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Springsteen, US fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silver
Read full article: Springsteen, US fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silverJessica Springsteen and the U.S. equestrian jumping team came up just short of Olympic gold, falling to Sweden in a jump off that still left the Americans with a record 10th medal in the event.
Crowdfunding, day jobs help equestrians pay high costs of competition
Read full article: Crowdfunding, day jobs help equestrians pay high costs of competitionSouth African equestrian Victoria Scott-Legendre almost did not make it to the Tokyo Olympics, not because of a lack of talent, but a lack of money.
Spooky sumo display may be making some Olympic horses jumpy
Read full article: Spooky sumo display may be making some Olympic horses jumpyEncountering a sumo wrestler would scare just about anybody, except maybe another sumo wrestler, of course. So, can imagine what might race through a horseโs mind when it sees one?
Maher tops individual show jumping qualifying as Americans fall short of final
Read full article: Maher tops individual show jumping qualifying as Americans fall short of finalA tricky approach to the final combination of the course tripped up all three Americans in the individual show jumping qualifying round.
Bruce Springsteen's daughter makes Olympic equestrian team
Read full article: Bruce Springsteen's daughter makes Olympic equestrian teamThe daughter of rock icon Bruce Springsteen and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa has been selected as one of four riders on the U.S. jumping team that will compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Jessica Springsteen gets biggest career win
Read full article: Jessica Springsteen gets biggest career winPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(CNN) - Jessica Springsteen claimed the biggest win of her equestrian career Saturday after riding to victory in the Saint-Tropez leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT). The 27-year-old daughter of iconic rocker Bruce Springsteen stormed to victory in a scintillating jump-off, riding her 12-year-old bay mare RMF Zecilie. She was with me every step of the way," said a beaming Springsteen after her first LGCT win. However, attention has already turned to the New York leg of the tour, held between September 27-29. It was the team's second win of the season but younger rider Maikel said he is already focused on the New York leg in two weeks.
Van der Vleuten wins Monaco leg of Global Champions Tour show jumping
Read full article: Van der Vleuten wins Monaco leg of Global Champions Tour show jumpingHONG KONG - FEBRUARY 19: Maikel van der Vleuten of Netherlands rides Kisby in the Longines Speed Challenge during the 2016 Longines Masters of Hong Kong on February 20, 2016 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Xaume Olleros/Getty Images for Longines)(CNN) - Maikel van der Vleuten won the Monaco leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour in a tight finish where the top four in the elite show jumping event were separated by a little over a second. "When I saw Julien on the screen, I could bet on it that he should win," said van der Vleuten. READ: Global Champions Tour 2019 schedule and resultsJudging by the result, it wasn't. As one of the smallest venues on the tour, there wasn't much room to manoever but that didn't bother van der Vleuten, who qualified for the season-ending Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix in Prague.