Darragh Kenny piloted Amsterdam 27 to clinch victory and take the top spot on an all-Irish podium in the $385,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI5* during the first of four five-star “Saturday Night Lights” weeks at Wellington International’s 13-week Winter Equestrian Festival. The win ended a nearly two-year drought of five-star grand prix victories for […]
After a video compilation showing dressage rider Cesar Parra whipping horses and severely disciplining them from the saddle and the ground was made public Feb. 1, the U.S. Equestrian Federation did not immediately suspend Parra because it did not have the power to do so. That would change if two proposed new rules—including one introduced […]
Before Simon Schroeder enters the hunter derby ring, he’s always grateful to have his wife, Karli Schroeder, née Postel, nearby to remind him to ride like a hunter. A German-born and trained jumper rider, he sometimes needs a nudge to slow down and “try to look pretty.” That advice carried them to a win recently, […]
With the Paris Olympics this summer on his radar, Steffen Peters headed to the HITS Del Mar Dressage Opener CDI, held Feb. 2-4 in Del Mar, California, with Suppenkasper to earn another set of qualifying scores, and he achieved his goal, winning the CDI3* Grand Prix (75.52%) and the Grand Prix Special (72.76%). Suppenkasper, a […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced the dates, locations and clinicians for the 2024 MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program regional training sessions. This year’s 10 clinics will feature mounted sessions led by Carly Anthony, Jeff Cook, Cynthia Hankins, Karen Healey and Julie Winkel. Chris Eadline, Jennifer Fessler, Tracy Forman, Julia Hogan, Colleen Reed and Nanci Snyder […]
Major career changes are not something new to me. Thirteen years ago, I was working as an investment banker when I decided to quit my job and pursue three-day eventing professionally. I blogged about that change and my journey to the CCI5* level that followed, and now I’m back again to share my journey as I embark […]
Four marathon days of testimony and public comment finally came to an end near midnight Wednesday, Feb. 7, when the Wellington (Florida) Village Council voted to approve zoning changes that will allow the Wellington International show grounds to expand and developers to build luxury homes on the current site of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is spearheading an initiative to “coach the coaches” and help riding instructors hone the interpersonal side of their craft needed to most effectively communicate with athletes. Last month, USEF hosted a pair of events that brought together leaders from various disciplines to meet with experts from the U.S. Center for Coaching Excellence, […]
In the 11 years since Gail Ellis of West Coast Equine Partners LLC purchased Saphir, his team hasn’t stopped looking for another horse just like him. The now 18-year-old Hanoverian gelding quickly made himself a barn favorite with his “feisty” personality on the ground and steady persona in the ring. “Since we got him, we’ve […]
You’ve never sold a horse before. You had an opportunity to, once, long ago. The chunky red Quarter Horse, who was a birthday gift from your parents several years prior (and who you loved beyond words), had a sticky right lead, a fatter-than-ideal neck, and was too lazy to jump anything of significance. “We see […]
Darragh Kenny piloted Amsterdam 27 to clinch victory and take the top spot on an all-Irish podium in the $385,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI5* during the first of four five-star “Saturday Night Lights” weeks at Wellington International’s 13-week Winter Equestrian Festival. The win ended a nearly two-year drought of five-star grand prix victories for […]
After a video compilation showing dressage rider Cesar Parra whipping horses and severely disciplining them from the saddle and the ground was made public Feb. 1, the U.S. Equestrian Federation did not immediately suspend Parra because it did not have the power to do so. That would change if two proposed new rules—including one introduced […]
Before Simon Schroeder enters the hunter derby ring, he’s always grateful to have his wife, Karli Schroeder, née Postel, nearby to remind him to ride like a hunter. A German-born and trained jumper rider, he sometimes needs a nudge to slow down and “try to look pretty.” That advice carried them to a win recently, […]
With the Paris Olympics this summer on his radar, Steffen Peters headed to the HITS Del Mar Dressage Opener CDI, held Feb. 2-4 in Del Mar, California, with Suppenkasper to earn another set of qualifying scores, and he achieved his goal, winning the CDI3* Grand Prix (75.52%) and the Grand Prix Special (72.76%). Suppenkasper, a […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced the dates, locations and clinicians for the 2024 MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program regional training sessions. This year’s 10 clinics will feature mounted sessions led by Carly Anthony, Jeff Cook, Cynthia Hankins, Karen Healey and Julie Winkel. Chris Eadline, Jennifer Fessler, Tracy Forman, Julia Hogan, Colleen Reed and Nanci Snyder […]
Major career changes are not something new to me. Thirteen years ago, I was working as an investment banker when I decided to quit my job and pursue three-day eventing professionally. I blogged about that change and my journey to the CCI5* level that followed, and now I’m back again to share my journey as I embark […]
Four marathon days of testimony and public comment finally came to an end near midnight Wednesday, Feb. 7, when the Wellington (Florida) Village Council voted to approve zoning changes that will allow the Wellington International show grounds to expand and developers to build luxury homes on the current site of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is spearheading an initiative to “coach the coaches” and help riding instructors hone the interpersonal side of their craft needed to most effectively communicate with athletes. Last month, USEF hosted a pair of events that brought together leaders from various disciplines to meet with experts from the U.S. Center for Coaching Excellence, […]
In the 11 years since Gail Ellis of West Coast Equine Partners LLC purchased Saphir, his team hasn’t stopped looking for another horse just like him. The now 18-year-old Hanoverian gelding quickly made himself a barn favorite with his “feisty” personality on the ground and steady persona in the ring. “Since we got him, we’ve […]
You’ve never sold a horse before. You had an opportunity to, once, long ago. The chunky red Quarter Horse, who was a birthday gift from your parents several years prior (and who you loved beyond words), had a sticky right lead, a fatter-than-ideal neck, and was too lazy to jump anything of significance. “We see […]
