Tag Archives: Team USA

Tamie Smith has elected to withdraw veteran partner Mai Baum from the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event CCI4*-S this week. Smith made history last year when she won the...

It's been a year since American Olympian Adrienne Lyle rode down the centerline in international competition. But make no mistake, the Tokyo Games team silver medalist has been hard at...

You know you're not having your best winter season when the server at the local coffee chain notes your diminishing win rate. "I was at Dunkin' Doughnuts the other morning...

Basketball icon Michael Jordan famously said, "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." It’s a philosophy embraced by USA's dressage team. Fielding one of its youngest teams on...

Show jumping fit-spiration Kent Farrington is back at it with another #MondayMotivation episode, the <:30 second viral video series that's quickly becoming the highlight of our week. The theme of...

American Olympian Margie Goldstein showed an affinity for animals long before she ever set foot in a stirrup. Growing up in the country as the youngest of three, she was...

“When I first saw him, I was just in awe.” Margie Goldstein-Engle recalls of the moment she first discovered Royce, “The amount of power he had was unbelievable and how careful...

Spring is the time for new beginnings. And, it would seem, a few endings. Three Olympic show jumpers have been declared retirement bound this week, while one more was mistakenly accused of it. On Wednesday, news...

It was the best better of times. It was the worst of times for the American eventing team. As expected, Pierre Michelet's challenging cross country course caused a major shake-up in...

The first time that I competed seriously to make a team was in 1983. I was trying out for the Pan American Games on a Grand Prix horse called Romantico....

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 de Janiero, Brazil come August....

Anyone who has ever taken the time to search "Karl Cook" on Twitter (no, just me?) knows that the Internet is rife with photos of the Californian rider kissing his...

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 a fancy restaurant. A vacation...

Months of preparation, competition, and nail-biting has come to an end! The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the four athlete-and-horse combinations that will compete for the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team...

What do Cesar Milan, barrel racing, and Hannibal Lector have to do with show jumping? They all played a hand in training Cristallo, the famed mount of Richard Spooner (USA). For...

Georgina Bloomberg is a lot of things. She's a Pan American show jumping team bronze medalist. She's heir to the Bloomberg publishing fortune. She's a staunch defender of downtrodden dogs...

Five 5* classes. Zero rails. Four victories. And a suitcase full of prize money. When in Rome, McLain Ward is a show jumping gladiator. Here's a recap of his stellar streak...

Two-time Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward on how show jumping has shaped his life and his identity, as told to Carley Sparks.    Show jumping was in my breeding,...

Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, England was the stuff of dreams for Germany's Michael Jung. For world #8 Boyd Martin (USA), it was a day of disappointment. Martin was among...

Peanut butter and jam. Netflix and wine. Reed Kessler and Cylana. Some things are just meant to go together. How else do you explain a 17-year-old qualifying for the Olympics on a...