We’re here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, where 208 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 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final 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 4 p.m. Jack Towell and Timmy Kees are judging the class of 207 competitors—there’s been at least one scratch. Alan Lohman […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 14 Sofia Cady did not exactly expect to earn a podium spot in the individual USEF Junior Jumper National Championship. She came into the final round on Saturday night at The Pennsylvania National Horse Show in sixth, but after the top five riders from yesterday’s phase all brought rails down, Cady’s smooth, clear […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 14 Heading into this year’s indoors season, Ella Endzweig had modest goals. “Last year I didn’t have the best indoors season, so I was just kind of hoping to have a better indoors season,” she said. “There wasn’t really pressure.” That attitude paid off when Endzweig kept her cool to win the small […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 “Experience” is usually one of the tenets that makes competing in a championship easier. But the Zone 10 team had no issue contending without it in this year’s USEF Junior Jumper National Championship Prix Des States. None of the four riders from California and Nevada had ever taken part in the competition, […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 Devon. Washington International. Capital Challenge. The National. Adequan USEF Junior Hunter Finals—East. Babylon and Ariana Marnell have been champion in the small junior hunters at every major horse show around, save one. That is, until today. Babylon topped all three of his jumping classes with scores that only dipped to 92 and […]
The International Olympic Committee today, Oct. 13, confirmed the equestrian disciplines for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games sports program at its executive board meeting in Mumbai, India. “We are delighted with the IOC’s announcement that the equestrian disciplines at competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be on the Los Angeles 2028 sports […]
This story has been updated to include details of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s findings and a statement from the U.S. Equestrian Federation. The Fédération Equestre Internationale announced Thursday, Oct. 12, that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld its 2021 decision to suspend U.S. show jumper Andrew Kocher for 10 years for using electric […]
Portland, Ore.—Oct. 12 Outside the 13th floor of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, overlooking the Portland, Oregon, skyline, laughter and nervous chatter echoed through the marble lobby. Rich Fellers, the Olympic show jumper who in July pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his underage student, greeted family and friends with bear hugs and quick kisses […]
The start list for the Mars Maryland 5 Star, which takes place Oct. 18-22, has shrunk once again. Boyd Martin has withdrawn Luke 140, who was slated to be this year’s pathfinder. Now Irish rider Austin O’Connor will be the first down centerline. On Saturday, the Mars Maryland 5 Star posted a video on Facebook […]
We’re here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, where 208 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 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final 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 4 p.m. Jack Towell and Timmy Kees are judging the class of 207 competitors—there’s been at least one scratch. Alan Lohman […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 14 Sofia Cady did not exactly expect to earn a podium spot in the individual USEF Junior Jumper National Championship. She came into the final round on Saturday night at The Pennsylvania National Horse Show in sixth, but after the top five riders from yesterday’s phase all brought rails down, Cady’s smooth, clear […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 14 Heading into this year’s indoors season, Ella Endzweig had modest goals. “Last year I didn’t have the best indoors season, so I was just kind of hoping to have a better indoors season,” she said. “There wasn’t really pressure.” That attitude paid off when Endzweig kept her cool to win the small […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 “Experience” is usually one of the tenets that makes competing in a championship easier. But the Zone 10 team had no issue contending without it in this year’s USEF Junior Jumper National Championship Prix Des States. None of the four riders from California and Nevada had ever taken part in the competition, […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 Devon. Washington International. Capital Challenge. The National. Adequan USEF Junior Hunter Finals—East. Babylon and Ariana Marnell have been champion in the small junior hunters at every major horse show around, save one. That is, until today. Babylon topped all three of his jumping classes with scores that only dipped to 92 and […]
The International Olympic Committee today, Oct. 13, confirmed the equestrian disciplines for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games sports program at its executive board meeting in Mumbai, India. “We are delighted with the IOC’s announcement that the equestrian disciplines at competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be on the Los Angeles 2028 sports […]
This story has been updated to include details of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s findings and a statement from the U.S. Equestrian Federation. The Fédération Equestre Internationale announced Thursday, Oct. 12, that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld its 2021 decision to suspend U.S. show jumper Andrew Kocher for 10 years for using electric […]
Portland, Ore.—Oct. 12 Outside the 13th floor of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, overlooking the Portland, Oregon, skyline, laughter and nervous chatter echoed through the marble lobby. Rich Fellers, the Olympic show jumper who in July pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his underage student, greeted family and friends with bear hugs and quick kisses […]
The start list for the Mars Maryland 5 Star, which takes place Oct. 18-22, has shrunk once again. Boyd Martin has withdrawn Luke 140, who was slated to be this year’s pathfinder. Now Irish rider Austin O’Connor will be the first down centerline. On Saturday, the Mars Maryland 5 Star posted a video on Facebook […]
