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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...

Mary Hanna is riding high after the Paris 2024 Games and, in the past month, it's taken her to a national championship title and World Cup win. The six-time Olympian...

In an age where the competitive window of show jumping horses seems to be lengthening, it’s rare to see less-experienced, 9-year-old horses rounding out a 5* podium—let alone topping it.  Not...

Is it too early to start making World Cup Final predictions? Absolutely. But Major Tom, a horse that three-time World Cup Final champion Rodrigo Pessoa says is "one of the...

Oslo’s Telenor Arena in Fornebu can seat 25,000 people, and is considered one of the largest indoor stadiums in Europe.  For that reason, it makes an ideal, season-opening venue for...

The inaugural Longines League of Nations Final ended the way every championship should—down to the wire. The defending champions versus the 2021 champions. Rising star Richard Vogel against former world...

A rare portrait of a teenage Mozart. A McLaren Solus GT sports car. A rotating humidor containing 500, Cohiba cigars. They all come with a price tag of around €4...

For a pair that does an unprecedented amount of winning, 2024 Olympic individual champions Christian Kukuk and Checker 47 were hardly the most buzzed-about combination on the roster in Paris....

C'est fin for Harry Charles and Romeo 88 in Paris. Great Britain's jumping team gold medalists will not contest the individual final at Paris 2024. Charles has elected to withdraw...

Twenty teams came forward for the first round of team jumping at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. But for five, it wasn't with their original starting lineup. With three rider...

The following is an excerpt from Never Trust a Sneaky Pony, and Other Things They Did Not Teach Me in Vet School, by Dr. Madison Seamans, DVM. College for most...

The Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross country course shook up the dressage results in a big way on Saturday. The only rider from yesterday's top three to finish in the...

In a world where many show horse names can’t fit on a single line—or require their own pronunciation guide—Adrienne Lyle’s superstar partner required no such fanfare. Like ‘Madonna,’ ‘Cher,’ and...

It’s an Olympic year, and boy oh boy do I love the Games! From July 26–August 11, 2024, you best believe I’ll be shirking my duties to watch the world’s...

I used to always tell people, I'm gonna be the first show jumper from Iran to go to the Olympics. And everybody would laugh at me. They'd say, “How do...

I don’t know how I got here, but here I am.  Every now and then a word springs to mind that’s just odd enough that I’m compelled to look into...