On Tuesday, February 10, McLain Ward’s partner of just under a year, Imperial HBF, was humanely euthanized following a severe episode of colic. According to Ward’s Instagram post, the 13-year-old...
You never forget your first five-star Grand Prix win. History won't forget Jessica Burke's. On Saturday, the 34-year-old Irishwoman cemented her place in the show jumping annals as the first...
Eightieth. Eliminated. Twenty-six. Ninth. Seventeenth. Thirteenth. Sixteenth. Eleventh. If you looked at Cartania’s FEI finishes, a casual glance wouldn’t have made you pick her as a five-star winner. Until a...
It was the legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie who famously coined the phrase, “One coincidence is just a coincidence, two coincidences are a clue, three coincidences are a proof." Of...
SAUGERTIES, NY—Katheleen Connelly was just wrapping up her warm-up ahead of the 36-49 adult amateur 3’ hunter class when she was alerted by a series of loud, successive beeps. Mid-circle on...
Were he a solider on the Night's Watch, today, Henrik von Eckermann would receive a proper, albeit solemn send-off from his sable-clad peers. On May 1, after 32 months at...
“I was thinking this morning: I have two chances of winning here,” Boyd Martin (USA) mused. “Maybe Michael went to the strip club last night or maybe he goes off...
Anything above 50% odds are definitely in your favor in equestrian sports, but what about a 97% win chance? Your name must be Michael Jung. After an enormously successful day...
They say it’s never too late to make good on your dreams, and for many American eventers, a run around a CCI5* Defender Kentucky Three Day course, taking place this...
Rising to the top in international show jumping can be a long game. For those that enter the business without wealth or an established name, in fact, it’s not unlike...
As the final ‘Saturday Night Lights’ event of 12 weeks of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), the coveted CSI 5* Rolex Grand Prix traditionally boasts the circuit’s biggest...
It’s a moment McLain Ward is intimately familiar with. His fans worldwide are too. “McLain Ward has to go clear,” the announcer declared as Ward and Clinta made their opening preparations in the 2018...
You could have made the case that they got lucky last year. After all, we all know that in show jumping, the difference between a rail in the cups and...
OCALA, FLORIDA—By midday, the dust cloud had reached above the Live oak tree line, and could be seen for miles along US-27N. The strange mass prompted immediate concern from the...
A new year is bringing a new team lineup for the second annual Longines League of Nations™ series. With the first event kicking off once again in Abu Dhabi, the...
The 16-year-old Holsteiner gelding Monaco N.O.P. (Cassini II - Ulla II x Contender, Stamm 429, breeder: Ralf Lütje) delivered an incredible victory in December for his rider, Harrie Smolders, in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the United States Surgeon General released its landmark “Surgeon General’s Advisory on Horse Sports,” which declares that participation in horse-related activities is not only extremely...
The first World Cup™ win of his 15-year-old stallion Vestmalle des Cotis, by the way. It's always a good day to be a Belgian, but especially on Monday night in...
Do you cheer on Caracole? Fan girl for Floratina? Do you think Grand Hunter Champion, McQueen, actually deserves a crown? Now’s your chance to share your admiration by voting for the 2024...
As the size of a jump-off field increases, so does the size of the question mark. Even among a stacked field of top-ranked competitors (think: World No. 1 Henrik von...
