Irish show jumping great Eddie Macken talks about his career, retirement and move to Canada. And, he talks about what he’s been up to lately.
Researchers continue to look for effective treatments for navicular syndrome, a common, yet complex degenerative condition in horses.
Fillings, implants, and root canals for horses? Significant advances are being made in equine dentistry to improve horses’ oral health.
Canadian dressage star Christilot Boylen lends her expertise, detailing the top characteristics to look for in a prospective dressage mount.
Born in a small town and raised on a cattle ranch, dressage rider Adrienne Lyle can’t remember a time when horses have not played a part in her life.
As products containing cannabis begin to crop up in the horse world, owners are urged to be cautious about their use – especially those who compete.
Try these physiotherapist recommended stretches for horseback riders, which target the hips for increased comfort and flexibility in the saddle.
The Individual Final was super-exciting, and once again it was a Brazilian, Marlon Modolo Zanotelli aboard the brilliant mare Sirene de La Motte, who snatched the gold medal (which seems to be a running theme at these Games). The silver was won not by the USA or Mexico, which you might expect, but by Argentinian José María Larocca riding Finn Lente, much to the delight of the fans waving the blue-and-white. Beezie Madden of the US snagged the bronze with Breitling LS thank goodness so that North America was represented on the podium.
While it is not uncommon for sons and daughters of top riders to be competing against their parents in the show jumping ring – think Ian, Jonathon and Amy Millar, or the Whitaker dynasty in the UK – it is unusual for them to be representing different countries. Mario Deslauriers and his 20-year-old daughter Lucy are doing just that.
Those darn Brazilians (again). And Mexicans. And Americans. They all prevented us from winning a medal today (booo!) but we qualified a team for Tokyo anyway (yay!) seeing as there were three spots available and the US had already qualified. (Phew.)
