“The horse jumped to win tonight, the rider rode to lose.” The spotlight is on Kent Farrington, world number one, making his blue eyes glow in the darkened arena. “That...
She’s second to go. Earlier, she scored the second clear in a tough class, built big and technical. A course that took out top-ten riders Scott Brash and Christian Kukuk....
Elegance is an attitude. And Harrie Smolders delivers like a postman. I keep being reminded of the former as I watch the Longines Global Champions Tour, streaming live from the...
And we have a jumpoff! We are in Barcelona at the Longines League of Nations Final. Eight nations plus the host country, Spain, are battling it out for the 2025...
When did I first fall in love? It was never supposed to happen. I was very young and in Chicago on a tourist weekend. Somehow I found myself attracted to...
It’s the fourth leg of the Longines League of Nations (LLN) at the Polo Club St. Tropez. The last qualifying event before the Final will be contested in Barcelona two...
It’s Friday night in St. Tropez, where the final qualifying leg of the Longines League of Nations is set to take place on Sunday, but tonight is the five-star Grand...
This is an origin story. I am at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California and, in a fit of mischievousness, I'm trying to embarrass my friend. We are in...
Richard Vogel and Cloudio entered the ring for the first time that day. It was the second round of the BMO Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows and the German Team...
Holy—! I have just finished watching what was probably the craziest five-star Grand Prix I’ve seen as a show jumping owner, journalist, and fan! We had a field of 40—and...
I’ve turned melancholic. I sit in a chair facing the sea, unmoving like a sentry. I spend long minutes, maybe hours, watching the water and trying to find words to...
“Just don’t have a temper tantrum,” says my editor. “I doubt I can avoid it,” I reply. “I’m so petty.” I’m at the Jumping Dinard in Bretagne (Brittany), France. The...
They’ve done it—Richard Vogel and the freak-of-all-freaks United Touch S have taken the gold in the European Championships with a history-making winning score of 0.01! That translates to five clear...
Thibeau Spits is shaking. He’s standing with his teammates, winners of the team gold medal at the European Championships. He’s holding a microphone and he’s supposed to be answering a...
Scott Brash Hello Folie Scott Brash Hello Folie Brash Folie Brash Folie Brash Folie Folie Folie..! What will my editor say if I write only this? If I turn in...
The European Championships are upon us! An exercise in endurance for the horses and riders and an exercise in arithmetic for everyone else. The European Championships are held every two...
