World no. 1 eventer Harry Meade doesn't like a challenge. He lives for one. And that's saying something considering what he's already overcome. In 2013, the Brit broke and dislocated...
American eventer Andrew McConnon has been suspended for 20 months and fined CHF 2,500 by the FEI Tribunal for horse abuse. McConnon is the second international competitor to be suspended...
Eightieth. Eliminated. Twenty-six. Ninth. Seventeenth. Thirteenth. Sixteenth. Eleventh. If you looked at Cartania’s FEI finishes, a casual glance wouldn’t have made you pick her as a five-star winner. Until a...
If the last few years have not yet proven, the 2025 edition certainly has. Horses that succeed at Maryland have the blood and grit to handle the terrain and intense...
“It’s 100% focus when you’re in there,” Monica Spencer gushed of her ride on the second day of the MARS Maryland 5*. “At that [final] salute, I thought, yeah, I...
There isn't much that's more American than the inaugural US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final CCI4*-L ending with an all-U.S. podium. A bald eagle might as well have swooped down...
If you were spinning an epic tale about the sport of eventing, you might start with an on-the-nose name for your protagonist like “Canter” and build your story arc around...
It was 2023 all over again on Sunday at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The 2025 edition concluded with the same podium as two years prior with Ros Canter, Oliver...
Mars Badminton Horse Trials has narrowed to a two-horse race, featuring two of Britain’s best, as they head into show jumping's final phase and they don’t have a rail to...
After Michael Jung’s unbelievable fifth win at Kentucky, shattering dressage scores and leading margins, this week's Adelaide Equestrian Festival, the second CCI5*-L competition of the year, had much to live...
Anything above 50% odds are definitely in your favor in equestrian sports, but what about a 97% win chance? Your name must be Michael Jung. After an enormously successful day...
“This is the best group of five-star horses I've had,” said Boyd Martin (USA) at the start of the press conference after the second dressage day of the Defender Kentucky...
They say it’s never too late to make good on your dreams, and for many American eventers, a run around a CCI5* Defender Kentucky Three Day course, taking place this...
If you've ever wondered what happens at the back gate after winning your first five-star, it was four straight minutes of hugging and more than a few tears for Caroline...
Coming in last to the show jumping is familiar territory for British eventer Oliver Townend. His name always hovers at every five star as a favorite and often at some...
It was a day of mixed emotions at the MARS Maryland 5*. Of the original 23 entries, 21 attempted Ian Stark’s cross country course. Of those 21, four parted ways,...
It’s a full circle moment for Tamra Smith and the 18-year-old Mai Baum in Maryland. “He started his four star long career here at Fair Hill,” Smith reminisced. “So, to...
The road to a five star is rarely a smooth one, but for USA’s Cosby Green (23) and now 14-year-old Highly Suspicious the journey was tumultuous. “I probably had...
Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo added another five star feather and new Burghley record to their cap on Sunday. Adding just 1.6 time penalties to their dressage score, Canter and...
Only one rider could come close to Ros Canter and Izilot DHI's first day score of 19.9 on Day 2 of dressage at the 5* Defender Burghley Horse Trials: Ros...
