Author Archives: Carley Sparks

Doha Falcons Take Flight

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...

Messi Can’t Miss

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...

Erynn Ballard Makes Her 5* Mark

“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...

All Signs Point to Casturano

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...

Swans Make a Stand Shanghai

On paper, Shanghai Swans are one of the strongest teams on the 2024 Global Champions League roster. Between current world no. 8 Max Kühner, former world no. 1s Daniel Deusser...

Clear Round Casturano

"I don't know the Jumpr [stats]. But honestly, the horse jumps clear after clear after clear," said Conor Swail of his 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Casturano. "He never knocks jumps down....