Category Archives: Show Jumping

At 17 years old, most high school kids are thinking about homework, dating, and driver’s licenses. American show jumper Caroline Mawhinney? She’s got bigger fish to fry.  “She can’t drink...

“Some of these horses appear in my life and it's an instant match,” said Erynn Ballard (CAN) of new mount Game Over. “He goes the way that I like. He's...

Riding around the Sky High international warm up ring at Thunderbird Show Park gives a direct sight line to a trio of hunter rings that line the west side of...

On paper, the odds were against Eye Candy on Friday at Thunderbird Show Park (tbird) for the CSI5* Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) Team Competition. With world no. 8 Conor...

This week at Thunderbird Show Park’s MLSJ Canadian Premier, the CSI5* start-list is packed with fresh American faces. How fresh? Nearly half of the 16 Big Tour riders from the...

"For such a big, powerhouse horse as he is, to have so much blood is a little rare. Usually you have a big powerhouse but they're not so fast, yet...

It’s been a month since Hunter Holloway (USA) and Pepita Con Spita took home the bronze medal at the 2023 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Omaha, Nebraska—the only...

It was a fight to the finish for two of the fastest horses in the business—Daniel Bluman’s (ISR) Cachemire De Braize and McLain Ward’s (USA) Catoki—in Thursday’s $38,700 FEI 1.45m...

Team USA arrived in San Juan Capistrano, California for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States of America on more than a hope and dream. The home...

"For Fuchs sake!" That's what Bertram Allen and Ben Maher uttered in my head watching Martin Fuchs snatch glory from their lightly calloused hands at Royal Windsor Horse Show on...

"I have family from the West Coast, so it always feels a little bit comfortable for me. It feels like coming home," said Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward after the...

When you like the type of horse American Olympian Kent Farrington does, biding your time is just part of the process. Hot, careful horses are hard to catch in the...

They came. They saw. They rode away with full pockets. Team USA dominated CSIO5* week at Otomi Club Hípico in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico last week. It was a...

"By the time Laura [Kraut] went, we knew that we would probably be in the jump-off," said Team USA Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland. Team USA was stacked heading into the...

"The horse already deserved to win last week in Miami, but I made a mistake to the last fence in the jump-off so I am thrilled I made up for...

One of the most important things that I have learned as a trainer and competitor is that success in the sport really comes down to strong flatwork.  As competitors, not...

Earlier this week, it was uncertain if there would even be a Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach. A heavy storm brought waves crashing into the arena, and footing...

Chacco Blue II has been withdrawn from the FEI World Cup Final in Omaha, NE due to a hoof abscess. The 16-year-old stallion was slated to compete under Brazil's Santiago...

"Two weeks ago, I wasn't sure I even wanted to do this horse in this big Grand Prix," confessed Germany's Richard Vogel. The entire Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season at...

Daniel Bluman's (ISR) top mare Gemma W has her share of strengths in the ring. She is careful, fast across the ground, and can turn on a dime with the...