A new year is bringing a new team lineup for the second annual Longines League of Nations™ series. With the first event kicking off once again in Abu Dhabi, the...
Like other wonderful things in this world—hot sauce, hand cream, double-chocolate cake—a little bit of Toulayna goes a long way. The famously sharp, speedy, and high-strung mare is coming into...
While riders often dissect their rounds before they’re even off their horses and have had a chance to catch their breath, some jump-off efforts simply deserve a pat on the...
Planning a top horse’s annual show schedule is no fly-by-night operation. Riders and their teams invest hours making a plan, thoughtfully working backward from events where they hope their horses...
The 16-year-old Holsteiner gelding Monaco N.O.P. (Cassini II - Ulla II x Contender, Stamm 429, breeder: Ralf Lütje) delivered an incredible victory in December for his rider, Harrie Smolders, in...
Julien Epaillard and Donatello d'Auge don't always make the podium. But when they do, they tend to win. And they tend to do it often. Of the 12-year-old Selle Français...
As the most decorated equestrian athlete in Olympic history, there aren’t too many holes left in Isabell Werth’s resume and certainly few in her World Cup record. In 25 World...
Germany’s Felicitas Hendricks and the 14-year-old Drombusch OLD (Destano x Dimaggio) saved the best for last the FEI World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in...
Fresh off their first Olympic Games appearance together in Paris, American dressage rider Adrienne Lyle and her mount Helix topped the FEI World Cup Grand Prix on the fist day...
North Carolina-based Olympic eventer Doug Payne is nothing if not versatile. Currently sitting in the top 250 in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings, over the last 30 years, Payne...
There’s a well-known saying, now a charming lyric in a newly released country song, that claims that “Good horses come home.” At Paris Olympian Ashlee Bond’s farm, they also entertain...
For many riders, it can take years to put the pieces of a partnership together with a new mount. For Richard Vogel, it took five weeks. On Sunday, the German...
The first World Cup™ win of his 15-year-old stallion Vestmalle des Cotis, by the way. It's always a good day to be a Belgian, but especially on Monday night in...
The fifth leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Western European League showcased the best in the west and home-town favorites in London. Paris 2024 Olympic team bronze medalist Becky...
Winners believe. And believers win. It's a time- and science-tested mindset for high performance and one firmly embraced by Darrragh Kenny. The Irish rider has won three 5* Grands Prix...
Retirement can be hard, especially on the most successful among us. For some, getting used a new routine can be challenging. Others struggle to find purpose outside of an all-encompassing...
A crisis of confidence is not something one usually associates with Irish rider Conor Swail. After all, he's the man who can lose his bridle and still finish fourth in a speed...
“Watching the jump-off, I’ve never been so nervous in my life,” said flying Dutchman Harrie Smolders. All too well, Smolders knows the feeling of a win just slipping away. First...
There is no safer bet in the Grand Prix ring at the moment than Martin Fuchs. The 32-year-old Swiss Olympian in riding a 1.60m Grand Prix win streak that has...
Whether you’re the older barn mate, the middle barn mate, or the younger barn mate, growing up in the shadow of a phenom like Leone Jei can’t be easy. After...
