“Cogito, ergo sum”—I think, therefore I am—is the maxim decreed by 17th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and father of modern rationalism, René Descartes. For Descartes SR, the nine-year-old CCDM gelding under...
Kent Farrington is an Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Pan American team gold and individual silver medalist, and a two-time former World No. 1. The 45-year-old American rider currently has...
The text came through: “Kent ‘I don’t pay much attention to my feelings’ Farrington.” Laughing emoji. It’s the last moments of the World Cup Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. I’m...
There he is, winning again—a different day, a different horse, but the same result. And here I am, kicking myself for not heading to Fort Worth, Texas to be there...
On Thursday before the opening round of the 2026 FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final, Pan American Individual bronze medalist Lauren Hough made a bold prediction about the outcome of the day. ...
USA's Kent Farrington has made no secret over the years that he only jumps championships when he feels like he's got a winning chance. So you know he came to...
Kent Farrington has three words to describe Greya: "My favorite horse." And rightfully so. The world no. 2 has piloted a plethora of five-star winners over the past decade—Voyeur, Ladon...
In show jumping, jumping clear, consistently, at any height is a rarity. But only a small handful of horses have that rare combination of physical and mental ability required to...
In the sport of show jumping, there were pretty much two names that dominated the conversation at the highest level last season. In the first corner, the reigning World No....
It’s been a particularly electrifying year for horse sport in 2025, and this week, as they do every year, US Equestrian is allowing us to weigh-in on our year-end favorites. ...
“Action is redemption,” wrote beloved American poet Emily Dickinson and for American Olympian Kent Farrington at CHI Geneva on Sunday, that was precisely the plan. The world no. 1 made...
“The horse jumped to win tonight, the rider rode to lose.” The spotlight is on Kent Farrington, world number one, making his blue eyes glow in the darkened arena. “That...
According to the Chinese calendar, 2025 is the year of the snake. But in show jumping, it's unquestionably the year of Kent Farrington. With one month still to go, the...
At the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney became an inadvertent meme for the unimpressed face she made upon receiving a silver medal in vault. On Sunday at MLSJ...
A great 1.60m horse—we're talking the likes of King Edward, Explosion W, and Caracole de la Roque—wins two to three five-star Grands Prix a year. In 2024, Leone Jei, United...
As the Jackie DeShannon song goes, "what the world needs now is love," and we would add, maybe a little peace. What it didn’t need? Another reminder that two-time Olympic...
If there’s one thing to know about Kent Farrington, it’s that he can play the long game. The reigning World No. 1 and U.S. Olympic team silver medalist certainly has...
I’m sitting on my bed at home in Wellington, Florida. I have been tasked by my editor to indulge in what I’m terming “remote reportage,” the job of covering the...
It was a tale of very different American wins on Wednesday, July 2 at CHIO Aachen, with two promising young horses officially making an impression in Germany. First up, three-time...
