American show jumper Karl Cook has opinions. And he has a lot of them. On things like fashion (there's power to a great suit) and the Hollywood machine (a nice place to visit). On the place for politics...
Sloane Coles grew up in a horse-crazy girl’s fairytale. Akin to the protagonists in stories like National Velvet and Flicka, she got her start on the back of a plucky...
Tim Worden, PhD, is a sports scientist based in Toronto, ON who specializes in the application of high performance training concepts. Here he offers his insight into the inner workings...
American show jumper Beezie Madden is the most successful female rider in modern history. She has not one but two team gold medals from both the Olympics and the Pan...
In 2018, British show jumper Holly Smith made her championship debut at the World Equestrian Games™ Tryon in North Carolina riding the aptly named Heart's Destiny. The following year, they...
"I never really imagined that I would win one of these grand prix!” In her 20s, Erin Davis-Heineking (USA) competed at Florida's Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) as an amateur jumper....
At 15.1 hands high, Catoki only just qualifies as a horse. It's a fact that becomes glaringly obvious when McLain Ward's muscular 5'8" frame is perched atop his back. But...
When Horse Network's resident race reporter Richard R. Gross pitched an article on the changing whip rules in Thoroughbred racing, we suggested that he speak with a seasoned show jumping...
Tough. Determined. Unflappable. Did we mention tough? When you’re the youngest girl in a family of boys, fitting into the hierarchy of sibling play requires certain characteristics of which American...
The word "caprice" is defined as "a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior." Kent Farrington's approach to training Kaprice, the chestnut mare in his string for the past...
Presentation photos as a rule are a comedy of errors created for the express purpose of being largely ignored in a press release, then filed and forgotten in the marketing...
In 2019, Canadian show jumper Sean Jobin was awarded the coveted "Wild Card" entry into the international division at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. This is his...
Ireland's Daniel Coyle is only 25 years old. But he already has a decade of work experience under his belt. And overcome his share of tumultuous challenges along the way....
One has a penchant for trucker hats and hoodies. The other, a stickler for classic attire. One is a man of few words; the other, of many. Verbose even. One...
He is Canada's most decorated Olympic show jumper. He's the leading prize money earner at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB. And he's on a mission to qualify for Tokyo 2020—brain...
Like the Spice Girls, Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James—some reunions seemed destined to happen. Others are contractually preordained. This one falls into the...
The Longines Masters returns to Paris December 5–8. Three-time Olympic medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN)—star of Monday's can't-miss episode of the Under the Saddle with Adam Cromarty podcast *gratuitous plug*—is competing...
"I can remember laying there…and just trying to breathe. In that moment, you're just trying to force yourself to breathe and when you finally take that first breath, it’s such...
What separates the equestrians at the top of the sport from all the other hungry, hard-working individuals striving to “make it”? In Riding for the Team, the new book from...
We all come from somewhere. And it is oftentimes our roots that make all the difference in how our lives unfold. In Riding for the Team, the new book from...
