Author Archives: Marina Callahan

On Sunday, Charlotte "Lottie" Fry (GBR) and Glamourdale came just a percentage shy of Catherine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) and Vamos Amigos leading score of 81.864% in the team competition at the...

The Danish got their just-desserts on Sunday in the Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Team Championship Grand Prix in Herning, Denmark. Nanna Merrald Rasmussen, Carina Cassøe Krüth, Daniel Bachmann Anderson...

"Hermes is a clown—he likes the applause and he knows it’s for him! When he enters the arena he doesn’t like to hear [clapping] but when he finishes he thinks of...

Did I download Tinder for the purpose of this experiment? Yes. Yes, I did. Begrudgingly, of course. But fight it all you want, the era of online dating is here....

The grey texts that bubbled up on my phone were from my French rider friend, so I took the comment in good faith. Actually, I was flattered to be compared...

On Thursday, the wheels didn't turn in America's favor during the highly anticipated Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup. This time, it was Team Germany in the driver's seat with the horsepower to...

Highlight reel: verb; selectively sharing the best moments in life to social media, giving an exorbitant impression of happiness or success. The "highlight reel effect" might be a very real...

Horse shows can be truly mystifying to the metropolitan journalist, as expressed by their often convoluted coverage. While I won't name exactly which publication has fallen victim to this teachable...

"I have come here for many years and saw how one of my mentors won the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe and I always thought one day I will win it...

The Canadian vaulting team will compete in their fourth championship in the ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark in August. Canada last campaigned a team in 2018 at the...

Let's be real, horse show boyfriend is auditioning for the much more grueling role as horse show husband. Before they have to pull your trailer, repair broken fences and drag...

Canadian women are on top of the world in show jumping right now. Specifically, Tiffany Foster, who is now the leading lady rider on the Longines World Ranking List after...

“My favorite memory with Chacco was winning the RBC Grand Prix when I wasn't well. The win was 70% horse and 30% rider.  He knew he had to take care...

Jacksonville, FL — Boarders at a Florida stable have reported troubling bouts of criminal activity allegedly carried out by one uncooperative horse owner. Karen Pheluney's first offenses were merely delinquent,...

Horses naturally have one front heel that is higher than the other, but when the degree of "high-low" syndrome is more severe, can it resolve itself? Professional farrier Jude Floiro,...

"It just goes to show that you never know what's around the corner, because a year ago I didn't have a Grand Prix horse," said Canadian show jumper Beth Underhill,...

Israeli show jumper Ashlee Bond has a secret edge when it comes to winning jump-offs—something she does quite a lot. Bond, who is both manager and member of the Major...

Sean Jobin (CAN) is riding into the future one data point at a time. "Dr. Tim Worden is a really good friend of mine, and we started having a lot...

"[When we] fight together, we can win anywhere. But to make us fight together isn't easy sometimes," said Daniel Coyle (IRL). Irish riders have made it a game to knock...

It's commonly known that amateurs and professionals desire different qualities in their performance horses. Amateurs tend to look for steady and reliable. Professionals want quick and careful. Irish team rider...