Category Archives: Olympics

You don’t know me but I, like so many other riders today, know your name very well. I also know that your individual Olympic result was not what you were...

In just a handful of days, the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games will take place in the Stade de France, locking in the medal count for another four...

It was the most shocking moment of the jumping individual final in Paris, if not the Games—and for Henrik von Eckermann, "the worst thing that has happened to me." The...

Christian Kukuk stepped off the podium on the grand stage at the Palace of Versailles and bowed to the sold-out Parisian stadium. It was a fitting end to a spectacular...

If you were in the mood for a heaping serving of heartbreak with your morning coffee, there was plenty of it to be had in Paris on Tuesday. The jumping...

The die is cast for the Individual Jumping Final in Paris and there are glaring absences on the start list. Seventy-three combinations took to the arena at the Palace of...

For four decades Carl Hester has competed at the top of the sport in dressage, but the Paris Olympics may have been his last. The 57-year-old rider is a seven-time...

There were tears in Jessica von Bredow-Werndl's eyes as she dropped her reins after the final halt in the Grand Prix Freestyle. An agonizing ten minutes later, the German riders...

Under the Olympic format, teams have the option to make changes to their roster up to two hours ahead of the Individual Qualifier. At the Tokyo Games, the USA tactically...

Nayel Nassar's Olympic dream has been cut short. Riding as an individual for Egypt, Nassar and Coronado were slated to compete in Monday's Individual Qualifier but have withdrawn due a...

Team Germany was the favorite to win team gold in dressage, but they've never worked as hard for it as in Paris. Just 0.121 points separated the top two spots...

Ashlee Bond will not present Donatello 141 at the second horse inspection. The Florida-based rider and 13-year-old gelding helped Israel advance to the Team Final with their four fault performance...

"We came here with a strong team, arguably one of the strongest team in the last three Olympics," said U.S. chef d'equipe Robert Ridland. "We have three of the greatest...

At the London Games in 2012, Harry Charles, then 13, watched as his father Peter captured the team gold medal in show jumping for Great Britain alongside Ben Maher, Scott...

“We’re out for a win. Simple as that,” said Great Britain’s lead off rider, Ben Maher, in the moments immediately following his single fault performance in Friday's Team Final. And...

Steve Guerdat's Olympic bid started with disappointment and he's is not shy about expressing it. The Swiss team failed to make the top 10 in Thursday's Team Jumping Qualifier at...

“I always said, or maybe predicted, that Truman was going to jump the Olympic Games,” said breeder Aurore Merel with a knowing smile. "People laughed a little bit, but I...

On Thursday, top-ranked FEI U25 rider Harry Charles kicked off his Paris Olympic campaign with a solid round in the Team Qualifier. Charles had just one down aboard Romeo 88,...

The Netherland's Kim Emmen has been tapped for the Paris Olympic team proper. Following Wednesday's practice session in the Paris' Olympic arena at Versailles, Dutch chef d’équipe Jos Lansink has...

The Olympic journey for Mexico's Andres Azcarraga and France's Kevin Staut has come to a premature end in Paris. Azcarraga's 17-year-old Hanoverian stallion Contendros 2 and Staut's 15-year-old Selle Français...