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...
It seems Kent Farrington made a new year’s resolution: 2025 would be his year. The American Olympian is claiming dominance across his home country, winning major grand prix titles in...
At the heart of every CSI5* grand prix partnership lies a mutual understanding. In a game of millimeters and nanoseconds, understanding one another’s methods, preferences, and every move is the...
Among dressage's elite, there is a super elite club. The Elite-est of the elite. The 90%-ers. Totilas was the first horse in history to break the 90% barrier, scoring 90.7% to...
Maxima Bella is living up to her name. Maxima Bella, in Italian, roughly translates to “the greatest beauty.” It’s not just a pretty name because, together with Polish dressage rider...
Five countries came to dance Thursday in the Nations Cup CDI03* Grand Prix held at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington. FL. Germany was the nation to come out...
There’s an old saying that reemerges every year in the U.S. around this time, on green mugs and T-shirts in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day: “If you’re lucky enough...
Zascha Nygaard Lill is light on 5* Grand Prix starts, but the 31-year-old Danish rider is making the starts she does have count. After all, winning your first 5* Grand...
Nanna Skodborg Merrald has twice been runner up at FEI World Cup™ Finals. With three horses in her string earning qualifying points this season, she’s lining up her shot at...
Big things lie in the near future for American dressage athlete Geñay Vaughn. For one, she is going to FEI World Cup™ Finals in Basel, Switzerland. Secondly, she has a...
There was a meeting of Irish minds in the jump-off of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala on Saturday night. The same four Irish riders who won the Longines...
There’s a lot riding on the potential sale of the highly successful stallion Zuccero HV. An illustrious career could come to an end if the horse ends up in a...
In show jumping, it’s not uncommon for international riders to peak in their 40s—seven of the current world top 10 are over the age of 42. It is uncommon, however,...
Ten years ago, when Duarte Seabra was flying around cross-country courses at Lexington and Badminton, he couldn’t conceive of doing anything else. Flash forward and the Portuguese rider has two,...
