In honor of International Women's Day, I decided to open up a topic that I've always been very passionate about: how do gender roles impact women (and men) in the...
Thirty-eight of the world's best show jumping riders and horses are heading to Omaha, Nebraska next week to contest the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Final. Among those qualified are Olympic, World Cup, European...
This weekend, Parisians throw open the doors of the Grand Palais to equestrians the world over for what is, hands down, the prettiest horse show on the planet. https://youtu.be/9raDhDGn9aA For the...
Live from Ocala, it's Live Oak International! There is simply no other show in America like Live Oak International, a showcase of world-class, high stakes driving AND show jumping. WATCH...
If Ireland was a horse, it’d be a Shetland Pony dominating a herd of Drafts. Despite being literally a fraction the size of other equestrian nations in land mass and...
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...