June 20 – July 18, 2025

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READERS’ CHOICE ISSUE

2025 Readers’ Choice Survey Results

We asked and you answered. Here are some of your favorites, from riders and horses to saddles and fly spray.

5 Questions With: Boyd Martin

We talked to Boyd to learn more about how his Australian roots have helped him stay motivated in the sport, and which four-legged Windurra residents his wife, dressage rider Silva Martin, would prefer to evict. (Hint: They’re not hooved.)

EVENTING

Natalie Hummel Helps Riders Find Their Flow

These days, you’re more likely to see Natalie Hummel on a surfboard than in the saddle, but she’s evented at the upper level and is now well known in the equestrian world for two months-long virtual programs: How To Heal and How To Perform.

Between Rounds With Matt Brown: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Whip

Our columnist says we should reimagine modern equestrian sport for the future.

HORSE SHOWS

Horse Of A Lifetime: Strapless

Trainer Tom Wright took a bit of a chance putting together a unique horse, a 14-year-old junior rider, and a 19-year-old young professional rider. Little did he know, he was making show hunter history.

DEVON HORSE SHOW RESULTS

Aaron Vale’s Unconventional Training Pays Off With Carissimo 25

Vale and Carissimo 25 topped the $226,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon.

Amateur Melissa Strawser Breaks Her Devon Curse

Eight months after a fall landed her in the ICU, the Pennsylvania rider rebounded for a championship.

Ringside Chat With: Clayton Farrell And Emi Richard

Clayton Farrell and Emi Richard scored the biggest wins of their young careers when they tied for the R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch Equitation Championship at the Devon Horse Show. We caught up with them to hear about how they got to the top.

A Renewed Love Of The Sport Carries Alexa Lignelli To The Top At Devon

Last summer Alexa Elle Lignelli was feeling pretty burnt out, and a less-than-stellar trip to the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships left her unsure if she even wanted to continue in the sport. One horse show turned all that around.

Devon Horse Show Photo Gallery

Danielle Kaufman Has Found The Best Of Both Worlds

The breeder-owner of this year’s Best Young Pony at Devon, AB Designer Debut, splits her time between hunter and Quarter Horse breeding.

DRESSAGE

FEI Continues To Double Down On Double Bridles—For Now

Last year, the FEI changed its rule requiring riders to use spurs in international competition, and for the past several years some have asked the group to do the same with the requirement that double bridles, with a curb bit and bradoon, be used at the CDI3* level and above.