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#MortifiedMonday with Ryan Wood

Famous riders telling mortifying stories. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?! This week, Australian eventer Ryan Wood takes the hot seat. The 33-year old won both three-star divisions at the Jaguar Land...

The Demise of the Irish Sport Horse

I recently spent a week in Ireland shopping for young event prospects and was shocked to find the traditionally bred Irish Sport Horse is seriously endangered. Due to the infusion...

It Was Worth Waiting For

Kylie Lyman is on fire at her first ever CCI3*, not once, but twice. With a big gallopy di Grazia track, cool temperatures and misting rain she ate up the...

An Eventer’s Adventures in Hunterland

So an eventer, a dressage rider, and a hunter walk into a bar… Just kidding. It was only me, and I did walk into a bar, only the bar was...

William Fox-Pitt Takes Home Double Wins at Tattersalls

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...

Defending the Suck

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 Might Have Found His Next Big Project OTTB

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...

One Way to “Save” the Overall Sport of Eventing

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...

Six Ways to Make Horse Sports Safer

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...

It’s Time to Change the Conversation on Eventing

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...

Left to Left

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...

British Eventer Philippa Humphreys Dead Following Rotational Fall at Jersey Fresh International

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***...

7 Theme Songs Perfectly Suited to Michael Jung

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...

Boyd Martin and Crackerjack Will “Live to Fight Another Day” After Badminton Fall

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...

Michael Jung Makes History—Again

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...

Michael Jung Continues to be Amazing Because Obviously

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...

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of the Rolex Show Jumping Course

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,...

There’s More Than One Way to Win at Rolex

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...

Relive #Rolex2016 in 140 Characters or Fewer

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...

Anatomy of a Cross-Country Jump, Compliments of Michael Jung

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...

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