Author Archives: Carley Sparks

What broken foot? France's Eric Navet was sent on a forced vacation earlier this year after breaking his foot in a riding accident—at the walk, no less. The injury required...

You can call Thunderbird Showpark "The Conor Show" from here out. In 2017, Irish rider Conor Swail swept the Summer Fort Festival at the bucolic venue in Langley, BC, winning...

Jonathon Millar has a new ride in his string. The Canadian team member took over the ride on Camil du Parc du Menobu from Quebec's Francois Lamontagne (CAN) two and...

"When he was a five year old, he bucked me off!" Said Canadian Olympian Hugh Graham of his homebred gelding and current Grand Prix mount, Knock Out 3E: "I was...

Irish show jumper Jordan Coyle has zero filter. At least, not one that he’s exercising around the media just yet. At the rate he’s winning, that day will come. Too...

It's not exactly clear what is happening here. But judging by appearances, it looks like France and Croatia, represented by two rotund white ponies adorned in flags at CHIO Aachen,...

Veteran show jumper Hugh Graham (CAN) has competed at every major championship in equestrian sport—the Olympics, World Championships, World Cup Finals, Pan American Games—and won numerous grand prix over the course...

Keean White is an international rider on the Canadian team and president of Angelstone Tournaments in Erin, Ontario, a show park launched in 2010 that runs five jumping events a year....

The more recent edition of the U.S. Show Jumping Team's short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 is in and it's equal parts old guard and...

“Every sport in the world is about confidence," said world number four Eric Lamaze (CAN). "Any win at a five-star competition with these types of jumps does tremendous things for...

The five horse-and-rider combinations that will represent the red, white and blue in eventing at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 this September have been announced. Here's what...

A win for Mario Deslauriers is a win for Canada. Except for that eight-year period when he defected to Team USA and it was not (aka, the lost years.) On...

Jenny Karazissis knew she was sitting on something special when a sales horse named Big Shot landed on her show roster a year and a half ago. At just five...

“It’s probably my favorite show on the west coast.” Kylee Arbuckle, professional hunter rider and human ray of sunshine, first rode in the Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby of Carson City,...

Eric Lamaze isn't giving up his leading all-time money winner title at Spruce Meadows anytime soon. The Canadian Olympic gold medalist, and leading man in a legion of jumping fans fictional...

On Thursday, May 31, the equestrian community awoke to the news that two-time Olympian Jaime Guerra of Mexico passed away in his sleep at just 54 years of age. That...

Brothers. Romantic rivals. Occasional hostage holders. Spend a minute with Ireland's Daniel and Jordan Coyle at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e07laeQmIJc Brought to you by Equithrive! Get 15%...

It was a victory months in the making. February last, chef d'equip Michael Blake named the team that would ride for Ireland in the $400,000 CSIO5* Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™...

They had two time faults in Wednesday's CSI2* class. One time fault on Thursday. And ended with an international win on Saturday! USA's Claire Mckean and Eregast van’t Kiezelhof were clearly...

Ireland's Daniel Coyle (IRL) won his second Longines watch of the year on Friday. Riding the speedy bay mare Cita, the 24-year old rode to victory in the $235,000 CSIO5*...