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- by Editorial StaffEvery entry is a winner in the Meadow Grove & Friends 1.20m Open Classic, sponsored by Meadow Grove & Friends and benefiting the 501c3 #WeRideTogether. And not just in that warm fuzzy way of community coming together in support of a good cause (though there’s that too). But actually. The fourth annual 1.20m class returns […] The post Try & Lose in This Weekend’s Meadow Grove & Friends 1.20m Open Classic. We Dare You. appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldNote to readers: Week 6 of WEF is hunter week and my editor said I should mention something about WEF in my What the WEF?! column. So consider that box checked. Moving on… I do not remember exactly what I was upset about. I came home from somewhere in Wellington and could not settle myself. […] The post What the WEF?! Week 6: A Strange & Beautiful Striving appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldWhen I first decided to become someone who writes about our sport of show jumping, I looked to the famous sportswriters of the early- and mid-century who worked during the years when horse racing and boxing were the United States’ foremost spectator sports. A time pre-television, a time when radio and writing—words—connected people to sport. […] The post Speaking of Death appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksHallowed 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 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup on Saturday. Aboard Iron Maiden, aka “Bruce” (after the Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson), Gochman bested a 38-horse field and […] The post Iron Maiden & Mimi Gochman Break Their 5* Maiden appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffFrance came to play in Abu Dhabi, fielding one of the strongest teams on the start list with four riders in the world top 100. And jumped to the top of the podium. The 2026 Longines League of Nations saw “Les Bleus” storm to the win in the season opener, combining veteran savvy with rising […] The post Les Bleus Dominate Abu Dhabi appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziMIDDLEBURG, VA—Following his recent annual veterinary exam, the 23-year-old Appendix gelding, Show Me the Money, reports through his animal communicator that he is in perfect health, and actually couldn’t have done any better. According to “Joffrey,” as he’s known in the barn, the gelding “ACED” his physical exam in the temperature, pulse, respiration, vision, and […] The post Elderly Horse Is Definitely NOT Lame, “Aced” His Annual Veterinary Exam appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Mollie BaileyFor four years, Lindsay Archer was on cloud nine. From 2018 to 2022, she had a string of competitive top jumpers, including Jarpur, with whom she won several three-star and four-star FEI classes. Then at the end of 2022, that all changed. “I went from having those three or four horses to having no horses […] The post Lindsay Archer Is on a Mission to Take the Stigma Out of Asking for Support appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Richard R. GrossAfleet Alex, winner of both the 2005 Preakness Stake (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) after finishing third in that year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) on the First Saturday in May, has passed. He was reported euthanized at age 24 on Feb. 6 at his home, Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky “from the infirmities of old age.” […] The post Dual Triple Crown Classic Winner Afleet Alex Passes appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffSeason 3 of the Longines League of Nations (LLN) gets underway February 13 in the United Arab Emirates where the world’s top 10 nations will compete for the crown. Just don’t expect to see the world’s top riders heading to Leg 1 in Abu Dhabi. Here’s the gist. Who made the cut? The LLN is […] The post LLN Season 3 Explained appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziOn Tuesday, February 10, McLain Ward’s partner of just under a year, Imperial HBF, was humanely euthanized following a severe episode of colic. According to Ward’s Instagram post, the 13-year-old KWPN gelding, “Suffered a bout of colic and, despite two surgeries and every possible effort to save him, the incredibly difficult decision was made—by his […] The post McLain Ward’s Imperial HBF Passes Away From Colic Complications appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldWeek 5 of the Winter Equestrian Festival has come and gone and in it, I feel I have lived weeks 6, 7, and 8 as well. I can hardly remember the days, except I had become lost doomscrolling and watching news from home—Minnesota. My online life generally consists of horse and cute animal videos, with […] The post What the WEF?! Week 542 (aka Week 5) appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziAt age 68, team gold and individual Olympic champion Nick Skelton doesn’t ride anymore, having officially hung up his saddle alongside his famous stallion, Big Star, one year after their 2016 Individual gold medal win in Rio. But his longtime partner, Laura Kraut, sure misses the time when he did. “Oh my God, did I […] The post Laura Kraut: “Nick [Skelton] took my riding to the next level” appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksYou never forget your first five-star Grand Prix win. History won’t forget Jessica Burke’s. On Saturday, the 34-year-old Irishwoman cemented her place in the show jumping annals as the first female athlete to win the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup at Bordeaux. She’s also the first female Irish show jumper to win a five-star Grand […] The post Jessica Burke Rides into History appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksBetween the white tights, majestic animals with braided up-dos, and non-threatening air of camaraderie on the course walk, the sport of show jumping is about as gangster as pairs ice dancing or a heated game of pickleball. Which is to say it’s not. But there was one wise guy stuffing the pockets of his patron […] The post Gangster Montdesir Hits Like a Smooth Criminal appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffLee McKeever is the Ernie to McLain Ward’s Bert. The Oscar to his Felix. The Snoop Dog to his Martha Stewart. And, like all those great odd-couple partnerships, it just works. So well, in fact, Ward has won 13 championship medals and a FEI World Cup Final title with McKeever at his side and McKeever […] The post Lee McKeever Was Always a Legend, in March He’ll Be a Hall of Famer Too appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziLaura Kraut rang-in her 60th birthday last November with a truly outsized accomplishment: a top 10 place in the Longines Rankings and her best Grand Prix season to date. Earning three, 5* Grand Prix wins in 2025, seven podium finishes at 1.55m and higher, and more than €1.5 million in prize money last season alone, Kraut […] The post Laura Kraut, Accidental Olympian appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Madison SmithThere’s a saying that goes, “all horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl.” What a world we would live in if every little kid could be loved by a horse. For those of us who are lucky enough to spend our lives around horses, we know the […] The post The Year of Agano appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldIn the world of show jumping, an owner is a sort of necessary evil. Their money is needed to purchase the horse and pay for all its bills and then there’s the lifestyle of the rider, which must be supported, and the shows themselves—an endless suck, vacuuming funds in an ever-increasing vortex of expense. An […] The post What the WEF?! Week 4: Pomp, Pageantry & Painted Horses appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziAt age 16, Daniel Coyle’s longtime mount, Farrel, doesn’t always come out for the Grand Prix. But when he does, he almost always comes to play. Coyle and Farrel did just that on the chilly Saturday evening of February 1 at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ocala. There, the Irish rider and the 16-year-old […] The post Daniel Coyle On Farrel: “Sometimes we kinda just go” appeared first on Horse Network.