When Libby Head’s underdog eventer, Sir Rockstar, died this month at age 27, it struck her that the five-star horse had been in her life longer than he hadn’t. “I’ve had him since I was 16,” Head, 33, said. “He went to college with me. He moved everywhere with me. He was just the most […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation announced that the 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant was awarded to eventer James Alliston of San Ramon, California. The national grants are provided by the USET Foundation through the generosity of USET Foundation Honorary Trustee Jacqueline B. Mars, with the aim of supporting preparation and attendance […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the TerraNova CPEDI3* hosted in Myakka City, Florida. The CPEDI3* will run May 2-4, with the team being led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and team leader Laureen Johnson. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Para Dressage […]
For the first time in his career, Boyd Martin has claimed the top spot in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings, after his trio of top-10 finishes last weekend at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L helped him climb from the 10th position to first in just one month. The achievement has seen him unseat Great Britain’s […]
Kareem Rosser has penned a searingly honest and intimate memoir in “When You’re Ready: A Love Story.” At its heart, the book tells the story of Rosser’s romantic relationship with eventer Lee Lee Jones and how he grapples with the aftermath of a horseback riding fall that caused a major traumatic brain injury for her […]
St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, home to the St. Andrews Equestrian Program, will permanently close its doors Monday, May 5, at the conclusion of the school’s spring semester. Citing that “the financial realities of maintaining operations in Laurinburg have become unsustainable,” the closure was announced to the public via social media on April […]
To learn more about updated deworming recommendations, please read “Deworming: No Longer One Size Fits All,” originally published in the May 2025 issue of the Chronicle. Currently, there are four classes of deworming medication labeled and sold for use in horses in the U.S., and these are the only options experts expect will be available […]
Helena “Lana” Allaire duPont Wright, the first woman to compete in Olympic three-day eventing, died April 23. She was 85. Today we take for granted that equestrian disciplines are the only Olympic sports in which men and women compete on equal footing, but it was just over 60 years ago that duPont, a lifelong horsewoman, […]
The back rail of the oxer presses against my shoulder as I prepare to walk the number of strides in the line. The jumps look smaller while mounted, but on foot they feel imposing. All morning, I have been getting increasingly anxious as I prepare for the move up I had been so excited for. […]
Riders who put in long hours at the barn or on the road competing would likely say it isn’t all about the horses—they also invest in bonds with other riders, parents, grooms and coaches. To strengthen boundaries and safeguard athletes, the Fédération Equestre Internationale has partnered with #WeRideTogether, a U.S.-based nonprofit with a mission to […]
When Libby Head’s underdog eventer, Sir Rockstar, died this month at age 27, it struck her that the five-star horse had been in her life longer than he hadn’t. “I’ve had him since I was 16,” Head, 33, said. “He went to college with me. He moved everywhere with me. He was just the most […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation announced that the 2025 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant was awarded to eventer James Alliston of San Ramon, California. The national grants are provided by the USET Foundation through the generosity of USET Foundation Honorary Trustee Jacqueline B. Mars, with the aim of supporting preparation and attendance […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the TerraNova CPEDI3* hosted in Myakka City, Florida. The CPEDI3* will run May 2-4, with the team being led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and team leader Laureen Johnson. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Para Dressage […]
For the first time in his career, Boyd Martin has claimed the top spot in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings, after his trio of top-10 finishes last weekend at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L helped him climb from the 10th position to first in just one month. The achievement has seen him unseat Great Britain’s […]
Kareem Rosser has penned a searingly honest and intimate memoir in “When You’re Ready: A Love Story.” At its heart, the book tells the story of Rosser’s romantic relationship with eventer Lee Lee Jones and how he grapples with the aftermath of a horseback riding fall that caused a major traumatic brain injury for her […]
St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, home to the St. Andrews Equestrian Program, will permanently close its doors Monday, May 5, at the conclusion of the school’s spring semester. Citing that “the financial realities of maintaining operations in Laurinburg have become unsustainable,” the closure was announced to the public via social media on April […]
To learn more about updated deworming recommendations, please read “Deworming: No Longer One Size Fits All,” originally published in the May 2025 issue of the Chronicle. Currently, there are four classes of deworming medication labeled and sold for use in horses in the U.S., and these are the only options experts expect will be available […]
Helena “Lana” Allaire duPont Wright, the first woman to compete in Olympic three-day eventing, died April 23. She was 85. Today we take for granted that equestrian disciplines are the only Olympic sports in which men and women compete on equal footing, but it was just over 60 years ago that duPont, a lifelong horsewoman, […]
The back rail of the oxer presses against my shoulder as I prepare to walk the number of strides in the line. The jumps look smaller while mounted, but on foot they feel imposing. All morning, I have been getting increasingly anxious as I prepare for the move up I had been so excited for. […]
Riders who put in long hours at the barn or on the road competing would likely say it isn’t all about the horses—they also invest in bonds with other riders, parents, grooms and coaches. To strengthen boundaries and safeguard athletes, the Fédération Equestre Internationale has partnered with #WeRideTogether, a U.S.-based nonprofit with a mission to […]
