Horse Network

06/22/2025

Coming in hot.

On a day Americans needed good news, Karl Cook delivered. The last time a U.S. athlete won the CSIO5* 1.60m Grand Prix of Rotterdam was 10 years ago. Cook broke the spell, dominating with his incredible mare Caracole de la Roque. The last time the 13-year-old Selle Francais mare (Zandor x Kannan) co...

06/22/2025

Poetry in motion.

If show jumpers were awarded style points, Ermitage Kalone would take them all. His jumping rounds effortlessly combine the style of a show hunter, the precision of an equitation round, and the speed and power of a show jumper. In Paris, speed and agility was all he needed. The 11-year-old stallion....

06/21/2025

"I’ve never won so easily, to be honest."

The Dutch make a fashion statement every time they step in the ring to represent their nation, but in Rotterdam it was a decree. Donning their orange coats, the Dutch clinched the win in the Longines League of Nations on home turf, in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Riders Maikel van der Vleuten, Ha...

06/21/2025

"I can't remember the last time I jumped around like a 10-year-old boy while celebrating watching the TV. I couldn't be more proud of our team."

“I can’t remember the last time I jumped around like a 10-year-old boy while celebrating watching the TV. I couldn’t be more proud of our team.” That was owner Efe Siyahi after Istanbul Warriors claimed victory at the Global Champions Tour (GCL) Paris. Represented by world number 3 Henrik vo...

06/20/2025

Competing on an IHSA team is really cool. My team is so close knit. Everyone is so supportive and it’s pretty cool to have an entire team cheering for you at the ingate. I was looking for my college family, and my new team gave me that.

Like I said, most of them know I have Cystic Fibrosis. Or if they don’t know, they have picked up on the fact that I’m dealing with a medical condition. When we leave a show, I'm the one that's sleeping on the bus. My energy levels get so low, because I am sweating out all my sodium.

But it’s also incredibly rewarding. It’s my first season doing IHSA and I earned enough point to advance to Regionals and then to Zones in Savannah, Georgia. I finished top two at both to qualify for Nationals. And like so many riding milestones before, my mom was there with me, too. The amount of people that reached out to me to say “Congrats!” and “You deserved this!” has really been the coolest thing ever.

It was everything I’ve worked for all these years. It was this moment of like, holy moly, I did it. I used to not be able to step on a horse. I literally defied the odds of my medical diagnosis and I made it all the way to Nationals.

Read Alex Ronningen’s inspiring story on Horse Network!

This story is brought to you by Three Mares, a proud supporter of Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association, IEA - Interscholastic Equestrian Association and the Michael Nyuis Foundation. Over the next 10 years Three Mares is committed to giving a minimum of $1 Million USD to non-profits serving athletes like Alex Ronningen. Learn more at thethreemares.com.

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06/20/2025

"What is a 'week-end'?" 🤨

REDMOND, WASHINGTON—A new study from Microsoft has discovered that employees everywhere are struggling with what has been deemed “the rise of the infinite workday.”   The research conducted by the tech giant has revealed that some 40% of the workforce checks emails before they leave bed at...

06/19/2025

“Legacy doesn’t need to be erased—but it must be complete. Think, ‘yes, and….’"

The truth is messy and the nuances of abuse and misconduct typically don’t go viral, says weridetogether.today Executive Director Michaela Callie. When a perpetrator is idolized, respected, and loved, it can be tempting to reach for simple and comfortable explanations—like, ‘This is a witch hunt.’ Or ‘They would never do that, I’ve known them for years.' It may even feel like a betrayal to acknowledge their harmful actions.

Pete Rose was a 17-time Major League Baseball (MLB) all-star who was as renowned for his legacy on the field as he was for the vices that cut it short. Rose won the World Series three times (1975, 1976 and 1980), playing for two decades on teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and the then-dominant C...

06/18/2025

Because we can all use a little 🙌 every now and again.

Picture this: You are working on your horse show entries and, for each show, you check off the category of adult amateur. Not junior or young rider. Not open or professional. Adult amateur.  Does that make you feel some kind of way?  Occasionally, I feel envious that I am no longer a younger rid...

06/17/2025

"The old adage 'a free horse is never free' bolted around my brain the way Al did on the longe line."

When asked what kind of horse I dreamed about, I rarely answered an Andalusian, Friesian, Buckskin, or Blue Roan. I turned and said, “a broke one.” When I finally bought a horse, I wanted something that made me feel safe. Something I could stick on a trailer, and we could go anywhere. Something,...

06/17/2025

Real talk.

When Caroline Howe wrote an open letter to USEF on May 27 that was published in The Chronicle of the Horse, she blew open a conversation about dire horse welfare issues that a USEF representative said is “threatening the sport right now.” Howe’s letter garnered hundreds of passionate responses...

06/16/2025

When Carrie Kehring was nine she thought, "Gosh, if I had money, I’d use it to change the world." Now she does. And she is.

Carrie's latest project is Three Mares, a purpose-driven collective of equestrian brands—dreamers & schemers, The TackHack and ManeJane Eq—that donates 100% of profits to trusted nonprofit organizations working to make equestrian sport more accessible, safer, and more inclusive. Because "The world we live in is the world we create." So let's build a better one. Together.

I love reading obituaries. I know that sounds weird. I just like the idea that your entire life story can be summed up in a few short paragraphs. And the older I get, the more I think about it. I want my obituary to be phenomenal, right? I want it to be like the best […]

06/16/2025

"I know I'm not the only one who will miss watching their secret sauce."

Every true fan of show jumping has a combination that they secretly (or not so secretly) love to love. Maybe it’s a clear bond of admiration and trust, like we saw between South Africa’s Bronwyn Meredith Dos Santos and her mare, Bibisi, jumping a huge clear at this year’s Longines FEI Jumping ...