Category Archives: English

When aren’t we seeking a breakthrough? That “aha!” moment when the lesson clicks and we and/or our horses not only get it but can do it (whatever “it” might be—square halt,...

The 2016 Olympic team silver medalist fills us in on the Madden's new farm addition, why she and John believe in keeping stall time to a minimum for their horses, and...

Olympic team bronze medalist Ashley Holzer tells the story of how she fell in love with dressage at first sight, as told to Carley Sparks.   I was about 10 years old....

Everyone has one. That one friend who loves Las Vegas just a little more than the rest of us. The one who plans annual trips to The Strip for an...

It's been nearly 25 years since I rode in the equitation finals—25 years! Besides being nearly impossible to believe,I've noticed a few trends from the results of the interceding years....

The sport of show jumping has grown dramatically in the last few decades, with an increasing number of nations having riders competing at the 5* level. As an avid fan,...

The judge. When I was younger, I revered the judge of any horse show I attended. The judge always seemed to loom larger than life. He or she basically had...

Have you ever looked at a 4* event rider galloping on a cross country course like it is just another day at the barn, wishing you could do that? Are...

Charlotte Dujardin can't talk about it without getting weepy. Neither can longtime groom, Alan Davies. But with Valegro's final performance at London's Olympia Horse Show fast upon us (December 13-19,...

Throughout her long and impressive career, Wellington-based rider/trainer Candice King has made a name for herself on the international show jumping circuit. She's represented the U.S. on numerous Super League...

For the past decade, show jumping spectators in Western Canada have been watching a once in a lifetime pony in the local jumper rings. Born in 1995, standing 14 1/4hh,...

Elisa Wallace knows a good horse when she sees one. Problem is, she's capable of bringing out the good in every horse she encounters. So it was no surprise to find Wallace...

It's a moment Hunter Holloway has been preparing for her entire junior career. After narrowly missing the title in 2014 and going off course in 2015, it was the 18-year old's final...

Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar landed a record-setting 12th Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championship on Saturday night at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. But it's his colorful way with words...

What's faster than Kent Farrington in a speed class? Kent Farrington after a brief lose streak. The world #4 ranked rider captured the $250,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Lexington CSI4*-W...

At just 34, Michael Jung is the stuff of eventing legend. He's the current world #1, a four-time European champion, a two-time Olympic champion, and the former individual (2010) and current...

Hilary McNerney went two-for-two on Friday night, claiming the second round of the $100,000 USEF Under 25 National Championship at the CP National Horse Show in Lexington, KY. It was a plan she...

You can watch a lot of show jumping and still never see an end result like that of Thursday night's T & R Development $5,000 Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumper Welcome Stake at the...

International jumper competition got underway on Wednesday at the 2016 CP National Horse Show with the $35,000 Shelby Drazan Foundation International Open Jumpers Welcome Speed CSI4*, where Ireland's Richie Moloney...

Wrapping up a successful year and even more successful indoor circuit, David Gochman's Fun added the "Isgilde" Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and the late Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler, to his...