Olympics
Nicole Walker Provisionally Suspended Following Positive Drug Test
Canadian show jumper Nicole Walker is having a bad day. The worst kind of day for a national team member. The 26-year-old, Canada’s leading jumping…
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Olympics
The Fatal Flaw in the FEI’s Strategy to Stay Relevant
There’s a lot of furor in the seemingly staid upper crust world of equestrian sports these past few months. The FEI—that is, the people “in…
3 years ago
Olympics
That’ll Be Sir Nick and Dame Charlotte from Here Out
Everything’s coming up equestrian! British show jumping veteran Nick Skelton and dressage phenom Charlotte Dujardin closed 2016 with Olympic individual gold medals. Now they’re kicking…
3 years ago
Olympics
Three Members of the Rio Olympic Team Just Called Out the Canadian Federation
When the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) General Assembly voted on the proposed Olympic format change to three-member teams for the Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday, the Canadian federation…
3 years ago
Olympics
Three-Member Olympic Teams Approved by the FEI
The FEI General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed format changes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020. Under the…
3 years ago
Eventing
In Her Own Words: Lauren Billys On Riding the Olympic Dream
At age 27, Lauren Billys qualified to ride for Puerto Rico in the Individual Eventing competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games aboard her 14-year-old…
3 years ago
Memoir
From Rookie to Rio in a Year and a Half
Kara Chad of Calgary, Alberta was the Travelling Reserve for the Canadian Show Jumping Team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
3 years ago
Learn
The 6 Habits of Highly Successful Olympic Athletes
Sure, I had my focus on the athletes that I coached throughout the Olympic Games. But Rio was also a great case study for the habits of…
3 years ago
English
An Olympic Sized Lesson: Keep Your Mind in Your Own Lane
Michael Phelps’ victory over Chad Le Clos in the 200m butterfly at the Rio Olympics was truly something to witness. First, we got a glimpse…
3 years ago
Olympics
Rio 2016: The Future of Show Jumping Has Arrived
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
4 Dramatic Post-Olympic Developments in Show Jumping
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 …
3 years ago
Olympics
Behind the Scenes in the Mixed Zone
After every round in Deodoro Olympic stadium at the Rio Olympics, athletes are required to go through the Mixed Zone. It’s the media equivalent of…
3 years ago
Dressage
Extreme Horsing
Of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines, dressage is generally the least-loved outside the horse world. “Horse Dancing,” as it’s regularly called by non-equestrians, lacks the…
3 years ago
Olympics
Why Jeroen Dubbeldam Was the Saddest Rider in Rio
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
Is Six Too Many for an Olympic Jump Off?
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
Nick Skelton Wins Gold and Steals Our Hearts
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Talks About Her Crash at the First Fence
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
When an Olympic Dream Dies…
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…
3 years ago
Olympics
The 5 Most Dramatic Moments from the Team Jumping Final
Imagine you’re speeding down a highway in Porsche. Only you can’t see because it’s raining… No, scratch that. You’re blindfolded! Heading toward a brick wall…
3 years ago
Olympics
Riding Isn’t a Sport…
“Riding isn’t a sport,” the article reads. “YA? Well you try to control a 1200 lb horse with your pinkie,” the meme retorts. “Why doesn’t…
