Zika, severe water pollution, political crisis and rising security concerns—just when the Rio Games could use a little positive press comes another blow: The city needs more money. Brazil's Interm Governor...
Technically, this is a press release. But it comes in Q&A form so that makes it alright to publish. Or not. Either way, that's the way this Friday is rolling......
A wolverine is a small, ferocious mammal with strength out of proportion to its size. Legend has it, these solitary scavengers would break into abandoned trapper’s cabins on the Hudson’s Bay,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maclay finals. One of the most prestigious and coveted equitation championships in the country. The prize is great. The stakes are high. And the horse show mothers are likely losing...
Four months ago, Daniel Coyle was a professional show jumper in Ireland without any horses or owners. Last week, in Langley, British Columbia, he made his senior Nations Cup team...
Spruce Meadows is the number one show in North America and for good reason. It's beautiful, it's immaculately kept, and it's where the best of the best go to compete. Even...
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...
On Friday, a fire destroyed the home of Grand Prix rider Aaron Vale, his wife Mallory, and their daughter Kisner while the couple was busy on their farm, training horses...
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...
Nestled between mountains of old forest trees and the Pacific ocean, on the outskirts of Langley, BC, Thunderbird Show Park is the stuff postcard pictures are made of. This year,...
Move over Simon Delestre. American Olympic champion McLain Ward has shot to the top of the Longines World Rankings. A staple in the world top 10, Ward jumped four spots...
Something interesting happened recently that served to drive home a central aspect of riding repeated time and time again by the classical masters; something I myself trying to teach my...
You can leave your jacket behind and (this year) don a funky fedora. Friends become fierce competitors and cameras click as rider, trainer, and coach examine the array of obstacles...
Last month, the state-of-the-art indoor complex that is Roberts Arena in Wilmington, Ohio hosted their first owned and run hunter/jumper show under the facility's brand new name: The World Equestrian Center....
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....
