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...
The week the paparazzi descended upon Eyecandyland... Eyecandyland is what we call the farm here in Wellington, Florida—center of the horse world and home of Eye Candy Jumpers. I live...
“Meanwhile TN wants to murder women for having abortions, we’re building concentration camps for undocumented persons, and Epstein’s best pal is president.” I apologize, Dear Reader, for the untimeliness of...
This was the week my editor rolled into town. She immediately had me crying alone in the bathroom of a fancy Palm Beach five-star hotel. One can barely help it...
The floodlights at Wellington International cast their familiar glow over the International Ring Saturday night, illuminating a scene that has played out many times before: McLain Ward standing atop the...
Note to readers: Week 6 of WEF is hunter week and my editor said I should mention something about WEF in my What the WEF?! column. So consider that box...
Between the white tights, majestic animals with braided up-dos, and non-threatening air of camaraderie on the course walk, the sport of show jumping is about as gangster as pairs ice...
I was given an assignment by my editor: “Imbibe the Show Pony.” “The Show Pony?” “WEF has a signature drink now.” I did some googling and found the press release:...
Tore up from the floor up is the phrase that keeps occurring to me. Here I am with shaking, hungover hands trying to write this column, the very last of...
In the high stakes drama of sport, tragedy and triumph have equal claim to the field of play and there was plenty of both at Wellington International on Saturday. The...
They haven't headlined 5* press releases over the past three months, nor filled your social media feed with their epic Grand Prix wins. But these five show jumpers have made...
“Your brain is three pounds of Jell-O.” The doctor was speaking, holding a colorful model of a human brain in her hands. Is my brain three pounds of Jell-O? I...
In 2024, H5 Porthos Maestro WH Z made Carlos Hank Guerreiro’s childhood dream come true when they rode for Mexico at the Paris Olympic Games. On Saturday evening in Florida,...
Young as she is, Emilie Conter has been knocking at the door for a career-making win for a while now. The 24-year-old Belgian rider, daughter of Stephex founder Stephan Conter...
I want some drama. “If I were you I’d get off the phone with me right now and start calling every hand surgeon from Miami to Jacksonville,” says the doctor...
It may have been her 19th Nations Cup appearance for the U.S. team, but this weekend, Laura Kraut liked what she saw. Riding the still-inexperienced Tres Bien Z, the three-time Olympic...
We are in the thick of it. Mid-WEF, thick like syrup. You have three places to go every day, and more in the evening. Nights go late at fundraisers, galas,...
