Wellington, Fla.—March 24 On Friday in the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling/Great American USHJA International Hunter Derby, Chris Payne’s mount Reign performed well, but he wasn’t as confident as he could have been on the grass derby field. So when the weather prompted organizers to delay the $50,000 Yeti USHJA International Hunter Derby an extra day […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 As Team Ireland sat down for the press conference following their victory the Longines League Of Nations Ocala, moderator John Kyle joked that the country doesn’t have any more space in its trophy case. “We can build another cabinet,” chef d’equipe Michael Blake quipped in reply. It’s true that Ireland has been […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 The first round of the Longines League of Nations Ocala has concluded, and the United States is in the lead on zero faults. Three team riders: Laura Kraut (Baloutinue), Kent Farrington (Landon) and McLain Ward (Callas) jumped clear. Aaron Vale had fence 5 down with Carrissimo 25 and was the drop score. […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 The $770,000 Longines League of Nations Ocala starts this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, and the riders have declared which horses they will be riding. Two U.S. riders, Laura Kraut and Kent Farrington, will tack up the same horse they rode in the $330,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix, Baloutinue and Landon, respectively, […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 22 As she walked the course for the Golden Ocala WEC 3’6”/3’9” Hunter Derby, Amanda Steege thought very hard about a turn inside of a two-stride to the third fence—a high option vertical—in the handy. While several of her fellow competitors were considering it, she turned to her sister, Casey Hunter, and said […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 22 When Greg Crolick sat down to do his entries for Winter Equestrian Festival Week 11, he paused when he got to Chappy’s name. The derby specialist is a naturally quiet horse, and Crolick wasn’t sure that doing both today’s $15,000 Marshall & Sterling/Great American USHJA International Hunter Derby and this weekend’s $50,000 […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 21 World champions, Olympic gold medalists, World Cup Final winners, World No. 1 title holders. That’s who riders were up against in Thursday evening’s $330,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center—Ocala. As part of the second leg of the inaugural Longines League of Nations, the grand prix drew many of the […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 21 The WEF Equitation Championship is a major test for junior riders. First they have to qualify via their performances throughout the first 10 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Then when it comes time to ride, their cell phones are taken away and they’re sequestered from their trainers, required to walk the […]
In the video, Irene Neuwirth is simply cantering over three poles. But to her, those three poles were monumental. For 22 years her world had revolved around gemstones, high fashion and the spotlight of the red carpet, leaving little time for extracurricular interests. What started as a post-college experimentation with precious and semi-precious stones and […]
When Booli Selmayr headed to Germany to horse shop, whichever horse she found had some big shoes to fill. In June 2017, her top horse Jaeda died while competing at Bromont (Quebec), and the mare’s owner, Kelly Morgan, offered to help her find a new horse. Though agent Christian Schacht had an extensive list of […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 24 On Friday in the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling/Great American USHJA International Hunter Derby, Chris Payne’s mount Reign performed well, but he wasn’t as confident as he could have been on the grass derby field. So when the weather prompted organizers to delay the $50,000 Yeti USHJA International Hunter Derby an extra day […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 As Team Ireland sat down for the press conference following their victory the Longines League Of Nations Ocala, moderator John Kyle joked that the country doesn’t have any more space in its trophy case. “We can build another cabinet,” chef d’equipe Michael Blake quipped in reply. It’s true that Ireland has been […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 The first round of the Longines League of Nations Ocala has concluded, and the United States is in the lead on zero faults. Three team riders: Laura Kraut (Baloutinue), Kent Farrington (Landon) and McLain Ward (Callas) jumped clear. Aaron Vale had fence 5 down with Carrissimo 25 and was the drop score. […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 23 The $770,000 Longines League of Nations Ocala starts this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, and the riders have declared which horses they will be riding. Two U.S. riders, Laura Kraut and Kent Farrington, will tack up the same horse they rode in the $330,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix, Baloutinue and Landon, respectively, […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 22 As she walked the course for the Golden Ocala WEC 3’6”/3’9” Hunter Derby, Amanda Steege thought very hard about a turn inside of a two-stride to the third fence—a high option vertical—in the handy. While several of her fellow competitors were considering it, she turned to her sister, Casey Hunter, and said […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 22 When Greg Crolick sat down to do his entries for Winter Equestrian Festival Week 11, he paused when he got to Chappy’s name. The derby specialist is a naturally quiet horse, and Crolick wasn’t sure that doing both today’s $15,000 Marshall & Sterling/Great American USHJA International Hunter Derby and this weekend’s $50,000 […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 21 World champions, Olympic gold medalists, World Cup Final winners, World No. 1 title holders. That’s who riders were up against in Thursday evening’s $330,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center—Ocala. As part of the second leg of the inaugural Longines League of Nations, the grand prix drew many of the […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 21 The WEF Equitation Championship is a major test for junior riders. First they have to qualify via their performances throughout the first 10 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Then when it comes time to ride, their cell phones are taken away and they’re sequestered from their trainers, required to walk the […]
In the video, Irene Neuwirth is simply cantering over three poles. But to her, those three poles were monumental. For 22 years her world had revolved around gemstones, high fashion and the spotlight of the red carpet, leaving little time for extracurricular interests. What started as a post-college experimentation with precious and semi-precious stones and […]
When Booli Selmayr headed to Germany to horse shop, whichever horse she found had some big shoes to fill. In June 2017, her top horse Jaeda died while competing at Bromont (Quebec), and the mare’s owner, Kelly Morgan, offered to help her find a new horse. Though agent Christian Schacht had an extensive list of […]
