What a perfect name for a Swiss horse whose coat is the color of a chocolate bar: Toblerone. The 19-year-old gelding and his rider, Nadja Minder, headed the 5-star Defender Burghley Horse Trials after the first day of dressage with 29.5 penalties....

Two years ago, Liz Halliday suffered a traumatic brain injury when Shanroe Cooley fell on the cross-country course during the American Eventing Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. On Friday night, she was back in Lexington, Ky., at the...

After a marathon first round of show jumping at the FEI World Championships, the U.S. team stands third on Wednesday, close behind Germany and Belgium but ahead of 28 other nations competing on the enormous -- and increasingly slippery -- grass...

The last two days have offered welcome time for a deep breath after the intensity of the FEI World Championships' first week in Aachen. The eventers, dressage riders and vaulters have gone home. Starting Wednesday, it's the turn of the show...

It was a battle royal, but the queen who earned the Grand Prix Special crown four years ago in Denmark did it again on Friday in Aachen. A determined Lottie Fry of Great Britain and the fabulous Glamourdale topped a stellar roster of competitors in...

Eventing generally is the least predictable of the Olympic equestrian sports, due to the quirks of cross-country. But heading into Sunday's show jumping finale phase at the FEI World Championships, the standings were as predictable as they could...

The U.S. team stayed in sixth place, behind leaders Britain, Germany and France, as the dressage phase of world championships eventing wrapped up Friday. The best individual finish for the country, in eighth, belonged to Tamie Smith on Lillet 3...

It's likely that the best is yet to come for the U.S. in eventing at the FEI World Championships, where the country stands sixth among 16 teams on the first day of that discipline's competition in Aachen, Germany. After half the field competed on...

Germany marched right up to the head of the standings as the FEI World Dressage Championships got underway Tuesday, with strong performances from its most junior rider, Raphael Netz, third on Great Escape Camelot (73.338) and veteran Frederic...

The Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland once again showed off the genius of Irish course designer Alan Wade, as he produced a thriller of a nine-horse jump-off from a field of 40 in Sunday's class worth $1.155 million. The first round in Dublin, as...

The U.S. produced a clear-cut, fault-free victory Friday in Dublin to reclaim the coveted golden Aga Khan trophy for the Nations Cup that it also won in 2024, and seven times before that as well. The competition was held on the century mark for the...

The Devon Horse Show is a "must" destination for hunter/jumper exhibitors, and attracts representatives of other disciplines as well. Another USEF Heritage competition, Fairview Partners Dressage at Devon, is held at the venue in September. Founded...

Olivia Dutton, the daughter of eventing legend Phillip Dutton, earned the individual bronze medal on Jewelent in the first FEI U25 Eventing Championship Sunday. It was the only U.S. medal of the championship at Millstreet, Ireland. Jewelent, bred...

Great Britain is always a force to be reckoned with at title meets, but is particularly awesome with its teams in the Olympic disciplines, announced Wednesday for next month's FEI World Championships at Aachen, Germany. Was there even a question...

One of the most discussed issues in horse sport involves the loss of its base, the riders who for generations were introduced to competition at the lower levels, then often rose through the ranks to develop a lifetime interest, a career or...

An impressive new, detailed equine welfare plan has been presented by British Equestrian (BEF) on the occasion of World Horse Day. Perhaps it's something other countries might consider consulting. It offers a lot to take home. Equine welfare is an...

Costs of showing and horse-keeping continue rising. Exhibitors' expectations for horse shows are ever-higher in the era of multi-million-dollar horses and extravagant prize money.  How is the grass roots level of horse sport faring? What about...

Bill Moroney's surprise announcement last month that he would be stepping down at the end of the year from his leadership position at the U.S. Equestrian Federation prompted a lot of questions. But first and foremost, people were wondering, what...

The para dressage teams from nine other nations were no match for the U.S. squad at the Covalliero Dressage Days CPEDI 3-star  in Hagen, Germany, over the weekend. Taking the gold medal on a final team score of 458.894, the U.S. once again...

Who is Jordan LaPlaca? Those who don't know the name can be forgiven. Although he and Gold Play led the Dutta Corp U.S. dressage team to bronze in the 4-star Nations Cup at Hagen, Germany, on Friday, it was his first time competing in Europe. He...

It's no surprise to see Laura Kraut and McLain Ward named Friday to the Icon Global squad for August's world championships at Aachen. The veteran competitors both are, after all, Olympic team gold and silver medalists. Laura, 60, will be up on...

At the Devon Horse Show, all the attention is on the champions of the moment; those who win the hunter derby, the division titles, the leading rider honors. But for one evening each year, after the hunter classes at the show have ended, there is a...

America's top-ranked dressage horse, Indian Rock, isn't part of the U.S. contingent headed to Europe this summer. The stallion's owner, Heidi Humphries' Zen Elite Equestrian Center, posted Thursday on social media, "After a lot of discussion with...

The standing room-only crowd was totally engaged with its perpetual favorite, McLain Ward, revving up the cheers when he rode First Lady into the Dixon Oval for the Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon. The announcer didn’t exaggerate when he called...

As we explained in yesterday’s story (click here for a link) Lafitte de Muze loves the Devon Horse Show. And it loves him back. After winning the High Performance Hunter Championship (for the second year in a row) on Wednesday, he and his partner...

There hasn't been a Rolex Grand Slam winner since Great Britain's Scott Brash accomplished the mission in 2015. But as of Sunday, German rider Richie Vogel could be on his way with a victory in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen, a follow-up to taking...

