Exclusives | Rankings
Déjà vu, Baku... From Damascus and Villeneuve-Loubet to the Tokyo Olympics?
17 January 2020 - Have riders been competing under fair and equal conditions in a year when qualification for the Olympic Games could be obtained?
Exclusives | Schedules
Late-night jumping: “It’s not fair on anybody, especially not on the grooms”
15 January 2020 - Late-night jumping at international shows is a returning issue. At the end of 2019 it came up again – this time at a CSI2* show, where riders reported that they were jumping from 11 AM until 12.30 AM.
Exclusives | Research
Big Grand Prix classes in 2018: The year of the mare
31 October 2019 - Dr. Tim Worden describes the characteristics and competition performances of horses that placed in the Top 10 of big Grand Prix classes in 2018, while Olivier Philippaerts adds his insights to the data.
Exclusives | IJRC General Assembly 2019
Contamination and stable security: “We have to find a balance between all these rules, sanctions and reality”
26 September 2019 - At the IJRC General Assembly back in August, the riders clearly voiced how the risk of contamination and lack of stable security cause sleepless nights – calling for change and improvement.
Exclusives | Rules and regulations
Put a number on it?
10 September 2019 - WoSJ asked some of the world’s best riders and leading Chef d’Equipes about their thoughts on possibly regulating how much a horse can compete yearly.
Exclusives | IJRC General Assembly 2019
The new Olympic format and the future of the Nations Cups: “We have to agree that we disagree”
28 August 2019 - It was a sense of increasing frustration among the riders who spoke at the International Jumping Riders Club General Assembly in Rotterdam last Friday.
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