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Set Your Alarm for 3:00pm ET: Show Jumping History Is About to Be Made

Mark this date. December 13 will go down in history as the day the Super Cup was born. The first ever Global Champions (GC) Playoffs…

4 days ago

McLain Ward in “The Greys of Our Lives”

Twenty eighteen was a grey year for McLain Ward. In a literal sense. A bevy of overcast-hued horses have kept the double Olympic gold medalist…

4 days ago

Scott Brash’s Ursula Is Retirement Bound

Ursula XII, a horse whose name is reminiscent of 90s sitcom Friends and/or Disney’s The Little Mermaid, depending on the year you were born, will grace…

4 days ago

Steve Guerdat Wins the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final—AGAIN

The top ten(ish) came. They saw. But only one would conquer. The annual Rolex International Jumper Riders Club (IJRC) Top 10 Final saw (most of)…

1 week ago

Mattias Tromp Plays Mind Games (with Himself)

Rising star Mattias Tromp (USA) jumped a whopping 260 spots up the Longines World Rankings in 2018—by doing his homework. Ranked 408 in January, the…

1 week ago

Shane Sweetnam and Palina De L’Escaut Win in Wellington, Confuse Around the World

Which one is the horse? Who’s the rider? Show jumping is confusing, let’s watch football. World #20 ranked rider Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and horse-with-a-human-sounding-name Palina De…

3 weeks ago

Top 10 International Riders in Recent RAWF History

International Week has arrived at the Royal Horse Show! Twenty-four elite riders from eight countries will compete at the storied indoor show in Toronto, Ontario.…

1 month ago

Beezie Madden and Breitling Remind Us All Why They Are the World Cup Champions

As if there was ever any doubt. Elizabeth Madden (USA) and Breitling LS served a hot a plate of “It’s Beezie, b*tch” in the Longines…

2 months ago

Zazou Hoffmann: From Rookie to Front Runner in a Little Over a Year

A year ago August, Zazou Hoffmann made her World Cup debut at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. On Saturday night, the 27-year-old shot straight…

2 months ago

Rowan Willis and Shark Go for the Kill, But in the Nicest Way Possible

He’s a predator in the ring. But a pushover in the stable. Australia’s Rowan Willis and Shark captured their first international victory on American soil…