May 23 – June 13, 2025

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SHOW JUMPING ISSUE

Memories Of Authentic

Authentic, stalwart of the U.S. show jumping team with Beezie Madden in the 2000s, died at on April 9 at age 30. One of just a handful of horses in history to have won three Olympic show jumping medals, Authentic and Madden earned back-to-back team golds in 2004 and 2008, as well as individual bronze in 2008. Throughout his career he proved himself as a team horse, a grand prix horse and a speed horse.

Horse Of A Lifetime: Mark Watring’s Sapphire

Sapphire would come to define Mark’s career as an equestrian, and take him around the world to win at major show jumping competitions.

Free Rein With: Mimi Gochman

Mimi Gochman wasn’t even wearing tall boots when she started making headlines in the sport. Now at 20, the amateur rider is holding her own against the best show jumpers in the world, recently finishing third in the $400,000 Kentucky International Grand Prix CSI5*.

Ask 3: Which Horse From Your Past Got You Where You Are Today?

Every top rider has a horse who made them—maybe it was the horse that took them to the big leagues, or maybe it was just the horse that taught them the most. We asked Christian Kukuk, Harry Charles and Lillie Keenan which horse meant the most to each of their developing careers

EVENTING

Santa Anita Edges Out Galway Downs For 2028 Olympic Bid

In an unexpected change, the LA28 Organizing Committee confirmed on April 14 that the 2028 Olympic Games equestrian events will take place at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, scrapping earlier plans to use Galway Downs in Temecula. The sudden venue switch-up disappointed Galway Downs officials who believed the decision had neared certainty after the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve the venue in late March.

Michael Jung Asserts Himself As One Of The GOATs At Kentucky

Jung became the only five-time winner of the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L, riding FischerChipmunk FRH to the gelding’s second title there.

A Homebred Takes Libussa Lübbeke To Her First Kentucky

After Libussa Lübbeke jumped around her first five-star at Luhmühlen successfully last year with Caramia 34, she started to think about the future, finally settling on one word: Kentucky.

Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event Photo Gallery

HORSE SHOWS

Expanding The Five-Star Experience In Kentucky

Since 1978, the Kentucky Three-Day Event has drawn competitors and spectators from across the country and beyond to watch top-level eventing. In 2011, the competition started adding Fédération Equestre Internationale-level classes in other disciplines. This year Kent Farrington scored his fifth five-star win of the season with Greya in the $400,000 Kentucky International Grand Prix CSI5*.

HORSE CARE

Deworming: No Longer One-Size-Fits-All

With resistance on the rise, recommendations have evolved.

DRESSAGE

Playing The Long Game Pays Off For Kristina Harrison-Antell

“I realized if I wanted to get anywhere, I needed to put together a string,” said Harrison-Antell. That strategy—15 years and countless predawn rides in the making—culminated in her recent CDI Grand Prix victories riding her own Finley, who was imported in 2013 as a just-started 3-year-old.

YOUNG ENTRY

Being Intentional, Gritty, Grateful Puts Purdue On Top At IHSA National Championships

Students delivered an unprecedented season for the West Lafayette, Indiana, university that included being undefeated in their qualifying season, and winning regionals and zones on the way to their victory at the IHSA National Championships, a first for Purdue.

Dartmouth Breaks Tie To Win First NCEA Single Discipline Title

In a dramatic finish, Dartmouth Equestrian beat the College of Charleston when it broke a 5-5 tie in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship.