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Santiago Varela Designs With The Horse In Mind
Santiago Varela Designs With The Horse In Mind
Varela carefully considers the space, the nature of the competition, and the materials available. However the most important aspect of designing, for him, is to look after the horses. Read more...
14 Dates In World Cup™ Final History You Need To Know Before Sunday’s Title Showdown
With just one day left before this year's champion is crowned, we look back on some of the most impressive wins in World Cup history. Read more...
Will She Do It Again? Beezie Madden Could Repeat World Cup™ History on Sunday
Will She Do It Again? Beezie Madden Could Repeat World Cup™ History on Sunday
With her second consecutive win on Friday, Madden is one step closer to clinching the 2018 title. Read more...
Join Us! NOELLE FLOYD, NOELLE FLOYD/style Seeks a Managing Editor
Join Us! NOELLE FLOYD, NOELLE FLOYD/style Seeks a Managing Editor
Do you like what we do here at NOELLE FLOYD and NOELLE FLOYD/style? Want to help us do it? Now’s your chance! Read more...
Relative Unknown to One To Watch: Why We’re So Impressed by Devin Ryan’s World Cup™ Final Debut
Relative Unknown to One To Watch: Why We’re So Impressed by Devin Ryan’s World Cup™ Final Debut
Up until this point, Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue have been relatively unknown. But after the events of the opening speed class, these two are no longer flying under the... Read more...
This Week In Show Jumping: The Outdoor Season Officially Kicks Off & Edwina Reigns Supreme On The Beach
This Week In Show Jumping: The Outdoor Season Officially Kicks Off & Edwina Reigns Supreme On The Beach
Arezzo, Lanaken, Miami and more! Read more...
What’s Holding Show Jumping Back? Five Takeaways from the ‘Jumping into the Future’ Panel
What’s Holding Show Jumping Back? Five Takeaways from the ‘Jumping into the Future’ Panel
Jumping Into The Future was a very successful and insightful night of discussion on the current state of our sport and how we bring it forward to the places we... Read more...
One to Watch: Teen Harry Charles Wins First CSI4* Grand Prix
One to Watch: Teen Harry Charles Wins First CSI4* Grand Prix
One couldn’t ask for a better result in your first attempt at a CSI4* Grand Prix than to win. Read more...
This Week In Show Jumping: History In The Netherlands & Weighty WEF Wins
This Week In Show Jumping: History In The Netherlands & Weighty WEF Wins
Welcome to a new recap series on NoelleFloyd.com, where you can find international results and highlights all in one place - every week! Read more...
Eight Things Kent Farrington Is Definitely Doing On Bed Rest
Eight Things Kent Farrington Is Definitely Doing On Bed Rest
Here, our **very serious** roundup of eight things Kent Farrington is absolutely/probably/maybe doing to pass the time on mandatory bed rest. Read more...
A Visionary in Sport: Rodrigo Pessoa Earns Hat Tip in NoelleFloyd.com 2017 Awards
A Visionary in Sport: Rodrigo Pessoa Earns Hat Tip in NoelleFloyd.com 2017 Awards
For Pessoa, 2017 became the year that he transitioned into a completely new role, embraced it, and succeeded. The veteran, Olympic gold medalist and decorated international rider accepted the position... Read more...
Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Voted NoelleFloyd.com Horse Show of the Year
Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Voted NoelleFloyd.com Horse Show of the Year
NoelleFloyd.com Best of 2017 Awards Read more...
Stephex Stables Voted NoelleFloyd.com Owner of the Year
Stephex Stables Voted NoelleFloyd.com Owner of the Year
There is only one owner in the world that is directly responsible for the success of two riders in the world top 20. With Germany's Daniel Deusser and Italy's Lorenzo... Read more...
Karina MacDuff Voted NoelleFloyd.com Groom of the Year
Karina MacDuff Voted NoelleFloyd.com Groom of the Year
Twenty-four-year-old Karina MacDuff has been voted the 2017 NoelleFloyd.com Groom of the Year, leading a group of elite grooms that represent a trade essential to the success of the sport.... Read more...
Kent Farrington Voted NoelleFloyd.com Rider of the Year
Kent Farrington Voted NoelleFloyd.com Rider of the Year
While 2016 marked his debut in an Olympic Games, 2017 marked an even stronger year for Farrington. He reached the top of the Longines FEI World Rankings for the first... Read more...
Quick Words with Harry Allen
Quick Words with Harry Allen
He’s all of 16-years-old, but the rider known as “Mini Allen” has taken the show jumping world by storm this season in his breakout year on the international stage. We’re... Read more...
The Renaissance of Markus Beerbaum
The Renaissance of Markus Beerbaum
He’s calling it his comeback year, and although Markus Beerbaum never really left, he’s been just outside the center of the spotlight—until recently. The 47-year-old German rider, trainer and coach needs no... Read more...
