Julien Epaillard and his homebred gelding Donatello D’Auge stormed to the top of the leaderboard in the opening leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, while Lillie Keenan and Kick On put the United States on the podium in Round 1 with their third-place finish. Swiss course designer Gérard […]
Since Marcus Orlob first met Jane as a 3-year-old, he’s been awed by the mare’s obvious power. With the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood, owned by Alice Tarjan, the key has been maintaining her exuberance while calming her spookiness. At the tail end of this year’s Adequan Global Dressage Festival series in Wellington, Florida, he found that […]
On June 20 The Chronicle of the Horse magazine will publish our ninth annual Readers’ Choice issue, and we need your help. We want to hear about our readers’ favorite horses, riders, equipment, competitions and more. Make your opinions known by filling out our online survey, which will be open until April 30. Respondents will […]
Blood on the flanks, mandatory rest hours, and flag and frangible pin penalties were among the rules up for discussion at the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s Sports Forum, held March 30-April 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Read our coverage of the first day of the forum here.) The forum served as the jumping-off point for the quadrennial […]
As the show season kicks into high gear and training and competition demands increase, it may be time to consider evaluating your horse’s diet. The nutrition advisors at Kentucky Equine Research provide horse owners with practical and science-based insight into the nutritional challenges performance horses face. Exchanges between nutrition advisors and horse owners often unfold […]
The title, an homage to Led Zeppelin’s 1976 song of the same name, was a bit of an epiphany one afternoon when rocking out on the treadmill. On this occasion of routine torture, I was pondering both my future musings for this latest version of “Grouchy Farrier Shares,” as well as why I do this to myself […]
Dressage is under an intense, critical spotlight at the moment, Fédération Equestre Internationale Dressage Director Ronan Murphy acknowledged on the first day of the annual FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Members of the new FEI Dressage Strategic Action Plan working group, who presented their work publicly for the first time Monday, said they are […]
About a decade ago, Heidi Caldwell sold a horse to Cheryl Oxenburg, an acquaintance in her relatively small Georgia horse community. Neither of them could have imagined that 10 years later, Caldwell would be diagnosed with cancer and fighting for her life. Nor could they have imagined that Oxenburg, through the gift of living organ […]
Preparing for a return to the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L next month, Bec Braitling’s plan to “run quick here” with Caravaggio II was part of a shake-up in the standings that ultimately gave her a win in the Galway Downs International CCI4*-S on Saturday. The California-based Australian rider was thrilled with her 30.4 dressage score aboard […]
Some horses have talent. Some have presence. And then there’s Floratina—a mare who exudes regal confidence, unparalleled skill, and a touch of delightful quirkiness. Floratina, known affectionately as “Flora,” is a 17-year-old Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz 2—Rubina, Rubin Royal OLD) with a resume as dazzling as her personality. Owned by Chloe Gasiorowski and ridden by Rebecca […]
Julien Epaillard and his homebred gelding Donatello D’Auge stormed to the top of the leaderboard in the opening leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, while Lillie Keenan and Kick On put the United States on the podium in Round 1 with their third-place finish. Swiss course designer Gérard […]
Since Marcus Orlob first met Jane as a 3-year-old, he’s been awed by the mare’s obvious power. With the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood, owned by Alice Tarjan, the key has been maintaining her exuberance while calming her spookiness. At the tail end of this year’s Adequan Global Dressage Festival series in Wellington, Florida, he found that […]
On June 20 The Chronicle of the Horse magazine will publish our ninth annual Readers’ Choice issue, and we need your help. We want to hear about our readers’ favorite horses, riders, equipment, competitions and more. Make your opinions known by filling out our online survey, which will be open until April 30. Respondents will […]
Blood on the flanks, mandatory rest hours, and flag and frangible pin penalties were among the rules up for discussion at the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s Sports Forum, held March 30-April 1 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Read our coverage of the first day of the forum here.) The forum served as the jumping-off point for the quadrennial […]
As the show season kicks into high gear and training and competition demands increase, it may be time to consider evaluating your horse’s diet. The nutrition advisors at Kentucky Equine Research provide horse owners with practical and science-based insight into the nutritional challenges performance horses face. Exchanges between nutrition advisors and horse owners often unfold […]
The title, an homage to Led Zeppelin’s 1976 song of the same name, was a bit of an epiphany one afternoon when rocking out on the treadmill. On this occasion of routine torture, I was pondering both my future musings for this latest version of “Grouchy Farrier Shares,” as well as why I do this to myself […]
Dressage is under an intense, critical spotlight at the moment, Fédération Equestre Internationale Dressage Director Ronan Murphy acknowledged on the first day of the annual FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Members of the new FEI Dressage Strategic Action Plan working group, who presented their work publicly for the first time Monday, said they are […]
About a decade ago, Heidi Caldwell sold a horse to Cheryl Oxenburg, an acquaintance in her relatively small Georgia horse community. Neither of them could have imagined that 10 years later, Caldwell would be diagnosed with cancer and fighting for her life. Nor could they have imagined that Oxenburg, through the gift of living organ […]
Preparing for a return to the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L next month, Bec Braitling’s plan to “run quick here” with Caravaggio II was part of a shake-up in the standings that ultimately gave her a win in the Galway Downs International CCI4*-S on Saturday. The California-based Australian rider was thrilled with her 30.4 dressage score aboard […]
Some horses have talent. Some have presence. And then there’s Floratina—a mare who exudes regal confidence, unparalleled skill, and a touch of delightful quirkiness. Floratina, known affectionately as “Flora,” is a 17-year-old Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz 2—Rubina, Rubin Royal OLD) with a resume as dazzling as her personality. Owned by Chloe Gasiorowski and ridden by Rebecca […]
