It is a veritable smörgåsbord. I am looking at the program for the Falsterbo Horse Show, part of the Rolex Equestrian Series, a collection of the world’s best shows. Falsterbo...
When it comes to winning the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, only one rider in history—Scott Brash (GBR)—has managed to do the deed. But he’s not the only one...
Earlier this week, American rider Bliss Heers’s top horse and partner of seven years, the 15-year-old stallion Antidote de Mars, passed away unexpectedly from a stroke. “I’m so grateful for...
It was at La Baule, France, in the Riders Restaurant, where I threw my hat down on the table and proclaimed it an embarrassment. “I need a Team Fuchs hat!”...
One decade. That's how long Daniel Coyle has been chasing a Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows. But it only took eight hundredths of a second to claim it. On...
Midway into 2025, Cayman Jolly Jumper is leading the charge as the winningest horse of the year—by nearly every Jumpr metric. Just four horses have won multiple 5* Grand Prix...
I’m sitting on my bed at home in Wellington, Florida. I have been tasked by my editor to indulge in what I’m terming “remote reportage,” the job of covering the...
It was a tale of very different American wins on Wednesday, July 2 at CHIO Aachen, with two promising young horses officially making an impression in Germany. First up, three-time...
No doubt the Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey said it best in their smash 1998 hit, which claims: “It's all just a little bit of history repeating.” Whether he was ever...
The final day of the CSI5* Spruce Meadows Pan American was looking to be an Irish clean sweep. With the top four finishers in the day’s first 5* class, the...
Jad Dana is manifesting his dreams six thousand miles away from where they began. The 30-year-old Lebanese rider scored his biggest victory to date with Itchcock Des Dames in the...
If fantasy football were played the same way in the sport of show jumping, it would all come down to how much horse power you could draft for your team. ...
From Irish banks and towering stone walls to that legendary, 10-foot drop down the bank, it takes a special kind of horse to win the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead....
On a day Americans needed good news, Karl Cook delivered. The last time a U.S. athlete won the CSIO5* 1.60m Grand Prix of Rotterdam was 10 years ago. Cook broke...
If show jumpers were awarded style points, Ermitage Kalone would take them all. His jumping rounds effortlessly combine the style of a show hunter, the precision of an equitation round,...
The Dutch make a fashion statement every time they step in the ring to represent their nation, but in Rotterdam it was a decree. Donning their orange coats, the Dutch...
Every true fan of show jumping has a combination that they secretly (or not so secretly) love to love. Maybe it’s a clear bond of admiration and trust, like we...
Less than a handful of horses have jumped to two 5* Grand Prix wins in 2025 to date. On Saturday Hello Chadora Lady joined that elite roster in St. Tropez,...
Disbelief. That was what Vaclav Stanek was feeling in the moments following his repeat win of the week's feature Grand Prix of the Spruce Meadows' CSI5* National Tournament on Saturday....
Less than two seconds—about the time it takes to turn on a light switch—was all that separated GCL Ramatuelle, St. Tropez winners Valkenswaard United from last year’s victors, the Cannes...
