Lexington, Kentucky, USA – January 25, 2025 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Caracole de La Roque, Signe Ostby’s 2012 Selle Français mare, was voted the 2024 International Horse of the Year. Caracole de La Roque and McQueen were honored during the SmartPak/USEF Horse of the […]
Santa Anita, California, USA – November 23, 2024 – At the site of the 1984 Olympic Games, Karl Cook (USA) and Caracole de La Roque followed up their Olympic silver medal from Paris 2024 with a victory in the inaugural $400,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles CSI 5*-W. A newly constructed arena within […]
Thermal, California, USA – November 09, 2024 – Course designer Colm Quinn built a challenging track for Saturday night’s $100,000 FarmVet Grand Prix, but it was no match for Karl Cook (USA) and his 2024 Paris Olympics mount Caracole de La Roque. They topped a field of 56 entries to take […]
Versailles, France – August 02, 2024 – The United States claimed the silver medal in the team jumping final in fine style on Friday at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles (FRA) with spectacular performances from Laura Kraut (USA) & Baloutinue, Karl Cook (USA) & Caracole de La […]
Versailles, France – August 01, 2024 – US Equestrian has announced a pre-competition change prior to the start of team competition for the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team today at Versailles. Kent Farrington and Greya will be replaced by Karl Cook and Caracole de la Roque for today’s Team Qualifier competition, which begins at 11:00 a.m. GMT+2/5:00 a.m. […]
Caracole is now the #1 Horse in US and Karl Cook is the #2 Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA – June 17, 2024 – Rider Karl Cook (USA) and Caracole de la Roque (Zandor Z x Kannan GFE x Quick Star) were the top US rider/horse pairs in CSIO […]
La Baule, France – June 09, 2024 – On completion of a competition of incredibly high standard, American Kent Farrington (USA), riding his mare Greya, won the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule CSIO 5*, beating his young countryman Karl Cook (USA) in second place and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 29, 2024 – Five-star action heated up on Friday afternoon during the finale week of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Top riders from across the globe sat well-mounted as they geared up for the pinnacle event of the season—the $500,000 Rolex Grand […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 25, 2024 – The world collides at Wellington International this week as the Nations Cup CSIO 4* takes up the spotlight during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 8, presented by Florida Coast Equipment. Opening the prestigious week, two Americans climbed onto the podium in the the $32,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge […]
Thermal, California, USA – December 02, 2023 – Last time Karl Cook (USA) competed his newest mare Caracole de La Roque was representing the United States at the Pan American Games. While it wasn’t their best outing so far, Cook is always a student of the sport, and […]
Santiago, Chile – November 02, 2023 – The U.S. Jumping Team completed its mission on Wednesday at the 2023 Pan-American Games in Santiago, earning their long-awaited qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and securing team gold with a final team total of 12.37. Canada finished with team silver […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 17, 2023 – The 2023 Traverse City Horse Shows season came to a close as Karl Cook (USA) found his golden girl on Sunday. He and Caracole de la Roque stole the show in the $650,000 American Gold Cup CSI 5* , presented by Great Lakes Sports Commission, during the conclusion […]