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What's In The Water in Montauk?

Chase Leider showing his nose riding style in Sayulita, Mexico in early 2023. DOMINIC STONE This past April 2023, many of the top male and female longboarders in the world gathered at the annual MexiLogFest in Saladita, Mexico, on the Pacific coast. The week-long event is a hard-fought competition for riders, but the organizers always emphasize the importance of celebrating “culture, creative expression and connection,” along with “some of the finest logging you’ll see anywhe

Joe Fargis Looks Back On Olympic Gold With Touch Of Class

Joe Fargis and his mare, Touch of Class (aka Kitty) in the 1984 Olympics, where they won gold. When Joe Fargis arrived in southern California for the 1984 Olympics with the rest of the United States Equestrian Team, he spent the first week wondering if he’d even be able to compete at all. Santa Anita Park, home to one of the most famous Thoroughbred horse racing tracks in the country, had been chosen as the venue for the show jumping competition, and Fargis’s horse, Touch of

McLain Ward, the King of the Hampton Classic, Reflects on His Legacy at the Show as It Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The King of the Ring: McLain Ward is a six-time Olympian and five-time medalist and has won the Hampton Classic Grand Prix a record seven times. There are generally two kinds of spectators at the Hampton Classic Horse Show — the true “horse people,” who have a familiarity with horses and a deep understanding of what equestrian competition is all about, and everyone else. The two don’t have a whole lot in common, but on Grand Prix Sunday, there’s always one rider who brings th