There's no stronger indication that a course will prove tricky than concerned comments straight from the riders' mouths. And for Friday night's Round Two of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final, competitors vocally realized, in the midst of the course walk, that the track [...]
When 19-year-old Bertram Allen rider and his grey mare Molly Malone V beat out Thursday's impressive field of 39 other horse-and-rider pairs, it tempted thoughts and remarks to credit the win to a little luck – both the Irish and the beginner's kinds. But while this [...]
The jumper ring works an equalizer. All that matters is that the jumps stay up and the time stays down. So when 66-year-old rider Leslie Nelson steps into the 1.20m arena - whether at Thermal, Spruce Meadows, or the Longines LA Masters - she’s not [...]
These last 12 months proved that the hunter/jumper world's navy-and-white slump is a thing of the past, as color and individuality reemerged to rule style in the show ring over the course of the year. Thanks to brands like Ogilvy, Personally Preppy, Le Fash, and Grand [...]
The world's top horse-and-rider combos may be the main draw to the Los Angeles Convention Center this week during the ongoing Longines Los Angeles Masters. But the show's vendors are offering more than just a fun diversion in between classes. There's everything from tack to [...]
The Longines Los Angeles Masters is upon us! Thursday morning sees the beginning of the much anticipated, international show jumping competition that will take place under the lights at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Horse & Style will be on the scene, bringing you daily updates [...]
Technically, summer may be over, but many of us are still suffering the sun blaring, sweat dripping rides during long, hot afternoons (sorry to rub it in there, Spruce Meadows). For the sun shirt aficionado, the Equi In Style (EIS) and Kastel Denmark shirts are really [...]
It was about an hour before the start of the $40,000 Los Gatos Luxury Cars Grand Prix at the Menlo Charity Horse Show in Atherton, CA. Guy Thomas, last year's victor, was sitting with his barn mates at the Willow Tree Farm setup. He looked [...]
A skinny, brown-haired girl stood at the rail watching as a horse and rider slid into a refusal in front of a fence during the $10,000 1.30M Ryman Memorial Take Your Own Line last night at the Menlo Charity Horse Show, Atherton, CA. "I think she [...]
Before sun shirts hit the scene, most of us rode in polos. (Am I dating myself?) So if you're anything like me, you've built up a pretty decent collection of those collared, cotton shirts. And there are days (usually the ones when you couldn't squeeze [...]