Author Archives: Marina Callahan

On paper, the odds were against Eye Candy on Friday at Thunderbird Show Park (tbird) for the CSI5* Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) Team Competition. With world no. 8 Conor...

"For such a big, powerhouse horse as he is, to have so much blood is a little rare. Usually you have a big powerhouse but they're not so fast, yet...

Team USA arrived in San Juan Capistrano, California for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States of America on more than a hope and dream. The home...

"I have family from the West Coast, so it always feels a little bit comfortable for me. It feels like coming home," said Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward after the...

"By the time Laura [Kraut] went, we knew that we would probably be in the jump-off," said Team USA Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland. Team USA was stacked heading into the...

"The horse already deserved to win last week in Miami, but I made a mistake to the last fence in the jump-off so I am thrilled I made up for...

Earlier this week, it was uncertain if there would even be a Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach. A heavy storm brought waves crashing into the arena, and footing...

"Two weeks ago, I wasn't sure I even wanted to do this horse in this big Grand Prix," confessed Germany's Richard Vogel. The entire Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season at...

Daniel Bluman's (ISR) top mare Gemma W has her share of strengths in the ring. She is careful, fast across the ground, and can turn on a dime with the...

“You don't have to worry about the jumps in the jump-off, you just have to get the right spot. She's an incredible horse," said Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny. It might...

Ah, the proverbial rut. We all get stuck there from time to time, and on some occasions with our horses. Riding is like the tides, results come and they go...

World no. 13 Kent Farrington (USA) is what you might call a DIY horseman. By "do it yourself" I don't mean sewing saddle pads or crocheting riding gloves. The Olympic...

If you see a certain German standing ringside, quietly but intently, know he's doing a bit more than just memorizing his course. Twenty-five-year-old Richard Vogel lost his rookie status quite...

In Wellington, riders, grooms, managers and show crew alike look forward to the weekend show jumping scene at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) iconically dubbed "Saturday Night Lights." The energy...

When Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward arrived in the sleeting, snowing city of s'Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, it was with a clear mission. Ward left the palms of Wellington International...

When you're in a tight, three horse jump-off, it would be a fool's assumption to imagine the class is an easy win. Show jumping is often a numbers game. The...

"We just had to get on the same page, but we've grown to be a great team," said United States rider Marie Meyers of her 10-year-old gelding Double Dream Plus....

"I had a good feeling when I walked the course," said Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Kraut (USA). It wasn't because the track set by Steve Stephens (USA) for the $425,000 Lugano...

Spanish rider Pablo Gómez Molina has been perfecting his freestyle test with 13-year-old PRE gelding Ulises De Ymas for over two years. Like casting a spell, the most finite motions...

The last time we saw Ashlee Bond (USA) and Donatello 141 they were winning the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) team series championship with the Helios at Desert International Horse...