Category Archives: Eventing

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...

Coming in last to the show jumping is familiar territory for British eventer Oliver Townend. His name always hovers at every five star as a favorite and often at some...

 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...

The road to a five star is rarely a smooth one, but for USA’s Cosby Green (23) and now 14-year-old Highly Suspicious the journey was tumultuous.   “I probably had...

Success at the upper levels of eventing can either feel like a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride or a long, slow, slog.   For Bucyrus, KS-based eventer and Morven Park CCI4*-L winner Julie...

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...

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...

The 2024 Defender Burghley Horse Trials is a truly blue-riband event. This year's starting lineup includes two of the 2024 Olympic team gold medallists—world no. 1 Tom McEwan and reigning...

Ask anyone who knew him: there was never a question that FischerChipmunk FRH would be great. The only real question was when. Happily, it’s a story that now has an...

After an exciting team finish with Great Britain securing gold and France with silver, two of the world's best riders put it all on the line in the show jumping...

Just one rail separated the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Great Britain and France respectively, going into the final day of competition of three-day eventing at the 2024 Paris...

When Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo crossed the finish line of Pierre Le Goupil's Olympic cross country track in Paris, the world no. 1 eventer thought she'd gone clear. After...

Secretariat and War Admiral. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Every champion needs a worthy rival and an epic match to etch their name in the...

Making the time proved to be a formidable challenge for the 64 three-day eventing competitors who braved Pierre le Goupil's Paris Olympic Games cross-country course Sunday across the immaculate French...

Even in the drizzling rain, the crowds at Versailles cooed in awe of Great Britain's Laura Collett and London 52 after a spectacular dressage test on day one of three-day...

On Saturday, July 27, the top eventing athletes from around the globe will kick-off dressage competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Among them will be three-time Olympic medalist Shane...

It's been a rollercoaster week for Will Coleman. With two horses named to the U.S. team for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the American eventer looked all but guaranteed to compete...

The concept of nominative determinism was first coined in an issue of The New Scientist back in 1994. Basically, it means that individuals gravitate toward areas of work that fit...