Seven podium finishes. That's the sum total of United Touch S's international record. At first glance, it's an underwhelming stat for a 12-year-old horse that's jumped 102 international rounds. Until...
For an international athlete in any sport, pressure is always highest in an Olympic year. When your nation is ranked number one in the world for your sport and spoiled...
Anna Marek is having the competitive season of her life. Just five months ago, in October, the 34-year-old American made her championship debut at the Pan American Games in Santiago...
Suspensory ligament injuries. The dreaded ‘s’ word in the equine veterinary industry. “I call it the ‘s’ word just because I've made quite a few girls and, I think, a...
When world no. 16 Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In rode onto the derby field at Desert International Horse Park for the the CSI4* Whittier Trust Grand Prix on...
Ireland's Paul O’Shea has been perched in the stirrups of Imerald van’t Voorhof for the entirety of the 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood's now eight-year international career. “I’ve been riding him since...
Steve Guerdat's Is-Minka is not a proven contender by any means. At 11 years of age, the KWPN Warmblood mare had just 11 rounds at 1.60m under her hooves—three from...
When Ireland's Daniel Coyle elected to compete in Europe this season instead his usual winter haunt of Wellington, Florida, he dubbed it a "training exercise." Preparation for the Paris Olympics...
In a career that boasts 186 podium finishes since 2013 (Jumpr App), Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster is no stranger to the the annals of equestrian history. With 80 victories under...
If every Grand Prix is a chance to prove yourself to the national team selectors during an Olympic year, France's Julien Epaillard is building a compelling case for Paris 2024....
If 2023 ended on a high note for Ireland's Daniel Coyle, 2024 is starting with one. Last year, the 29-year-old logged his most successful year to date, jumping to 50...
Mom's Toupie de la Roque is not a winner, per se. Under Pieter Devos's saddle since 2021, the 17-year-old mare has jumped to just four podium finishes over 106 international...
World no. 1 combination Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) and TSF Dalera BB have contested nine FEI Dressage World Cup qualifiers and two World Cup Finals since 2019—and have never lost...
Darragh Kenny has options. Between his Olympic mount VDL Cartello, veterans Chic Chic and Amsterdam 27, and 10-year-old Hamrah van het Exelhof Z, the Irish Olympian isn’t exactly short on...
Christian Ahlmann (GER) has had Mandato van de Neerheide in his string for the past five years. But it's only in the past six months that the horse is garnering...
With eight legs of the Western European League on the books and six still to come, there's plenty of jumping left in the World Cup season. But Ben Maher has...
“I never count the titles because you're only as good as your last competition,” said world no. 1 four-in-hand driver Boyd Exell ahead of the FEI Driving World Cup in...
Unbelievable. That's the first word that comes to mind watching Richard Vogel and United Touch's jump off round in the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix at CHI Geneva on Sunday. But...
Winston Churchill, a vehement supporter of the afternoon nap, believed that it wasn't nature's design for mankind to work all day “without the refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if...
Nayel Nassar doesn’t always jump Coronado. But when he does, they tend to win. That's the trend this year, at least. The 14-year-old Holsteiner gelding has only jumped ten 1.60m...
