Carley Sparks, Author at Horse Network

Watch More of Your Favorite Riders Reading Awkward Tweets

You thought you sent your cleverest #fangirl tweet out into the Twittersphere, never to be seen again. You hoped it would earn a few laughs, maybe even a coveted re-tweet...

Meet Anastasia: She’s 12, Tiny and Determined to Succeed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlx9EC5g2D8 Last month, a video of a young girl galloping around a 1.35m Grand Prix CSI 1* on what appears to be a dinosaur was making the rounds on Facebook. She...

“Hello, I’m Billy. I Want to Be an Olympic Champion.”

What's horse with a dream to do? [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/BillytotheOlympics/videos/2021842978040065/'] Why, follow it, of course. [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/BillytotheOlympics/videos/2025602367664126/'] Will Billy find his calling? Is the horse with a lightening bolt shaped blaze...

75-Year-Old Japanese Rider Hiroshi Hoketsu Hangs Up the Boots on His Olympic Dream

The road to the Rio de Janerio Games has come to a dead end for Japan's Hiroshi Hoketsu. The 75-year-old was one of 11 Japanese riders making a bid for the...

McLain Ward: What Show Jumping Means to Me

Two-time Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward on how show jumping has shaped his life and his identity, as told to Carley Sparks. Show jumping was in my breeding,...

Erynn Ballard on Life After Appy Cara

Three years ago, Canadian show jumper Erynn Ballard had a potentially career ending fall in the hunter ring. It left her with a broken collarbone, shoulder joint and shattered scapula—all...

It’s Time to Change the Conversation on Eventing

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...

The Most Outrageously Hilarious Horse Rescue Ad You’ll Ever Read

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...

British Eventer Philippa Humphreys Dead Following Rotational Fall at Jersey Fresh International

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***...

Is It Ethically Irresponsible for the Rio Games to Continue?

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...

5 Ian Millar Quotes on Creating Success

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...

7 Theme Songs Perfectly Suited to Michael Jung

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...

That Time George Morris Said Ian Millar Was “Too Old” (He was 25)

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...

Boyd Martin and Crackerjack Will “Live to Fight Another Day” After Badminton Fall

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...

Michael Jung Makes History—Again

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...

Mother Knows Best

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]

Johnny Weir’s Tweet-Powered Brooch Wins the Kentucky Derby and the Internet

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....

Jung Again! The Rolex Grand Slam Title is Micheal Jung’s to Lose

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...

Michael Jung Continues to be Amazing Because Obviously

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...

Horse Rescue Efforts on Hold as Fires Continue to Rage in Fort McMurray

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...

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