It's Super Bowl week, and we couldn't resist bringing sport and fandom together. Annie is joined by a panel of die-hard Seahawks and Patriots supporters from across the equestrian world for a lively, opinionated, and occasionally ruthless debate. Expect strong loyalties, big predictions, and a reminder of why sport pulls us in long before kickoff.

Highlights

• Seahawks vs Patriots, broken down by people who care a lot
• Predictions, point spreads, and zero agreement
• Dynasty talk, underdogs, and playoff pressure
• What the Super Bowl gets right about fandom, storytelling, and spectacle
• Why sport pulls us in long before kickoff

Guests

• Annie Bishop – US Equestrian Open host and analyst.
• Diarmuid Byrne – EquiRatings co-founder
• Max Corcoran – International groom and industry pro
• Jonathan Elliott – Event organizer and course designer
• Morgan Rowsell – Event organizer and selector
• Joanie Morris– U.S. event owner and long-time supporter of American eventing

Personal bests in Dressage, a returning star in Eventing, and early clues from Wellington as Jumping inches toward its first five-star week. Susan Pape resets the Open benchmark, Jaguars Duende reminds everyone she's still here, and Lillie Keenan's depth becomes impossible to ignore nine weeks from the Final.

• Giulilanta goes top of the Open leaderboard
• Jaguar Duende returns with a win
• The 3* pipeline: why it keeps predicting future 5* horses
• Week 5 WEF preview: who arrives and why it matter

Guests

• Diarm Byrne, EquiRatings co-founder
• Hosted by Annie Bishop

The new season is taking shape. With dressage already scoring, nine weeks to the first jumping final, and six weeks to the first four-star short, Annie Bishop and Diarm Byrne break down the early movers, the storyline shifts and the names establishing momentum across the Open's three Olympic disciplines.

From new partnerships winning straight out of the gate to returning eventers and a strengthening dressage field, it's the first real read on 2026 form and how the year may unfold.

Highlights

• Lillie Keenan & Highway make an immediate statement in Florida
• Scott Brash vs Kent Farrington vs string strength
• Eventing entries resurface: Jaguars Duende, Possante, Cooley Candyman
• Boyd Martin named International Rider of the Year and what that signals for 2026
• Dressage heats up: Marek & Fayvel debut, leaderboard context, scheduling dynamics
• The Open ecosystem: points, invitations, depth, and how pathways evolve

Guests

• Diarm Byrne, EquiRatings co-founder
• Hosted by Annie Bishop

The US Equestrian Open is back for 2026. With the new season underway and ten weeks to the first jumping final, Annie Bishop catches up with Diarm Byrne to unpack where the Open stands one year on, how the mission is evolving, and why the off-season thinking matters just as much as in-season competition. From unified storytelling across dressage, jumping and eventing to the early movers, breakout names and pathway shifts already shaping the year ahead, it's a state-of-play conversation to kick off the season.

Highlights

• A 2025 debrief and what the Open learned in year one
• The calendar: ten weeks to the Jumping Final, dressage wall-to-wall, and eventing six weeks out
• Early jumping storylines: Lilli Keenan's string, Richard Vogel's choices, Vogel vs Farrington vs Brash
• Dressage shake-ups: Indian Rock's record run, scoring changes, and Genay Vaughn's coast-to-coast trip
• Eventing preview: Lucienne Bellissimo out early, Coleman's depth, and a rising U25 generation
• What fans should watch next and why the season starts now

Guests • Diarm Byrne, EquiRatings co-founder • Hosted by Annie Bishop

There is something special about talking to a rider who has brought a horse all the way up the levels. The patience, the instinct, the thousand quiet decisions that shape a partnership long before the big results ever appear on a scoreboard. And for Kate Sand, 2024 was the year all those years came into focus.

From the three-year-old off the track with no real record to speak of, to a second place finish at Bouckaert, and a rise into the top four of the US Equestrian Open standings. This is a story built on feel, faith, and a horse who keeps proving he is more than anyone expected. A once in a lifetime type, even if he has not quite figured that out himself.

Highlights

• The Facebook ad that started it all
• How a self described kick ride rewrote Kate's idea of what she wanted in a horse
• Training with Ali Knowles and the early hints from Karen O'Connor that this might be a top level horse
• The first step up to four star, what went wrong, and how the pair rebuilt with more confidence
• Bouckaert, the test tweaks, the show jumping accuracy, and the cross country run that put them second fastest of the day
• The plan for 2025, intermediate to advanced in Aiken, a likely return to Carolina, aiming at long formats, and why Morven, Bromont, and Rebecca Farm are each on the table
• A look at Kate's small Kentucky program, her love of developing horses, and why keeping it manageable matters

Guests Kate Sand, US Equestrian Open rider, joined by host Annie Bishop.

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It's Thanksgiving Eve and we've dragged Jon Holling away from his turkeys, his Packers jersey and his very detailed holiday schedule. Between Bloody Mary debates, and the yearly "do we have enough food" panic, we get a real glimpse into Jon's world.

