Category Archives: Show Jumping

If you were in the mood for a heaping serving of heartbreak with your morning coffee, there was plenty of it to be had in Paris on Tuesday. The jumping...

“Beginner’s luck” isn’t a concept that translates to the 1.65m tracks of Olympic show jumping. But on Monday, August 5 in Paris, it didn’t seem to hurt. There, three Olympic...

The die is cast for the Individual Jumping Final in Paris and there are glaring absences on the start list. Seventy-three combinations took to the arena at the Palace of...

Youth may be wasted on the young, but it’s not going unnoticed by chefs d’équipes around the globe.   “We’re seeing many more U25 and younger riders named to the teams this...

Under the Olympic format, teams have the option to make changes to their roster up to two hours ahead of the Individual Qualifier. At the Tokyo Games, the USA tactically...

Nayel Nassar's Olympic dream has been cut short. Riding as an individual for Egypt, Nassar and Coronado were slated to compete in Monday's Individual Qualifier but have withdrawn due a...

Ashlee Bond will not present Donatello 141 at the second horse inspection. The Florida-based rider and 13-year-old gelding helped Israel advance to the Team Final with their four fault performance...

"We came here with a strong team, arguably one of the strongest team in the last three Olympics," said U.S. chef d'equipe Robert Ridland. "We have three of the greatest...

At the London Games in 2012, Harry Charles, then 13, watched as his father Peter captured the team gold medal in show jumping for Great Britain alongside Ben Maher, Scott...

“We’re out for a win. Simple as that,” said Great Britain’s lead off rider, Ben Maher, in the moments immediately following his single fault performance in Friday's Team Final. And...

Steve Guerdat's Olympic bid started with disappointment and he's is not shy about expressing it. The Swiss team failed to make the top 10 in Thursday's Team Jumping Qualifier at...

“I always said, or maybe predicted, that Truman was going to jump the Olympic Games,” said breeder Aurore Merel with a knowing smile. "People laughed a little bit, but I...

On Thursday, top-ranked FEI U25 rider Harry Charles kicked off his Paris Olympic campaign with a solid round in the Team Qualifier. Charles had just one down aboard Romeo 88,...

The Netherland's Kim Emmen has been tapped for the Paris Olympic team proper. Following Wednesday's practice session in the Paris' Olympic arena at Versailles, Dutch chef d’équipe Jos Lansink has...

The Olympic journey for Mexico's Andres Azcarraga and France's Kevin Staut has come to a premature end in Paris. Azcarraga's 17-year-old Hanoverian stallion Contendros 2 and Staut's 15-year-old Selle Français...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—every four years, to be precise. With show jumping poised to start at the Paris Olympic Games on August 1, all eyes are...

Great Britain's Ben Maher will not ride Point Break at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Maher was the Tokyo Games individual champion on Explosion W. The four-time Olympian and current...

Some family dynasties sell cars, others can fix your plumbing or HVAC system. For the Whitakers of Great Britain, though, it’s all about the show jumping. They made that clear...

France's Kevin Staut is a staple in the world top 20. For the past decade, the 2016 Olympic team gold medalist and 2014 world no. 1 has won one to...

Thibeau Spits has added his name to the LGCT Super Cup start list. The 23-year-old Belgian and Impress-K van 't Kattenheye Z beat veteran combination Marcus Ehning and Coolio 42...