World #3 McLain Ward is renown for many things. Enthusiastic displays of excitement in the ring are not one of them. On Saturday night at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL,...
Horse sport attracts a certain type of people. Some might say “weird” people and/or “rich” people. But the truly common denominator uniting horse-folk is that we’re not lazy people. Because no...
The dull thud of wood hitting sand could be heard throughout the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium at HITS Post Time Farm on Sunday. Rails fell at nearly every fence on Marina Azevedo’s challenging...
The British national anthem played for Emily Moffitt in the International Ring of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida for the first time on Sunday. The 18-year-old rider, who switched...
Four months after having her first child, American show jumper Ashlee Bond is back in the winner’s circle. Riding Chela LS, the new mother captured the $100,000 Longines FEI World...
For Jessica Springsteen, it was love at first ride. The American show jumper came across Tiger Lily at the end of 2015 while training with Edwina Tops-Alexander and Jan Tops in...
It's not that there's anything wrong with a good, honest synthetic footing—Reliable. Easy. Durable. Weather resistant—all desirable attributes. It's just that it's, well, synthetic. Fact is, there's simply no substitute...
“He’s really a jerk,” laughs Taylor Land. “He’s such a fighter, so he fights for you in the ring. But he also fights with you all the time. He’s the...
The mark of a good course, it’s said, is when fences fall over the course. Course designer Alan Wade of Ireland delivered that and more at the Palm Beach Masters...
Last year, Canadian team veteran Ian Millar was forced to end his bid for an eleventh Olympic Games when his top horse, Dixson, developed hematomas in his sinuses. “It’s a very...
Third class ever. Second to go. First place to finish. Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Simba de la Roque Coyle jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the $35,000 CP...
Can't make it to Wellington, Florida for the CP Palm Beach Masters? We feel bad for you, son. Of your 99 problems, missing the show ain't one. Catch all the show jumping...
Rio Olympics in Brazil. Rolex Top Ten Final in Geneva, Switzerland. Adequan Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida. Eric Lamaze (CAN) doesn’t always show Fine Lady 5. But when he does,...
More big changes are in store for the Global Champions League (GCL). Earlier this week the GCL and FEI announced that they'd finally put their differences to rest. Today, the GCL has...
"Houston, we have a problem." Five words Eric Lamaze did not utter after crossing the finishing line in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round III. The Rio...
If the FEI and Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) can mend their bridges, maybe there's hope for all the political combatants flooding your Facebook feed right now. The formerly dueling big wigs...
Imagine you have an event coming up. Maybe you’ve got amazing seats for an Adele concert. You’re looking forward to it, obviously—IT’S ADELE—and prepare accordingly. You make sure you’re done...
Lillie Keenan's time in Europe is paying off. The 20-year-old rider captured the first two of ten events in Hollow Creek Farm's Under 25 Grand Prix Series at the Winter Equestrian Festival in...
First time at the Winter Equestrian Festival. First night class riding under the lights. First victory! It was an evening of firsts for Enrique Gonzalez's Chacna. The ten-year-old Hanoverian mare won Saturday...
Guatemala's Alvaro Tejada biggest win is also his most sentimental. Tejada bested 119 entries to jump to the top of the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 2 CSI2* on...
