McLain Ward Is the New World #1!
Move over Simon Delestre. American Olympic champion McLain Ward has shot to the top of the Longines World Rankings. A staple in the world top 10, Ward jumped four spots...
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McLain Ward Wins All the Things in Rome
Five 5* classes. Zero rails. Four victories. And a suitcase full of prize money. When in Rome, McLain Ward is a show jumping gladiator. Here's a recap of his stellar streak...
Meet Anastasia: She’s 12, Tiny and Determined to Succeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlx9EC5g2D8 Last month, a video of a young girl galloping around a 1.35m Grand Prix CSI 1* on what appears to be a dinosaur was making the rounds on Facebook. She...
75-Year-Old Japanese Rider Hiroshi Hoketsu Hangs Up the Boots on His Olympic Dream
The road to the Rio de Janerio Games has come to a dead end for Japan's Hiroshi Hoketsu. The 75-year-old was one of 11 Japanese riders making a bid for the...
Erynn Ballard on Life After Appy Cara
Three years ago, Canadian show jumper Erynn Ballard had a potentially career ending fall in the hunter ring. It left her with a broken collarbone, shoulder joint and shattered scapula—all...
Rider Falls, Horse Keeps Jumping. And Jumping. And Jumping.
This is a tale of conflicting emotions. There’s nothing unusual about being dismounted during a show. It happens to the best, it’s all part of the game, everyone is ok,...
British Eventer Philippa Humphreys Dead Following Rotational Fall at Jersey Fresh International
Philippa Humphreys, a British rider living in Michigan, died today on the cross-country course at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. Humphreys was competing aboard Rich N Famous in the CCI***...
Is It Ethically Irresponsible for the Rio Games to Continue?
An Op Ed piece in the Harvard Public Health Review is calling for the postponement and/or relocation of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the wake of the Zika virus outbreak...
5 Ian Millar Quotes on Creating Success
Take it away Captain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ob-_N5ZFQ Candian show jumper Ian Millar is a living legend. He's the most decorated equestrian athlete in the country. He holds the world record for most...
That Time George Morris Said Ian Millar Was “Too Old” (He was 25)
The year was 1972. Ian Millar, already an Olympian at age 25, had just bought a rundown property in Perth, Ontario with his young wife, Lynn. They were struggling to...
Boyd Martin and Crackerjack Will “Live to Fight Another Day” After Badminton Fall
Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, England was the stuff of dreams for Germany's Michael Jung. For world #8 Boyd Martin (USA), it was a day of disappointment. Martin was among...
Michael Jung Makes History—Again
When people look back on Michael Jung's career 50 years from now, there will be one defining feature—his history of firsts. Jung is the first eventer to hold World, Olympic...
Michael Jung Continues to be Amazing Because Obviously
Another day, another victory. So goes the life of German superstar Michael Jung. Hot off his victories at the 2015 Burghley Horse Trials and the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three Day...
14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of the Rolex Show Jumping Course
Chances are, if you compete in or are a fan of show jumping, then you're also a bit of a course geek. After all, at the end of the day,...
There’s More Than One Way to Win at Rolex
The sport horse world is currently caught up in widespread Jung Fever, and for good reason. The World's top-ranked rider and his mare FischerRocana put forth a picture perfect weekend in anything...
Relive #Rolex2016 in 140 Characters or Fewer
We came. We saw. We tweeted. Relive the magic that was the Best Weekend All Year—the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. https://twitter.com/katiewegman/status/723687805298331648 https://twitter.com/waggonergrace32/status/714280927946473472 https://twitter.com/huntrprincess55/status/712084810492030978 https://twitter.com/TBaftercare/status/723514200392347648 https://twitter.com/HorseNetwrk/status/725401929480851456 https://twitter.com/HorseHubby/status/723511542839402496 https://twitter.com/arielesusername/status/726471501763866625 https://twitter.com/DatingMyHorse/status/726062825014202368 https://twitter.com/BourbonNbays/status/725641428936851456 https://twitter.com/Mshoop/status/726804434290876417...
Anatomy of a Cross-Country Jump, Compliments of Michael Jung
Like the certainty of death, taxes, and rain on cross-country day in Kentucky, Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST showed up to Rolex 2016 ready to play. And play they did. After...
Back to Back: Jung and FischerRocana Make Rolex Kentucky Their Own Personal Playground
Add another timepiece to the collection of Michael Jung. The German and his 11-year-old sport horse mare FischerRocana FST dominated from start to finish, seemingly playing their own game and...
Scenes From a Soggy Saturday at Rolex Kentucky
World Numero Uno Michael Jung and his picture perfect mare FischerRocana enter Show Jumping Sunday with three rails in hand, thanks to Saturday's nearly flawless gallop around the water-logged cross country...
Michael Jung Takes a Commanding Lead at Rolex, Just Like We Knew He Would
Michael Jung (GER) and FischerRocana FST have taken a commanding lead at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA). Because that's just what Michael Jung does. The reigning world #1 has three jumping fences in...
