Dani Waldman tackles tough topics on her YouTube show, Horse Bytes. This season, the former international show jumper for Israel didn’t shy away from pressing issues, among them: oversaturation and...
It’s a moment McLain Ward is intimately familiar with. His fans worldwide are too. “McLain Ward has to go clear,” the announcer declared as Ward and Clinta made their opening preparations in the 2018...
For more than 40 years, Danish stud Blue Hors has been one of the leading dressage breeding programs in Europe. But that’s just the cornerstone of its efforts. On its...
Young as she is, Emilie Conter has been knocking at the door for a career-making win for a while now. The 24-year-old Belgian rider, daughter of Stephex founder Stephan Conter...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent, nation-wide poll suggests there is a common theme among emergency room physicians when it comes to the things you should avoid: And that theme walks on four...
Mark your calendars: The $20,000 MeadowGrove & Friends 1.20 Classic returns to Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) this weekend on Sunday, March 9—and it’s bringing its biggest year yet. Just...
OCALA, FLORIDA—By midday, the dust cloud had reached above the Live oak tree line, and could be seen for miles along US-27N. The strange mass prompted immediate concern from the...
Swedish dressage rider Carl Hedin spends a lot of time considering what makes his horses “happy.” His method for evaluating their day-to-day satisfaction is based on the three Fs: friends,...
MTM Vivre Le Reve doesn’t have a great poker face. When he comes to the ring amped to compete, Brian Moggre says, he's not exactly subtle about it. “I knew...
There’s an old saying that reemerges every year in the U.S. around this time, on green mugs and T-shirts in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day: “If you’re lucky enough...
“How many helmets have you had to replace?” It’s a common, inside-baseball question among competitive equestrians. Because—let’s face it—most, if not all, of us have suffered falls and blows to...
Ten years ago, when Duarte Seabra was flying around cross-country courses at Lexington and Badminton, he couldn’t conceive of doing anything else. Flash forward and the Portuguese rider has two,...
Two of the world’s top international riders have pulled their names from team consideration for the 2025 Longines League of Nations. Swiss Olympic champion Steve Guerdat, currently ranked at No....
You can’t say they pulled any punches when it came to high-drama. Armed Services Night under the lights at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ocala brought all the action:...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following the “saving” of TikTok last week, U.S. intelligence agencies have apparently adopted a strike-first approach to confuse and potentially debilitate the Chinese, who they fear could be spying...
Winter comes but once a year, but every year, it takes horse people hopelessly by surprise. We are shocked by its sudden vigor, its lack of pity. The absolute relish...
A new year is bringing a new team lineup for the second annual Longines League of Nations™ series. With the first event kicking off once again in Abu Dhabi, the...
Like other wonderful things in this world—hot sauce, hand cream, double-chocolate cake—a little bit of Toulayna goes a long way. The famously sharp, speedy, and high-strung mare is coming into...
OCALA, FLORIDA—Inspired by Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s recent decision to remove third-party fact-checking from Facebook and Instagram, Level 4 Course Designer Greg Guthrie is pushing to eliminate "the tedium of...
Planning a top horse’s annual show schedule is no fly-by-night operation. Riders and their teams invest hours making a plan, thoughtfully working backward from events where they hope their horses...
