Author Archives: Tori Bilas

Count Me In is back. Over the past season, Ireland's Conor Swail has stepped the 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) back from the top level and out...

“It’s hard not to love Brego,” were Katie Dinan’s (USA) first words in the press conference after she won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Washington CSI5*-W for the President’s...

According to Robert Blanchette (IRL), his mare Chardonnay is “basically perfect.” She’s also “400 pounds of cookies.” It comes as no surprise if you've seen them in the ring. The...

Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) has been dreaming of winning a World Cup Final since he was a little boy. Saturday night in Omaha, that dream became a reality. You might...

The top of the vaulting leaderboard didn't change on Saturday in Omaha. The Germans swept the Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final, winning the female, male and pas de...

Prior to her trip to Omaha, world no. 1 Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) took to Instagram to declare TSF Dalera BB was “one in a billion.” After watching the pair...

Richard Vogel (GER) almost didn’t make it to the 2023 FEI World Cup™ Finals. It was only because someone pulled out that his name made the list. And it was...

It was Germany’s day to shine in Omaha as the vaulters took to the CHI Health Center stage for the Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup Final. In the Female...

Henrik Von Eckermann (SWE) and King Edward are running out of firsts.  Together since 2020, they have jumped the 2020 Olympic Games fault free for a team gold medal. They've...

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) won’t be doing any sightseeing over the next three days in Omaha, NE. Defending her 2022 title in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, she's focused...

The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final will see 17 qualified pairs from 11 nations across the four leagues worldwide compete in Omaha, Nebraska, April 4–8. Among them Olympic and World...

The time has come. After 83 qualifiers worldwide, the names we can expect to see on the startlist of the 2023 FEI World Cup™ Final in Omaha, NE, has been...

Variety is the spice Un Diamant Des Forets' life. At 15-years old, the Selle Francais stallion, piloted by Canada’s Jim Ifko, "isn't a fan of homework" and gives the impression...

No matter where you are in the world, Irish course designer Alan Wade's name is synonymous with greatness. Designing his first track at age 12, he's now built courses for...

Emma Marlowe came to the desert for one purpose: Major League Show Jumping. But her former trainer had other plans. David Bustillos and Pam Stewart brought out Marlowe’s former equitation...

Didn't we once all want to be veterinarians? If you were a horse kid, at some point you more than likely told people you wanted to be a vet when...

Glamour Boy looks nothing but brave when he sets foot in the dressage ring, but he needs a little extra comfort in the barn to keep the monsters out.  “We...

To Steffen Peters, the freestyle is always a big party. And party he did at Desert International Horse Park, taking the victory with Suppenkasper in the FEI Dressage World Cup™️...

In back-to-back weeks in Canada, Daniel Bluman (ISR) has taken four CSI5* victories over just two shows. You could say the World Championship Israeli team rider is on a roll,...

Most spectators at Thunderbird Show Park figured Kyle King (USA) had the win secured in Sunday afternoon’s $50,000 Paladin Risk Solutions CSI2* Grand Prix.  But there was one more rider...