Another weekend, another major victory for Richard Vogel and United Touch S. Fresh off their win in the FEI Jumping World Cup qualifier in Lyon, France on November 3, the...
We're just a month away from the return of the Rolex Grand Prix at CHI Geneva. If you’re a true fan of showjumping, a sucker for sports anniversaries, or you...
It was a special kind of homecoming this weekend in the 1.60m GNP 5* Grand Prix at Club Hipico La Silla for the London-based amateur rider from Mexico, Andres Azcarraga. ...
In an age where the competitive window of show jumping horses seems to be lengthening, it’s rare to see less-experienced, 9-year-old horses rounding out a 5* podium—let alone topping it. Not...
BREWSTER, NY—In an effort to convince her husband that horse showing is not a zero-sum pastime, Adult Amateur jumper rider Cindy Frank decided to host a dinner party using only...
If The Golden Bachelorette has taught us anything, it’s that there are many ways to continue looking and feeling great well into your midlife—and beyond. It’s no different for horses, as evident...
If Black Beauty needed a real-life equine stand-in for a modern remake, Robert Whitaker’s ride, Vermento, would be a good place for casting to start. Bred by Robert’s father, British Olympic silver...
We are less than a month away from the final Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) event of the 2024 season: The highly coveted 1.65m LGCT Super Grand Prix. The class...
Oslo’s Telenor Arena in Fornebu can seat 25,000 people, and is considered one of the largest indoor stadiums in Europe. For that reason, it makes an ideal, season-opening venue for...
This weekend, it’s last call for the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) standings and the combined €9,450,000 on offer for the top finishers in both categories. ...
Earlier this month, word broke that the 10-year-old Westphalian gelding, Zineday, former ride of Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt, had been sold to the USA’s Eve Jobs. Headline-stealing horse sales are par...
Success at the upper levels of eventing can either feel like a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride or a long, slow, slog. For Bucyrus, KS-based eventer and Morven Park CCI4*-L winner Julie...
This weekend, Morven Park will host its 10th International CCI4*-S Fall Horse Trials since 2008 in the rolling countryside of Leesburg, Virginia. While the program’s Derek di Grazia-designed tracks and CCI4*-L...
You’d be hard-pressed to find a better poster child for the American riding system than Lillie Keenan—both past and present. The 28-year-old New York City native came up through the...
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...
