Kate Conover doesn’t normally make qualifying for the $25,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Finals a major focus of her competition calendar, but that changed in 2023. “My brother passed away in January, and I kind of just changed my focus to riding for my family,” Conover said. That focus served her well during the […]
For a brief hour during last week’s Dressage at Devon, four professional riders turned away from their beloved USDF training scale and the classical masters and toward a new authority: breakdancers. Lauren Sammis, Jim Koford, Catherine Haddad Staller and Lauren Chumley went head-to-head at the show’s inaugural “Dressage Dance Off” exhibition on Friday night, where […]
This article has been updated to include information about the second victim. Two grooms were shot and seriously injured early Thursday morning at Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, after an apparent altercation following an impromptu Wednesday evening soccer game involving a group of grooms and exhibitors that took place in a covered arena […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Friday announced the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Santiago Pan American Games hosted in Santiago, Chile later this month. Jumping competition will begin on Oct. 31, with the team looking to secure their qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. There are […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale has updated its Eventing World Athlete Rankings, and Oliver Townend of Great Britain holds the top spot with 504 points. Townend is one of four riders in the top 10 of the rankings who will be contesting the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, Oct. 19-22. Joining him are U.S. […]
For many years, Plantation Field International (Pennsylvania) in September was a staple on Allision Springer’s calendar. But in 2021, when longtime friend and client Natalie Epstein’s daughter’s wedding conflicted with the date, Springer instead turned her trailer south to Aiken to compete in Stable View Oktoberfest (South Carolina). It proved to be a fruitful weekend […]
During the 30th anniversary of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, we’re looking back at a stunning performance from one of the show’s earliest years. This article was originally published in 2019. “Should I?” were the only two words Leo Conroy asked, but nevertheless Susie Humes understood the question. Though she wasn’t judging that particular class, […]
John French and Babylon notched their third consecutive win in $25,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Challenge on Wednesday evening during the 30th anniversary of the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. On their heels, Halie Robinson of Santa Barbara, California, and Leisure, owned by Stable Assets, triumphed in the $10,000 WCHR Developing […]
Kristine Hegglin has made it her mission to prove that ponies can be excellent dressage partners, and her nearly decade-long journey with Holstein’s Harlequin has done just that. In the final championship ride of their partnership, Hegglin and “Harley” (Holstein’s Herold—Holstein’s Scarlett, Horsegate Minstrel) earned top honors in the adult amateur Intermediaire II class at […]
Kate Conover doesn’t normally make qualifying for the $25,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Finals a major focus of her competition calendar, but that changed in 2023. “My brother passed away in January, and I kind of just changed my focus to riding for my family,” Conover said. That focus served her well during the […]
For a brief hour during last week’s Dressage at Devon, four professional riders turned away from their beloved USDF training scale and the classical masters and toward a new authority: breakdancers. Lauren Sammis, Jim Koford, Catherine Haddad Staller and Lauren Chumley went head-to-head at the show’s inaugural “Dressage Dance Off” exhibition on Friday night, where […]
This article has been updated to include information about the second victim. Two grooms were shot and seriously injured early Thursday morning at Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, after an apparent altercation following an impromptu Wednesday evening soccer game involving a group of grooms and exhibitors that took place in a covered arena […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Friday announced the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Santiago Pan American Games hosted in Santiago, Chile later this month. Jumping competition will begin on Oct. 31, with the team looking to secure their qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. There are […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale has updated its Eventing World Athlete Rankings, and Oliver Townend of Great Britain holds the top spot with 504 points. Townend is one of four riders in the top 10 of the rankings who will be contesting the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, Oct. 19-22. Joining him are U.S. […]
For many years, Plantation Field International (Pennsylvania) in September was a staple on Allision Springer’s calendar. But in 2021, when longtime friend and client Natalie Epstein’s daughter’s wedding conflicted with the date, Springer instead turned her trailer south to Aiken to compete in Stable View Oktoberfest (South Carolina). It proved to be a fruitful weekend […]
During the 30th anniversary of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, we’re looking back at a stunning performance from one of the show’s earliest years. This article was originally published in 2019. “Should I?” were the only two words Leo Conroy asked, but nevertheless Susie Humes understood the question. Though she wasn’t judging that particular class, […]
John French and Babylon notched their third consecutive win in $25,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Challenge on Wednesday evening during the 30th anniversary of the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. On their heels, Halie Robinson of Santa Barbara, California, and Leisure, owned by Stable Assets, triumphed in the $10,000 WCHR Developing […]
This intrauterine device was developed by veterinarian Carlos Gradil and has the potential to change mare care.
Kristine Hegglin has made it her mission to prove that ponies can be excellent dressage partners, and her nearly decade-long journey with Holstein’s Harlequin has done just that. In the final championship ride of their partnership, Hegglin and “Harley” (Holstein’s Herold—Holstein’s Scarlett, Horsegate Minstrel) earned top honors in the adult amateur Intermediaire II class at […]
