What do a 60-something American Adult Ammy and a 30-something Canadian show jumper have in common? More than you’d think at first blush. Both are more than a bit audacious,...
When Chandler Meadows (USA) joined the Major League Show Jumping's Blazing 7s, she got more than a team with a speedy name. She found a new trainer in American Olympian...
Toronto's loss is Vancouver's gain. The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League (NAL) is returning to Thunderbird Show Park (tbird) this fall. The sole Canadian stop of the...
Hannah Rajotte (CAN) celebrated her Gotcha Day with Irish Sport Horse gelding Patronus at Thunderbird Show Park's Summer Fort Festival. Saturday marked three years that the grey joined her string,...
It took one jump to convince Robert Blanchette that Chardonnay was something special. It was late on a Sunday night in Sweden. Blanchette had gotten a phone call about a...
Phase IV of the Major League Show Jumping tour was undoubtedly the most dramatic yet. Hosted for the second week in a row by Angelstone Tournaments in Toronto, the second...
Katie Kruger's (CAN) enthusiasm is infectious. Minutes after riding to her first career international victory in the CSI3* $15,000 Maui Jim Winning Round 1.45m at Thunderbird Show Park, the 32-year-old...
Conor Swail's nine-year-old KWPN gelding Theo 160 entered the August circuit at Thunderbird Show Park with limited experience. The small-but-mighty chestnut had only jumped one 1.50m class and had just...
Which team is poised for a comeback? Which one has a long haul ahead? Can anyone catch Eye Candy? MLSJ co-founder Keean White and ten-time Olympian Ian Millar breakdown the...
Last week at Thunderbird Show Park's Summer Fort Classic CSI3*, Kyle King watched from the rail as his fellow riders took on Peter Holmes' courses for international competition. He couldn't...
With a horse named Contagious, McLain Ward's mount for his fifth Olympic appearance seemed all but predetermined. It took him a little longer to come to that conclusion, though. "Each...
Vanessa Mannix and Catinka 25 have shared a lot of firsts. Having brought the now 12-year-old mare up from the time she was seven, they've successfully logged all the milestones,...
“Bringing horses to the highest level of the sport, that’s really what I’m passionate about doing,” said Olympian Daniel Bluman (ISR). His rising star Ubiluc, a nine year old bay...
Three riders, three phases, three top two finishes. Team Eye Candy has emerged as the dominant force early in the 2021 Major League Show Jumping tour. Captained by Erica Hatfield...
More than two years ago, Brian Morton (CAN) was preparing to make a thrilling homecoming. A few months into a new job as stable rider for Spruce Meadows, he was...
Isis Landsbergen has entered professionalism in her sport with the utmost preparation. The 25-year-old has involved herself in every facet of the industry—riding, training and even breeding. When Landsbergen won...
Major League Show Jumping team jumping makes its Canadian debut tonight at Angelstone Tournaments in Toronto. It's the first ever 5* event to be hosted in Ontario and the third...
Major League Show Jumping takes the show on the road this week at Angelstone Tournaments in Toronto, Ontario, CAN. As the tour continues, we’re shining the spotlight on the fresher...
On a Thursday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park, Robert Blanchette is juggling. Blanchette, who runs the Salinas, CA-based Blanchette Equestrian alongside his wife Tammy, brought forward two FEI horses, a...
Historically, Conor Swail has made a habit of winning at Thunderbird Show Park. But when the venue reopened in July, he was noticeably absent. He had to take a [border-closure-forced]...
