Author Archives: Marina Callahan

"I didn’t expect any of this," said Thomas Gilles, the 24-year-old Belgian team rookie. The young rider found out that he would be hauling his horse Calleryama to Barcelona only...

Ahead of the first Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final round, Mexican team Chef d'Equipe Mark Laskin (CAN) made a hefty promise. “Win lose or draw, I promise that Mexico...

"I would have never thought I’d come back and win. The first time I came here I had cancer," said Alice Tarjan (USA). "I thought, ‘this is so cool…if I...

On Thursday, it was the start of a French revolution in the first round of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2022 at the Real Club de Polo in...

"It is a long, long way with a lot of bad rounds in between," said German show jumper Daniel Deusser rather candidly regarding his climb to the top of the...

The original quote "though she be but little, she is fierce!" is from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. For Kyle King (USA) it was more like a BCHJA Fall Finale...

In the sport of eventing, it's the cross country phase that's been dubbed "moving day" for its uncanny ability to rearrange the standings. Well, at the FEI Eventing World Championships...

Horses, especially CCI-5* eventing horses, are pretty much the opposite of turn key. Yet at the FEI Eventing World Championships at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, the Germans negotiated the 30...

We've all heard someone profess "dressage isn't exciting." That phrase might make your eyelid twitch whenever it hits your ear, but rest assured, what they all have in common is...

The British team is in the lead after day one of dressage at the FEI Eventing World Championships Pratoni - Roma, but more specifically, London 52. In the saddle of...

If you've ever met Israeli show jumper Ashlee Bond, or watched one of her interviews, the first thing you'll note is her high-energy spunk. A pink streak running through her...

It's difficult to imagine a time when German rider Daniel Deusser was only a fan of show jumping, rather than the superstar Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender we know today....

The Swedes are on top of the world right now, and they have no plans to come back down. Especially not on BMO Nations' Cup day at the Spruce Meadows...

“Horses understand the importance and the energy differently than we do. I think these great horses sense the atmosphere and want to do well and want to please and want...

On Thursday, world number four Conor Swail (IRL) and his top horse, 15-year-old gelding Count Me In, snagged another win; the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ 1.60m CANA Cup. Coming hot...

Eliza BJX doesn't like being told what to do. Luckily for her rider Matthew Sampson (GBR), what she likes to do is win. They're definitely in agreement on that much,...

At Thunderbird Show Park (tbird), Saturday's CSI3* Kubota Canada Winning Round 1.45m plays by its own rules. The top 10 horses from the first round advance to the second round...

A.I.M United's Daniel Bluman has history with Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) Toronto, especially the CSI5* Grand Prix. After winning the MLSJ Grand Prix of Toronto at Angelstone Events in...

You could say U.S. rider Brooke Morin is living a teenage dream. Though it's certainly not that of your average 19-year-old. Morin's dream of soaring 1.50m through the air with...

"I started doing FEI here in 2020, with this horse as an eight-year-old," said Sebastien Devrainne (FRA) of the now 10-year-old Selle Français gelding, Carre D'as Lili's. Thunderbird Show Park...