Show Jumping Articles & Features

May 22, 2019

The French Equestrian Federation has announced that Nicolas Delmotte’s 11-year-old gelding Ilex VP is out with a tendon injury. […]

May 22, 2019

For Georgina Bloomberg, two horses stand out in her career as helping her at pivotal moments. She credits them with giving her confidence and inspiring her […]

May 21, 2019

Max Kühner, Austria's highest ranked rider in the world, has due to a shoulder injury been forced to take a break from competition. […]

May 21, 2019

Fully exploited by human athletes, proprioception is a therapeutic goldmine still awaiting its Eureka! moment by those caring for equine athletes. […]

May 20, 2019

Following a successful partnership, Constant Van Paesschen and Stoeterij Van de Helle part ways. […]

May 16, 2019

The FEI has issued a warning regarding the banned substance synephrine, which includes advises and recommendations that all athletes and their staff should […]

May 16, 2019

After a year under Belgium’s Jerome Guery, the 12-year-old gelding Celvin moves on and will in the future be seen under Japan’s Mike Kawai. […]

May 16, 2019

Martin Fuchs has strengthened his string of horses with the arrival of the 9-year-old stallion Avenir D’Aiguilly. […]

May 16, 2019

The Young Riders Academy (YRA) Selection Panel has together with the Board announced the YRA-team for 2019. […]

May 15, 2019

World of Showjumping got a tour at Lucas and Wilton Porter's beautiful Sleepy P Ranch in Wellington, Florida. Here is part two of the tour. […]

May 15, 2019

World of Showjumping got a tour at Lucas and Wilton Porter's beautiful Sleepy P Ranch in Wellington, Florida. […]

May 14, 2019

They wanted to learn from the best, and they have. For the last four years, Lucas and Wilton Porter have been under their mentor Jeroen Dubbeldam’s wings […]

May 12, 2019

The 9-year-old Hanoverian mare Diamants Aurora will in the future be seen under Great Britain’s Jessica Mendoza. […]

May 12, 2019

Israel’s Daniel Bluman was earlier this month crowned Rider of the Year by the international equestrian yearbook L’Année Hippique. […]

May 12, 2019

The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decision in a human anti-doping case involving an adverse analytical finding for the prohibited substance Boldenone and a […]

May 11, 2019

In this article, Eleonora Ottaviani – Director of the International Jumping Riders Club – addresses the subject of contamination. […]

May 10, 2019

Israel's Danielle Goldstein has strengthened her string of horses with the arrival of the 10-year-old Jativia. […]

May 10, 2019

The 11-year-old Zangersheide stallion Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z tops the latest WBFSH Rolex World Ranking List for breeders of jumping horses. […]

May 8, 2019

Lucy Davis’ top horse Barron has for long been absent from the competition ring, but is this week finally making a comeback. […]

May 7, 2019

Experts meet for two days of intense discussion on topics ranging from optimal therapeutic approaches to creating better equine athletes. […]

May 7, 2019

After two years of absence on the German team, Daniel Deusser will make his comeback in the red jacket at the CSIO Piazza di Sienna in Rome, Italy at the end […]

April 30, 2019

Pedro Veniss has experienced it all: A horse that has made dreams come true, a horse that slipped away after three years of hard work and a horse that has been […]

April 25, 2019

This week, the showjumping world received sad news as Ludger Beerbaum announced that his top mare Chiara 222 (Contender x Coronado 3) had passed away. […]

April 24, 2019

World of Showjumping went to visit Missy Clark and John Brennan at their winter-base North Run South, located in Grand Prix Village, Wellington. […]

April 23, 2019

Missy Clark knows how to create a top rider, and at the very core of her system is the importance of correct flatwork. […]

April 16, 2019

When Casall turned 20-years-old on the 13th of April, the Holsteiner Verband organised a party for him. People from near and far attended the celebration. […]

April 11, 2019

Show jumping is in 21-year-old Julia Tops’ blood: As the daughter of Tani Zeidler and Jan Tops, it’s only natural that the young rider has […]

March 26, 2019

WoSJ meets Yuri Mansur who tells about his unusual path to success, the many phenomenal horses that have passed through his stables and the story behind the […]

March 22, 2019

World of Showjumping went to visit Henrik von Eckermann and Janika Sprunger at their home base close to Bonn, Germany. […]

March 22, 2019

In a series of three articles, World of Showjumping meets Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann and Switzerland's Janika Sprunger – newly engaged and with an […]

March 21, 2019

In a series of three articles, World of Showjumping meets Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann and Switzerland's Janika Sprunger – newly engaged and with an […]

March 20, 2019

In a series of three articles, World of Showjumping meets Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann and Switzerland's Janika Sprunger – newly engaged and with an […]

