In the early afternoon on Feb. 11, 2022, Katharine Chrisley-Schreiber, founder of Dharmahorse Equine Sanctuary in Las Cruces, New Mexico, heard her husband, Mark Schreiber, utter three words she had hoped she would never hear again: “There’s a fire.” Earlier that day, a brush fire started in a community some distance north of them, but blustery winds and exceedingly dry […]
Three years ago, Peg Keyser attended a workshop presented by West Coast-based RedRover Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the needs of humans and companion animals in crisis. Keyser, who is the advancement director for the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, was particularly inspired by the work RedRover does to support those fleeing domestic […]
The United States Equestrian Team Foundation has announced three promising young jumping athletes selected as the first named recipients of the newly established USET Foundation Performance Pathway Jumping Grant, made possible thanks to Dr. Jennifer Gates Nassar, Nayel Nassar and their team at Evergate Stables. Grant recipients Honor Coulter, Haley Honegger and Taylor Kamataris have been selected to […]
Amidst the chaos of a top eventing competition, you might find Sarah Choate standing quietly in a stall with one of Plain Dealing Farm’s horses. She may have a hand on the horse’s poll or back or sacroiliac joint, or she may be asking the horse to stretch or flex—exercises that she, as head groom, […]
July 25 – August 15, 2025 (Subscribers can read the full magazine online.) YOUNG RIDER ISSUE 25 Under 25 These equestrians are young, but they’re already making moves in the horse world— through show ring success, giving back to the sports, inspiring others, or all of the above. 2025 Junior Gallery Between Rounds with McLain […]
As music played over the main arena loudspeakers at The Event at Rebecca Farm, Mai Baum, the only American horse to win the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L in the past 17 years under rider Tamie Smith’s longtime partner, walked into the show ring one last time. In his saddle sat owner Alex Ahearn, who brought […]
Amateur hunter rider Anna Pavlov has a big heart, and she’d be the first to admit she is quick to respond whenever there is an animal in need. So when a friend shared a social media post with two photos—one showing an extremely thin, rough-looking bay mare, the other showing a screen shot of a […]
At one time, Gianna Trotter’s path to show jumping would have seemed improbable. The now 27-year-old rider from Brick, New Jersey, spent much of her childhood in hospitals, navigating recovery from a traumatic brain injury that necessitated surgery, physical and occupational therapies, and would cause lasting hemiparesis, limiting the motor function on one side of […]
What happens when you take an international show jumper and give them a leg up onto a show hunter? The Baran Global Hunter Classic posed that exact question, exporting the largely American sport to Europe and showcasing it in a format that put together teams of three riders—each consisting of a professional hunter rider, a […]
Preserved in a horse’s hair, on a molecular level, is a chemistry trail that can tell a story of mistreatment or fair play. As of July 1, the U.S. Equestrian Federation board of directors has implemented a rule adding hair sample testing to its anti-doping toolkit. This technology can detect substances that evade blood and urine […]
In the early afternoon on Feb. 11, 2022, Katharine Chrisley-Schreiber, founder of Dharmahorse Equine Sanctuary in Las Cruces, New Mexico, heard her husband, Mark Schreiber, utter three words she had hoped she would never hear again: “There’s a fire.” Earlier that day, a brush fire started in a community some distance north of them, but blustery winds and exceedingly dry […]
Three years ago, Peg Keyser attended a workshop presented by West Coast-based RedRover Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the needs of humans and companion animals in crisis. Keyser, who is the advancement director for the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, was particularly inspired by the work RedRover does to support those fleeing domestic […]
The United States Equestrian Team Foundation has announced three promising young jumping athletes selected as the first named recipients of the newly established USET Foundation Performance Pathway Jumping Grant, made possible thanks to Dr. Jennifer Gates Nassar, Nayel Nassar and their team at Evergate Stables. Grant recipients Honor Coulter, Haley Honegger and Taylor Kamataris have been selected to […]
Amidst the chaos of a top eventing competition, you might find Sarah Choate standing quietly in a stall with one of Plain Dealing Farm’s horses. She may have a hand on the horse’s poll or back or sacroiliac joint, or she may be asking the horse to stretch or flex—exercises that she, as head groom, […]
As music played over the main arena loudspeakers at The Event at Rebecca Farm, Mai Baum, the only American horse to win the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L in the past 17 years under rider Tamie Smith’s longtime partner, walked into the show ring one last time. In his saddle sat owner Alex Ahearn, who brought […]
Amateur hunter rider Anna Pavlov has a big heart, and she’d be the first to admit she is quick to respond whenever there is an animal in need. So when a friend shared a social media post with two photos—one showing an extremely thin, rough-looking bay mare, the other showing a screen shot of a […]
At one time, Gianna Trotter’s path to show jumping would have seemed improbable. The now 27-year-old rider from Brick, New Jersey, spent much of her childhood in hospitals, navigating recovery from a traumatic brain injury that necessitated surgery, physical and occupational therapies, and would cause lasting hemiparesis, limiting the motor function on one side of […]
What happens when you take an international show jumper and give them a leg up onto a show hunter? The Baran Global Hunter Classic posed that exact question, exporting the largely American sport to Europe and showcasing it in a format that put together teams of three riders—each consisting of a professional hunter rider, a […]
Preserved in a horse’s hair, on a molecular level, is a chemistry trail that can tell a story of mistreatment or fair play. As of July 1, the U.S. Equestrian Federation board of directors has implemented a rule adding hair sample testing to its anti-doping toolkit. This technology can detect substances that evade blood and urine […]
