If you have someone in your acquaintance that happens to have a connection to royalty, it's best to hope that person also lacks a sense of humor. Unfortunately, for legendary...
There's still plenty of excitement in store during the second half of the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) season two. We’re exactly halfway through the 2022 season, and you know...
COLUMBUS, OHIO—Sick of finding her college-age daughter’s horse show ribbons constantly under foot, former barn mom Debbie Gentry got creative. “I just couldn’t stand to look at them anymore,” Gentry...
My husband and I lead separate lives. Not strictly in the traditional sense. We’re not consciously uncoupling, or Kris and Caitlyn Jenner-ing; no one, I hope, is pulling an Adam...
When you’re riding a horse named Serenade, you know you’d better bring the crowd a show. And that’s just what American rider Alice Tarjan did on Saturday night under the...
Beginning in early October, US Equestrian will create a new Chief of Sport position entrusted to the ever-so-capable hands of decorated U.S. eventer, David O’Connor. Just how decorated? Well, O'Connor...
To wash or not to wash? When it comes to dirty saddle pads, that’s pretty much always the question. Sure, the issue seems simple on its face. But there’s a lot more...
Sunday was a good day for U.S. rider Kyle King. How good? To start, King qualified for the jump-off on Peter Holmes’ challenging 1.50m $100,000 Grand Prix track with not one...
Be they ever so humble, there’s no creature quite like the donkey. Though these hairy, hardy decedents of the Equidae family are often thought of as the horse’s slightly quirky...
One year ago, Grace Debney and Zarina De Vidau were competing in the High Junior jumper classes at the American Gold Cup in Traverse City, Michigan. Twelve months later, they...
MIAMI, FLORIDA—With the Winter Circuit right around the corner, Florida equestrian apparel manufacturer StepUp is taking a fresh approach to this season’s hottest clothing designs. According to Creative Director Giovanni...
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...
