Tag Archives: eventing

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...

The 2024 Defender Burghley Horse Trials is a truly blue-riband event. This year's starting lineup includes two of the 2024 Olympic team gold medallists—world no. 1 Tom McEwan and reigning...

After an exciting team finish with Great Britain securing gold and France with silver, two of the world's best riders put it all on the line in the show jumping...

Just one rail separated the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Great Britain and France respectively, going into the final day of competition of three-day eventing at the 2024 Paris...

When Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo crossed the finish line of Pierre Le Goupil's Olympic cross country track in Paris, the world no. 1 eventer thought she'd gone clear. After...

Secretariat and War Admiral. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Every champion needs a worthy rival and an epic match to etch their name in the...

Making the time proved to be a formidable challenge for the 64 three-day eventing competitors who braved Pierre le Goupil's Paris Olympic Games cross-country course Sunday across the immaculate French...

Germany's Julia Krajewski made history at the Tokyo 2020 Games when she became the first female eventer ever to win an Olympic individual gold medal. For the Paris Games, the...

Sandra Auffarth is the stuff of eventing legend. At age 37, the German rider has contested three Olympic Games and laid claim to a compete set of medals. Auffarth took...

Ros Canter did what Ros Canter does on Izilot DHI and rode straight to the top of the five-star leaderboard at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials Friday on a score...

There are a few moments in Olympic equestrian history that have stuck with me throughout my life. Three moments in fact. How I recall this first one is a mystery...

Few titles in horse sport are more coveted than that of Grand Slam Champion. In baseball, where the term originates, a ‘grand slam’ is not only a home run for...

U.S. Equestrian has selected the three riders and travelling reserve who will represent the United States in Eventing at the Paris Olympic Games this summer.  “This was a very thorough...

The Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross country course shook up the dressage results in a big way on Saturday. The only rider from yesterday's top three to finish in the...