Exclusives | Science
Science & showjumping – movement, grip, and soundness
28 January 2026 - WoSJ summarizes three recent studies on gait analysis, surface traction, and shoeing, exploring how data and technology are influencing modern showjumping.
Exclusives | Interview
Lovisa Munter: “If we want people to stay in the sport and consider grooming as a career, there has to be improvement”
27 January 2026 - "What I like the most is how flexible and multifaceted the job is,” Lovisa Munter – who for the past five years has worked as Bertram Allen’s show groom – tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
From human to equine medicine: Jan-Hein Swagemakers develops a minimally invasive endoscopic surgery in the cervical spine to help horses with impinged nerves
22 January 2026 - “Now that we have a safe way to do surgery, we can get rid of the underlying problem and not only treat the symptoms,” Jan-Hein Swagemakers tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
That Special Bond – with Lillie Keenan: “I would ache when I couldn't see Super Sox”
20 January 2026 - “Super Sox made me believe I could be somebody,” Lillie Keenan tells WoSJ about the tremendous effect the gelding came to have on her life.
Exclusives | Interview
Leopoldo Palacios: “A big welfare issue is horses being ridden by inexperienced riders at heights they are not ready for”
13 January 2026 - "When people talk about the welfare of the horse, they often talk about the courses, the sizes of the fences, but the biggest danger is bad riding," Leopoldo Palacios tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
Marine Renaudet: “I believe it’s important to keep an open mind and think outside the box”
07 January 2026 - During her seven years at Stephex Stables, Marine has worked her way up to now being Daniel Deusser’s show groom.
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