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

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

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

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

Kent Farrington (USA) and Greya - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2025 - 26, Traverse City (USA) ©FEI/ Clark Stinson A...

Kent Farrington (USA) and Greya, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2024/25 - Traverse City (USA).  © FEI/Andrew Ryback...

Cian O'Connor (IRL) and Bentley de Sury - winners of Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL - Ocala (USA). © FEI/Shannon Brinkman As Cian...

Maria Gabriela Brugal Gasso (DOM) and J'adore Flamenco - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL - Puebla (MEX). © FEI/Rodrigo...

Kent Farrington (USA) and Toulayna - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2024/25 - Thermal (USA). © FEI/Sara Shier Photography...

Karl Cook (USA) and Caracole de la Roque - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League 2024/25 - Los Angeles...

Alex Matz (USA) and Ikigai - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League - Toronto (CAN). © FEI/Mackenzie Clark...

Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Major Tom — winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League - Washington (USA) © FEI/Shawn...

Kent Farrington (USA) and Greya, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2024/25 - Traverse City (USA) Photo © FEI/Andrew...

Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Incredible - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2023/24 - Ocala (USA) Photo ©FEI/Shannon Brinkman...

Daniel Coyle (IRL) and Incredible - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2023/24 - Ocala (USA) (Copyright ©FEI/Shannon...

Jose Alberto Martinez Vazquez (MEX) and Quinley - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/24 - Puebla (MEX) (FEI/Rodrigo...

Skylar Wireman (USA) and Tornado, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/24 - Fort Worth (USA) (FEI/Shannon Brinkman) Less...

Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2023/24 - Las Vegas (USA) (©FEI/Andrew Ryback...

Daniel Bluman (ISR) and Gemma W - winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2023/24 - Toronto (CAN) (©FEI/Simon Stafford) Daniel...

Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and James Kann Cruz, winners of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ NAL 2023/24 - Kentucky (USA)(©FEI/Shawn McMillen...