Steve Guerdat was a man on a World Cup mission in Helsinki: qualify for the Final. Sitting 20th on the Western European League standings with 29 points ahead of the...
Maria von Essen has been knocking at the door of a World Cup win in Gothenburg for three years. On Saturday, it opened. The Swedish rider finished second in the...
Hallowed Be Thy Name, Mimi Gochman. Breaking The Final Frontier of show jumping glory, the 22-year-old American rode to her first five-star and first World Cup victory in the 1.60m CSI5*-W...
It's said that "life begins at 50." Usually, it's said as a platitude. The kind of thing you write on birthday cards to your middle-aged friends to make them feel...
Julien Epaillard’s jump-off strategy with Donatello D'Auge in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Amsterdam was the same one the flying frenchman routinely—and reliably—executes: “start fast and after go quicker!”...
"I trust ‘Glammie’ completely, and if the crowd gets loud for the combination before us, he has no problem walking into an arena like this. He actually loves it—he loves...
Steve Guerdat and Albfuehren's Iashin Sitte rode to a decisive victory and their first 5* Grand Prix win in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup at Leipzig on Sunday. But...
Poetry in motion. Masters at work. Excellence in action. When Richie Vogel and and United Touch S saunter into the ring and execute the kind of jump off round they...
Twenty-three-year old Christian Simonson (USA) is riding high on an eight-start win streak, two new personal bests and a world top 15 ranking this week. The wind behind his sails...
Willem Greve’s (NED) 10-year-old mare Pretty Woman Van’t Paradijs N.O.P. is not just a looker, she’s now also a two-time winner of FEI World Cup qualifying action along the Western...
Fourth of July fireworks, changing of the seasons, Apple releasing a new iPhone—some things you can count on happening every year. McLain Ward winning a 1.60m Grand Prix is one...
Taylor Swift says that “life is emotionally abusive.” So is show jumping. That’s the thought running through my mind during Conor Swail’s post-round interview with CMH TV on Saturday. Swail...
Olivier Perreau plays the long game. The French breeder, 39, solves for a "good mind and good heart" with the 12 foals he produces each year. His homebred mare GL...
When a jump off features eight proven five-star winners, five of them Olympians, you need a little luck on your side—and/or your horse to sprout wings. Laura Kraut and 10-year-old...
A rub at fence one. They stumbled on landing after fence two and felt their way over the final line, adding a stride along the way. Linda Heed and Skylander...
Among dressage's elite, there is a super elite club. The Elite-est of the elite. The 90%-ers. Totilas was the first horse in history to break the 90% barrier, scoring 90.7% to...
Maxima Bella is living up to her name. Maxima Bella, in Italian, roughly translates to “the greatest beauty.” It’s not just a pretty name because, together with Polish dressage rider...
Nanna Skodborg Merrald has twice been runner up at FEI World Cup™ Finals. With three horses in her string earning qualifying points this season, she’s lining up her shot at...
Big things lie in the near future for American dressage athlete Geñay Vaughn. For one, she is going to FEI World Cup™ Finals in Basel, Switzerland. Secondly, she has a...
