Germany’s Richard Vogel is an athlete not afraid to take chances, as he proved in his winning jump-off performance Sunday in the Rolex Grand Prix at CHI-Geneva (Switzerland). First to go of the seven riders who made the final cut, Vogel said he took inspiration from last year’s winners, McLain Ward and HH Azur, in […]
Concord, N.C.—Dec. 8 The participants at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, held Dec. 4-7, were chatting and jovial while filing in for Tuesday’s Town Hall meeting, led by USHJA President Mary Knowlton. The chatter dimmed but didn’t disappear as Knowlton started to speak, talking about her “little birds”—individuals in the equestrian community who […]
A horse died Thursday evening after an accident that occurred during a $50,000 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3* class at World Equestrian Center—Ocala (Florida). Isabella Van De Zuuthoeve, a 9-year-old Belgian Sporthorse ridden by Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen and owned by Serenity Farms, had a fatal accident at the second-to-last fence in the class. “The athlete was […]
Ingrid Klimke never stopped radiating positive energy from the center of the grand prix arena over the course of her two-day clinic, held Dec. 2-3 at Galway Downs in Temecula, California. The German Olympian and Reitmeister, a multi-talented athlete who has represented her country in both eventing and dressage, coached seven groups of dressage riders […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Thursday, Dec. 7, the athletes who will be participating in the 2024 USEF Horsemastership Training Series. The first in-person session will take place Jan. 4-7 at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds in Wellington, Florida. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top […]
Equitation tests are the nemeses of many medal riders. Proper preparation is key when it’s time to demonstrate a technical work-off with trot jumps, counter-canter, hand gallop, halt and more. We asked three top equitation trainers how they get their students ready for tests.
Today DiAnn Langer is a decade into her tenure as the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s youth jumping chef d’equipe, but back in the 1960s she was fresh out of the junior ranks and looking to move up in the world when she first met Fleet Apple. The Thoroughbred (Smart Apple—Fleetlee, Weston), owned by Kay Love, got his […]
Fourteen rule change proposals are up for discussion later this week during the U.S. Eventing Association Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held Dec. 7-10 in St. Louis, Missouri. Rule changes approved by the USEA board of governors will go to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, where they must be voted on by the USEF board […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Wednesday announced the athletes who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week, to be held Jan. 3-7 during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. The following participants are listed in alphabetical order: The purpose of the annual RDHCW is to develop […]
The 10 nations that will participate in next year’s inaugural Longines League of Nations series, which is set to replace the current Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup circuit, were announced Wednesday by the Fédération Equestre Internationale. The series, which will kick off Feb. 11 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) before making its second stop March […]
Germany’s Richard Vogel is an athlete not afraid to take chances, as he proved in his winning jump-off performance Sunday in the Rolex Grand Prix at CHI-Geneva (Switzerland). First to go of the seven riders who made the final cut, Vogel said he took inspiration from last year’s winners, McLain Ward and HH Azur, in […]
Concord, N.C.—Dec. 8 The participants at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, held Dec. 4-7, were chatting and jovial while filing in for Tuesday’s Town Hall meeting, led by USHJA President Mary Knowlton. The chatter dimmed but didn’t disappear as Knowlton started to speak, talking about her “little birds”—individuals in the equestrian community who […]
A horse died Thursday evening after an accident that occurred during a $50,000 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3* class at World Equestrian Center—Ocala (Florida). Isabella Van De Zuuthoeve, a 9-year-old Belgian Sporthorse ridden by Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen and owned by Serenity Farms, had a fatal accident at the second-to-last fence in the class. “The athlete was […]
Ingrid Klimke never stopped radiating positive energy from the center of the grand prix arena over the course of her two-day clinic, held Dec. 2-3 at Galway Downs in Temecula, California. The German Olympian and Reitmeister, a multi-talented athlete who has represented her country in both eventing and dressage, coached seven groups of dressage riders […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Thursday, Dec. 7, the athletes who will be participating in the 2024 USEF Horsemastership Training Series. The first in-person session will take place Jan. 4-7 at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds in Wellington, Florida. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top […]
Equitation tests are the nemeses of many medal riders. Proper preparation is key when it’s time to demonstrate a technical work-off with trot jumps, counter-canter, hand gallop, halt and more. We asked three top equitation trainers how they get their students ready for tests.
Today DiAnn Langer is a decade into her tenure as the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s youth jumping chef d’equipe, but back in the 1960s she was fresh out of the junior ranks and looking to move up in the world when she first met Fleet Apple. The Thoroughbred (Smart Apple—Fleetlee, Weston), owned by Kay Love, got his […]
Fourteen rule change proposals are up for discussion later this week during the U.S. Eventing Association Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held Dec. 7-10 in St. Louis, Missouri. Rule changes approved by the USEA board of governors will go to the U.S. Equestrian Federation, where they must be voted on by the USEF board […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Wednesday announced the athletes who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week, to be held Jan. 3-7 during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. The following participants are listed in alphabetical order: The purpose of the annual RDHCW is to develop […]
The 10 nations that will participate in next year’s inaugural Longines League of Nations series, which is set to replace the current Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup circuit, were announced Wednesday by the Fédération Equestre Internationale. The series, which will kick off Feb. 11 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) before making its second stop March […]
