Author Archives: Carley Sparks

When I learned that the life of yet another eventer was lost this weekend, my immediate response was not sadness—I was outraged. Outraged that human and horse deaths continue to...

If Facebook had a "Best Of" section for most over-the-top animal placement ads, HiCaliber Horse Rescue in Valley Center, California would be a shoo-in. Because this Facebook post? It's outrageously...

Philippa Humphreys, a British rider living in Michigan, died today on the cross-country course at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. Humphreys was competing aboard Rich N Famous in the CCI***...

An Op Ed piece in the Harvard Public Health Review is calling for the postponement and/or relocation of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the wake of the Zika virus outbreak...

Take it away Captain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ob-_N5ZFQ Candian show jumper Ian Millar is a living legend. He's the most decorated equestrian athlete in the country. He holds the world record for most...

Michael Jung is on fiya! He's killing it at his job (riding). He's wise to the ways of the  horse show. And, if Twitter is any indication, he's rather popular with the...

The year was 1972. Ian Millar, already an Olympian at age 25, had just bought a rundown property in Perth, Ontario with his young wife, Lynn. They were struggling to...

Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, England was the stuff of dreams for Germany's Michael Jung. For world #8 Boyd Martin (USA), it was a day of disappointment. Martin was among...

When people look back on Michael Jung's career 50 years from now, there will be one defining feature—his history of firsts. Jung is the first eventer to hold World, Olympic...

In homage to maternal wisdom this Mother’s Day, we asked top riders across North America: “What’s the best advice your mom ever gave you?” [show-list]

The race may still be half an hour away but Johnny Weir and his tweet-powered brooch have already taken the early lead for most memorable moment at this year's Kentucky Derby....

Michael Jung (GER) slayed the cross country phase at Badminton today. Because that's what the world number one does. For the second time in a week, the Olympic gold medalist gave...

Another day, another victory. So goes the life of German superstar Michael Jung. Hot off his victories at the 2015 Burghley Horse Trials and the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three Day...

For the sixth consecutive day, wildfires continued to rage in Fort McMurray. More than 85,000 hectares of land and an estimated 1,600 structures have already been destroyed in what is...

We don't pretend to know it all or even all that we should. We do know this... https://twitter.com/chestnutcliche/status/727550927163543552 https://twitter.com/DejavuEq/status/727549261139705856 https://twitter.com/Fancy4Fjords/status/727548573173297153 https://twitter.com/dianeAtwood/status/727548249578557440 https://twitter.com/perf_horse/status/727545833915191296 https://twitter.com/BourbonNbays/status/727545414572978177 https://twitter.com/equonabudget/status/727544520116736001 https://twitter.com/backintheirons/status/727543998915584000 https://twitter.com/BreedShowBlog/status/727543772192628736 https://twitter.com/equonabudget/status/727543315802017792 https://twitter.com/RockTheStein/status/727541300896096257 https://twitter.com/perf_horse/status/727541135812362240 https://twitter.com/Natalie_WS/status/727540905205334016...

We came. We saw. We tweeted. Relive the magic that was the Best Weekend All Year—the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. https://twitter.com/katiewegman/status/723687805298331648 https://twitter.com/waggonergrace32/status/714280927946473472 https://twitter.com/huntrprincess55/status/712084810492030978 https://twitter.com/TBaftercare/status/723514200392347648 https://twitter.com/HorseNetwrk/status/725401929480851456 https://twitter.com/HorseHubby/status/723511542839402496 https://twitter.com/arielesusername/status/726471501763866625 https://twitter.com/DatingMyHorse/status/726062825014202368 https://twitter.com/BourbonNbays/status/725641428936851456 https://twitter.com/Mshoop/status/726804434290876417...

Flint Rasmussen is is the Michael Jung of rodeo clowns. The former high school teacher has been named PRCA Clown of the Year for eight consecutive years and won the Coors...

Michael Jung (GER) and FischerRocana FST have taken a commanding lead at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA). Because that's just what Michael Jung does. The reigning world #1 has three jumping fences in...

Tragedy struck at the Sydney International Horse Trials in Australia this morning. Nineteen-year-old Caitlyn Fischer suffered a fatal fall on the cross country course riding the 12-year-old gelding Ralphie. From...

The exuberant "Wooo!" around the four-minute mark. A "hi-ya" at 7:55. A breathless "Go, John, Go!" at 9:40. And a well-earned curse breathed over the finish line. Elisa Wallace (USA) takes...