Author Archives: Carley Sparks

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...

Evan Coluccio earned his first Capital Challenge professional championship title at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, OH on Tuesday. Then he went on to win two more before the...

The American system for developing young jumper riders is based on intensive coaching and systemic development. Current wisdom dictates that riders start their career on hunters, learning accuracy and steering,...

As new year’s go, 2018 did not start out well for Calgarian Justin Prather. At a time when many riders are solidifying priorities and setting goals for the year ahead,...

It's a universally accepted truth that show horses are a rather poor financial investment—one all but guaranteed to cost more money than they will ever possibly earn. There are, of...

It's been a banner week for COVID-19 cancellations. While debate rages on about the pandemic's much anticipated second wave, one appears to be hitting equestrians square in the live events...

The horse show hiatus is over. At least, for the FEI events that survived COVID-19's truncated 2020 calendar. But three months out of the show ring is bound to make...

Remember when there was a five star Grand Prix to watch every weekend? When world ranking points accumulated on a near daily basis and it was impossible to keep up...

Three of the most spectacular weeks on the Wellington winter circuit have been relegated to a footnote in history. The organizers of the Palm Beach Masters announced on Friday that...

Show jumping fit-spiration Kent Farrington is back at it with another #MondayMotivation episode, the <:30 second viral video series that's quickly becoming the highlight of our week. The theme of...

With COVID-19 cases in North America soaring to nearly a third of the global total this week, you'd be forgiven if you're feeling a little stressed right now. And if,...

The 45th anniversary of North America's top show jumping facility is not to be. Equestrian event heavyweight Spruce Meadows, of Calgary, AB, announced Monday that the 2020 Summer Series has...