Goosebumps. That's what Marcus Ehning's precisely executed roll back to the final oxer in the Rolex Grand Prix at the Dutch Masters in Den Bosch, Netherlands on Sunday will give...
You've heard the saying, "Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen"? Olympic show jumper Tiffany Foster (CAN) subscribes to the kinder, gentler, Canadian-er approach of "Call 'em king, get 'em to...
It was a scene out of a Hollywood blockbuster. Our underdog hero, a lanky redhead, gallops astride a bay mare, charting a carefully controlled track through a relentless downpour. A...
“I didn’t think Kristen was actually beatable, to be honest." That was 2017 World Cup Champion McLain Ward (USA) right after he beat Kristen Vanderveen (USA) by more than a...
Remember when we reported on the heated battle between McLain Ward (USA) and Eric Lamaze (CAN) for the title of most WEF Challenge Cup victories? Not once, not twice, BUT...
“She’s a chestnut mare, and one thing I’ve found out that I should have known already is that she’s a typical chestnut mare." That was confirmed ginger Daniel Coyle (IRL)...
Meet the new gold standard in ideal starts to a career! Private Practice, a recently appointed hunter, made his derby debut in the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Deeridge...
Hunter heavyweight Liza Boyd (USA) landed from the final oxer in the Deeridge Derby ring to uproarious applause and a chorus of deepthroated "Woo, woo, woos" from the Kiss 'n Cry....
Last year, the nine-year-old gelding Private Practice was working his way up the jumper ranks at Eduardo Menezes' H5 Stables. Last month, he changed owners and professions. Purchased by Brad...
Easy as one, two, three, (four)... Wellington-based rider Alex Granato (USA) found a winning formula in Round 8 of the WEF Challenge Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival on Thursday,...
Training a young jumper is a process. Like assembling the 7,541 piece LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon or configuring a 1000 piece double-sided jigsaw puzzle picturing only gradients of white, it...
Like any top level equestrian event, the Palm Beach Masters is a bustling ecosystem of equine professionals and practitioners moving in methodical bursts from one job to the next. The...
Two five-star grand prix. Two victories for Israel. Two riders named Dan. We're sensing a pattern here? The show jumping featherweight that is the nation of Israel is dominating the...
“People always told me that when you get a mare that’s amazing, they’re really amazing. I’ve had a few mares who weren’t so amazing, so I didn’t really believe them,"...
Annnd they're coming up the long side. Canada's Eric Lamaze leads the charge. The American is hot on his heels. McLain Ward makes a move on the inside. He's gaining ground....
Ecuador's anthem played in the international ring at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Wednesday. Diego Vivero (ECU) rode Bijoux to victory in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m...
How else do you explain the show jumper's superhuman ability to keep producing results? At a time in life when normal adults fill their days with the spoils of retirement...
For the second time in as many days, Belgium's Olivier Philippaerts led the victory gallop at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. The genetically gifted show jumper took...
At least that's what the World #1 ranked show jumper/beacon of positivity is calling it on Facebook. Olympic silver medalist Kent Farrington (USA) was thrown while competing in the 1.30m...
Technically, it was the feel good story of last week. But someone didn't get to the press release in time. [Points finger at self.] That's okay, though, because the glory...