March 13, 2019

Dutch, dedicated, young and talented. Those are just some of the things Sanne Thjissen and Kevin Jochems have in common. […]

March 6, 2019

With this photo special, we wish Van Gogh a happy retirement! […]

March 5, 2019

WoSJ meets the ambitious 33-year-old Gudrun Patteet, and learn about how the years at the very top of the sport have left her with thick skin. […]

February 27, 2019

World of Showjumping meets Ireland´s Shane Breen to discuss the ever-expanding sport of showjumping and the horse power needed to stay on top. […]

February 25, 2019

WoSJ meets International Jumping Riders Club President Kevin Staut. […]

February 21, 2019

Following last week's announcement of Emerald van ’t Ruytershof's retirement, we have collected all our favourite photos of one of our all-time […]

February 20, 2019

In the case of Chacco-Blue, the apple does definitely not fall far from the tree. We learn more about one of the world's most influential sires, and look at […]

February 19, 2019

We look back at some of our Main Road-memories. […]

February 18, 2019

We look back at Vagabond de La Pomme's fantastic career, and some of our many, many memories of him. […]

February 13, 2019

He has an Olympic Champion, a Team World Champion and a double World and European Champion to choose from. Still, it’s not difficult for Dubbeldam to […]

February 12, 2019

We look back at SFN Zenith's incredible career with Jeroen Dubbeldam, and some of the many, many magic moments they created. […]

February 7, 2019

World of Showjumping meets Nicola and Olivier at home in Meeuwen Gruitrode, Belgium. […]

February 7, 2019

World of Showjumping meets Nicola and Olivier at home in Meeuwen Gruitrode, Belgium. […]

February 1, 2019

An era comes to an end… We look back at some of many highlights and memorable moments in the career of Reveur de Hurtebise HDC. […]

January 23, 2019

WoSJ went to visit German showjumper Janne-Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann, and concluded that her horse Joy deserved his own photo series after he was posing for […]

January 23, 2019

WoSJ went to visit Janne-Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann and Christoph Zimmermann’s beautiful yard outside Hamburg, Germany. […]

May 2, 2018

Douglas Lindelöw’s show groom Madelen Isaksson gives WoSJ the inside scoop on her show trunk, and the daily routines of a European silver team […]

February 21, 2018

Portuguese groom Luis Ferreira, better known as Luca, has worked for Brazilian top rider Pedro Veniss since July 2013 and here he reveals some of his best kept […]

November 9, 2017

Here, European Champion Peder Fredricson’s long-term show groom Malin Henlöv shares some of her secrets to the team’s success. […]

May 11, 2017

World of Showjumping’s Show Trunk Secrets-series continues, this time with Ninna Leonoff who has worked for Markus Beerbaum for the past 17 years. […]

January 2, 2017

In the next part of our Show Trunk Secrets, we learn more about the routines of Reesa Pihu – who works as Edwina Tops-Alexander’s show groom. […]

December 20, 2016

“Don’t cause stress to the horses by changing everything you do at the show; stay in the system your horse knows,” Olivier Philippaerts' show […]

December 8, 2016

“If I would have to give only one advice to a new groom, it would be ‘stay strong’,” Steve Guerdat’s long time show groom Emma […]

November 23, 2016

She has worked 18 years for Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, still her best tip is to look towards what others are doing: "There is always something new to […]

September 30, 2016

Hanna Tamminen – show groom for Swiss Olympian Romain Duguet – shares her secrets on travel, tack, ring refinement, feeding and how to keep world […]

September 14, 2016

Sean Lynch is Daniel Deusser’s head groom, and here he shares his secrets on how to make their horses travel well, eat good, feeling their best and of […]

September 9, 2016

Do you want to know the secrets of Eric Lamaze’s show groom Bo Vaanholt? WOSJ talked to the Dutch super groom about how Lamaze’s team keeps his […]

July 6, 2016

Lolita Riotte is the girl who makes Janika Sprunger's horses both look and feel amazing, and here she shares her secrets on how she does it. […]

February 4, 2016

Maikel van der Vleuten’s show groom Lisa Parkko has played a huge part in his success over the last years. Here, Lisa lets us in on her secrets to […]

December 18, 2015

Bertram Allen’s super groom Marlen Schannwell goes in detail on how to keep your horses healthy and happy; at home, on the road and at the show. […]

November 25, 2015

Harrie Smolders's head groom Alex Tyler-Morris lets us in on some of his secrets to how to get a smashing looking horse like Emerald, and how to keep the […]

October 27, 2015

Terri Fitton, one of the most experienced show grooms on the circuit having groomed for Ben Maher, Marco Kutscher and now Eduardo Alvarez Aznar - lets us in on […]