Tag Archives: five star

“It wasn’t a disadvantage to go first in the jump-off," said Denis Lynch of his pathfinder position in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Stuttgart on Sunday. "Quite the...

Alex Matz didn't win every five-star class at the 2024 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, but he won most of the big ones. The American's winning week started with...

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...

Is it too early to start making World Cup Final predictions? Absolutely. But Major Tom, a horse that three-time World Cup Final champion Rodrigo Pessoa says is "one of the...

Age is just "the number in his passport" for Rokfeller de Pleveille Bois Margot. The 19-year-old Selle Français gelding (L'arc de Triomphe x Apache D'adriers) has jumped 142 1.60m or...

Conor Swail has been a staple on the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) tour since its inception in 2021 and has 37 career Grand Prix wins on his record. But...

 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...

Daniel Deusser and Gangster v/h Noddevelt didn't just win the CSI5* GNP 1.60m Grand Prix at Otomi Club Hipico on Saturday, they left no question about it. Four of 35...

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...

Cross country at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials (DBHT) lived up to its reputation as one of the biggest and most demanding courses in the world. Several of the event's...

When 21 of 33 starters fail to make the time allowed in a 5* 1.60m class and five more don't even complete the course, you have to ask: was the...

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...

Thibeau Spits has added his name to the LGCT Super Cup start list. The 23-year-old Belgian and Impress-K van 't Kattenheye Z beat veteran combination Marcus Ehning and Coolio 42...

Equestrian sport is unusual in that middle age is often an advantage. While gymnasts typically peak in their teens and 40 is considered archaic in American football (27.6 is the...

To say Ines Joly was an underdog in the CSI5* LGCT Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco is an understatement. The French rider has won three Grands Prix over the...

Matthew Sampson is no stranger to the victory gallop—especially at Spruce Meadows. This season, the British rider has already secured two CSI5* victories in the Summer Series, both of them...

The Philippaerts twins, Nicola and Olivier, are no strangers to the podium on the Longines Global Champions Tour. The brothers not only share identical DNA but also an equal top-10...

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...

Two years ago, Václav Staněk was working as a groom at the Spruce Meadows Summer Series. On Sunday, the 29-year-old became the first Czech rider in history to win a...