Category Archives: Show Jumping

Come Sunday, 40 of the world's top horse and rider combinations will take to the International Ring at Spruce Meadows in Calgary to contest the CP International. At $2 Million...

There's a reason why America's premier CSI 5* show jumping event only comes around once a year. Expectations are high. The drama is real. And the stakes are all too...

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love numbers. They allow us to quantify performance and search for patterns within sport that may not be otherwise apparent. For this...

The conclusion of the Olympic Individual Show Jumping in Brazil was a thrilling and emotional event, and fans worldwide watched as the sport took on a different look. It is...

Think the high stakes drama of the Olympic Games is over? It was just the opening act. Doda de Miranda's future uncertain with Cornetto K  Several media outlets have reported...

Grooms: it is easy to forget us as we work away behind the scenes, but I promise you, the overall success of a serious showing operation is carried upon the...

Feel the need for speed? Look no further than the Hampton Classic and Friday's $15,000 Merrill Lynch Speed Derby. Internationally acclaimed designer Alan Wade's course offered plenty of twists and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEgsLu5nNhI Now that the roar of the Olympics is over, it's time to refocus our attention on the important things in life. Specifically, Kent Farrington. And my everlasting love of...

Tragic news out of HITS Saugerties this week. Twenty-two-year-old Rebecca "Becca" Weissbard suffered a fatal fall while competing at the HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII in New York on Aug. 31. Weissbard was showing...

What makes for a good summer? Most of us would say a few pool days, a barbecue, and a couple of long weekends away. But there are good summers, and then...

Less than one month to go until the kickoff of season 2 of the Longines Masters Series, which will begin with the Longines Masters of Los Angeles (September 29—October 2),...

Nayel Nassar who is based out of California and riding for Egypt is just as charming as he looks. At only 25 he has had huge success at Thunderbird Show...

Jennifer Gates just completed her second Young Rider appearance to great success with both team and individual medals. She’s now competing in the first of the North American League Longines...

The August 28th qualifying event will feature top international riders from USA, Mexico, Egypt, France, Denmark, and Canada as they all race for the chance to compete for that final...

Thunderbird Show Park in Langley B.C. is hosting the first of the North American League Longines World Cup Qualifier on August 28th. Come see top riders from Canada, USA, Egypt,...

https://youtu.be/Gw5FN-LDSSs The Rio Games was an emotional rollercoaster. It was an overwhelmingly emotional for Great Britain's Nick Skelton, who won the individual gold after an epic career comeback. It was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QzI5Hb_fw It was previously unheard of in an Olympic Games: six horses jumping off for the gold medal. But then it was a previously unheard of depth of field, too....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXU2nQV_lE There was a lot of crying in Rio today. Show jumping legend Nick Skelton (GBR) stood atop the Individual Final podium, as the British national anthem played, and wiped...

Any hope of an individual medal evaporated for Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum at the first jump on course this morning in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. A costly mistake to the 1.50m wide...

Some 11,551 athletes will compete in the 2016 Rio Games, contesting 306 events in 28 different sports. All come to Brazil with the same dream—Olympic glory. But only a fraction...