At just 29, Abdulrahman Alrajhi hasn’t spent much time competing stateside during his 13-year-long show jumping career. He may need to start re-thinking that plan. On Sunday, September 29, Alrajhi...
In a sport where women and men compete against one another as equals, the case for true egalitarianism in show jumping is famously hard to make. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) reached...
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—The crackle of fall leaves skittering across the barn driveway. Streaming ghoul and goblin decorations in the trees. Costume classes at the local horse show. “No more,” says Leslie...
Make no mistake: knowledge is power, but when it comes to show jumping statistics, it can also be a weighty responsibility. “His stats say, if I ride good enough, he...
A rare portrait of a teenage Mozart. A McLaren Solus GT sports car. A rotating humidor containing 500, Cohiba cigars. They all come with a price tag of around €4...
Although he’s often described as “energetic” by his rider, there’s nothing brisk about how Harrie Smolders has produced longtime mount Monaco N.O.P. over the last seven years. Slow and...
No matter how well you prepare, with horses, sometimes it’s your day, and sometimes, it just isn’t. It’s a story that nobody knows better than Kent Farrington and his 2024...
After a five-month hiatus, this Sunday, September 15 marks the return of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ series with the first North American League (NAL) qualifier of the season....
Welcome to fall! A season where, with just a few clicks on your phone, you can bet on something as trivial as the outcome of a football coin toss, or...
It was a case of another day and another big win for power duo Richard Vogel and United Touch S of Germany. But just as soon as Vogel had completed...
NEW YORK, NY—Do you feel sad? More tired than you’re used to? Do your arms feel weak and flabby from a conspicuous lack of flag-waving? Don’t despair: You might...
There’s a French horsemanship saying that native Virginie Casterman stands by: “A good curry is like a scoop of oats.” As a longtime groom for McLain Ward's Castle Hill, Casterman...
It was one of the most dramatic show jumping moments of the Paris Games. After one of only 20 fault-free first-rounds in the qualifier, Martin Fuchs lost a stirrup early...
For a pair that does an unprecedented amount of winning, 2024 Olympic individual champions Christian Kukuk and Checker 47 were hardly the most buzzed-about combination on the roster in Paris....
You don’t know me but I, like so many other riders today, know your name very well. I also know that your individual Olympic result was not what you were...
In just a handful of days, the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games will take place in the Stade de France, locking in the medal count for another four...
When it comes to creating a major cultural shift, don’t discount the little things. Often, a handful of small-yet-thoughtful actions can be just as effective as, or more than, major...
“Beginner’s luck” isn’t a concept that translates to the 1.65m tracks of Olympic show jumping. But on Monday, August 5 in Paris, it didn’t seem to hurt. There, three Olympic...
Youth may be wasted on the young, but it’s not going unnoticed by chefs d’équipes around the globe. “We’re seeing many more U25 and younger riders named to the teams this...
If you’ve logged into Jumpr App recently, you may have noticed things look a little bit different. A crisper, cleaner interface, for one thing, and new rider photos and timelines...
