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World Cup LA Reflections 🏆 Not All Heroes Wear Capes
McLain Ward (USA) and High Star Hero won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles at Santa Anita Park. Photo by FEI/Shannon Brinkman There are certain riders that you just associate with winning. McLain Ward is one of them. After all, he boasts two Olympic gold medals (and another three silver); a gold medal from WEG; three Pan Am gold medals; and of course, a victory in 2017 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Finals in Omaha (NE). I had the incredible privilege of being
Catie Staszak
Nov 24


'Heroic' Effort Puts Ward at the top in Los Angeles
McLain Ward (USA) and High Star Hero - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2025/26 - Los Angeles (USA) ©FEI/ Shannon Brinkman McLain Ward (USA) broke through with a statement victory Saturday night at Santa Anita Park, capturing the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles in emphatic fashion with High Star Hero. The pair bested a seven-horse jump-off to secure the biggest victory of their partnership with a winning jump-off time of 33.99 seconds. Richard Vo
Catie Staszak
Nov 23


World Cup Toronto Reflections: Conor Swail Reminds Riders that the Path to the Top of the Sport is Far From Linear
O ne of my favorite views in all of show jumping: the ingate of the Coca-Cola Colisseum at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Mackenzie Clark It's hard to believe I'm nearly halfway through my eighth full season on the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League.I'm Catie Staszak, and if you've watched a World Cup show jumping event in the last decade, you may have heard my voice. I was 24 years old when I first spoke into a microphone with an FEI mic
Catie Staszak
Nov 18


Swail Seizes Opportunity With World Cup Victory in Toronto
Conor Swail (IRL) and Casturano - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2025/26 - Toronto (CAN) ©FEI/Mackenzie Clark When Conor Swail (IRL) entered the arena as the last to jump in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto (CAN), he felt a victory within his grasp. The most senior athlete in a compact three-horse jump-off, Swail was aboard his experienced partner Casturano, who had finished among the top 10 in three previous World Cup events and was ever-so-clo
Catie Staszak
Nov 16
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