We were pleased to see British rider Nicola Wilson share a video update with her supporters from the spinal rehabilitation unit she’s currently calling home at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough, United Kingdom. The
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Earlier this week, we introduced you to the field of horses here to contest the 5* at Luhmühlen — now let’s get to know the riders! Who’s making their debut at the level, who’s won
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I have never in my life done a dismount with such grace and aplomb as the photo above. I literally have nerve damage in my neck because the majority of my teens and early twenties
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We might be distracted by shiny 5* horses and their dapper riders…but let’s be honest, the real cross country action at Longines Luhmühlen, the spring’s German 5* event, happened today during the dressage break. Leadline
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We might be biased, but last year’s fairytale Luhmühlen victory by young Brit Mollie Summerland and her Charly van ter Heiden set an enormously high standard for the sort of heartstring-puller of a story we
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The Canadian High Performance Advisory Group, a recently-formed task force for Equestrian Canada, is spearheading a fundraising effort to the tune of $250,000 to propel the federation forward towards this fall’s FEI World Championships. Aided
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Every spring, I think for sure that I live in the best place on Earth; the grass is green, the nights are cool and the days are warm but not hot. The horses become covered
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We’re truly in the thick of five-star season now, and all eyes this week are on Germany’s Luhmühlen Horse Trials, which takes place in the very pretty Lüneberger Heide area of Lower Saxony (sort of near Hamburg,
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We’re delighted to be back on site at Germany’s Luhmühlen CCI5* this week, where 36 horses and riders from 13 countries have come forward to tackle this sunny, merry mid-summer fixture. Before the competition gets going in
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Is it terribly dull of us if we schedule in a quick panic right now about just how quickly time is passing? It feels like just yesterday that we left Turniergelande Luhmühlen, battered, bruised, a wee bit
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Ok, everyone – we knew the Faces of Eventing photo challenge would be big, but you absolutely swarmed us with entries and now we’ve no choice but to make it a regular series. We didn’t
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rómulo Roux (@romuloroux) A massive congratulations is in order for Rómulo Roux, a Panamanian show jumper recently turned eventer, who has just been selected to represent
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Somehow, Luhmühlen week is already upon us again, and Germany’s showpiece event brings with it two hugely competitive classes: the CCI5*, one of just two in continental Europe, and the packed CCI4*-S, which also incorporates
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Horse & Country (@horseandcountrytv) Get excited for the final CCI5* event of the front half of 2022! The Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials begins in earnest Wednesday,
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Two-time Olympic eventer Lauren Billys learned about equine respiratory problems the hard way. The rude awakening occurred when her 2016 Rio Games partner Castle Larchfield Purdy was coming back to work after a serious colic
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The recently refreshed Equestrian Canada High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing (HPAG) are thrilled to announce a significant donation from Kelly McCarthy-Maine and Shane Maine toward the urgent fundraising appeal just launched in support of the
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Crisp Eventing (@tomcrispeventing) We’re always in awe of amateur riders who manage to balance all the moving parts of their lives alongside their
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Racehorse: ✔️ Kentucky: ✔️ Burghley: ✔️ Luhmühlen: ✔️ Pau: ✔️ Badminton: ✔️ United States Pony Club Championships: 🔜 You know the great Shiraz and Colleen Rutledge as record the holders of first pair to complete all of the
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School’s out for many, which means it’s time to #goeventing for the summer! Diving right in to this week’s Weekend Winners column… Leading us off, a battle of the sub-20s was duked out at Aspen
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Sophie Click and Tarantino 54 jumped clear with just 6.4 time faults on the cross-country track designed by Morgan Rowsell to win the CCI3*-Short at Aspen Farms Horse Trials in Yelm, WA on Sunday. “He
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It hasn’t, arguably, been the most straightforward weekend at Bramham International Horse Trials. Two fatalities were recorded through Saturday’s cross-country day: Allie Knowles‘s Ms. Poppins was euthanised after sustaining an injury while travelling late in the course,
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Nicola Wilson received a visit from some well-wishing friends and colleagues last week as she continues to recover from a fall at Badminton in May. “It was so wonderful to take time out from my
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“I’m just proud of yesterday and I’m proud of how hard the horse always tries. As I get older, I realize it’s not always about being perfect. It’s about enjoying it when it goes your
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