If anyone doubted that William Fox-Pitt was ready to return to international competition following his serious fall on cross-country at Lion d'Angers last October, they're holding their tongues now. The 47-year-old...
I was emailed by the United States Equestrian Federation last week with an inquiry. Someone had filed a complaint into my amateur status and they were asking for a rebuttal....
Phillip Dutton has spent more time on the backs of thoroughbreds than many jockeys. The Australamerican has piloted such ex-racehorses as TruLuck and The Foreman around numerous 4* events, and is currently...
This was a typical preliminary jump from 54 years ago. The jumps were easy, but the test was incredibly hard. We did roads and tracks down near GMHA (Green Mountain...
We all know that nothing we do with horses is totally safe, because accidents can happen in the most serene settings with the calmest horses. But there are a few...
When I learned that the life of yet another eventer was lost this weekend, my immediate response was not sadness—I was outraged. Outraged that human and horse deaths continue to...
I knew the news was bad about Philippa Humphreys hours before it was ever released. I was doing what I always do on the weekends of the “big ones.” Scrolling...
Philippa Humphreys, a British rider living in Michigan, died today on the cross-country course at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. Humphreys was competing aboard Rich N Famous in the CCI***...
Michael Jung is on fiya! He's killing it at his job (riding). He's wise to the ways of the horse show. And, if Twitter is any indication, he's rather popular with the...
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...
When people look back on Michael Jung's career 50 years from now, there will be one defining feature—his history of firsts. Jung is the first eventer to hold World, Olympic...
Another day, another victory. So goes the life of German superstar Michael Jung. Hot off his victories at the 2015 Burghley Horse Trials and the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three Day...
Chances are, if you compete in or are a fan of show jumping, then you're also a bit of a course geek. After all, at the end of the day,...
The sport horse world is currently caught up in widespread Jung Fever, and for good reason. The World's top-ranked rider and his mare FischerRocana put forth a picture perfect weekend in anything...
We came. We saw. We tweeted. Relive the magic that was the Best Weekend All Year—the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. https://twitter.com/katiewegman/status/723687805298331648 https://twitter.com/waggonergrace32/status/714280927946473472 https://twitter.com/huntrprincess55/status/712084810492030978 https://twitter.com/TBaftercare/status/723514200392347648 https://twitter.com/HorseNetwrk/status/725401929480851456 https://twitter.com/HorseHubby/status/723511542839402496 https://twitter.com/arielesusername/status/726471501763866625 https://twitter.com/DatingMyHorse/status/726062825014202368 https://twitter.com/BourbonNbays/status/725641428936851456 https://twitter.com/Mshoop/status/726804434290876417...
Like the certainty of death, taxes, and rain on cross-country day in Kentucky, Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST showed up to Rolex 2016 ready to play. And play they did. After...
Add another timepiece to the collection of Michael Jung. The German and his 11-year-old sport horse mare FischerRocana FST dominated from start to finish, seemingly playing their own game and...
World Numero Uno Michael Jung and his picture perfect mare FischerRocana enter Show Jumping Sunday with three rails in hand, thanks to Saturday's nearly flawless gallop around the water-logged cross country...
Michael Jung (GER) and FischerRocana FST have taken a commanding lead at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA). Because that's just what Michael Jung does. The reigning world #1 has three jumping fences in...
The exuberant "Wooo!" around the four-minute mark. A "hi-ya" at 7:55. A breathless "Go, John, Go!" at 9:40. And a well-earned curse breathed over the finish line. Elisa Wallace (USA) takes...
