You know you're not having your best winter season when the server at the local coffee chain notes your diminishing win rate. "I was at Dunkin' Doughnuts the other morning...
VDL Edgar has been around the block a few times. Under the saddle of Brazil’s Marlon Modolo Zanoteilli between 2018 and 2023, the Dutch warmblood gelding (Arezzo VDL x Marlon)...
Del Mar Fairgrounds is a hallowed ground in Thoroughbred horse racing. Founded in 1937 and put on the map by crooner Bing Crosby, Del Mar was Hollywood’s summer playground in...
It's been nearly two years since Mount St. John Freestyle, a horse once dubbed "Mrs Valgero," has graced an international arena. Bred by Germany's Stephan Kurz and purchased as a...
If you were wagering on which pair would win the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Doha, Abdel Saïd and Bonne Amie wouldn't have been the favorites. The pair...
Ladies first! The Cannes Stars have a new look and a new mission for the 2024 Global Champions League (GCL) season—and it paid immediate dividends in Doha on Friday. Under...
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” —American basketball player and coach Jim Valvano When Dutch breeder Pieter Kersten conceived of...
Seven podium finishes. That's the sum total of United Touch S's international record. At first glance, it's an underwhelming stat for a 12-year-old horse that's jumped 102 international rounds. Until...
For an international athlete in any sport, pressure is always highest in an Olympic year. When your nation is ranked number one in the world for your sport and spoiled...
Anna Marek is having the competitive season of her life. Just five months ago, in October, the 34-year-old American made her championship debut at the Pan American Games in Santiago...
Suspensory ligament injuries. The dreaded ‘s’ word in the equine veterinary industry. “I call it the ‘s’ word just because I've made quite a few girls and, I think, a...
When world no. 16 Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In rode onto the derby field at Desert International Horse Park for the the CSI4* Whittier Trust Grand Prix on...
Ireland's Paul O’Shea has been perched in the stirrups of Imerald van’t Voorhof for the entirety of the 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood's now eight-year international career. “I’ve been riding him since...
Steve Guerdat's Is-Minka is not a proven contender by any means. At 11 years of age, the KWPN Warmblood mare had just 11 rounds at 1.60m under her hooves—three from...
When Ireland's Daniel Coyle elected to compete in Europe this season instead his usual winter haunt of Wellington, Florida, he dubbed it a "training exercise." Preparation for the Paris Olympics...
In a career that boasts 186 podium finishes since 2013 (Jumpr App), Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster is no stranger to the the annals of equestrian history. With 80 victories under...
If every Grand Prix is a chance to prove yourself to the national team selectors during an Olympic year, France's Julien Epaillard is building a compelling case for Paris 2024....
If 2023 ended on a high note for Ireland's Daniel Coyle, 2024 is starting with one. Last year, the 29-year-old logged his most successful year to date, jumping to 50...
Mom's Toupie de la Roque is not a winner, per se. Under Pieter Devos's saddle since 2021, the 17-year-old mare has jumped to just four podium finishes over 106 international...
World no. 1 combination Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) and TSF Dalera BB have contested nine FEI Dressage World Cup qualifiers and two World Cup Finals since 2019—and have never lost...
