Dressage
Will the Americans Ever Master Dressage?
At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, a young attorney turned military officer and World War I veteran named Hiram Tuttle added another feather to his…
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Eventing
Olympian Camilla Kruger Has Already Made History
Eventer Camilla Kruger had a goal: represent her native Zimbabwe in the Olympics. The African nation of 15 million has never had an equestrian athlete…
3 years ago
Olympics
A Groom’s Life with Danny Ingratta
Between his towering 6’4″ frame and penchant for bold fashion choices, Danny Ingratta is hard to miss at the show ring. But it’s his outgoing…
3 years ago
Eventing
What Do You Do When the Road to Rio Suddenly Changes Course?
Public disputes. Allegations of selector bias and unsoundness issues. Last minute changes to the team lineup. The selection process for the Canadian Olympic eventing team…
3 years ago
Learn
Tiffany Foster on Her Nations Cup Career
The first time I made the team it was by default. It was 2011. Andy and Carlene Ziegler (owners of Artisan Farms) had just bought…
4 years ago
Olympics
The Hardest Olympic Test Yet (Next to Trying to Qualify for the Actual Olympics)
Think you know what it takes to get an equestrian athlete to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil this summer? Take the test…
4 years ago
Dressage
Laura Graves Reflects on the Year Her Dreams Came True
2014 was an amazing year for me. I made the US dressage team for the first time. I competed on my first European tour and…
4 years ago
Olympics
Your Complete List of Confirmed Athletes for the Rio Olympics
Every athlete in every discipline who’s booked a ticket to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil next month. But in easy to reference infographic…
4 years ago
Eventing
Michael Jung’s fischerTakinou Is Out. Sam Is In.
Defending Olympic champion Michael Jung (GER) announced a last-minute change to his Rio mount on Facebook today. fischerTakino, the reigning European eventing champion, has been…
4 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
That Time Canada Won Team Gold at the “Alternate Olympics”
It was a crazy time. Russia was set to host the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Six months before the Games they invaded Afghanistan. In protest,…
4 years ago
Edited Press Release
Ingrid Klimke on Aachen, Her Daughter, and the Road to Rio
Fun fact: Press releases submitted in Q&A format have a 98% chance of being published on Horse Network. Case in point: CHIO Aachen. Press release…
4 years ago
Dressage
The Unlikely Pairing of Megan Lane and Her Olympic Mount Caravella
Some horses aren’t cut out for dressage. Like this horse, who isn’t a fan of musical interludes, nor non-alphabetic letter arrangements. Apparently. The wallflowers of…
4 years ago
Olympics
Riding for Canada in Rio Is…
The Canadian Olympic Committee and Equestrian Canada have (finally) named the 10 equestrian athletes nominated to represent the maple leaf in the Rio 2016 Olympic…
4 years ago
Dressage
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro’s New Freestyle for Rio Will Give You All the Feels
When Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) asked Tom Hunt to put together a new freestyle compilation for the Rio Games presumably she asked him for…
4 years ago
Olympics
Six Riders Whose Olympic Dreams Were Cut Short
Horse and rider selections for the 2016 Olympics are all but final. (Looking at you, Canada). We know who’ll be representing in Rio De Janerio…
4 years ago
Dressage
13 Things You Didn’t Know about Laura Graves’ Superstar Verdades
When Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades went supernova in 2014, skyrocketing from relative obscurity to a fourth-place finish at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy,…
4 years ago
Dressage
Meet the USA’s 2016 Olympic Dressage Team
Hold onto your helmets! The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the four athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. Olympic Dressage Team in Rio…
4 years ago
Olympics
Dirk Stroda: “Don’t Stop Before the Finish Line”
With the July 18 deadline just weeks away, the race for Olympic team selection has rounded the final corner. Who will make the cut and…
4 years ago
Horse Play
McLain Ward Won Over $170k Last Month and All He Bought Is This Ride Mower
When most people come into an unexpected windfall, they take a bit of that money and spend it on something frivolous. A dinner out at…
4 years ago
Edited Press Release
Here’s the 2016 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team
The USEF has named four athlete/horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one traveling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Four direct…
