Jim Wofford

Jim Wofford shares his “slow and safe” approach to learning to ride your horse at the gallop.

Veteran eventing coach Jim Wofford suggests books to boost your knowledge in the off-season.

… in which Jim highlights some of the ways horses were central to all sides during the U.S. upheavals of the 19th century.

It took only half a century for horses, which had been mankind's essential partner in war and commerce for millennia, to be supplanted in those endeavors by machinery ... even as they became indispensable for sport and companionship.

Jim Wofford reflects on a few of the countless instances when horses have been an intrinsic part of human history.

Thought-provoking questions leave Jim contemplating the future of eventing.

Do you know the length of your horse’s stride? Jim tells you why it’s important and how to figure it out.

… unless you avail yourself of the experiences of others as well as your own.

The cross-country phase is why we do this sport. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Thoughts on reconciling the demands of competition—when ‘they’ are keeping score—with classical training principles

A very personal farewell tribute to a matchless horseman--Bill Steinkraus.

Jim shares the highs and lows of the day, along with how scoring changes have made the sport more suspensful and how "The Terminator" was able to get an edge on the rest of the field.

Check out what eventing coach Jim Wofford and several of the top riders think about this year's imposing cross-country course. Is it the biggest and most technical course we've seen here in Kentucky?

Jim Wofford shares his thoughts about this year’s cross-country course, which he thinks is the hardest, but best course Derek di Grazia has ever designed.

Jim advices riders not to overlook this essential in preparing for your new competitive season.

For 2018, Jim shares his thoughts on making your life with your horse even more beneficial to you both.

In a departure from the norm and in the spirit of Christmas Eve myths, Jim lets Prince, the talking horse, take over his column and speak his mind.

Going into an off-season quiet time, you can plan for a fitter and happier horse next time out.

Jumping will always be a thrill.These tips from Jim keep it from being too much of a good thing.

Part 2: Meet the mentors who helped Jim Wofford build his international eventing career.

The great eventers of the past still speak to us.

The Terminator achieves another one for the record books.

Like Harry Potter, Jim learned that “sometimes the wand chooses the wizard.”

Maybe the eventing world will pay more attention to Jim than Caesar gave the soothsayer.