Stephanie Danhakl had a banner day Wednesday at the Washington International Horse Show, winning the grand amateur-owner 3’6” hunter championship with Bright Side and the grand amateur-owner 3’3” hunter championship with Austen, and being named leading amateur-owner rider. It was a triumphant return to the show ring for Danhakl, who has not competed or seen […]
I was interviewing a top U.S. show jumping team rider recently, and I asked about the challenges of competing for young riders who don’t have affluent parents or connections in the industry. They said something that really rubbed me the wrong way—they said a lot of people use money and lack of wealth as an […]
North Carolina-based Julio Mendoza Loor won individual gold Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Pan American Games. His freestyle aboard Jewel’s Goldstrike earned a score of 87.23%— earning a historic first gold medal for his native Ecuador and setting a personal best for the rider. Brazil’s João Victor Marcari and Feel Good VO (86.16) took silver […]
The Veterinary Corner series, brought to you by Merck Animal Health, features insights from leading veterinarians on some of the most pressing health issues affecting horses today. By Cara Wright, DVM, MS, IVCA, Merck Animal Health Everywhere you look these days, there’s talk about the shortage of veterinarians for both small and large animals. Perhaps […]
A chance meeting on the cross-country course at a young riders’ competition. A random visit to a Louisiana horse trial. A life-changing hookup from her mother’s nail technician. Some might call it serendipity. Dr. Elizabeth Crowder Abbott calls it providence. “I am a woman of science, but I’m also a woman of religion, and I […]
Upper Marlboro, Md.—Oct. 24 While a technicality at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show last week meant that Walkenbach Equestrian’s McQueen didn’t earn the grand championship in the professional hunters, this week the gelding capitalized on his next chance to shine, earning the green conformation championship, the grand green championship and the grand hunter championship at […]
Once again the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill proved to be an exciting weekend, with tight scores on the final day and a leaderboard that changed multiple times. Ultimately it was Irish rider Austin O’Connor and his homebred partner Colorado Blue who took the trophy, becoming the first Irish pair to win a […]
Alyssa Phillips and Oskar arrived in Santiago, Chile, as the new traveling reserve combination for the U.S. eventing team at the 2023 Pan American Games. Tamie Smith and Kynan were initially named as the traveling reserves for the squad. “The change comes after a collective team decision that it was in the best interest of […]
On a day that bubbled with excitement, the U.S. Dressage Team took gold at the 2023 Pan American Games on Monday, Team Brazil made history when slotting into silver medal position and the defending champions from Canada took bronze in Quillota, Chile. It was the ninth Pan Ams dressage team title for the U.S. as […]
In a thrilling conclusion Saturday night to open jumper competition at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, McLain Ward rode First Lady to the win in the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National for the second year in a row. Ward and the 10-year-old Oldenburg mare (Don Diarado—Love Dream, Lordanos) owned by Robin Parsky, were one […]
Stephanie Danhakl had a banner day Wednesday at the Washington International Horse Show, winning the grand amateur-owner 3’6” hunter championship with Bright Side and the grand amateur-owner 3’3” hunter championship with Austen, and being named leading amateur-owner rider. It was a triumphant return to the show ring for Danhakl, who has not competed or seen […]
I was interviewing a top U.S. show jumping team rider recently, and I asked about the challenges of competing for young riders who don’t have affluent parents or connections in the industry. They said something that really rubbed me the wrong way—they said a lot of people use money and lack of wealth as an […]
North Carolina-based Julio Mendoza Loor won individual gold Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Pan American Games. His freestyle aboard Jewel’s Goldstrike earned a score of 87.23%— earning a historic first gold medal for his native Ecuador and setting a personal best for the rider. Brazil’s João Victor Marcari and Feel Good VO (86.16) took silver […]
The Veterinary Corner series, brought to you by Merck Animal Health, features insights from leading veterinarians on some of the most pressing health issues affecting horses today. By Cara Wright, DVM, MS, IVCA, Merck Animal Health Everywhere you look these days, there’s talk about the shortage of veterinarians for both small and large animals. Perhaps […]
A chance meeting on the cross-country course at a young riders’ competition. A random visit to a Louisiana horse trial. A life-changing hookup from her mother’s nail technician. Some might call it serendipity. Dr. Elizabeth Crowder Abbott calls it providence. “I am a woman of science, but I’m also a woman of religion, and I […]
Upper Marlboro, Md.—Oct. 24 While a technicality at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show last week meant that Walkenbach Equestrian’s McQueen didn’t earn the grand championship in the professional hunters, this week the gelding capitalized on his next chance to shine, earning the green conformation championship, the grand green championship and the grand hunter championship at […]
Once again the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill proved to be an exciting weekend, with tight scores on the final day and a leaderboard that changed multiple times. Ultimately it was Irish rider Austin O’Connor and his homebred partner Colorado Blue who took the trophy, becoming the first Irish pair to win a […]
Alyssa Phillips and Oskar arrived in Santiago, Chile, as the new traveling reserve combination for the U.S. eventing team at the 2023 Pan American Games. Tamie Smith and Kynan were initially named as the traveling reserves for the squad. “The change comes after a collective team decision that it was in the best interest of […]
On a day that bubbled with excitement, the U.S. Dressage Team took gold at the 2023 Pan American Games on Monday, Team Brazil made history when slotting into silver medal position and the defending champions from Canada took bronze in Quillota, Chile. It was the ninth Pan Ams dressage team title for the U.S. as […]
In a thrilling conclusion Saturday night to open jumper competition at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, McLain Ward rode First Lady to the win in the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National for the second year in a row. Ward and the 10-year-old Oldenburg mare (Don Diarado—Love Dream, Lordanos) owned by Robin Parsky, were one […]
