Horse Network

08/05/2025

"At the end of the day, it isn't about having the fanciest tack trunk or the latest show fashions," writes adult ammie and mom of four horse girls, Jamie Sindell. "It's about the scrappy, creative ways we make the horses work—and the amazing memories we build along the way."

Horses are expensive. Like, nauseatingly expensive. And unless you’ve got a bottomless bank account (spoiler: we don’t), keeping your kids, or yourself, in the tack without going broke takes time, effort, and a healthy dose of creativity. Here are 16 ways we manage to keep our herd happy, our fo...

08/04/2025

Sisyphus may have been tasked with a mountain and his boulder, but Skylar Wireman had him beat for hardships at the .

Sisyphus may have been tasked with a mountain and his boulder, but Skylar Wireman had him beat for hardships at the North American Youth Championships. This weekend, the 20-year-old finally did what Sisyphus couldn’t—pushing the rock over the top of her own show jumping summit while winning doub...

08/03/2025

“Maybe I didn’t know what was right, but I definitely knew what was wrong and what I was seeing was wrong.” Olympic show jumper Daniel Bluman shares his bumpy road to the top of horse sport in this episode of .

Horse Person: MADE explores the stories behind the brands, businesses, and visionaries shaping the horse world. This isn’t just about entrepreneurship—it’s about the real, human journey: the risks, the resilience, the detours, and the drive it takes to build something meaningful in this industry.

This episode is sponsored by Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Solutions Inc. As a three-time Olympian, celebrated trainer, and founder of Bluman Equestrian, Daniel Bluman is the picture of success in the horse world. But his road to riches was missing… well, the riches. What he lacked in res...

08/01/2025

In addition to "Stay alert!" messages, the system also issues a series of amateur-friendly reminders such as:

"Eyes between the ears!"
"Are you listening [to your trainer]?" and...
"Heels down—steer!"

SAUGERTIES, NY—Katheleen Connelly was just wrapping up her warm-up ahead of the 36-49 adult amateur 3’ hunter class when she was alerted by a series of loud, successive beeps.  Mid-circle on the way to her warm-up jump, Connelly noticed a flashing red warning message on the tiny monitor attach...

07/31/2025

"Like, the mission is completed. But what do you get out of it? To win a class doesn't make you a better rider." - Richard Vogel

You couldn’t blame Richard Vogel if he was walking on air right now. The 28-year-old German rider won the individual gold medal at the European Championships aboard his longtime partner United Touch S—widely considered one of the most gifted show jumping horses of his era. What’s more? They di...

07/31/2025

Natural beauty ☑
Horse-friendly mentality ☑
Proximity to two of North America’s premier show circuits ☑

This state-of-the-art equestrian facility located in Lumby, in North Okanagan checks all the boxes.

Tucked away on 200, fully irrigated acres, just 45 minutes from Kelowna International Airport, 910 Mabel Lake Road is located within easy driving distance of both Thunderbird (4.5 hours) and Spruce Meadows (6.5 hours) Show Parks.

The property is comprised of a 37-stall show barn, breeding and quarantine facilities, a Grand Prix grass field, sand rings, a covered walker, and indoor arena. Plus: conference/assembly facilities for visitors—complete with a kitchen, full bathrooms, offices, and guest rooms.

The current owners reserve 40 of the surrounding acres for pastureland, with the balance planted for hay and grain. The property includes an elevated, custom-built estate home, set against the backdrop of rolling hills, with 5-bedrooms, broad windows, a fireplace, hardwood floors, and a sprawling, wrap-around porch for taking in the evening sunsets.

Additional outbuildings include a comfortable farmhouse at the front of the property, and a cozy gate keeper’s cabin. Ideal for use as a boarding and/or training facility, a high-end show barn, or a breeding operation, 910 Mabel Lake Road is currently being offered with a turnkey business, negotiable with the sale or with partnership options.

View the full listing here: https://link.horsenetwork.com/4lWpQTq

To learn more about this spectacular property and schedule viewings, contact Amy Brattebo Personal Real Estate Corporation at (604) 613-1684 or by email at [email protected].

07/29/2025

Fond Pony Club memories? Team USA eventer Allison Springer has a few...

Brought to you by Three Mares—10% of all sales at dreamers & schemers, The TackHack, and ManeJane Eq go to U.S. Pony Club's National Youth Congress Academy of Achievement.

Brought to you by Pony Club Week at Three Mares! From July 28–Aug 2 ,10% of all sales at Dreamers & Schemers Socks, The TackHack, and ManeJane Spur Straps go to National Youth Congress Academy of Achievement. I just feel very lucky. I was lucky I grew up without cell phones. I was lucky to […]

07/28/2025

How do Martin Fuchs (SUI) & Leone Jei excel so consistently on the world's toughest tracks? We went to Toronto-based sports scientist Tim Worden, PhD, to find out...

Martin Fuchs doesn’t like to make comparisons between his horses. At least he didn’t three years ago.  While acknowledging the superstar talent that his current grey mount, Leone Jei, had become after his Rolex Grand Slam win at CHI Geneva in 2021, Fuchs told World of Show Jumping he doesn’...

07/27/2025

“I watched Jordan [Coyle]'s round, and to be honest I didn’t need to see anything else after that. He did all the distances I was going to do. When I saw his round I knew I had to be similar to him. Vermento is actually a big horse but he’s somehow quite fast. I’ve been fast indoors with him as well. He’s quick across the ground. [Coming to the final fence] I was just thinking, jump it. I was really confident today. Sometimes these rounds just don’t work but my round worked everywhere. Every turn, every stride was at the right moment. I was confident. My dad gets quite emotional—he bred the horse as well, so the whole story is very special. It’s just been an amazing year for me and my owners. But the year is not over, and we’ve got to keep going!”
—Robert Whitaker 🇬🇧 after becoming the fourth rider in history to win both the Al Shira’aa King George V Gold Cup and the Hickstead Speed Derby in the same year.

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07/27/2025

“I don’t think [dad's] going to give me any more horses.” 😆

The name Whitaker is nothing short of royalty in the British equestrian landscape. And there’s no venue where that royalty reigns quite as supreme as Hickstead in West Sussex. In 2025, it’s been Robert Whitaker’s year to wave the family flag. In June, he won the Hickstead Speed Derby on 19-yea...

07/27/2025

“You never know until the last round.”

To Americans, it seems there isn’t much Aaron Vale hasn’t won—at age 57, he has 275+ Grand Prix victories on his record. But there’s one notable achievement that has eluded him… Vale had never won a five-star grand prix. Until Dinard. Carissimo 25 is changing the scope of Vale’s career, ...

07/27/2025

"Around the grounds are a lot of signs, dozens and dozens of them, telling you to keep your dog on a leash. These proliferated after a dog got loose and chased Henrik von Eckermann in the two-phase, forcing him to cut short his round. It didn’t really matter, though, because he was schooling. He was a good sport about it."

I’ve turned melancholic. I sit in a chair facing the sea, unmoving like a sentry. I spend long minutes, maybe hours, watching the water and trying to find words to describe its colors—sometimes it’s an amazingly deep blue, sometimes it’s silvery with dark sharp waves, like shark fins, someti...