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 […]
It’s time for the 2025 edition of the Chronicle’s Junior Gallery, published Aug. 22 in the Young Rider Issue! All readers 18 years and younger may submit entries for consideration. The deadline is July 21. Artistic submissions must be related to sport with either horse or hound. They can be any medium except photographs. We’ll consider […]
For Throwback Thursday, we’re harkening back to a classic column from Jody Lynne Werner, waxing nostalgic about her summer camp days. This column originally appeared July 8, 2016. This time of year, my thoughts often drift back to the days when I was a kid at summer camp. It was one of the best experiences […]
Heading into the fall indoor circuit last year, Jagerbomb and Violet Tatum were still getting to know each other, having contested just three shows together. But by the end of indoors, they’d cemented their partnership in style, picking up small junior hunter, 15 and under, championships at the Capital Challenge (Maryland), Pennsylvania National and Washington […]
Thanks to advancements in nearly every aspect of equine health, it is increasingly common for horses to not just live but thrive well into their late 20s and early 30s. Although some of these animals will need only minimal lifestyle changes to keep them happy and healthy, most will ultimately require some type of age-related adjustments to their […]
The equestrian world is full of people who love what they do—and who are quietly drowning in it. Trainers. Grooms. Farriers. Veterinarians. Riders. Writers. Barn managers. Therapists. Many of us live in the space where passion meets pressure, and the result is often burnout that looks like devotion from the outside. The very people who […]
Amateur rider Sara Schulman graduated from college in May 2020 with neither pomp nor circumstance; the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down the nation so her graduation ceremony from the University of Virginia didn’t take place until the following year. But her entrance into the workforce—virtually—in those early months of the pandemic provided […]
There isn’t a WCHR Hunter Spectacular that Nick Haness hasn’t won, and his dominance continued on Saturday in the $100,000 USHJA WCHR Central Hunter Spectacular at the Traverse City Horse Shows Great Lakes Equestrian Festival II. Aboard Odette, the rider soared to a record fourth victory—and second consecutive win—finishing ahead of himself on Clear As Day and Hunt Tosh […]
Karl Cook and Caracole De La Roque topped a field of 50 of the world’s finest riders in front of a sold-out stadium buzzing with energy on Sunday in the Rolex Grand Prix CSI5* at the Falsterbo Horse Show in Sweden, now part of the prestigious Rolex Series. The two-round, 1.60-meter challenge pushed both talent and composure to […]
Before this year, enrollment in our summer camp was cutthroat. Just days after I’d post the registration form to our website, my mailbox would be flooded with completed paperwork and deposits. It wasn’t uncommon for camps to fill in just a few weeks’ time, with waiting lists of half a dozen campers hoping for spots. […]
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 […]
It’s time for the 2025 edition of the Chronicle’s Junior Gallery, published Aug. 22 in the Young Rider Issue! All readers 18 years and younger may submit entries for consideration. The deadline is July 21. Artistic submissions must be related to sport with either horse or hound. They can be any medium except photographs. We’ll consider […]
For Throwback Thursday, we’re harkening back to a classic column from Jody Lynne Werner, waxing nostalgic about her summer camp days. This column originally appeared July 8, 2016. This time of year, my thoughts often drift back to the days when I was a kid at summer camp. It was one of the best experiences […]
Heading into the fall indoor circuit last year, Jagerbomb and Violet Tatum were still getting to know each other, having contested just three shows together. But by the end of indoors, they’d cemented their partnership in style, picking up small junior hunter, 15 and under, championships at the Capital Challenge (Maryland), Pennsylvania National and Washington […]
Thanks to advancements in nearly every aspect of equine health, it is increasingly common for horses to not just live but thrive well into their late 20s and early 30s. Although some of these animals will need only minimal lifestyle changes to keep them happy and healthy, most will ultimately require some type of age-related adjustments to their […]
The equestrian world is full of people who love what they do—and who are quietly drowning in it. Trainers. Grooms. Farriers. Veterinarians. Riders. Writers. Barn managers. Therapists. Many of us live in the space where passion meets pressure, and the result is often burnout that looks like devotion from the outside. The very people who […]
Amateur rider Sara Schulman graduated from college in May 2020 with neither pomp nor circumstance; the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down the nation so her graduation ceremony from the University of Virginia didn’t take place until the following year. But her entrance into the workforce—virtually—in those early months of the pandemic provided […]
There isn’t a WCHR Hunter Spectacular that Nick Haness hasn’t won, and his dominance continued on Saturday in the $100,000 USHJA WCHR Central Hunter Spectacular at the Traverse City Horse Shows Great Lakes Equestrian Festival II. Aboard Odette, the rider soared to a record fourth victory—and second consecutive win—finishing ahead of himself on Clear As Day and Hunt Tosh […]
Karl Cook and Caracole De La Roque topped a field of 50 of the world’s finest riders in front of a sold-out stadium buzzing with energy on Sunday in the Rolex Grand Prix CSI5* at the Falsterbo Horse Show in Sweden, now part of the prestigious Rolex Series. The two-round, 1.60-meter challenge pushed both talent and composure to […]
Before this year, enrollment in our summer camp was cutthroat. Just days after I’d post the registration form to our website, my mailbox would be flooded with completed paperwork and deposits. It wasn’t uncommon for camps to fill in just a few weeks’ time, with waiting lists of half a dozen campers hoping for spots. […]
