Category Archives: Show Jumping

Saut Hermès is the latest victim of the coronavirus. Originally slated for March 20–22, 2020 at the iconic Grand Palais in Paris, France, the 11th edition of the CSI 5*...

A good redemption narrative isn't the kind with tidy edges. It is the type of film that shows us breathtaking highs and crippling lows. The kind that has the courage...

“True luck consists not of holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.” – John Milton Hay Split...

Sloane Coles grew up in a horse-crazy girl’s fairytale. Akin to the protagonists in stories like National Velvet and Flicka, she got her start on the back of a plucky...

Tim Worden, PhD, is a sports scientist based in Toronto, ON who specializes in the application of high performance training concepts. Here he offers his insight into the inner workings...

Question: I often hear riders refer to a horse's "scope." What does that mean exactly and which factors determine whether a horse is scopey or not? Dr. Tim Worden: If...

The Longines Masters of Hong Kong is the latest victim of the deadly coronavirus outbreak sweeping Asia and beyond. Originally slated for February 14–16 at the AsiaWorld-Expo, the Hong Kong...

"I never really imagined that I would win one of these grand prix!” In her 20s, Erin Davis-Heineking (USA) competed at Florida's Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) as an amateur jumper....

At 15.1 hands high, Catoki only just qualifies as a horse. It's a fact that becomes glaringly obvious when McLain Ward's muscular 5'8" frame is perched atop his back. But...

The word "caprice" is defined as "a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior." Kent Farrington's approach to training Kaprice, the chestnut mare in his string for the past...

Presentation photos as a rule are a comedy of errors created for the express purpose of being largely ignored in a press release, then filed and forgotten in the marketing...

Like the Spice Girls, Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James—some reunions seemed destined to happen. Others are contractually preordained. This one falls into the...

The Longines Masters returns to Paris December 5–8. Three-time Olympic medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN)—star of Monday's can't-miss episode of the Under the Saddle with Adam Cromarty podcast *gratuitous plug*—is competing...

As of Nov. 19, 2019, the U.S. Center for SafeSport ruled that celebrated equestrian, coach and clinician George Morris (USA) is "permanently ineligible" from participation in United States Equestrian Federation...

For nearly three years, Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa has donned a green coat and chef d'equipe cap for Ireland. Today, the Olympic, World Cup and World Champion announced he is leaving...

Remember when the Internet was in an uproar over the future of horse sport and Baby Boomers the world over were convinced that lazy millennials would be the ruin the...

Start with an oxer. Jump two off the left lead and three off the right. End with a rub. Most riders have a pre-competition warm up strategy for their horse....

Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) is rolling the dice on a high stakes–high reward new event in 2020: the $1.5 Million "Ante Up" Grand Prix. The innovative new format, set to debut April...

When Olympic gold medalist Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) was tapped as chef d’equipe for the Irish show jumping team in 2017, Ireland had not qualified a team for an Olympic Games...

The American show jumping team won bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. They took team gold at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, USA. And...