Category Archives: English

Neither a lost stirrup nor a stellar lineup of talent could keep Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) out of the winner's circle on Friday.  The Dutch rider topped a field of...

American eventer Marilyn Little is competing at The Fork in Tryon, NC this week with her veteran partner RF Scandalous. Officially, it's the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Eventing Test Event...

Olympic silver medalist Kent Farrington hasn't set foot in a show ring since mid February. But he didn't let a little thing like not competing get in the way of his...

Michael Jung's resume is the stuff of eventing legend. Four-time European champion. Three-time Olympic gold medalist. Individual and team World Equestrian Games champion. He's the first eventer to ever hold...

Six World Cup wins. 20 Nations Cups wins. Multiple medals at Pan-American Games, a little visit to the Olympics, and over 200 Grand Prix wins. (Some sources say 195, but...

Margie Engle, the tiny titan of show jumping, won the biggest grand prix of the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival on Saturday. It was her birthday gift to herself, which everyone...

It's the final week of the 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF)—tear mark!—and everything's coming up green, yellow and blue. For the second time in three days, a Brazilian horse ridden...

“Everyone dreams of that 80%," said American Olympian Adrienne Lyle. Last night at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida, her dream came true. Riding the 11-year-old stallion,...

For the past three months, Lucy Deslauriers plans have been shot. Sidelined by a shoulder injury and a surgery on her hand at the end of 2017, the American show...

If at first you don't succeed at the 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), try, try, try (16 times) again. Melissa Taylor (USA) and Ansgar were this week's lesson in...

One rider. Two Classic Champions Tour classes. And a pair of promising prospects. Schuyler Riley (USA) dominated the young horse series at the inaugural Palm Beach Open at Deeridge Farms...

To jump off immediately, or to wait? That was the question in the $15,000 Turkish Airlines 1.40m Jumper Time First Jump-Off class on the final day of the Palm Beach...

In a field of aspiring athletes and future champions, one small but mighty combination rose to the top in the $10,000 1.40m Jumpers at the Palm Beach Open in Wellington,...

Frédéric Cottier knows a thing or two about show jumping. As a rider, he won a bronze medal for France at 1988 Seoul Olympics. As a course designer, he set...

Kristen Vanderveen (USA) came to Ocala, Florida this weekend with France in her sights. But she needed a minor miracle to get there. As the final qualifier in the North...

Fourteen legs, seven states, four provinces and eight months. The thrilling 2017/2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League officially came to a close at Live Oak International in Ocala,...

Who will win the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Ocala? We called in equestrian sport scientist, Dr. Tim Worden, to pick his top three contenders. Dr. Worden has a PhD in...

Fun fact: it's getting increasingly difficult to come up with creative ways to announce that Eric Lamaze (CAN) has won the WEF Challenge Cup. Yet again. Related: do you think it ever...

We're basing that highly speculative opinion on one fact: they share horses! Irish show jumper Darragh Kenny took second place in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Classic CSI 3* on...

Disheartened by exorbitant cost of developing young horses in North America? Long for the days when Thoroughbreds dominated the hunter/jumper rings? Enjoy the sun in Southern California? Husband and wife...