Category Archives: Show Jumping

Ooooh la, La Baule

It is a truth universally acknowledged that one can be brilliant at riding a horse or brilliant at love-making, but not both.  “And I don’t ride,” I often add suggestively...

The Wachman Effect

“I think we know the formula… we just need one of the Wachmans in our team," Duarte Seabra of the St. Tropez Pirates told GCTV on Thursday. The Pirates snatched...

When in Rome

Ah, Rome. Less than a week here and you wonder why a horse show takes place anywhere else. Why is every horse show not at the center of a gardens...

Once Upon a Time in Langley…

Fairy godmothers don’t always wear pointy hats and arrive by pumpkin coach. Sometimes, they keep their wands under wraps.  At least, that’s the case for British rider Charlie Jones’ unofficial...

Rome, Nations Cup

“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...

Windsor, Day One: Prince Who?

“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...

Well Hello, Chadora Lady

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...

A Home Win for Shanghai Swans

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...
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