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- by Erica Hatfield“What an exciting Grand Prix!” she says, practically shouting. I’m in my yard in Wellington, Florida and this traitor is speaking happily and enthusiastically, in a way she NEVER does, while cleaning a bridle. “No, it wasn’t!” I say back. “It was all time faults, all day, nothing but time faults—how stupid!” “But there were […] The post The Tortoise & the Time Faults: How Pieter Devos Won Dinard’s Speed Trap appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziFor show jumping fans in 2026, the season’s summer dog days will mean just one thing: It’s time to breakout the popcorn. Not only do we have the upcoming FEI Jumping World Championships to look forward to in August, but now, for only the third time in history, a Live Contender who could win the […] The post United Touch S & HH Azur: A Tale of Live Contenders appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldAfter weeks of recapping Faultless, I had the opportunity to sit down with Ben Asselin and Kyle Koss, the sibling–producer duo behind the equestrian docuseries. Grandsons of Ron Southern, founder of Spruce Meadows, they’ve both had a lifetime to fall in love with the sport. It is that love that they wanted to share with […] The post FAULTLESS, the Interview: “We wanted it to be a love letter to the sport.” appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffRome wasn’t built in a day. The mightiest oak grows from a tiny acorn. Every journey begins with a single step. We roll our eyes at clichés because we’ve heard them a thousand times—but buried beneath the worn-out phrasing is a core truth: hard things are never conquered in one heroic swoop. They’re dismantled by small, […] The post More Than a Ribbon: Compete for Change at Thunderbird appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziShakeups are par for the course in the lead-up to major championships, and this summer’s FEI Jumping World Championships, taking place August 19-23 at the Allianz Park in Aachen, Germany, is no exception. In June, the current World No. 1 Kent Farrington announced that he was withdrawing himself from consideration for the World Championships, stating that his […] The post Team USA Taps Natalie Dean For World Championships appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldThe Al Shira’aa King George V Gold Cup. It’s a whoop of Whitakers. If you’re wondering how I know this, I consulted The Book of St. Albans, compiled by Dame Juliana Berners in 1486 as a hunting, hawking, and heraldry guide for gentlemen. This book is famous for the long list of collective nouns for […] The post Whitaker Whoops It Up in King George Cup appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica Hatfield“Why are you doing this?” someone asks. “Because this is what I do!” I shout back and then look around me. I am in an office at my stable in Wellington, Florida. “And where are the cameras? Why aren’t they rolling on this sh-t?” These were the moments following the Premier Jumping League’s announcement of […] The post My Official PJL Fantasy Starting Lineup appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Kelly McGinnisAfter a long career in corporate communications, including more than 12 years as Chief Communications Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., Kelly McGinnis was used to being good at hard things. Then she returned to riding in her 50s. Horses, it turns out, had other plans. Brought to you by Three Mares. I like being […] The post Kelly McGinnis: Horses Are Very Good at Keeping Me Humble appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Jamie Sindell“I could have done better.” My daughter said it after a local derby where she finished fourth. In fact, I’ve heard that phrase a lot from her lately. At first, I didn’t understand the disappointment. Overall, she had ridden very well. This was only her second show on a new lease horse. She even won […] The post “I Could Have Done Better” appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldAnd now we’ve come to it: the end of the first season of Faultless: The Riders, their Horses, and the Pursuit of Excellence. We’ve skittered from the flamboyant foulness of Darragh Kenny’s Destination Dublin, flown across the pond, and landed back where we started—at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta. We are here on the storied […] The post Faultless, Ep 6: (Spruce Meadows) Masters at Work appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Orchid BertelsenBy the time you read this, my first horse show in nearly 30 years will already be over. As I write this, it’s three days away. I’m excited. I’m nervous. And, if I’m being honest, I’m not entirely sure what I’m about to learn. When I decided to start showing again, I had a very […] The post Wading Back into Show Ring appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziWith the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championships in Aachen just around the corner, the show jumping spotlight is naturally focused on to the top, horse-and-rider combinations most likely to make this year’s national teams. Yet while less-experienced mounts may be on the back burner until September, there’s some promising 9-year-olds already showing flashes of brilliance […] The post Podium Prodigies: Three 9-Year-Olds to Watch in Q4 appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffIf you’ve been planning to place some Polymarket bets on the medal winners of the upcoming 2026 FEI Jumping World Championships in Aachen, Germany, next month, you may want to rethink your picks. On Monday, July 20, Belgium’s Gilles Thomas announced that the 12-year-old Selle Français stallion, Ermitage Kalone—a much-anticipated podium contender for the World Championships […] The post Ermitage Kalone Will Not Compete at the 2026 FEI World Championships appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksGibbs Un Prince is not a winner. At least not by conventional standards. The 10-year-old Selle Français (Number One D’Iso un Prince x Panama Tame) has only won two FEI classes ever. Both at the 1.40m height in 2024 with another rider. He has just 10 career podium finishes on his record. (Kannandillo, also age […] The post Bettendorf Bets Big on Gibbs Un Prince appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Richard R. GrossThe inevitable has occurred. Godolphin has announced that its all-time winningest globetrotting horse and worldwide fan-favorite Rebel’s Romance has been retired from racing. Over a career that spanned seven seasons, the most successful son of Dubawi (out of Minidress by Street Cry) compiled a 32:22-1-2 record, with 17 graded stakes wins, nine at the G1 […] The post Godolphin Great Rebel’s Romance Is Retired appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Gretchen Lida“They say, you are not a proper jockey until you have fallen off seven times,” a fellow horse girl once told me. I was 17. She was 14. We were standing in her yard in rural England, chatting as we brushed off our horses. As a backyard cowgirl from Colorado, that day was my first […] The post The Miraculous Art of Getting Back On appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldShow jumping has started flooding all our screens. On the heels of the release of Faultless, Box to Box Films producing a series on the upcoming inaugural season of the Premier Jumping League, and the announcement that the film Jumpers, starring young rider Skylar Wireman, will be expanded from 16 minutes to feature length, we […] The post On The Fringe Asks “Why?” & a Dozen More Questions appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldI have just witnessed the jump off of the year. I don’t know what you guys are doing or where you’ve been or where you’re going, but you might as well just stop because whatever happens at the World Championships, whatever happens when Richie goes for his Grand Slam title—is it gonna be as good […] The post Victory is Sweetnam in Falsterbo appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldI love me a derby. It separates the men from the boys. The women from the girls. The horsemen from the hobbyists. But with philanthropic endeavors that fill a standard 40-hour workweek, a stable to manage, several time-intensive WhatsApp group chats to be witty in, and an editor hovering over me like a gorgon, could […] The post Fuching About the Falsterbo Derby appeared first on Horse Network.