Less Is More: Beat Mändli on the Indoor Season, Dsarie, & His Approach with Young Horses
Less Is More: Beat Mändli on the Indoor Season, Dsarie, & His Approach with Young Horses
Whether dressed as Dracula (for a costume class) or in traditional show jumping attire, at this time last week, Switzerland's Beat Mändli Read more...
Past, Present, Future: Cornet 39
Past, Present, Future: Cornet 39
At first glance, the 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding Cornet 39 (Cornet Obolensky x Caletto I) doesn't look like your average show jumper. Read more...
Friday Night Lights in Wellington: A Conversation With George D’Ambrosio
Friday Night Lights in Wellington: A Conversation With George D’Ambrosio
We get back to the basics with D'Ambrosio, who discusses the inspiration behind The Ridge Show Series and Turf Tour and its effort to support the foundation of sport in... Read more...
Past, Present, Future: Halifax van het Kluizebos
Past, Present, Future: Halifax van het Kluizebos
Since his progression to the CSI5* level in December of 2015, the ten year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion Halifax van het Kluizebos Read more...
Better With Time: Emanuel Andrade’s Path to Consistency
Better With Time: Emanuel Andrade’s Path to Consistency
At only 21-years-old, Venezuela's Emanuel Andrade has a resume that includes appearances at multiple Continental/Regional Games Read more...
Q&A with Pedro Muylaert: Breakout Victories Propelled This Brazilian into the International Spotlight
Q&A with Pedro Muylaert: Breakout Victories Propelled This Brazilian into the International Spotlight
This article was published in the Summer 2017 issue of NOELLE FLOYD Magazine Read more...
It All Came Together: The Year of Harrie Smolders
It All Came Together: The Year of Harrie Smolders
Harrie Smolders has proven time and time again that no matter the horse, the circumstance, or the venue, he is a force to be reckoned with. It's been a whirlwind... Read more...
Riding Under Skyscrapers: Captain Brian Cournane & Dino Take on New York City
Riding Under Skyscrapers: Captain Brian Cournane & Dino Take on New York City
In the international show jumping circuit, there are an array of jaw-dropping venues that set the stage for high level equestrian competition. The annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show in New York City... Read more...
Uri Burstein: Scouting For Success
Uri Burstein: Scouting For Success
It’s no secret that buying and selling horses is no longer limited to filling stalls in a barn and waiting for the client to drive through the front gate. Around... Read more...
Philipp Weishaupt On His Second Major Win, LB Convall & His Shot at the Rolex Grand Slam
Philipp Weishaupt On His Second Major Win, LB Convall & His Shot at the Rolex Grand Slam
  On Sunday, Philipp Weishaupt won the CP ‘International’ Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, at the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, celebrating the second Major victory in his career following his triumph... Read more...
Gregory Wathelet To Ride Eldorado In Second Leg of Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping
Gregory Wathelet To Ride Eldorado In Second Leg of Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping
After winning the first major in the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping at CHIO Aachen this July, Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet is primed and ready to take on the $3 Million CP... Read more...
One Month to Barcelona: Who’s Leading, Who’s In the Hunt, & More Ahead of the 2017 FEI Nations Cup Final
One Month to Barcelona: Who’s Leading, Who’s In the Hunt, & More Ahead of the 2017 FEI Nations Cup Final
After the last qualifying event of the Europe Division 1 Nations Cup Series, it will be The Netherlands who head to Barcelona at the top of their division’s rankings. In the FEI... Read more...
A Conversation With Robert Ridland: The Present & Future of Show Jumping in the United States
A Conversation With Robert Ridland: The Present & Future of Show Jumping in the United States
After a successful week of competition at CHIO Aachen with Team USA, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland is back home in California. At the Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany, The... Read more...
Pedro Veniss Aachen Preview: “I’m going to give it my very best shot!”
Pedro Veniss Aachen Preview: “I’m going to give it my very best shot!”
The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping is welcoming the best show-jumpers in the world to the first Major of the year 2017, in Germany: They will be competing against... Read more...
Past, Present, Future: Fibonacci 17
Past, Present, Future: Fibonacci 17
On April 5, 2017, 20-year-old rider Lillie Keenan of the United States shared a video of herself riding a familiar grey mount to her official Facebook page. As the duo catapulted over a... Read more...
Paired Up: Shawn Casady & Valinski S
Paired Up: Shawn Casady & Valinski S
During Week 2 of the HITS Summer Series at Saugerties, NY, 23-year-old Shawn Casady of the United States piloted Valinski S, the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nijinski x Julius) to their first career... Read more...
Team Ireland, Pessoa, & Moving Up: A Conversation With Richard Howley
Team Ireland, Pessoa, & Moving Up: A Conversation With Richard Howley
Brazil’s living legend, Rodrigo Pessoa, and up-and-coming Irish phenom, Richard Howley, had little in common before Horse Sport Ireland appointed Pessoa as the Senior High Performance Director of the Irish... Read more...
