Author Archives: Carley Sparks

"Always when you win one class, you get motivated for the next one. I feel today that was my day." That was Santiago Lambre after winning both FEI classes at...

Blazing 7s currently sit at the bottom of the Major League team standings in lowly eighth place. But don’t be fooled into thinking they're out of contention. That ranking is...

Trade season is officially open at Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) and Eye Candy has wasted no time stirring—and sweetening—the pot! Each Major League team is made up of six...

Kristen Vanderveen (USA), anchor rider for the Diamond Devils this week at Major League Show Jumping Phase 5, is known for her penchant for speed. But her fleet-footed riding has...

Phase IV of the Major League Show Jumping tour was undoubtedly the most dramatic yet. Hosted for the second week in a row by Angelstone Tournaments in Toronto, the second...

Which team is poised for a comeback? Which one has a long haul ahead? Can anyone catch Eye Candy? MLSJ co-founder Keean White and ten-time Olympian Ian Millar breakdown the...

With a horse named Contagious, McLain Ward's mount for his fifth Olympic appearance seemed all but predetermined. It took him a little longer to come to that conclusion, though. "Each...

“Bringing horses to the highest level of the sport, that’s really what I’m passionate about doing,” said Olympian Daniel Bluman (ISR). His rising star Ubiluc, a nine year old bay...

Three riders, three phases, three top two finishes. Team Eye Candy has emerged as the dominant force early in the 2021 Major League Show Jumping tour. Captained by Erica Hatfield...

The 1.30m Pre-Junior division made its debut this year at the North American Youth Championships, hosted by Traverse City Horse Shows in Michigan. But the rider currently leading is no...

Two days. Nine clear rounds. Four smiling faces! USA's Zone 8/9/10 dominated the Children's team event in the FEI North American Youth Championships at Traverse City Horse Shows in Michigan,...

If there's one take away from the first two legs of the Major League Show Jumping tour, it's that the format works. Three rounds. Two jumps offs. One winning team....

Co-founders Keean White and Matt Morrissey have been dreaming about the team concept behind Major League Show Jumping for years. On Saturday night in Traverse City, MI, after months of...

The Major League Show Jumping team event isn’t a new concept, per se. It’s a better one. The first 5* team League exclusive to North America, MLSJ includes all the...

One week, two personal bests, and years of trial and error—Yvonne Losos De Muñiz has much to celebrate at the moment. The Dominican Olympian and Aquamarijn are riding out of...

With the EHV-1 outbreak shutting down competition abroad, USA is the only country running international show jumping circuits at the moment. But you'd never know it from the headlines. Florida's...

If equestrian style is classic, timeless and traditional, Dani Waldman is its resident wild child. Between her hair feathers, yoga pants, and lace show coat, the Israeli team member is...

The year 2020 has offered no shortage of things to complain about. Unless, that is, you're Steffen Peters. The American Olympian posted a perfect season in 2020, winning all 16...

In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a magical figure who often appears at the darkest hour to grant the protagonist's fondest wish. In this show jumping story, it's Ann Thompson. But instead of...

Rapper DJ Khalid and hit makers Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain and Snoop Dogg might have made the phrase famous with their club banger "All I Do Is Win." But Canada's...