The US Equestrian Open Podcast

Championship season is starting to take shape.
On this week's U.S. Equestrian Open Podcast, Annie Bishop and Diarmuid Byrne look ahead to a huge week at CHIO Aachen, as the U.S. jumping squad heads to one of the sport's biggest stages and the road to Aachen in August starts to come into focus.
There's also reaction to the newly announced U.S. dressage long list, before Annie sits down with one of the most talked-about young riders in U.S. eventing, Isabelle Bosley.
Fresh off an impressive Kentucky performance with Conner, Isabelle reflects on producing him from an unstarted five-year-old to four-star level, learning to trust the process, and why the bigger the atmosphere gets, the better he becomes.
Highlights
CHIO Aachen storylines across jumping and dressage
The U.S. squad heading to Aachen
U.S. dressage championship long list reactions
Isabelle Bosley on Conner's rise to four-star
Riding at Kentucky for the first time
Producing horses slowly and patiently

On this week's US Equestrian Open Podcast, Annie Bishop and Diarmuid Byrne look ahead to a huge week at CHIO Aachen, as the US jumping squad heads to one of the sport's biggest stages and the road to championship season starts to take shape. There's also reaction to the newly announced U.S. dressage long list, before Annie catches up with one of the most talked-about young riders in U.S. eventing, Isabelle Bosley. Fresh off an impressive Kentucky performance with Conner, Isabelle reflects on producing him from an unstarted five-year-old to four-star level, learning to trust the process, and why the bigger the atmosphere gets, the better he becomes.
 
Highlights
CHIO Aachen storylines across jumping and dressage
The US squad heading to Aachen
Isabelle Bosley on Conner's rise to four-star
Riding at Kentucky for the first time
Producing horses slowly and patiently

Fresh off Mars Badminton Horse Trials, the focus shifts across the Atlantic, and the road to Aachen is starting to take shape.
On this week's U.S. Equestrian Open Podcast, Annie Bishop and Diarmuid Byrne look back at a huge weekend for the U.S. eventing scene, as Will Coleman and Off The Record remind everyone exactly why great horses never go out of style, while Tamie Smith and Danito deliver a statement win at Tryon that could shape the rest of the Open season.
There's also a look at the current series leaderboard, why Tamie may already hold the winning hand, and what the next few months could mean for the race to the final.
Plus, in jumping, Kent Farrington is back at world number one, new nine-year-old stars are emerging, and with Rome, Aachen, and championship selections on the horizon, the summer is starting to get very interesting.
Highlights
Will Coleman and Off The Record return in style
Tamie Smith and Danito lay down a serious marker at Tryon
Why Diarm thinks Tamie wins the Open from here
The next generation of U.S. jumping stars starts to emerge
Kent Farrington back to world number one
Aachen storylines building across eventing, jumping, and dressage

A busy stretch across the US Equestrian Open, and the picture is starting to take shape.
In jumping, Kent Farrington's run continues, building momentum through the Major League season and bringing new horses into the spotlight alongside proven ones. The depth is growing, and so is the pressure around team selection heading into a championship summer.
In eventing, Tryon delivers another strong four-star field, with established names, emerging combinations, and real questions around tactics, fitness, and timing as riders look ahead to what comes next.
And in dressage, a shifting leaderboard after TerraNova sees new combinations stepping forward, with limited qualifiers left and every result starting to matter.
Across all three disciplines, the same theme is emerging. Depth, momentum, and decisions that will shape the rest of the season.
Highlights
Kent Farrington's form and the emergence of new jumping stars
Major League momentum and the race toward team selection
Strong, competitive fields continuing at four-star level in eventing
Tryon as a key checkpoint for horses and riders building toward summer goals
A tightening dressage leaderboard with fewer chances to qualify
The growing importance of each result across all disciplines

Kentucky reshapes the US Equestrian Open.
Annie Bishop and Diarmuid Byrne break down a weekend that delivered across all fronts, with Tamie Smith and Lillet 3 taking the four-star win and making a major move in the standings as the series passes halfway.
From a dressage phase that ran higher than expected, to a cross-country test where time became decisive, to a final day that proved costly, this was a competition that kept building. Lillet answers the biggest questions, while others show both promise and pressure at the level.
Beyond eventing, the weekend also delivered in jumping and dressage, with Kent Farrington taking a major win in a stacked field, and Ashley Holzer moving into the lead in the dressage standings.
Highlights
Tamie Smith and Lillet 3 take the four-star win and maximum Open points
How Kentucky reshapes the Open leaderboard
Dressage trends, scoring higher than expected
Cross-country time as the key influence on the result
Standout performances from rising combinations
Kent Farrington wins in a top-level jumping field
Ashley Holzer moves into the lead in the dressage standings