American Bred Motueka: An Awkward Start and a Grand Prix Future
By Victoria Sheehan
Peering over the edge of the stall door, young Angela Pritchard stretched her 4-year-old legs to stretch as far as they could go. With wisps of hay in her hair and the...
Neal Shapiro: Aim High – Part I
BY ANN JAMIESON
A Walk in the Park
As a child, Neal Shapiro liked to draw. There were two things, in particular, he enjoyed drawing: horses and airplanes. Neal's father first lifted him up onto a...
Capital Challenge: A Look Inside the Storied First Stop on the Indoors Circuit
BY SABRINA BRASHARES/JUMP MEDIA
Capital Challenge kicked off the Indoors season this year once again, bringing the best in the nation to Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
The 29th edition of the horse...
2022 in Review: By the (Prixview) Numbers
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
There's no questioning that the year 2022 has had some standout figures. The names Killer Queen, King Edward and HH Azur certainly come to mind when looking back at the...
Coyle Maintains World Cup Form in Fort Worth
By Catie Staszak for FEI
Daniel Coyle (IRL) has had to be patient when it comes to World Cup competition. During the 2019-2020 North American League season, he recorded two victories and was preparing...
Prixview Case Study: Is There a Correlation Between Young Horse Success and Success at...
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
This we know: Success at the top levels of show jumping sport is the culmination of years of careful development. But what patterns exist among the sport's best equine athletes?
As...
Rescued Show Jumper Takes Memorable Win at Desert Horse Park
By Tori Bilas
A few things are for certain in this sport: It takes hard work to succeed and sometimes you find success in the most unlikely of places.
That’s something Naomi Gard knows all too...
Prixview: Taking at ‘Schott’ at Holiday & Horses CSI4*
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
A lot of pressure can come with taking over the ride of an already established mount. Just imagine if the former rider of your horse was Beezie Madden.
But Callie Schott,...
The Magic of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Canada’s Crown Jewel Horse Show celebrates 100 years
By Nancy Jaffer
For 100 years, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto has been a horse show like no other. Of course, no other horse show is...
Teamwork and Consistency Result in a Career Comeback for Charley
One of the greatest fears for a rider is that their once-in-a-lifetime horse will become injured. In 2019, this worry turned into a reality for Rileigh Tibbott who was thinking about retiring her heart...
Milestone First World Cup Win for Lillie Keenan in Las Vegas
By Catie Staszak for FEI
It had been seven months since Lillie Keenan (USA) had jumped internationally in the United States when she met her stallion Agana van het Gerendal Z for the Longines FEI...
Prixview: Setting the Morning Line in Vegas
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
The old adage goes like this: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Much of that entails a trip to the casino or sports book.
So, what better place than just...
Quilona V Z Officially Retired in Great Southwest Equestrian Center Ceremony
The 18-year-old Zangersheide mare Quilona V Z, owned by Carolyn Elsey since 2008, was retired in a special ceremony held on Saturday, November 12, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, TX.
After being...
Celebratory Win for Coyle in Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto
By Catie Staszak for FEI
Ahead of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto (CAN), Daniel Coyle (IRL) was feeling the pressure.
The 100th anniversary of Toronto's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair held special meaning for the...
Prixview: Team Canada Has Some Serious Girl Power
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
Toronto's prestigious Royal Agricultural Winter Fair shines the spotlight on Canada this week for CSI5*-W competition.
After two years of cancellations due to the ongoing global pandemic, the Royal will celebrate...
Shamrock Show Stables: Cultivating a Confidence-Building Environment
By Tyler Bui
At World Equestrian Center in Ocala, a young rider came to watch his barnmates at Shamrock Show Stables compete. He’d previously only competed in a local horse show in a...
Human Touch: Reminding Riders to Care for Their Own Bodies, Too
BY TYLER BUI
We provide the highest quality of care for our horses’ bodies, but what about our own? In almost any other sport, the athlete’s physical state is top priority—but our sport is unique,...
McLain Ward’s Spectacular Career: By the Numbers
Show Jumping Olympian
20042008201220162020
Olympic Medalist
2004 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Gold medal with Sapphire2008 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Gold medal with Sapphire2016 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Silver medal with HH Azur2020 Olympic Games:...
Laura Chapot: Carrying it Forward Part II
By Ann Jamieson
Little Big Man
Little Big Man (Pony), a Dutch warmblood, was probably Laura's "horse of a lifetime. He was solely mine; I was the only one who rode him. He was such a...
“I Do Lessons, Not Lunch” — How Karen Healey’s Passion for Teaching Launched Her To...
BY NANCY JAFFER
She’s a firecracker; always has been. Nothing can slow down the perennially energetic Karen Healey, who attacks her mission to teach, judge, or give a clinic with the same enthusiasm that began...
Exercise: Cavalletti and Coursework
Preview this exercise from Justine Jarvis, one of many in the new book, Grid Pro Quo: 52 Powerful Jumping Exercises from the World’s Top Riders by Margaret Rizzo McKelvy.
This is a great exercise to help prepare...
It Happens! 2022 Indoors Edition
We all make mistakes. But horse people, as a group, aren’t always the best at handling them. So TPH reached out to some top riders to share their own show ring bloopers to prove,...