Category Archives: Show Jumping

Saut Hermès is iconically french, but the sport of saut d'obstacles *google translate: show jumping* is a universal language. To equestrians, anyway. After a two year hiatus, the 5* Saut...

The first Nations Cup of the North and Central America & Caribbean division took place in Mexico this weekend and already the 2022 season has the convoluted plot line of daytime soap...

The Rolex Grand Slam is one of the toughest titles—if not the toughest title—to capture in show jumping. Founded in 2013 and comprised of four of the most competitive Grand...

Each week on #HallOfFameThursday, Horse Network recognizes members of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos and, on the first Thursday of every month, an historic article about a Show Jumping...

Each week on #HallOfFameThursday, Horse Network recognizes members of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos and, on the first Thursday of every month, an historic article about a Show...

Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA has canceled Weeks V to VIII of the 2022 Desert Circuit and Desert Dressage IV due to the ongoing equine herpesvirus outbreak. EHV-1...

Each week on #HallOfFameThursday, Horse Network recognizes members of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos and, on the first Thursday of every month, an historic article on a major...

Every year, the Show Jumping Hall of Fame opens its' vaulted archives to the greatest horsemen and horsewomen of our time. Induction is a honor bestowed upon individuals whose contributions...

On Friday, February 11th, management at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) first reported an Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infection on the property of the Thermal, CA showground. EHV‐1 virus is...

Time wasn’t a factor in the $40,000 Adequan Grand Prix under the lights at Desert International Horse Park on Saturday night. It was the factor.  Six of the 33 combinations...

It was a postcard moment. Watching Katie Taylor-Davidson and L’Con Reyes, the first of 27 combinations to set hoof in the spectacular grass field at Desert International Horse Park in...

Watching Mark Kinsella and Doraindo blaze to victory in Thursday’s $25,000 FarmVet Grand Prix at the Desert International Horse Park, you’d never guess that it was the pair’s first jump-off—or...

It's Hunter Week at Desert Circuit IV! Thirty of the west's best hunter pairs will contest the $50,000 Butet USHJA International Hunter Derby on the spectacular grass field at Desert...

Winning 15 FEI classes in 5 months takes great talent and a top-notch string of horses—and for Conor Swail, a healthy supply of horse treats doesn’t hurt either. “Whoever I'm...

Keri Potter already has two FEI wins under her belt this winter at the 2022 Desert Circuit, and when she looked at the hoof prints in the sand on Saturday,...

Berry de Maillet is a hunter wizard in training.   The former jumper competed up to the 1.45m CSI4* level in his previous life, showing internationally in Spain, Mexico, and...

Who needs the luck of the Irish when you already have the speed of Conor Swail and Nicky Galligan? The Irish riders made sweeping the $37,000 Marshall & Sterling 1.50m...

For Karrie Rufer, it was love at first lick. The American show jumper first encountered Mr. Europe, aka "Eddie," while on a shopping expedition in the Netherlands. She was in...

This week, Hall of Fame Thursday remembers one of the great horses of all time, Abdullah, Show Jumping Hall of Fame class of 2008. An article published in the program...

Can two-time FEI victors Keri Potter and Quintana II keep their streak alive Week III of the Desert Circuit? Will world #9 Conor Swail swoop in with a win? It...