When Ariel Grange got a call from her mother, Sue, telling her Daniel Coyle was joining their Lothlorien Farms team in 2016, she wasn’t happy. “My mom called me and...
Walking down that shoot into the show ring can be stressful enough on a horse you know well and just jumped in the warm-up ring—let alone one you’ve never met...
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...
The first Major of 2025 is set to unfold Sunday with the Rolex Grand Prix at the Dutch Masters in 's-Hertogenbosch, NED. Reigning Rolex Grand Slam live contender Harrie Smolders...
As a child, I told everybody that I wanted to be a millionaire. In America, maybe that’s not unusual. But in socialist Denmark, it made me the black sheep. I...
Mark Casse always has time to talk Tepin. With a stable of horses that competes nearly every day of the week for a majority of the season across the U.S....
It was a banner 2023 for Southern Belle Thoroughbreds. When Katie Larsen looks back on the year that was, she exhales briefly, perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the busy times...
There is never enough time with a truly special horse, no matter how many years you have together. For Mathilde Candele (14), daughter of Canadian Olympian Yann Candele, that special...
Ashley Vogel (USA) had big plans going into the summer of 2022. Taking six months off to rehab a knee injury wasn't one of them. The worst part—and the best?...
If there is a central theme to Australian Paige Jardine’s show jumping career so far, its resiliency. To be sure, that’s not a new concept for horsemen—or athletes, in general....
Irish team member Paul O’Shea has been thinking a lot lately about his posting trot. “I post too high, and I look like I'm a beginner when I'm doing it,”...
There’s dedication, and then there’s Skylar Wireman. The now 18-year-old hunter/jumper rider made her pro debut this past January at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) in Thermal, CA and jumped...
“For a little while our partnership was a bit ‘Jesus take the wheel’,” said Corinne Sweeney (USA) of her now heart horse, 12-year-old mare Tara M. Previously campaigned by Olympian...
JustWorld International’s newly formed Youth Ambassador Gala Committee is composed of 15 Ambassadors between the ages of 13 and 22, who have set off on a mission to champion their...
If you have someone in your acquaintance that happens to have a connection to royalty, it's best to hope that person also lacks a sense of humor. Unfortunately, for legendary...
Many riders choose to attend college as a fallback plan for their dream job in horse sport. For Simon McCarthy, the safety net only went so far. “My parents made...
The wee hours of the morning are reserved for night owls, overnight workers, and, apparently, Canadian show jumper Erynn Ballard. “I've just been getting up really early,” says Ballard, who...
Horseracing in the United States was born on the farmlands of the nation’s Southern states and in border states like Kentucky where African Americans dominated the workforce of the slavery-era....
"It just goes to show that you never know what's around the corner, because a year ago I didn't have a Grand Prix horse," said Canadian show jumper Beth Underhill,...
