Category Archives: English

Adrienne Lyle (USA) and Harmony’s Duval are four for four in international starts since December—and it has everything to do with the halt. “With him,” she explained, “this is his...

American Olympic medalist Beezie Madden normally gives her horses a lengthy vacation in the winter before heading to Wellington, FL for the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). But after the pandemic-truncated...

“Honestly, when I tried him, I didn’t want him,” said Lillie Keenan of first time she sat on the then six-year-old stallion, Agana Van Het Gerendal Z. “I knew that...

Have you ever had one of those days where you felt like a shit rider because you fell off or were eliminated? Then, in an attempt to forget your shortcomings,...

McLain Ward (USA) has been breathing down Erynn Ballard's neck all Week 1 of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. The American Olympic team gold medalist finished behind the Canadian...

Some relationships take years to cement. Others, a couple rides. Erynn Ballard (CAN) and the 10-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding Walter White fall into the latter category. The speedy pair...

On the 4th of January, Jane Savoie, accomplished American dressage rider, coach, instructor, and author, passed away. To call Ms. Savoie simply an “equestrian” would be a disservice to a...

Working with young event horses is one of my favorite parts of my training program. Seeing them develop into confident, willing partners is incredibly rewarding. Whether I’m training one of...

Each week on #HallOfFameThursday, Horse Network recognizes members of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos and, on the first Thursday of every month, an article written by a...

Each week on #HallOfFameThursday, Horse Network recognizes members of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos and, on the first Thursday of every month, an article written by a...

The above photo depicts the Paris leg of the Longines Global Champion Tour/League of years past. You can clearly see the Eiffel Tower in it. But you cannot touch the...

The year 2020 has offered no shortage of things to complain about. Unless, that is, you're Steffen Peters. The American Olympian posted a perfect season in 2020, winning all 16...

Twenty-one-year-old Lucy Deslauriers has spent the past two months in school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. But she didn't let a little thing like not riding get in...

In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a magical figure who often appears at the darkest hour to grant the protagonist's fondest wish. In this show jumping story, it's Ann Thompson. But instead of...

Tackling long put off home improvement projects has been a popular pandemic pastime. Jan Tops is no exception. The brain force behind the Global Champions Tour/League spent a bit of...

Boyd Martin (USA) won the 2020 Buckeye Nutrition USEF CCI4*-L National Championship this weekend with Christine Turner’s Tsetserleg. In doing so, Martin also earned the unofficial title of coast-to-coast champion,...

These are weird times that seem to give rise to new reasons to feel stressed, sad and/or outraged on an hourly basis. It's...a lot. But there's one fellow who's having...

Michael Matz is best known these days as the Kentucky Derby winning trainer of famed racehorse Barbaro. But before he was making headlines at the track, he was making them...

In the beginning... Fifty-eight pairs contested Saturday’s $250,000 STX Vans Grand Prix at Desert International Horse Park in CA. Nine found a clear path around the Manuel Esparza (MEX)-designed track...

It happened between fences 10 and 11. The rare feeling of confusion as to why my arms had just swung past me of their own accord. It was early in...