Erin Silo (CAN) didn't have a straight path up the centerline into the dressage world. Her story has as many twists and turns as a cross-country course. For the greater...
Watching Lillie Keenan’s poised execution in the tack, you’d be forgiven for not tagging her as a rider who struggles with confidence. It's hard to remember a time when the...
Jennifer Williams (CAN) and nine-year-old gelding Joppe K save their energy for where it counts. On Saturday, it was the CDI3* at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. The pair...
When American dressage rider Jennifer Williams first discovered Joppe K he was a coming five year old in The Netherlands that she thought had potential—for re-sale. “Tina Desroche and I went...
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...
Next week, John Perez's daughter is graduating from high school. But it was the Colombian rider who was top of the class on Sunday at Spruce Meadows. Nineteen combinations contested...
American eventer Phillip Dutton is leaving Bromont, Quebec this weekend a winner. But he's taking homework back to Avondale, Pennsylvania with him. The three-time Olympic medalist was one of 18...
“It was a bit of an eye-opener for [Azure] and it’s certainly the toughest thing she’s done.” — Phillip Dutton “Here at Bromont there’s coffins, banks, hills, gulleys, drops… it’s...
Ireland's Daniel Coyle was both the winner of The Mustangs CSI5* class at Spruce Meadows on Friday and the rider with the fastest jump off time on the day. These...
Figuring out the right formula for success with a horse is an ever evolving process of trial and error. Sometimes that process, as Colleen Loach can attest, errs on the...
If there is a central theme to Australian Paige Jardine’s show jumping career so far, its resiliency. To be sure, that’s not a new concept for horsemen—or athletes, in general....
"Our guys would kill to jump on the Nations Cup team. They don't care about anything else, which is great for me," said Irish chef d'equipe Michael Blake. For the...
Kyle King (USA) and Cerolino have been knocking at the door of a win for the past two weeks at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. "We've been a little...
Irish team member Paul O’Shea has been thinking a lot lately about his posting trot. “I post too high, and I look like I'm a beginner when I'm doing it,”...
When Shawn Casady (USA) met 13-year-old gelding NKH Cento Blue earlier this winter, the connection was instant. "I was at the warmup ring," Casady explained. "This horse kind of looked...
There’s a big week of show jumping ahead at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC. Not only will tbird’s CSIO5* Odlum Brown BC Open stage the coveted $235,000 Longines Grand...
Germany's Andre Thieme had a dreamy excursion in Rome this weekend for the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix at the Piazza di Siena paired with his A-list co-star, 13-year-old mare DSP...
It was a memorable Memorial Day for the Pete Eurton-trained Exaulted, who put in a stout rally to turf his rivals in the $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1), Monday at Santa...
