Exclusives | Interview
Poppy Blandford: “By objectively looking at your own behaviour, you can build a routine that works for you”
09 May 2023 - “As a rider, you are training for hours and hours and then you have to perform in 90 seconds, which is a really short timeframe, and a lot happens within those seconds,” Poppy Blandford tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
A Young Riders Academy with Franke Sloothaak: “Do as little as possible, but as much as necessary”
01 May 2023 - As the 2023-class of the YRA gathered for their first training session with 1988 and 1996 Olympic Champion Franke Sloothaak, WoSJ got to join in.
Exclusives | That Special Bond
That Special Bond – with Steve Guerdat: “I prefer horses that tell me what they want”
26 April 2023 - Next out in our series 'That Special Bond' is no other than 2012 Olympic Champion Steve Guerdat, who can reveal that the horses closest to his heart all had strong personalities.
Exclusives | Interview
Piet Raijmakers: “Good horsemanship is to be able to read the horse”
19 April 2023 - WoSJ sat down with Piet Raijmakers, one of the most successful Dutch riders through all times, to have a conversation about good horsemanship and the future of the sport.
Exclusives | Interview
Sunshine Tour’s Teresa Blazquez and Armando Trapote: “As a show organiser, you need to be open and want the best for the horses”
18 April 2023 - WoSJ meets Teresa Blazquez and her husband Armando Trapote, hosts to the Andalucía Sunshine Tour – one of the most popular showjumping destinations on the international circuit.
Exclusives | Interview
Santiago Varela and Gregory Bodo on Paris 2024: “The problem is that the level of the participants is so varied”
13 April 2023 - “We must be faithful to who we are, and not think about the pressure,” Gregory Bodo tells World of Showjumping as he and Santiago Varela look towards Paris 2024.
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