It’s a moment McLain Ward is intimately familiar with. His fans worldwide are too. “McLain Ward has to go clear,” the announcer declared as Ward and Clinta made their opening preparations in the 2018...
"I’m struggling to get my head around it. Maybe that will come tomorrow. To win two Grand Prix of this standard in the span of two weeks has never happened...
Show jumping is the only Olympic sport where men and women compete head to head, but the battle of the sexes became even fiercer on Saturday afternoon at Saut Hermès...
Just Be Gentle is anything but in the ring. “She’s a sharp lion and, in the ring, she wants to go fast,” said Christian Kukuk of the 11-year-old KWPN mare....
This week in Ocala, the Coyle clan came to play. On Saturday during the $125,000 IDA Development Grand Prix at the World Equestrian Center (WEC), it was Jordan Coyle's turn...
Three out five ain’t half bad. Five is how many Grand Prix classes Jos Verlooy (BEL) has jumped with FTS Killossery Konfusion at Desert International Horse Park this winter. Three...
Jump-offs are a test of speed, but during the Rolex Grand Prix at Indoor Brabant on Sunday it was the slow and steady Simon Delestre in the irons of 13-year-old...
In 2024, H5 Porthos Maestro WH Z made Carlos Hank Guerreiro’s childhood dream come true when they rode for Mexico at the Paris Olympic Games. On Saturday evening in Florida,...
At the 2024 Olympic Games, the story of Ecuador's only dressage rider, Julio Mendoza Loor and his $20 horse dazzled audiences around the globe. And Mendoza Loor would go on...
The first Major of 2025 is set to unfold Sunday with the Rolex Grand Prix at the Dutch Masters in 's-Hertogenbosch, NED. Reigning Rolex Grand Slam live contender Harrie Smolders...
Young as she is, Emilie Conter has been knocking at the door for a career-making win for a while now. The 24-year-old Belgian rider, daughter of Stephex founder Stephan Conter...
It may have been her 19th Nations Cup appearance for the U.S. team, but this weekend, Laura Kraut liked what she saw. Riding the still-inexperienced Tres Bien Z, the three-time Olympic...
When you have a jump-off in which Richard Vogel (World no. 8) is the least accomplished, you know you’re watching something good. A treat was exactly what the crowd was...
Abdel Saïd does not like to leave things to the last minute. With each of the 16 legs of the Longines Global Champions Tour presenting a qualifying opportunity for the...
It all came down to the Friday night freestyle performance for two American riders looking to cash their ticket to the 2025 FEI World Cup Final in Switzerland. American Kevin...
You could have made the case that they got lucky last year. After all, we all know that in show jumping, the difference between a rail in the cups and...
In the eighth week of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, American Grand Prix riders faced off in their last chance to qualify for the FEI World Cup Final...
Swedish dressage rider Carl Hedin spends a lot of time considering what makes his horses “happy.” His method for evaluating their day-to-day satisfaction is based on the three Fs: friends,...
MTM Vivre Le Reve doesn’t have a great poker face. When he comes to the ring amped to compete, Brian Moggre says, he's not exactly subtle about it. “I knew...
A rub at fence one. They stumbled on landing after fence two and felt their way over the final line, adding a stride along the way. Linda Heed and Skylander...
