“McLain.” The old man was looking me dead in the eye. We were both perched on the edge of wide stone steps that formed an oval amphitheater with a wide...
A lot can happen in six years. Six years ago, in 2019, for instance, ChatGPT hadn’t yet been invented, Ben and Jen hadn’t reunited for a second time (or broken...
When GCTV presenter Marc Lewis spoke with Greek rider Ioli Mytilineou earlier in the week at LGCT Madrid, he asked at what stop on the tour he’d next see her. ...
Finally, the day dawned at the Royal Windsor Horse Show when the stakes were high enough. I think about "stakes" a lot. In sport, and in life. In the movie...
“Step back! Step back! (Unintelligible) is coming through!” “Who?” “(Unintelligible)!” “Who’s that?” “PRINCE Edward!” “Who?” The woman looks at me like I’m crazy. “I’m sorry, I’m like…super American.” A group...
They say when it rains, it pours, and this month, it’s certainly pouring U.S. World No. 1s on multiple FEI Rankings Lists. For the first time ever, three U.S. riders...
Scott Brash knew he had a star in Hello Chadora Lady, it was just a matter of proving to the world what he saw. That evidence materialized in the Longines...
Don’t hold out for a swan song just yet—the Shanghai Swans are just getting started. Just three legs into the 2025 Global Champions League, the Swans have jumped to the...
Were he a solider on the Night's Watch, today, Henrik von Eckermann would receive a proper, albeit solemn send-off from his sable-clad peers. On May 1, after 32 months at...
The number 13 may be unlucky, but it’s been a good omen for newly announced World No. 1 Kent Farrington’s top horse of all time, Gazelle. That’s because the now-19-year-old Belgian mare,...
Yuri Mansur, at 45 years old, has found his dream horse. Miss Blue-Saint Blue Farm, a 12-year-old mare (Chacco-Blue x VDL Zirocco Blue) has guided Mansur to some of the...
Kent Farrington did it again. He won another five-star Grand Prix . Farrington and his superstar mare Greya have an incredible strike rate in five-star action in 2025, jumping to...
Winning the individual gold medal in show jumping at an Olympic Games is a little bit like walking on the moon. Once you’ve checked that box, tradition dictates there's not...
There’s an old, well-known saying among seasoned trial lawyers: “Never ask a question you don’t know the answer to.” For 15-time FEI World Cup Finalist Richard Spooner, riding, at its...
It’s been a problem that’s plagued the sport for generations, but Iron Dames Founder Deborah Mayer continues to single-handedly solve the issue of female access to top mounts in show...
Fresh off his 3rd place podium finish at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Basel this month with Visconti du Telman, Rio Olympic team gold medalist Kevin Staut hasn’t let up. On Sunday...
Today, the name ‘Authentic’ is synonymous with the three Olympic medals he and rider Beezie Madden brought home to the USA between 2004-2008. What’s lesser known is the fact that...
With horses, it’s all about making the match. Sometimes that critical bond takes a decade to form; in other cases, it’s as simple as two, sentient creatures meeting each other...
Rising to the top in international show jumping can be a long game. For those that enter the business without wealth or an established name, in fact, it’s not unlike...
