Riders who have come up through the ranks the old-fashioned way have certain traits in common. Most have been forced to move in order to pursue their craft in foreign...
Spencer Smith smiled at the idea of he and trainer Eric Lamaze having intense strategy discussions or that Lamaze inspires greatness with heart-to-heart speeches a la “Friday Night Lights.” He...
No truly great, human feat has ever been accomplished without a significant dose of soul-crushing doubt. Michelangelo almost certainly felt it, staring up at the blank, white expanse of the...
Whether you ride with a lariat rope aiming for the steers horns, leap extraordinary heights in the jumper ring or dance across the dressage arena, we have all witnessed the diverse...
In 2018, Ashlee Bond was one of four riders named to the first Israeli team to ever contest a World Equestrian Games (WEG). But that milestone was just one in...
Ashlee Bond's upcoming mount goes by the name Donatello. But Zoolander might have been a more accurate starter. The really, really ridiculously good looking Westphalian gelding had all the trappings...
Show jumping is possibly the most misunderstood sport in the world. We often hear “It’s an individual activity,” “The horse does everything, the rider just sits there,” “I’m a professional;...
Haygain sponsored rider Jamie Barge is a short-listed member of the US show jumping team, a World Cup finalist, and a threat in any jump off. She's also hearing impaired....
Dutch rider Frank Schuttert had just one chance to qualify for the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix, the prestigious 16 contender showdown taking place at the GC Playoffs in...
Rising star Mattias Tromp (USA) jumped a whopping 260 spots up the Longines World Rankings in 2018—by doing his homework. Ranked 408 in January, the 24-year-old rider rode into the...
The unique designs of Rebecca Ray bags regularly feature vintage images of equestrian memorabilia. They’re also handmade by people committed to living an equestrian life—the Amish. But before we get to...
Six World Cup wins. 20 Nations Cups wins. Multiple medals at Pan-American Games, a little visit to the Olympics, and over 200 Grand Prix wins. (Some sources say 195, but...
Up until 2012, Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood had "an absence of bad luck” in her career. Named to the national show jumping team in 1991 (less than two years after making her Grand Prix...
From a borrowed horse to a gifted wet suit to a run in with the police, Ireland's Michael Blake shares his year long journey to set the bareback puissance world...
Come Nov. 9-12, North America’s premier equestrian gathering will feature four days of non-stop horses, shopping, and horse shopping. And that’s only one of the reasons you’re going to fall in love with...
American Olympian Rich Fellers has contested nine Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Finals, eight of which were aboard his famed Irish Sport Horse stallion, Flexible. Here he recalls the week...
Taylor Flury is a trainer and breeder at AliBoo Farm in Minooka, Illinois. At age 15, she was diagnosed with a condition that put her at risk for irreversible paralysis....
Lucy Deslauriers is having a breakout year in the international ring. With two 5* victories in Calgary this summer and back-to-back wins at the Ottawa International CSI3* in July aboard...
Chris Surbey has done things in the past year and half that have people talking. Impressive things. Things like climb an astounding 1307 positions up the Longines World Rankings. Barely...
On my third riding lesson ever, I had an accident. A bad accident. I was walking down the barn aisle where I was taking lessons and tripped on the mat...
