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- by Nina FedrizziMax Kühner knows a thing or two about a champagne shower. The Austrian rider currently ranks among the top eight show jumpers in the world for 5* 1.60m podium finishes, according to Jumpr, earning five already at the half-way point of the 2026 season. On Saturday, June 20, during the LGCT Grand Prix of Paris, […] The post Max Kühner “Flows” to the Top of the Podium With EIC Up Too Jacco Blue appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksThe last time Caroline Harris made a five-star appearance was in 2024. It was at Pau, France. And she rode D. Day to a career first five-star win. This week, Harris and the 12-year-old AES gelding were back five-star rotation at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials in Germany. And once again, they rode away victorious. […] The post It’s D. Day All Over Again appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldIn The Netherlands on Sunday, the jump off for the Huawei Grand Prix of Rotterdam was flush with riders and their mounts—11 of them—so much so that this journalist, 4,582 miles away as the crow flies, found herself running around her yard in Wellington, Florida, excitedly recruiting people to watch it. How often do you […] The post Ben Maher Wins, Luke Dee-Lights in Rotterdam appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksAnd then there were 15… Great Britain’s Caroline Harris took over the CCI5*-L lead at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials after a cross-country performance on Saturday with D. Day. Mike Etherington-Smith’s influential five-star track took a toll on 25% of the field, resulting in eliminations for Heike Jahncke and Might Spring FRH, Abby Jones on […] The post Count Down to D. Day at Luhmühlen appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldIt was a podium decided by bare fractions of fractions of a second! The third leg of the Longines League of Nations, taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, delivered a three-way jump off for gold and a finish so tight it could be measured in millimeters. I will admit, when the “League of Nations” was first […] The post LLN Rotterdam Finished in a Blink appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffFlawless. Riesenbeck International were flawless in Paris. Riding momentum of last week’s Global Champions League win in St Tropez, they produced the only fault-free performance of the day to secure victory in Stage 7. Marco Kutscher on Pikeur Lemar NRW and Maximilian Weishaupt aboard Zuccero HV delivered four clear rounds to finish on a perfect […] The post Riesenbeck International, Perfect in Paris appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffIt’s King versus Coon on the CCI5*-L leaderboard after dressage at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials. On Thursday, USA’s Hallie Coon and 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Kapriccio took the overnight lead with the only sub-30 score of the day of 27.8 penalties with their harmonious and expressive test. Emily King of Great Britain and longtime partner […] The post Just 0.8 Penalties Separate the 5* Leaders at Luhmühlen appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Orchid BertelsenIt never really occurred to me that my kids would come to the barn with me. Not because I was opposed to it. More because I think, deep down, I still imagined the barn as a place that existed separately from the rest of my life. Then I became a mother and realized that wherever […] The post The Part of Horse Motherhood Nobody Puts on Instagram appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksColombia’s Mark Bluman just had the best weekend of his career at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alt. How good was it? First-five-star-Grand-Prix-win good. $145,510-USD-in-weekly-earnings good. Win-an-international-class-every-day-including-both-GPs-on-three-different-horses good. Here’s the breakdown: Friday: Bluman takes first AND second in the 5* RBC Capital Markets Cup 1.50m with Inside Of My Heart and Phelina de Septon, respectively. He […] The post Mark Bluman’s Fantastic, Wonderful, All-Good, Very Nice Weekend appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziLess than a year after making history as the youngest-ever winner of an LGCT Grand Prix in Rabat at the age of 19, Monaco’s Anastasia Nielsen has proven she’s no mere flash in the pan. The CSI5* LGCT Grand Prix of Ramatuelle, St. Tropez on Saturday, June 13 was a U25 showdown of sorts, with […] The post The Young Guns Came to Play in Saint Tropez appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldMartin Fuchs, aboard his longtime mount Conner Jei, was first to go in the jumpoff. That unenviable position where a rider, not knowing what lies ahead, has little choice than to give it all he’s got and make them chase it. And that’s what Fuchs did. Or at least that’s what he appeared to do. […] The post Bucci’s Back with Another Rolex Series Win appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldAnd here we are at the crucial moment—Richie “Hands” Vogel enters the ring in La Baule, France on board his unmatchable mount United Touch S. The Germans had it won. The first round was a clean sweep, three riders—Andre Thieme, Sophie Hinners, and Daniel Deusser—jumped clear, leaving Team Germany on a zero score and on […] The post It’s “Hands” & Hats Off to France in La Baule appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Editorial StaffHow do you summarize a life, let alone one as extraordinary as Olympic show jumper Kevin Babington’s, in a single story? You simply can’t. You write a book. That’s precisely what Jeff Papows and Michael Cruciotti have done. Babington: Triumph, Tragedy, Inspiration tells the incredible true story of a young Irish horseman who crossed the […] The post Babington Is the Inspiring Read You Need This Summer appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Carley SparksDon’t call it a comeback… (but it is). After riding the struggle bus for most of the 2026 season, Riesenbeck International finally stepped off in St. Tropez. The team, historically one of the strongest in the GCL, were League Champions in 2023 and finished fourth overall in both 2024 and 2025. Consistency has been their […] The post Riesenbeck International Gets Off the Struggle Bus in St. Tropez appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Kevin BabingtonKevin Babington is an Olympic show jumper and Irish Team veteran. In August 2019, he suffered a complete spinal cord injury after a fall during the Grand Prix at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY. This is his story (as told to Carley Sparks). Brought to you by Three Mares. I remember everything […] The post Kevin Babington: “I don’t want people feeling sorry for me” appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Jamie SindellNot every rider leaves a barn because of something big. Sometimes, they just slowly disappear. They stop asking questions. Then they stop lingering after lessons or feeling excited to go to the barn. Eventually, they stop coming altogether. A lot of the time, it’s not because the trainer isn’t talented, kind, or knowledgeable. It’s the […] The post Six Things Good Trainers Do Without Even Realizing It appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziIt’s been a long while since my horse and I had a truly epic miscommunication. But—as wont to happen in this sport where future kings hit the dirt just as hard as everyone else—we made up for it in truly spectacular style in our jumper classic round on Sunday. After laying down perhaps our best, […] The post When “It” Happens, Channel Your Inner Ben Maher appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Nina FedrizziNew Zealand rider Katie Laurie knows a thing or two about straddling different worlds—not to mention different continents. The daughter of show jumping parents from New Zealand and Australia, Laurie was raised in Hamilton, New Zealand, and over the years took home many of the country’s top show jumping trophies, including Lady Rider of the […] The post Katie Laurie’s Far-From-Home Bred Django II Delivers Their First 5* Win appeared first on Horse Network.
- by Erica HatfieldThe pup had spotted his quarry. He followed it with eager eyes, one ringed with black, as if he were a cartoon animal that had been punched. An ear flopped jauntily over the eye, the only spot of black on his white body, other than the jet black nose poised over the lolling pink tongue. […] The post The Man, the Mutt, the Course and the Horse appeared first on Horse Network.