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Two riders, eight championships and 28 international wins: fischerChipmunk FRH retires as World No. 1
fischerChipmunk FRH retires as the reigning Olympic and world champion and the highest-rated event horse in the world. We look back on his table-topping career.
Diarm Byrne
Nov 4
Tim & Jarillo at Pau: Same score, better performance, and an upward trajectory
Same score, a one-upped HPR, a rising Elo and a 12-year-old horse. Price and Jarillo are primed to make it three in a row at Pau next year.
Maria Muñiz
Oct 30
Five Things to Know Ahead of Pau
Five things to know ahead of Pau, where the favourite has never won a five-star and the dressage is half done.
Ali Barrett
Oct 23
Why You Should Look Beyond the Leaderboard at Le Lion d’Angers
A year ago, New York finished 50th of 50 at Le Lion. Sam Lissington bought him anyway, and he is now competing at four-star. As this year’s young horse champ...
Ali Barrett
Oct 16
Sharon White Becomes The First Woman To Win A US Equestrian Open Final
Sharon White & Claus 63 won the $200,000 US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final at Morven Park on 30.8. Sharon is the first woman to win a US Equestrian Open F...
Ali Barrett
Oct 11
One Rail Covers The Top Three: The Show Jumping Picture At Morven Park
Off The Record leads Conner by 0.3 and Claus 63 by 2.2 going into the final phase of the US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final. How the top five have jumped, ...
Ali Barrett
Oct 11
Will Coleman & Off The Record Lead By 0.3 After Cross-Country
Will Coleman & Off The Record lead the US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final on 28.6 after cross-country at Morven Park. They were one of only two combination...
Ali Barrett
Oct 10
Tamie Smith & Danito Lead The Final On A Venue Record
Tamie Smith & Danito lead the US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final on 22.8 after dressage at Morven Park. It is the lowest test in the history of the Morven ...
Ali Barrett
Oct 9
Kim Severson Leads The Final After Day One
Kim Severson & Cooley Corraghy Diamond lead the US Equestrian Open of Eventing Final on 29.8 after the first day of dressage at Morven Park. Seventeen combin...
Ali Barrett
Oct 8
Everything you need to pick the Boekelo winner
Scroll for all the info you need and who might win this one.
Diarm Byrne
Sep 30
22 FODs and Counting: Willy Be Dun Goes for the Record in Tokyo
Ashish Limaye and Willy Be Dun sit sixth after two phases at the Asian Games, level with Vassily De Lassos on 22 career FODs. One clear round inside the time...
Ali Barrett
Sep 22
Rising Lions v Stars & Stripes: The Numbers Behind the First-Ever Blenheim Challenge
The dressage draw has landed, and Stars & Stripes lead 1–0 before the first horse has gone down the centre line. The ratings favour them in two phases out of...
Ali Barrett
Sep 17
Burghley's First All-Female Podium Since 1989
A 13.4 winning margin, a first-ever international podium for Treworra, and the first US podium at Burghley in 14 years.
Ali Barrett
Sep 8
Is This Harry Meade's Five-Star?
Burghley has no defending champion and no runaway favourite. Harry Meade has twelve top-five finishes at five-star and no win. This week he arrives with two ...
Ali Barrett
Aug 31
Who is the Best Event Horse in the World?
The closest GOAT argument eventing has had. Eleven rating points cover Chipmunk, Graffalo and London 52. Chip leads but Graffalo has the best single run in t...
Ali Barrett
Aug 21
Why Aachen 2026 Might Be the Greatest Event Ever
This is set to be the highest-rated field since our records began. If you're watching one event this season, make it this one.
Ali Barrett
Aug 12
From 1 in 8,000 to Team NZL: How the Numbers Took a Horse from Finland to Aachen
In late 2024, Sam Lissington ran a database search for an LA 2028 prospect. This week, that horse trots up at the FEI World Championships in Aachen.
Maria Muñiz
Aug 12
Who Wins the FEI Eventing World Championships at Aachen?
Laura Collett leads on 24%, five percentage points cover the top three, and everything below them depends on how hard Aachen makes the cross country. A look ...
Ali Barrett
Aug 4
Sizing Up the Teams for the First U25 Eventing World Championships
A new championship, a new generation, and a first team title up for grabs. We look at who arrives at Millstreet with the strongest hand.
Ali Barrett
Jul 3
Why Thai Eventing Has Never Looked Stronger
Thailand's two highest-rated eventing performances on record both came this spring. Led by Korntawat Samran's historic 94 HPR, the results are the clearest s...
Ali Barrett
Jun 23
One Leader and the Pack Beneath: Germany's Top Ten Event Horses by Elo
As the German National Championship kicks off at Luhmühlen, let's take a look at Germany's ten best event horses by the EquiRatings Elo.
Ali Barrett
Jun 18
The Highest-Rated Performances of 2026 So Far
Who has produced the best top-level (CCI4* & CCI5*) eventing performance of 2026? We rank the top ten by HPR, from McEwen and JL Dublin down.
Ali Barrett
Jun 12
Bramham CCI4*-L Preview 2026
Three different phases. Three different horses with a case to win. Depending on what you weight most, Cooley Snapchat, Count Onyx, or Greenacres Special Cava...
Jun 4
Saving Five-Star — Part II
We changed the horse. Here’s why.
Sam Watson
May 27
Saving Five-Star - Part I
We identified a problem and it resonated. Now it's time to talk solutions. There are three actions that I think can make meaningful change. The first two wil...
Sam Watson
May 26
Millstreet CCI4*-S 2026 Preview
Predictions, Form & Win Chances as Jonelle Price and Joseph Murphy go head-to-head
Diarm Byrne
May 21
Now we can be concerned
There is a time to ask difficult questions in sport. And there is a time to shut up and enjoy greatness.
Sam Watson
May 13
History Made: Lordships Graffalo becomes Badminton's first three-time Champion
Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo have written themselves into the history books at the 2026 Mars Badminton Horse Trials, becoming the first horse-and-rider ...
Ali Barrett
May 10
94% chance at history
From shock falls (ever consistent Harry!) to shock speed (Sam Watson...?), Badminton 2026 cross-country day delivered everything you'd expect and a few thing...
Ali Barrett
May 9
Everything you need to know from dressage day two
Ros Canter leads by the largest margin at Badminton on record and there were personal bests flying all the way down the leaderboard.
Ali Barrett
May 8
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