“It’s impossible.” “It can’t be done.” “You’re crazy.” Mark Bellissimo has heard it all (and so much more) since entering the horse show world with big dreams and a high set of ideals. No challenge is too big, and he seems to enjoy it even [...]
In just one week, the world’s elite show jumping riders and horses will gather in Los Angeles, California to compete for $1 million of prize money during the first edition of The Longines Los Angeles Masters. See the full, four-day competition schedule here. Held at the [...]
The Central Park Horse Show and $210,000 Central Park Grand Prix, which takes place this afternoon in the middle of America’s largest city, will bring some of the most pampered, high-caliber equine athletes straight into the middle of a humming metropolis. But when those horses [...]
Bold new Rebecca Ray handbags are hung on a burnished iron coat rack. Shiny Vogel boots sit in a showcased row, lined up together along a worn hardwood recess. There's a signed photo of Conrad Homfeld on one wall next to a line of dressing rooms, [...]
Calgary, AB, Canada – The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO 5* came to a thrilling conclusion today with the biggest show jumping event in the world, the $1.5 Million CP International, presented by Rolex. Canadian show jumping legend Ian Millar and Dixson, owned by Susan [...]
Injuries and unexpected conclusions can happen in a spilt second – it’s the nature of the sport of show jumping. But when Meagan Nusz landed wrong off a fence while competing in the 1.40m division at the American Gold Cup this Wednesday, she was not happy [...]
Anne-Marie Deschamps, they should have given you the job. From the very first moment I met this heroine of a Frenchwoman, it was clear what a force she was. She strode out of her garden gate, indignantly arguing with the taxi driver who was trying [...]
Antioch, IL - September 8, 2014 - The $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby is the highlight of the 2014 Chicago Hunter Derby at Annali-Brookwood Farm, showcasing top horses and riders from across the country while raising funds for charities. The Chicago Hunter Derby is a [...]
It must be some kind of feeling to watch your competitor earn the medal that has just slipped through your fingers - and watch them do it aboard your own horse. That was how Rolf-Goran Bengtsson's afternoon concluded during the end-all, be-all Final for individual medals at [...]
Federer wouldn’t swap rackets with the opposing player. Andretti wouldn’t drive a different car. But tomorrow, the four best riders in the world will trade horses in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. It’s a unique and exciting class that only [...]