There was a surprise winner of the U.S. Equestrian Federation Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, and no one was more surprised than Ellesse Gundersen to find herself holding the sterling silver trophy. An hour after she clinched the honor...

After the first two competitions, results of the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Grand Prix Dressage National Championships didn't offer much optimism for how the riders would fare at the world championships in August. In the Grand Prix, only three...

Great Britain's great horse and rider combination, Lordships Graffalo and Ros Canter, held their lead from dressage through cross-country and Sunday's show jumping at the MARS Badminton Horse Trials, adding a mere two time penalties to their...

Horse show manager, competitor and author Marnye Langer views the equestrian world from a multi-dimensional vantagepoint. She is involved on a personal basis with running the Hansen Dam Horse Park in Los Angeles and staging eight U.S. Equestrian...

The big winners at last weekend’s Defender Kentucky 5-Star appropriately dominated headlines about the historic three-day event, but it’s important to recognize there are many other under-the-radar feel-good stories that also deserve your...

After victories in the first and second legs of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, it seemed practically inevitable that the USA's Kent Farrington would win the annual indoor championship for the first time. He had planned carefully, using...

That wasn't "My Country 'Tis of Thee" that they were playing during the award ceremonies of the Zen Elite FEI World Cup Dressage Finals Saturday night. Same tune, different song. It was God Save the King, Britain's anthem in honor of winner Becky...

Could the eighth time be the charm? Kent Farrington had competed in seven FEI World Cup Show Jumping finals before coming to Fort Worth, Texas this week to try again for his first title in the annual indoor championship. The look of intense...

Call it a crescendo leading to the big finale. The last Adequan Winter Equestrian Festival Challenge class of the season on Thursday was a star-studded qualifier for Saturday's $1 million Rolex U.S. Equestrian Open Grand Prix. A field of 60 from 17...

A unique talent is embodied in the magnificent stallion United Touch S, whose ability was showcased with a resounding victory in the Rolex Grand Prix Sunday afternoon at the Dutch Masters. The 14-year-old son of Untouched was the only entry in an...

For a quarter-century, Challenge of the Americas has presented incredibly creative dressage as entertainment benefiting a good cause. But on Friday, it gave its last glittering performance in Wellington, Fla., after raising more than $3 million for...

An emotional evening filled with smiles, tears and riveting stories made precious memories at the Show Jumping Hall of Fame's annual induction gala. The gathering Sunday at the Wellington National Golf Club was sold out, an indication of its...

Karl Cook is a thinker, with meticulous attention to detail that has been a key element of his career in grand prix show jumping. An example is what he did after winning the $200,000 4-star JTWG grand prix on Candy at the Winter Equestrian Festival...

It has been two years since Zen Elite's Bohemian, the reserve mount for the 2024 U.S. Olympic dressage team, has gone down center line in an FEI competition. There were times when his rider, Endel Ots, worried that sinus issues might keep the horse...

The 2026 season didn't start off well for McLain Ward. A special mount, Imperial HBF, was injured, then colicked and could not be saved. (read his story here) McLain mourned but as always, he kept going forward. Saturday night, less than two weeks...

Any lucky lady who had the opportunity to ride Kudra, Katie Ortepio's beloved dressage mare, cherished their time with an expressive mount who was small in stature but considerable in charisma. "Everyone called her the princess. She just had so...

On the Chinese calendar, the Zodiac sign of the horse is considered lucky, promising opportunities for growth, prosperity and achievement. The horse's high profile presence as the Zodiac poster animal for 2026, following the Year of the Snake...

Verdades,who took Laura Graves to the world number one ranking for dressage, has passed away at the age of 23. "I never thought this day would come. You were invincible," Laura mourned on social media. "Thank you for choosing me and being my friend...

it was the kind of winning Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle performance you'd expect from a world champion, and Charlotte (Lottie) Fry delivered in a big way at the London International Horse Show Friday on her magical partner, Glamourdale. The...

Dressage World Champion Charlotte (Lottie) Fry may have won the Grand Prix on the aptly named Glamourdale at the London International Horse Show Thursday, but much of the crowd's attention also was on runner-up Charlotte Dujardin aboard Alive and...

He wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. The world's number one-ranked show jumper, Kent Farrington, was a brilliant combination of determination and precision aboard Greya to win the 1.2 million Euro ($1.4 million U.S.) Rolex Grand Prix in...

World number one-ranked show jumper Kent Farrington of the USA was concise in commenting on his performance after losing the Rolex International Jumping Riders Top 10 Final by 0.16 seconds to Great Britain's Scott Brash on Friday night. "The horse...

Highlighting Santa Anita Park's continued relevance for equestrian sport, the 5-star Split Rock horse show at the vintage California track glittered with a $400,000 Longines FEI World Cup qualifier last month. The brooding multi-hued San Gabriel...

Nearly two hours before the Essex Fox Hounds moved off through the countryside Thursday morning, tailgaters were streaming into the big field at Ellistan, the Peapack, N.J., estate that has hosted the hunt's Thanksgiving meet for generations. It's...

The mentor and his protege battled it out in the $400,000 Longines FEI World Cup qualifier at Santa Anita Saturday night, with only the narrowest of margins separating them in the standings. While U.S. Olympic multi-medalist and World Cup champion...

Belgium's Gregory Wathelet "came to California to get the sun." Instead, he got rain; cold, pouring rain in Arcadia Thursday night during the 1/ST Split Rock show at Santa Anita Racetrack. But Gregory also got $30,000 for winning the $100,000...