Author Archives: Carley Sparks

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...

Before she was an accomplished international show jumper. Before her meteoric rise up the ranks of eventing. Before she even courted the idea of competing in two equestrian disciplines at...

The quotes are real. The grammar is spotty. And the logic, well, see for yourself... 1. "MY MOM makes me wear a helmet and I've been riding for a very...

Horse nameplate belts. Custom horsehair jewelry. Show ribbon throw-blankets. Monogrammed everything. If you're a self-respecting horse person, you own one or all of the above items and the horse tattoo...

Hudson’s Bay Company unveiled the Team Canada Collection athletes will be wearing at the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games. It looks an awful lot like the 2015 Pan American...

The quotes are real. So is the pain.

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Fangirling over your favorite rider is standard fare on social media. We know because a) we do it, a lot and b) we post your gushing tweets on the regular. While confessing your heart's...

You ride out of a turn away from the out gate and see a forward distance to a triple combination. You close your legs on the horse. But he’s slow...

That time we played a hashtag game on Twitter and called it "work." Because Friday. https://twitter.com/grandprixwannab/status/721020559543275521 https://twitter.com/HorseNetwrk/status/721020548923449348 https://twitter.com/BourbonNbays/status/721045444768481281 https://twitter.com/scholasticEQ/status/721044528296108032 https://twitter.com/confusedhunter/status/721041069891330050 https://twitter.com/alexxcarlton/status/721038286542794754 https://twitter.com/perf_horse/status/721014060234313729 https://twitter.com/gkruesi/status/721015637074669568 https://twitter.com/perf_horse/status/721016042198151169 https://twitter.com/DejavuEq/status/721018970602545153 https://twitter.com/joscelyn_lilly/status/721019837065998336 https://twitter.com/DatingMyHorse/status/721021023248887810 https://twitter.com/Oh_Suzanney/status/721022622872547329 https://twitter.com/ninafedrizzi/status/721023848812941312 https://twitter.com/grandprixwannab/status/721025398889259009...

Five people were injured when a racehorse crashed through a safety barrier and into a group of spectators in France on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/hnracing/status/720671013210615808 The incident happened on the final straight of...

“Riding is multitasking. If you can’t multitask, you’re going to have a problem,” says flat riding specialist Sally Amsterdamer. “You can’t just think rhythm, then forget to turn. Or you...

“What you’re facing is nothing less than a reality check for the sport,” said FEI's Olympic Press Committee member Alan Abrahamson at the FEI Sports Forum on Tuesday. “A lot of...

Olympic gold medalist. Former World #1 (for nearly two consecutive years). Winner of the seemingly impossible Rolex Grand Slam. There are a lot of reasons to love Scottish show jumper...

Peanut butter and jam. Netflix and wine. Reed Kessler and Cylana. Some things are just meant to go together. How else do you explain a 17-year-old qualifying for the Olympics on a...

Spring is in the air! (Along with the year’s first seasonal flies.) Daffodils are slowly erupting from the ground. (As is hair from your horse’s body parts.) Pastures are greening....

McLain Ward will not be going to Rio. The two-time Olympic gold medalist announced today that he is retiring from show jumping to pursue a career in gardening. Week 12...