This week’s Practical Horseman Podcast, sponsored by Cosequin, Sentinel and Zoetis, is with Olympic show jumping team silver medalist Karl Cook. He and his Olympic mount Caracole de la Roque traveled to Paris as the alternate combination for Team USA. But after Kent Farrington withdrew his horse due to an allergy issue, the team decided to bring in Cook and Caracole.
For his part, Karl and the feisty bay mare had a stellar Olympic debut. He and Caracole were the sole U.S. combination to collect two clear rounds in team competition. This unequivocally helped the team clinch silver.
Karl started riding at age 8 with his mom and sister and quickly developed his lifelong passion for horses. After a successful Junior career, he made his senior Nations Cup debut at Langley, Canada, aboard Tembla in 2016. In 2022, Cook was on the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team again at Langley. And in 2023, he was on the winning U.S. team at the Nations Cup in San Juan Capistrano.
In today’s podcast, we talked to Cook about his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games and his partnership with Caracole, and we discussed his comprehensive horsemanship program that prioritizes his horses’ health and well-being above all us.
About This Podcast’s Sponsors: Cosequin, Sentinel and Zoetis
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Zoetis has been supporting horses, riders and veterinarians for more than 70 years with products such as vaccines Core EQ Innovator® and Fluvac Innovator® EHV-4/1 and a stall-side testing kit called Stablelab®. Be sure to Visit ZoetisEquine.com.
To read more about our coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, click here.