A Familiar Face: Alison Robitaille Makes Her Comeback for Team USA
A Familiar Face: Alison Robitaille Makes Her Comeback for Team USA
For a rider who is allotted a spot on a Nations Cup team, the honor is both a nod to their commitment to the sport and to the work they’ve... Read more...
“I’m Here Because I’m Good, Not Because I’m Rich.” Top Riders Speak Out
“I’m Here Because I’m Good, Not Because I’m Rich.” Top Riders Speak Out
The show jumping world has been set alight this week, with two related subjects coming under fire. In less than four weeks, the 2017 Global Champions Tour/League will premiere in Mexico City, Mexico,... Read more...
Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping to Add Fourth Leg in 2018
Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping to Add Fourth Leg in 2018
In 2018 the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping will welcome Indoor Brabant as the fourth Major in equestrian sport. Established in 1967, and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,... Read more...
Past, Present, Future: Cynar VA
Past, Present, Future: Cynar VA
There are horses that can jump, and then there are horses that can fly. Cynar VA happens to be one of the latter, and with his rider Jessica Springsteen, the... Read more...
Is 1.50m Worth $1 Million Dollars? Riders Discuss Change in Height of AIG Million GP at HITS
Is 1.50m Worth $1 Million Dollars? Riders Discuss Change in Height of AIG Million GP at HITS
  The AIG $1 Million Grand Prix is the grand finale of the winter circuit at HITS Coachella in Thermal, California. Since 2012, HITS has offered the only million dollar grand... Read more...
Catherine Pasmore Puts Down Roots in Europe
Catherine Pasmore Puts Down Roots in Europe
For six years, traveling to Europe for the summer season was part of American show jumper Catherine Pasmore’s annual plan. The 24-year-old rider has been competing since she was five,... Read more...
Laura Jane Tidball & Concetto Son compete in the $35,000 WEF Challenge Cup 2 on January 19.
Paired Up: Laura Jane Tidball & Concetto Son
Laura Jane Tidball was sitting in the stands between classes at last November’s The Royal Winter Fair and musing about horses. Along with her mother, Jane Tidball, and fellow rider... Read more...
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Show Jumping’s Richest Riders: Who Won What in 2016
With a non-stop schedule of top class competitions and record-setting prize money offerings, international show jumpers had a shot at more money in 2016 than ever before. The ten, highest-earning riders earned a combined $13 million last... Read more...
Rio 2016. Ph. Shannon Brinkman Photography
Rio Olympic Games Voted NF 2016 Show of the Year
With an ever-growing calendar of top competitions around the globe, it’s difficult to choose just five and designate them the “best” of the year. The sport of show jumping is rich... Read more...
Nick Skelton and Big Star during the Olympic Individual Final. Ph. Erin Gilmore
Nick Skelton & Big Star Voted NF 2016 Rider & Horse of the Year
Should it come as any surprise that the ultimate comeback pair rose to the top of the Noelle Floyd Best of 2016 Rider and Horse categories? Certainly not, after their... Read more...
Katie Dinan & Dougie Douglas compete at the 2016 National Horse Show.
Past, Present, Future: Dougie Douglas
For the past year, Katie Dinan and the Irish Sport Horse Dougie Douglas have been competing around the world all while getting to know each other. Their partnership began with... Read more...
Glock's London & Gerco Schroder, Rio 2016.
Past, Present, Future: GLOCK’S London
Behind every top international horse and rider combination competing today, there is an interesting origin story accompanying their career. But few can boast the trials, tribulations and triumphs, that have... Read more...
Greg Broderick & MHS Going Global.
Ride of the Day: Greg Broderick & MHS Going Global Deliver Crucial Clear at Nations Cup Final
Ireland’s Greg Broderick saved the day on Thursday, September 22nd as the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final got underway in Barcelona, Spain. A whopping 18 nations qualified to contest Round... Read more...
Melchior on the podium with her teammates in Barcelona. ph. Herve Bonnaud
Vote Now: Who Will Win the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final?
The 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final is set to begin on Thursday, September 22nd at the Real Club de Polo, in Barcelona, Spain. Throughout 2016, 46 nations competing in 19... Read more...
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The Story Behind Show Jumping’s First-Ever $1 Million Prize Check
When riders came through the famous Spruce Meadows clock tower on Sunday, September 11th, they were well aware that they were entering one of the most intense environments in the... Read more...
McLain Ward will Jump for Charity at the Hampton Classic Horse Show
Ten Riders, Ten Causes: Jump For Charity At The Hampton Classic
The upcoming Hampton Classic Horse Show CSI4* in Bridgehampton, NY will present a new initiative for riders to jump for a good cause during the $75,000 Douglas Elliman CSI4* Grand... Read more...