We talk horses stepping up, young ones learning the ropes, the long road to making them competitive, and what it actually feels like to build your own string from the ground up.

A Thanksgiving special with all the good bits.

Highlights

• Thanksgiving in the Holling house, from two turkeys to 25 guests
• Why Zelda feels like the horse who changes everything
• Producing horses from scratch and the long game behind it
• The emotional whiplash between "I love this" and "why do I do this"
• Friends, loyalty, and the people who keep you sane in this sport
• What Jon would be doing if he hadn't ended up an eventer

Guests

Jon Holling - rider, coach, host of the John & Rick Show, professional Thanksgiving over-caterer and currently two horses deep into building his next top string.

For the most up-to-date series calendar and latest standings, visit the official US Equestrian Open Series hub at usequestrianopen.org.

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TerraNova gave us blue skies, big movement and a four star that absolutely shaped the conversation. Annie was there watching it unfold. Diarmuid was in the desert watching the Dressage Final under very un-California weather. And between the two weekends we learned a lot. About form. About depth. And about who is heading into the winter with momentum. Settle in. There's plenty to talk about.

Highlights

• What TerraNova told us about the depth in the four star short
• How the Dressage Final played out and why the result mattered
• Who delivered at the right time and who signalled big things for 2026
• The young guns making serious moves and why that matters for the US and Canada
• Time penalties, tough show jumping and the class dynamics you might have missed
• What the winter break means for big names and big ambitions

Guests

• Annie Bishop with all the key details from on the ground at TerraNova
• Diarmuid Byrne with the view from the Dressage Final in the desert

For the most up-to-date series calendar and latest standings, visit the official US Equestrian Open Series hub at usequestrianopen.org.

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Big week ahead. The very first US Equestrian Open Dressage Final lands in Thermal and it already feels like a proper championship moment. Annie is with Noah Rattner and DiarmByrne to size up the field, the atmosphere and the storylines building as fourteen combinations head for the desert.

This one has everything. Top Americans hitting form at the right time. Felicitas Hendricks back on US soil. Jan and Ben Ebeling lining up together. Riders still tweaking floorplans, pushing their degree of difficulty and deciding where to take the risks. And a venue that gives you that big-stage feeling the minute you walk in.

Highlights

• Why Thermal delivers a true championship atmosphere
• The degree of difficulty choices that can swing the result
• Joker lines, late edits and the tactics behind a winning freestyle
• The combinations bringing serious momentum
• How this final feeds into Aachen 2026 and LA 2028
• Music, pressure and the feel of a first-ever title on the line

Guests

• Noah Rattner, international dressage commentator

For the most up-to-date series calendar and latest standings, visit the official US Equestrian Open Series hub at usequestrianopen.org.

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It is Terranova week and there is a lot on the line. Annie and Diarm look ahead to a field stacked with returning stars, big step-ups, and the last chance to score crucial Open points before the winter break.

From Diabolo's long-awaited comeback, to Dyri's red-hot momentum, to the rise of Meg Pellegrini and the next wave of US riders, this is a weekend with stories everywhere you turn. They break down the Prediction Centre, the tactics at play, the form horses, and the key combinations shaping the early 2026 landscape.

Plus, a quick look at the four-long, where qualifications are on the line.

Highlights

• Why Terranova is the most influential late-season qualifier
• Diabolo's return and what Will Coleman needs heading into 2026
• Dyri's surge toward series leadership
• Meg Pellegrini's three-horse step-up and what it signals for the under-25 landscape
• Who could shake up the standings and who needs a result
• Tactical reads from the Prediction Centre and the form horses to watch
• A four-long with championship implications

Guests: Hosted by Annie Bishop and Diarm Byrne

For the most up-to-date series calendar and latest standings, visit the official US Equestrian Open Series hub at usequestrianopen.org.

Engage with us on Instagram and Facebook — and use #USEquestrianOpen to join the conversation.

The 2025–2026 U.S. Equestrian Open season is underway, and Lucienne Bellissimo and Dyri have started on top. Annie and Diarm break down a win that reinforces Lucienne's 2025 form, makes it eight international victories this year, and gives her an early lead in the Open standings.

The team reviews the key results from Bouckaert, including Kate Sand and Top Shelf in second, Buck Davidson and Cerafino in third, and updates on Hot Bobo and Fernhill Salt Lake ahead of TerraNova. With points already on the board, the leaderboard is beginning to take shape.

Highlights:

• Lucienne Bellissimo and Dyri open the season with a clear win
• Lucienne's 2025 record puts her ahead for international wins by a British rider
• Kate Sand and Top Shelf deliver a strong second-place finish
• Buck Davidson and Cerafino continue to build form
• Hot Bobo and Fernhill Salt Lake updates as riders plan their next runs
• Early leaderboard picture and what to expect at TerraNova

Guests: Hosted by Annie Bishop and Diarm Byrne