Willem Greve’s (NED) 10-year-old mare Pretty Woman Van’t Paradijs N.O.P. is not just a looker, she’s now also a two-time winner of FEI World Cup qualifying action along the Western...
When it comes to equine fitness, we tend to think of a racehorse at its peak speed; an undeniable athletic feat, a muscular 3-year-old galloping at a full-out sprint, nostrils...
This episode of Horse Person is made possible by Nikovian. Use code horseperson15 at checkout for 15% off. Dr. Darby Bonomi, a sport and performance psychologist and a recent guest on the...
There isn't much that's more American than the inaugural US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final CCI4*-L ending with an all-U.S. podium. A bald eagle might as well have swooped down...
If you asked Federico Fernández how he was feeling after his win in the CSI5* Otomí Grand Prix, he would say he’d already won long before he even stepped foot...
There’s a first time for everything, and Rene Dittmer (GER) was part of two big firsts at the Highlands Cup. In its inaugural year, sporting a star-studded roster of Olympic...
British show jumper Jessica Mendoza almost didn’t try In The Air when on a horse shopping trip in Holland. She first sat on Summerhouse, the mare’s brother, and liked him...
In show jumping, age is just a number. Equestrians are routinely the oldest athletes at the summer Olympics. Ian Millar’s record-setting 10 Olympics appearances (ages 25 to 65) may never...
“You’ll never jump him again…” The words no horseman ever wants to hear: your horse’s career is over. These were the words spoken to Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Ariel Grange...
You wouldn’t think a five-star Grand Prix win would be a particularly special milestone for a pair that’s won an Olympic gold medal. But for Christian Kukuk (GER), his performance...
Swans in nature can be territorial, noisy, and unfriendly. The Shanghai Swans are anything but. Ben Maher and Daniel Deusser captured the team's third win of the Global Champions League...
The name Whitaker is nothing short of royalty in the British equestrian landscape. And there’s no venue where that royalty reigns quite as supreme as Hickstead in West Sussex. Twenty-twenty...
To Americans, it seems there isn’t much Aaron Vale hasn’t won—at age 57, he has 275+ Grand Prix victories on his record. But there's one notable achievement that has eluded...
On Wednesday, Daniel Coyle piloted Ariel Grange’s impressive mare Legacy to the winning time in round one of the 2025 European Championships in La Coruña, Spain. In the post-round interview,...
Harrie Smolders stepped into the ring at Valkenswaard on Friday puzzled. What do you mean, we don’t jump? He trotted, cantered, changed direction, lather, rinse, repeat. He was then...
Marc Dilasser described his relationship with Arioto du Genres like an old married couple. With a relationship like that often comes a strong connection, a mutual bond, and an understanding...
The final day of the CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American was looking to be an Irish clean sweep. With the top four finishers in the day’s first 5* class, the...
Jad Dana is manifesting his dreams six thousand miles away from where they began. The 30-year-old Lebanese rider scored his biggest victory to date with Itchcock Des Dames in the...
On a day Americans needed good news, Karl Cook delivered. The last time a U.S. athlete won the CSIO5* 1.60m Grand Prix of Rotterdam was 10 years ago. Cook broke...
If show jumpers were awarded style points, Ermitage Kalone would take them all. His jumping rounds effortlessly combine the style of a show hunter, the precision of an equitation round,...
