“Weird” isn’t a word that often comes up when an athlete describes her Olympic journey. “Thrilling” maybe, or “emotional”—“exasperating” even—and for Lauren Billys, all those words might apply. But “weird”...
Technically, this is a press release. But it comes in Q&A form so that makes it alright to publish. Or not. Either way, that's the way this Friday is rolling......
Months of preparation, competition, and nail-biting has come to an end! The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the four athlete-and-horse combinations that will compete for the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team...
A wolverine is a small, ferocious mammal with strength out of proportion to its size. Legend has it, these solitary scavengers would break into abandoned trapper’s cabins on the Hudson’s Bay,...
Famous riders telling mortifying stories. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?! This week, Australian eventer Ryan Wood takes the hot seat. The 33-year old won both three-star divisions at the Jaguar Land...
What do Cesar Milan, barrel racing, and Hannibal Lector have to do with show jumping? They all played a hand in training Cristallo, the famed mount of Richard Spooner (USA). For...
Eric Lamaze has pegged the 13-year-old Hanoverian mare Fine Lady 5 as his leading hope for the Rio de Janeiro Games this summer. Just don’t expect to see them in...
Four months ago, Daniel Coyle was a professional show jumper in Ireland without any horses or owners. Last week, in Langley, British Columbia, he made his senior Nations Cup team...
Have you ever wondered what the numbers on a polo shirt actually mean? In polo, player positions are only going to be 1 through 4. You’ll never see a player...
If anyone doubted that William Fox-Pitt was ready to return to international competition following his serious fall on cross-country at Lion d'Angers last October, they're holding their tongues now. The 47-year-old...
Mere hours after McLain Ward (USA) was declared the world’s leading show jumper, he was bested by 23-year-old Haley Gassel of Lenore City, TN at the Devon Horse Show and...
Nestled between mountains of old forest trees and the Pacific ocean, on the outskirts of Langley, BC, Thunderbird Show Park is the stuff postcard pictures are made of. This year,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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***...
