Dear USEF: As a competing USEF member and horse welfare advocate, I’m concerned that you have not had a strong, immediate response to horse abuse in our sport. And I am asking you to do better. Our sport has a horse abuse problem. And we, collectively as equestrian stakeholders, are the only ones who can […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Equestrian Federation sent this release, written by Chief Executive Officer Bill Moroney and Chief Operations Officer and general counsel Sonja Keating, to membership. Read Caroline Howe’s letter to the organization, “Opinion: USEF Must Do Better In Fighting Horse Abuse,” here. Recent opinion pieces raise critical concerns and alarming allegations regarding the […]
A dispute between the International Eventing Officials Club and Fédération Equestre Internationale will culminate in a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Switzerland), the international body that arbitrates disputes in sport. Set for fall of this year, the hearing will address a conflict between FEI and the IEOC, the organization that represents eventing […]
Almost two years ago, the U.S. Army got serious about rebuilding the equine program that honors fallen soldiers—and they did it with the help of Olympic gold medalist David O’Connor, champion driver Chester Weber and a team of other experts.
Devon, Pa.—May 25 As Boyd Martin walks into the press conference after winning the $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing, he’s flanked by sons Nox and Leo Martin, as well as an entourage of their friends, all giddy from the excitement of Boyd’s win and the sugar high that comes from the lemon sticks they’re toting. There […]
Devon, Pa.—May 25 It’s hard enough to win one championship at the Devon Horse Show, but Paige Walkenbach and San Pedro 15 have managed it three years in a row. And this year Walkenbach took it one step further, riding “Parker” to the grand junior hunter championship to boot. Walkenbach and Parker picked up three […]
Devon, Pa.—May 24 On the first Saturday of the Devon Horse Show hordes of spectators head to the storied show grounds to check out the fair, watch beautiful horses and line up for plates of tea sandwiches. While the leadline draws huge crowds with its cute factor, and hunter afficionados fawn over the junior hunters […]
Devon, Pa.—May 23 Emi Richard and Clayton Farrell scored the biggest wins of their young careers today at the Devon Horse Show when both riders tied for the R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch Equitation Championship. The riders finished first (Richard) and second (Farrell) in the final section of the ASPCA Maclay to clinch the championship. With just […]
Sixteen years have passed since the U.S. show jumping team last topped the FEI Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*. In that time, three members of this year’s team (Laura Kraut, Karl Cook and McLain Ward) have finished on the podium at the Rolex Grand Prix of Rome at the historic Piazza dI Siena, and both […]
It wasn’t until Tracey Bienemann was wrapping up a full day of riding three horses at the Fair Hill International Recognized Horse Trials in Elkton, Maryland, on May 17 that her groom Alyssa Matthews nonchalantly told her how she finished in the advanced division aboard Venezuelan River: “By the way, you won.” “I’m like, ‘You’re […]
Dear USEF: As a competing USEF member and horse welfare advocate, I’m concerned that you have not had a strong, immediate response to horse abuse in our sport. And I am asking you to do better. Our sport has a horse abuse problem. And we, collectively as equestrian stakeholders, are the only ones who can […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Equestrian Federation sent this release, written by Chief Executive Officer Bill Moroney and Chief Operations Officer and general counsel Sonja Keating, to membership. Read Caroline Howe’s letter to the organization, “Opinion: USEF Must Do Better In Fighting Horse Abuse,” here. Recent opinion pieces raise critical concerns and alarming allegations regarding the […]
A dispute between the International Eventing Officials Club and Fédération Equestre Internationale will culminate in a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Switzerland), the international body that arbitrates disputes in sport. Set for fall of this year, the hearing will address a conflict between FEI and the IEOC, the organization that represents eventing […]
Almost two years ago, the U.S. Army got serious about rebuilding the equine program that honors fallen soldiers—and they did it with the help of Olympic gold medalist David O’Connor, champion driver Chester Weber and a team of other experts.
Devon, Pa.—May 25 As Boyd Martin walks into the press conference after winning the $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing, he’s flanked by sons Nox and Leo Martin, as well as an entourage of their friends, all giddy from the excitement of Boyd’s win and the sugar high that comes from the lemon sticks they’re toting. There […]
Devon, Pa.—May 25 It’s hard enough to win one championship at the Devon Horse Show, but Paige Walkenbach and San Pedro 15 have managed it three years in a row. And this year Walkenbach took it one step further, riding “Parker” to the grand junior hunter championship to boot. Walkenbach and Parker picked up three […]
Devon, Pa.—May 24 On the first Saturday of the Devon Horse Show hordes of spectators head to the storied show grounds to check out the fair, watch beautiful horses and line up for plates of tea sandwiches. While the leadline draws huge crowds with its cute factor, and hunter afficionados fawn over the junior hunters […]
Devon, Pa.—May 23 Emi Richard and Clayton Farrell scored the biggest wins of their young careers today at the Devon Horse Show when both riders tied for the R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch Equitation Championship. The riders finished first (Richard) and second (Farrell) in the final section of the ASPCA Maclay to clinch the championship. With just […]
Sixteen years have passed since the U.S. show jumping team last topped the FEI Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*. In that time, three members of this year’s team (Laura Kraut, Karl Cook and McLain Ward) have finished on the podium at the Rolex Grand Prix of Rome at the historic Piazza dI Siena, and both […]
It wasn’t until Tracey Bienemann was wrapping up a full day of riding three horses at the Fair Hill International Recognized Horse Trials in Elkton, Maryland, on May 17 that her groom Alyssa Matthews nonchalantly told her how she finished in the advanced division aboard Venezuelan River: “By the way, you won.” “I’m like, ‘You’re […]
