Almost immediately, breeder Alisa Shackelford knew her new foal was misnamed. Born in 2010 on a rainy day at Hidden Hill Farm in Bahama, North Carolina, Alpine’s Whisper (Alpine—Sassy, San Ramiro) emerged into the world “playing and leaping around” as the first offspring of Shackelford’s star broodmare Sassy (San Ramiro—Reese, Radjah Z). The name “scream […]
When Marilyn Payne first saw video of a family friend’s sale horse in England, she reminded herself of her rule: The sensible horsewoman has more than 60 years of experience as a competitor, trainer and FEI judge, and with all her decades in horses, she knows not to buy a horse she hasn’t tried herself. […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, taking placing Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at CSIO Barcelona. The team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, includes the following athletes: The CSIO Barcelona begins Sept. 28 with the first FEI Jumping Nations […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association board of directors on Monday elected Britt McCormick as the organization’s next president. After a 15-month transition period, McCormick will take office at the conclusion of the 2024 USHJA Annual Meeting (North Carolina). “I’m really excited for the opportunity,” McCormick said. “I bring 20 years of volunteer governance experience within […]
In a much-anticipated clash of the titans between reigning Olympic, World Cup and European champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB and reigning world champions Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale, the German pair emerged victorious Sunday in Riesenbeck, Germany. In the process, they set a new personal best score to complete their unbeaten streak at […]
Dressage wears its adherence to tradition like a badge of honor, but just because we are loyal to the old ways doesn’t mean our sport can’t benefit from evolving as well. Rising trot is a place we can, and should, do that. Along with many of you, I read Natalie Lamping’s article “Permission To Post: […]
The health status of Canadian show jumping legend Eric Lamaze, who publicly announced in 2019 that he has been fighting brain cancer since 2017, has been called into question after the most recent developments in one of many lawsuits the Olympic gold medalist and former chef d’equipe is facing. As reported Wednesday by Horse Sport, a judge […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Friday announced the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, as well as the first reserve combination. The dressage portion of equestrian competition will run Oct. 22-25 at the Escuela de Equitación Regimiento Granaderos in Quillota, Chile. […]
When Kim Hunniford brought her daughter Sophie to the Blowing Rock Horse Show (North Carolina) for the weekend earlier this summer, they weren’t planning on acquiring a dog. They’d mused over possibly getting a companion for their 8-year-old dog, Luke, but that trip was just supposed to be about watching the horse show they attended […]
You can’t blame a guy for expecting a certain level of adoration and attention, especially after he’s just partnered with you to win a national title at the USEA American Eventing Championships. Excel Star Pluto, an 8-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, loaded onto the trailer just fine last Saturday for the 10-hour drive home to Elverson, […]
Almost immediately, breeder Alisa Shackelford knew her new foal was misnamed. Born in 2010 on a rainy day at Hidden Hill Farm in Bahama, North Carolina, Alpine’s Whisper (Alpine—Sassy, San Ramiro) emerged into the world “playing and leaping around” as the first offspring of Shackelford’s star broodmare Sassy (San Ramiro—Reese, Radjah Z). The name “scream […]
When Marilyn Payne first saw video of a family friend’s sale horse in England, she reminded herself of her rule: The sensible horsewoman has more than 60 years of experience as a competitor, trainer and FEI judge, and with all her decades in horses, she knows not to buy a horse she hasn’t tried herself. […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, taking placing Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at CSIO Barcelona. The team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, includes the following athletes: The CSIO Barcelona begins Sept. 28 with the first FEI Jumping Nations […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association board of directors on Monday elected Britt McCormick as the organization’s next president. After a 15-month transition period, McCormick will take office at the conclusion of the 2024 USHJA Annual Meeting (North Carolina). “I’m really excited for the opportunity,” McCormick said. “I bring 20 years of volunteer governance experience within […]
In a much-anticipated clash of the titans between reigning Olympic, World Cup and European champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB and reigning world champions Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale, the German pair emerged victorious Sunday in Riesenbeck, Germany. In the process, they set a new personal best score to complete their unbeaten streak at […]
Dressage wears its adherence to tradition like a badge of honor, but just because we are loyal to the old ways doesn’t mean our sport can’t benefit from evolving as well. Rising trot is a place we can, and should, do that. Along with many of you, I read Natalie Lamping’s article “Permission To Post: […]
The health status of Canadian show jumping legend Eric Lamaze, who publicly announced in 2019 that he has been fighting brain cancer since 2017, has been called into question after the most recent developments in one of many lawsuits the Olympic gold medalist and former chef d’equipe is facing. As reported Wednesday by Horse Sport, a judge […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Friday announced the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, as well as the first reserve combination. The dressage portion of equestrian competition will run Oct. 22-25 at the Escuela de Equitación Regimiento Granaderos in Quillota, Chile. […]
When Kim Hunniford brought her daughter Sophie to the Blowing Rock Horse Show (North Carolina) for the weekend earlier this summer, they weren’t planning on acquiring a dog. They’d mused over possibly getting a companion for their 8-year-old dog, Luke, but that trip was just supposed to be about watching the horse show they attended […]
You can’t blame a guy for expecting a certain level of adoration and attention, especially after he’s just partnered with you to win a national title at the USEA American Eventing Championships. Excel Star Pluto, an 8-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, loaded onto the trailer just fine last Saturday for the 10-hour drive home to Elverson, […]
