Beezie Madden on the “Madden Mountain” Expansion and Letting Horses Be Horses
The 2016 Olympic team silver medalist fills us in on the Madden's new farm addition, why she and John believe in keeping stall time to a minimum for their horses, and...
Tag Archives: 2016 Rio Olympics
In Her Own Words: Lauren Billys On Riding the Olympic Dream
At age 27, Lauren Billys qualified to ride for Puerto Rico in the Individual Eventing competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games aboard her 14-year-old Irish Sporthorse, Castle Larchfield Purdy....
What Can Numbers Teach Us About Elite Show Jumping? The Answer May Surprise You.
Anyone who knows me well knows that I love numbers. They allow us to quantify performance and search for patterns within sport that may not be otherwise apparent. For this...
Great Britain’s Nick Skelton appeals water jump faults on Day 2 of Olympic jumping
Great Britain's Nick Skelton is appealing his four faults at the water jump on Day 2 of the jumping qualifier at the Rio Olympics after the jump judge ruled his...
Meredith Michaels Beerbaum had just three hours to prep for her Olympic ride
Day 1 of show jumping at the Olympic Games in Rio. If you were Germany's alternate rider, Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, you'd be looking forward to a relaxing day of cheering...
Meet the Olympic Equestrian Who Reads Fifty Shades of Grey to Her Horse
Lots of athletes have pre-competition rituals to settle jittery nerves. For Russia's Inessa Merkulova's 12-year-old Trakehner Mister X, that ritual involves his owner reading novels to him before their Grand...
Canada’s Rebecca Howard on Her Top 10 Finish in Rio
Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master are back following a 10th place finish in the individual eventing final at Rio. The sole Canadian in the final, Howard and her 15-year-old Canadian...
Go Ahead, Jump! Music for the Rio Olympics
Lately I, like much of the rest of the world, am a bit distracted from my regular pursuits by the massive world event known as the Rio 2016 Olympics. I’m...
10 Things That Have Occured Since Ian Millar Rode in His First Olympics
In London, 2012, Ian Millar set the record for being the first athlete from any sport, in any nation, to compete in 10 Olympic Games. He capped off the honor...
And the US Olympic Show Jumping Team Is…
The USEF has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team, plus one traveling reserve combination for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Show Jumping competition at the...
Lauren Billys Didn’t Win Her Ticket to Rio, She Earned It
“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”...
Rolex Racehorse: Blackfoot Mystery’s Path to Prominence
It was the summer of 2015 and Boyd Martin needed a new horse. With the Rio Olympics on the horizon and the retirement of four-star veterans Otis Barbotiere and Trading...
The Rio 2016 U.S. Show Jumping Short List Is Here!
Even if your goal is the short, short list, being on the short(ish) list is infinitely better than being on the long list. Especially if your heart is set on riding for...
