Mellisa Davis Warden still remembers the day in December 2015 when she first saw a photo on social media of an Arabian mare located at Kaufman Horses in Forney, Texas. Often a last stop before shipping to Mexico for slaughter, the horses at Kaufman tend to be inexpensive, a bit beat up and full of […]
In our lesson program, as the days get colder and temperatures drop, we use No-Stirrups November to celebrate and reward the hard work our students do year-round. I’m seeing lots of chatter this year criticizing what has become an annual rite of passage in many places, a month of post-season, leg- and seat-building work commonly […]
Carlee McCutcheon crowned her junior equitation career Sunday with one of the most sough-after jewels of the fall championships: The 2023 ASPCA Maclay Final. McCutcheon, Aubrey, Texas, topped a field of 226 riders at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, with her longtime partner, Kennedy McCaulley’s Chacco Star. He’s been her partner for several […]
Let’s be real – DNA is a thing. Every human, animal, and plant has it. To some, it may be a complex, mysterious thing, but most folks at least understand that DNA, or your genetic code, is the blueprint for what you are and what you can do. Every minute there are thousands of people […]
One of my favorite things about dressage is that there are so many ways to play. Schooling shows, recognized shows, little local ones, big hairy international ones, everything in between. There’s room in our sport for the person with the day job who are weekend warriors with their rescue pony, and there’s room in our […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 5 Carlee McCutcheon found herself in a familiar position going into the second round at this year’s ASPCA Maclay Final. Last year, like today, she held the lead for a large portion of the day. Last year however, she dropped into second after the second round, and then a couple of small errors […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 5 We’re here in Lexington, Kentucky, for the ASPCA Maclay Final where 228 of the country’s top junior riders aspire to win one of the most elusive equitation titles. We’ll try and post every 10 riders or so, with updates on how the course is riding, who has done well, who hasn’t, etc. […]
The 2023 ASPCA Maclay Fiunals kicks off this morning, with the first competitor stepping foot in the ring at 7 a.m. It is estimated that the final round will start at 6:15 p.m. Rachel Kennedy, Wendy Peralta, Tamara Provost and Danny Robertshaw are judging the class of 228 competitors. Bobby Murphy and Kevin Holowack designed […]
Shane Sweetnam got his long-awaited first Longines FEI Jumping World Cup victory Saturday night during the National Horse Show (Kentucky), sweeping to the top of an 11-horse jump-off with James Kann Cruz. Sweetnam, who went fourth in the jump-off for the $226,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Lexington, stopped the clocks in a time of […]
Correction: Due to an error in the National Horse Show’s results, Clara Propp and Ashton were listed as reserve champions in the small junior hunter, 15 and under, division. The reserve champion is actually Madeline Brooks and Captain Jack. Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 3 Winning at the National Horse Show has special meaning to Raina Swani. She […]
Mellisa Davis Warden still remembers the day in December 2015 when she first saw a photo on social media of an Arabian mare located at Kaufman Horses in Forney, Texas. Often a last stop before shipping to Mexico for slaughter, the horses at Kaufman tend to be inexpensive, a bit beat up and full of […]
In our lesson program, as the days get colder and temperatures drop, we use No-Stirrups November to celebrate and reward the hard work our students do year-round. I’m seeing lots of chatter this year criticizing what has become an annual rite of passage in many places, a month of post-season, leg- and seat-building work commonly […]
Carlee McCutcheon crowned her junior equitation career Sunday with one of the most sough-after jewels of the fall championships: The 2023 ASPCA Maclay Final. McCutcheon, Aubrey, Texas, topped a field of 226 riders at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, with her longtime partner, Kennedy McCaulley’s Chacco Star. He’s been her partner for several […]
Let’s be real – DNA is a thing. Every human, animal, and plant has it. To some, it may be a complex, mysterious thing, but most folks at least understand that DNA, or your genetic code, is the blueprint for what you are and what you can do. Every minute there are thousands of people […]
One of my favorite things about dressage is that there are so many ways to play. Schooling shows, recognized shows, little local ones, big hairy international ones, everything in between. There’s room in our sport for the person with the day job who are weekend warriors with their rescue pony, and there’s room in our […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 5 Carlee McCutcheon found herself in a familiar position going into the second round at this year’s ASPCA Maclay Final. Last year, like today, she held the lead for a large portion of the day. Last year however, she dropped into second after the second round, and then a couple of small errors […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 5 We’re here in Lexington, Kentucky, for the ASPCA Maclay Final where 228 of the country’s top junior riders aspire to win one of the most elusive equitation titles. We’ll try and post every 10 riders or so, with updates on how the course is riding, who has done well, who hasn’t, etc. […]
The 2023 ASPCA Maclay Fiunals kicks off this morning, with the first competitor stepping foot in the ring at 7 a.m. It is estimated that the final round will start at 6:15 p.m. Rachel Kennedy, Wendy Peralta, Tamara Provost and Danny Robertshaw are judging the class of 228 competitors. Bobby Murphy and Kevin Holowack designed […]
Shane Sweetnam got his long-awaited first Longines FEI Jumping World Cup victory Saturday night during the National Horse Show (Kentucky), sweeping to the top of an 11-horse jump-off with James Kann Cruz. Sweetnam, who went fourth in the jump-off for the $226,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Lexington, stopped the clocks in a time of […]
Correction: Due to an error in the National Horse Show’s results, Clara Propp and Ashton were listed as reserve champions in the small junior hunter, 15 and under, division. The reserve champion is actually Madeline Brooks and Captain Jack. Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 3 Winning at the National Horse Show has special meaning to Raina Swani. She […]
