gold medalist Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) did not…
2 months ago
Eventing
Chris Talley Wins the #LRK3DE Jog And Eventing Fans Hearts
Some men wear their hearts on their sleeve. Chris Talley wears his on the lapel. The 25-year-old American eventer is making his five-star debut at…
2 months ago
Show Jumping
Robert Ridland on Preparing for the Riders Masters Cup
U.S. jumping chef d’equipe Robert Ridland knows a thing or 12 about devising a winning team strategy. Since 2013, he’s led the Americans to the…
2 months ago
Vaulting
Kristina Boe’s Vaulting Career Comes to an Abrupt Halt (But She’s Okay with It)
Germany’s Kristina Boe is widely regarded as the queen of vaulting. Double world champion. Europe champion. World Cup champion. She has won every possible title…