Author Archives: Marina Callahan

“I was a little bit nervous and wondered if it was the right thing to bring a newer horse all the way across the world,” Tim Price (NZL) admitted. New...

A little rain on Thursday didn't damper Woods Baughman's dressage test at the MARS Maryland 5* in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. Actually, it was a lot of rain, and Baughman...

"I was going to do what my strengths are. My plan was to be fast [and not] leave the door open," said Conor Swail (IRL) of his strategy ahead of...

The road to Leesburg, Virginia from Tamra Smith's (USA) eventing stable in Temecula, California is long. The road to success is even longer, and sometimes includes a galloping Derek di...

If you checked out the start-list for CSI3* Grand Prix of Greenwich, you might have noticed four-time Olympic medalist McLain Ward (USA) had a new name beside his.  The 11-year-old...

As predicted, the Derek di Grazia (USA) designed CCI4*-L cross country track at Morven Park International Equestrian Center was more than meets the eye. “It was hard. It rode like...

"Sometimes his mind gets a little bit over-exuberant. He gets a little excited and then is shocked when things don’t actually go to plan," said Sharon White, 48, of West...

"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...