DeAnn Sloan
Today in Tokyo: Tears & Cheers as Von Bredow-Werndl Takes Individual Dressage Gold
Imagine taking double gold at your very first Olympics. Now imagine doing it while throwing down a freestyle score of over 90%. Sound like the stuff of daydreams? Today, it became Jessica von Bredow-Werndl’s extraordinary reality.
Ecovet Presents Mind Your Melon: Learn Japanese With Team USA
Minding your melon isn’t always about helmets; sometimes it’s about learning something new. (more…)
Today in Tokyo: Germany Takes Gold, U.S. Earns Silver in Dressage Team Competition
Okay, okay. In some parts of the country (world), this is YESTERDAY in Tokyo. But for our Central, Mountain and Pacific Time readers, it’s still today… (more…)
Keeping Cool in Tokyo: Countermeasures in Place for Equine Athletes
It’s a scorcher in Tokyo, so multiple steps are being taken to ensure the comfort and safety of the equine athletes. (more…)
Where Can You Watch the Tokyo Olympics Worldwide? Your Live-Stream Guide
If you’re trying to figure out how to watch the Olympic equestrian sports (and not just the highlights!), here’s your ultimate, worldwide guide. (more…)
SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Stuff No Rider Says
SmartPak gets us because they are us. Never is this proven more true than with their hilarious videos that really hit home with equestrians. (more…)
Today in Tokyo: US Advances, Germans Establish Authority Ahead of Dressage Team Medals Finale
Day three has wrapped up in Tokyo, and we’ve got the recap. See how all your favorites performed ahead of the Dressage Team Finals. (more…)
Today in Tokyo: Sensational Start to Race for Olympic Dressage Titles
It may have been a long time coming, but the opening day of Equestrian Dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games more than lived up to expectations. Emotions ran high and so did the scores with superb individual performances. Here’s a recap of day 2.
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Sneak a Peek Inside the Gorgeous Equestrian Park at the Tokyo Olympics
We’ve got a bird’s eye glimpse at the Tokyo 2020 Equestrian Park, which will play host to the majority of equestrian competitions beginning this weekend with dressage.
Best of JN: An Open Letter to Lesson Horses
In this week’s Best of Jumper Nation, Gillian Warner offers her thanks to the lesson horses of the world. After all, where would most of us be without them? (more…)
Reader Photo Challenge: Fully Baked
Our readers love to bake likenesses of their horses… or at least of horses in general. (more…)
Slow Progress Is Better Than No Progress: Michelle and Peewee
“I have always loved the quote ‘slow progress is better than no progress,’ but I find it applicable now more than ever as it captures my journey with Peewee thus far.” (more…)
Thursday Video: Chris Hemsworth Is, Like, A Legit Ponydad
In case you missed it, Chris Hemsworth is an awesome barn dad. Sure, he’s Thor, too, but that’s not the point. (more…)
Ponydad: Hangover and Galloping Without a Bra
Ponydad Thomas Pelle Veng discovers the joys of doing barn work after a long night. Laugh along with us as he laughs at himself. (more…)
To Steam or Not to Steam?
Young jumping professional goes from skeptical to completely sold on Haygain Hay Steaming. (more…)
#goriding Grams of the Week
Another week of horse life, rounded up in your images. (more…)
Riding With Dogs: Some Safety Tips
What could be better than combining your two favorite four-legged pals: your dog and your horse? Not much! So it’s important that you prepare them both so that your rides are safe for both your horse and your dog. (more…)
‘Oh Crap’ Monday: Falling (in Love)
This certainly is one way to fall in love … (more…)
SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Conquering Doubt in the (Western) Dressage Ring
“The moment of mounting, when I am about to swing my leg and settle in, is the most anxious moment of the whole event. This is when the self-doubt and visions of disastrous fails cloud my thinking, and it takes everything I have to tell myself that I will be OK.”
Kentucky Performance Products: Feeding Horses in Drought Conditions
During a drought, pastures may not be enough. Here’s how you can help keep your horse healthy during dry spells. (more…)
