Author Archives: Carley Sparks

Germany's Julia Krajewski made history at the Tokyo 2020 Games when she became the first female eventer ever to win an Olympic individual gold medal. For the Paris Games, the...

Thibeau Spits has added his name to the LGCT Super Cup start list. The 23-year-old Belgian and Impress-K van 't Kattenheye Z beat veteran combination Marcus Ehning and Coolio 42...

Sandra Auffarth is the stuff of eventing legend. At age 37, the German rider has contested three Olympic Games and laid claim to a compete set of medals. Auffarth took...

Equestrian sport is unusual in that middle age is often an advantage. While gymnasts typically peak in their teens and 40 is considered archaic in American football (27.6 is the...

To say Ines Joly was an underdog in the CSI5* LGCT Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco is an understatement. The French rider has won three Grands Prix over the...

In 2023, Germany's Richard Vogel, then 26, captured his first win at CHIO Aachen with the Allianz-Prize 1.55m on the then 9-year-old Cepano Baloubet. The pair managed the feat just...

The Philippaerts twins, Nicola and Olivier, are no strangers to the podium on the Longines Global Champions Tour. The brothers not only share identical DNA but also an equal top-10...

France’s Jeanne Sadran captured Parisian hearts and her first 5* Grand Prix title at the Longines Global Champions Tour on Saturday. Jumping before a home crowd in the CSI5* LGCT...

If there is an optimal time to make a move in a team standings race, a mid-season blind side is a solid strategy. Especially if you're an underdog. And even...

Tipping point: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place. —Miriam Webster Dictionary It's no secret that success...

No one was more surprised by Lara de Liedekerke-Meier's five star win at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials than Lara de Liedekerke-Meier. Sixth after dressage and third after cross country,...

Last summer at Spruce Meadows, Tiffany Foster predicted great things for Battlecry. “I think that this is a horse who can win big things,” said the Canadian Olympian after their first...

Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann was motivated heading into the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Cannes. Motivated by her team, the Cannes Stars. Motivated by the home crowd on the...

Eighteenth in the ring for the LGCT Grand Prix of Ramatuelle on Saturday and first to find a clear path around Gregory Bodo's 1.60m track, Max Kühner watched calmly ringside...

“I said to Ilan [Ferder] before I walked in, ‘I'm going fast, right?’” shared Erynn Ballard of the moment before she rode into the tbird Arena to contest Gregory Bodo's...

When Nayel Nassar was looking to add to his string last year, Ivory Tcs, campaigned by Ireland's Daniel Coyle, ticked all the boxes. “She's the right age. She's totally my...

Casturano came to Canada by way of Fairway Farms and a fortunate phone call. “He was in North Germany as a young horse with a very good professional that I...

It's official. William Fox-Pitt has retired. The British Olympian, 55, made the news official at Mars Badminton Horse Trials last Sunday. And he ended his career the way he started...

US Equestrian has named the eight horse-and-rider pairs selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer. The Magnificent Eight, as...

Yuri Mansur, The Man with the Yellow Hat, added a new five star feather to his colorful cap on Saturday. And it's a Brazilian-bred mare making his dreams come to...