Author Archives: Editorial Staff

Five star competition heads to the Jura mountains in eastern France and the great lakes of Michigan this week. Jiva Hill Stables in Crozet, France plays hosts five-star dressage competition on...

Bromont Horse Trials has withdrawn from the 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Series due to insufficient entries. The Eventing Nations Cup was slated to take place August 11–13 in Quebec...

Ready to log some overtime? With five-star show jumping across the pond at Hickstead, Great Britain and Dinard, France, and three-star dressage returning to Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, Canada,...

Chef d’equipe Robert Ridland has never made a secret of his team development strategy. “I’ve always advocated the 3-2 system where it’s a combination of veterans and up-and-coming riders,” said...

The final week of the Spruce Meadows Summer Series starts today with the CSI5*/2* North American Tournament. Highlighted by the ATCO Queen Elizabeth Cup II on Saturday, the week features...

Once upon a time, style, substance and affordability were mutually exclusive, at least when it came to riding helmets. In the “days of old,” you could look every inch the...

CHIO Aachen should be declared an international holiday for equestrians. Between the 5* show jumping and 4*/ 5* dressage, elite eventers and four-in-hand heavyweights, it's a fun fair of epic...

Newly inducted Show Hunter Hall of Famer Jenny Karazissis has been notably absent from the show ring this year, after being sidelined by an injury in January. “It was quite...

Spruce Meadows is a right of passage for any serious young rider. Just ask Mimi Gochman (USA). “I’ve been watching the Spruce Meadows Nations’ Cup in the fall for a...

Week two of the Spruce Meadows Summer Series heats up with CSI5*/2* National Tournament. Over 130 riders from 15 different nations are set to compete in Calgary, AB this week,...

The 50th anniversary edition of Thunderbird Show Park's MLSJ Canadian Premier CSI5*/2* tournament was one for the ages. Between tbird's deepest lineup to date, Canadians topping the leaderboard of all...

International show jumping returns to Thunderbird Show Park this month with back-to-back weeks of five star competition, starting with the MLSJ Canadian Premier 5*/2*. Over 150 horses will take to...

It’s been a month since Hunter Holloway (USA) and Pepita Con Spita took home the bronze medal at the 2023 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Omaha, Nebraska—the only...

Ten lucky riders have been offered the opportunity to pack their bags and head to the MARS Bromont CCI in Quebec this June 7–11 as this year's recipients of the...

At one time or another, most of us have had the experience of riding a horse that’s haunted daily by the corner of doom.  No matter how many times he...

Eight months ago, former world no. 1 Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) took a hiatus from competition while pregnant with her first child. In March, she and partner Dean Golding welcomed a...

Equiratings pegged Oliver Townend (GBR) and Swallow Springs as the favorites to win the 2023 Badminton Horse Trials in the UK with a 15% win chance. Now the pair is...

Wellington resident and entrepreneur Mark Bellissimo is partnering with NEXUS Luxury Collection, founded by Joe Lewis and his Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake, and Ernie Els, to ‘bring sexy back’...

It's the #BestWeekendAllYear in Kentucky and the start of Nations Cup season in Mexico. We're giving this week five stars. Starting Thursday, tune in for CCI5*, CCI4* and CSI3* competition...

World champions Charlotte Fry (GRB) and Glamourdale have made 30 career international appearances to date—and won 20 of them. But according to Fry, Saturday's performance may have been their best...