It's the end of summer with many shows already in the rear view mirror. Here are some random thoughts from my judging adventures. [show-list] Well, that's it for now! Hope everyone...
Jennifer Gates just completed her second Young Rider appearance to great success with both team and individual medals. She’s now competing in the first of the North American League Longines...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZCyWc560OQ Not interested in the competitiveness and stress of showing, but still like the pomp and circumstance of getting dressed up and taking your horse out? Why not give fox...
The August 28th qualifying event will feature top international riders from USA, Mexico, Egypt, France, Denmark, and Canada as they all race for the chance to compete for that final...
Thunderbird Show Park in Langley B.C. is hosting the first of the North American League Longines World Cup Qualifier on August 28th. Come see top riders from Canada, USA, Egypt,...
You may think confidence is something you either have or you don’t, but that’s not true. Confidence comes from taking risks, failing, learning, and trying again. It comes from practicing,...
Of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines, dressage is generally the least-loved outside the horse world. “Horse Dancing,” as it’s regularly called by non-equestrians, lacks the suspense of a potential refusal...
Someone asked, "Why do you wear spurs and carry a whip? Isn't that abusive?" Wow. Talk about someone who has been brainwashed by some do-gooder who does't ride. And they...
https://youtu.be/Gw5FN-LDSSs The Rio Games was an emotional rollercoaster. It was an overwhelmingly emotional for Great Britain's Nick Skelton, who won the individual gold after an epic career comeback. It was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QzI5Hb_fw It was previously unheard of in an Olympic Games: six horses jumping off for the gold medal. But then it was a previously unheard of depth of field, too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXU2nQV_lE There was a lot of crying in Rio today. Show jumping legend Nick Skelton (GBR) stood atop the Individual Final podium, as the British national anthem played, and wiped...
USHJA course designer Bobby Murphy has turned the Kentucky Horse Park into his very own sandbox, and he's invited the country's top riders to come play in it. The course Murphy...
Any hope of an individual medal evaporated for Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum at the first jump on course this morning in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. A costly mistake to the 1.50m wide...
Some 11,551 athletes will compete in the 2016 Rio Games, contesting 306 events in 28 different sports. All come to Brazil with the same dream—Olympic glory. But only a fraction...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2AP6RRrBjM Imagine you’re speeding down a highway in Porsche. Only you can’t see because it’s raining… No, scratch that. You’re blindfolded! Heading toward a brick wall at Mach speed. And...
Zika, questionable water purity, personal transportation—Spain's Pilar Lucrecia Cordon likely planned for many contingencies coming into the Rio Games. But nothing could have prepared her for what she and Gribouille du...
BRA-ZIL! BRA-ZIL! BRA-ZIL! It was the chant of a few thousand Brazilian show jumping fans as riders from the host country set hoof in Deodoro Olympic Park stadium today for the...
Just two days into Olympic Show Jumping in Rio and there has been no shortage of controversy. During Sunday's opening individual round, two riders were disqualified by the ground jury...
Great Britain's Nick Skelton is appealing his four faults at the water jump on Day 2 of the jumping qualifier at the Rio Olympics after the jump judge ruled his...
