Anyone familiar with American show jumping knows, when Alex Granato and Carlchen W step into the ring, all bets are off. Especially when those bets include the current time to...
When one of America’s most admired and successful riders for more than three decades announced in 2020 that she was stepping back from international team competition, the equestrian world at...
VICTOR, NEW YORK—It might have been the smell of leaves in the air, the sudden crispness of the wind, or the corn stalk and gourd displays popping up like a...
Many riders choose to attend college as a fallback plan for their dream job in horse sport. For Simon McCarthy, the safety net only went so far. “My parents made...
Albert Einstein once famously said, “When you stop learning, you start dying.” After multiple decades at the highest level of show jumping sport, it’s a mantra that Eye Candy's Amy...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—A reboot of the classic Big Eq reality series, Horse Power: Road to the Maclay is finally getting a long-awaiting remake. Only this time, promises Executive Producer Joseph Santangelo, “We’re...
Some of the world’s best equestrians have a few, notable things in common. A focus on nutrition, conditioning, and the mental health of their horses; a strict fitness, sleep, and...
It may have only been bottled water, but Paul O’Shea (IRL) and Matthew Sampson (GBR) kicked off their press conference for the 1.60m Friends of the Meadows Grand Prix with...
Talk about getting a jump on the weekend. It was all red ribbons and victory gallops for Egypt’s Nayel Nassar & Coronado in the CSI 5* Friends of the Meadows...
HALIFAX, MASSACHUSETTS—A New England hotel owner located near the upcoming Silver Oak Jumper Tournament took a look at his bookings for the month of September and was gravely concerned. “We...
The wee hours of the morning are reserved for night owls, overnight workers, and, apparently, Canadian show jumper Erynn Ballard. “I've just been getting up really early,” says Ballard, who...
After a relatively quiet summer, four members of the North American hunter/jumper community have been added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s disciplinary database in the month of August. Those...
Some epic friendships start in the sandbox. Others on the golf course, over play dates, or in college philosophy classes. When Canada’s Sam Walker and America’s Tanner Korotkin crossed paths...
PHOENIX, ARIZONA—After years of complaints, verbal sparring, and the passive aggressive use of dishes in the sink, an Arizona woman says she has finally figured out how to end disagreements...
For the third leg in a row, Helios and Spy Coast Spies faced off in the gold medal match. And for the third time in a row, Helios came out...
There’s something in the water on the U.S. Dressage Team. In the last year, a baby boom has swept through the ranks, beginning with Olympic bronze medalist Allison Brock’s son...
Neither Junior Ella Fruchterman and Young Rider Erin Nichols is a stranger to the FEI North American Youth Championships dressage podium. Both managed to stick the landing on Sunday, leaving them...
Meet Etalon, a former Amateur-Owner hunter prospect turned 1.50m grand prix winner. Galloping through the timers on an uncatchable 40.90 seconds in the CSI 3* ONNI Grand Prix, you might...
Only a quarter point (aka one rail) separated the Gold medal-winning Zone 7 team from the rest of the field. In the end, though, that’s all they needed. The Zone...
It appears that Vertige de Galarzacs missed his old friend and owner, Morning Star Sporthorses’ Karrie Rufer. The 13-year-old Selle Français gelding proved it on Thursday at Thunderbird Show Park (tbird), when he and Rufer...
