Dressage4Kids and Anne Baber Wallis have announced that the recipients of the $25,000 D4K Christian Kennedy Scholarships for 2024 are Nash Gagnon and Quinn Ridgway. The D4K Christian Kennedy Scholarships are awarded in memory of Christian Kennedy. Kennedy’s legacy is one of love—love for the horse, a spirit of respect between trainer and rider, and […]
On a sunny summer day in 2022, 10-year-old Ryleigh Schofield and her 10-year-old leased horse, Gimmie A Chance, laid down a fast, clean round in a schooling jumper class at Hunt Club Farms in Berryville, Virginia. They were about to exit the arena when the announcer called them over to speak to the judge. Initially, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced The Dutta Corp./USEF Eventing High Performance Flight Grant recipients. Established for eventing athletes who are targeting the 2024 Olympic Games, the grants were awarded to Will Coleman and Chin Tonic HS and Boyd Martin and Fedarman B. USEF awarded the two air transportation grants with a value up to […]
Hall of Fame racing trainer Jonathan Sheppard died Aug. 27 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. He was 82. In remembrance of him, we are republishing this story, which first ran in July 2013. Read an obituary of the legendary trainer here, courtesy of the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation. After a hard crank of the […]
I’ve always said that it wouldn’t be a hunter show if there were no complaints about the judging. When my owners and riders have questions or concerns, I always emphasize how well the horses went, and how far they have come. Most of the time, I am impressed with the judging. After competing two weeks […]
The USEA American Eventing Championships are returning this week to Lexington, Kentucky, where some of the best eventers are ready to show off all their hard work. The featured competition is the $60,000 Adequan USEA Advanced Final, with more than 30 of the country’s top horses entered, but riders will be contesting championships in every […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the four combinations selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L taking place Oct. 5-8 in Enschede, the Netherlands, at the Military Boekelo-Enschede. The U.S. combinations will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. The following combinations have been named […]
Maybe you’ve just finished teaching your last week of summer camp. Or maybe your camps ended a few weeks ago. Regardless, there’s a good chance you’ve wondered at some point this summer “What was I thinking?” as you told a kid, for the 17th time, to put down the barn cat! Last week, a camper’s mom was 25 […]
Wayne, Ill.—Aug. 27 A familiar face atop the podium at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, Emily Miles added a third national title to Sole Mio’s long list of competitive accolades in today’s Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix National Championship after earning a 70.09% in today’s Developing Grand Prix test. “I was super happy with him,” […]
Emma Smith, a 25-year-old USDF bronze, silver and gold medalist and USDF-certified instructor based in Delano, Minnesota, has chronicled her trip to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions this week, where she competed in the Brentina Cup U25 Grand Prix with Stedemann, a 19-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Stedinger—SPS Weissendra, Hardenberg Donnerschwee) donated to her through the nonprofit Dressage4Kids. (Get […]
Dressage4Kids and Anne Baber Wallis have announced that the recipients of the $25,000 D4K Christian Kennedy Scholarships for 2024 are Nash Gagnon and Quinn Ridgway. The D4K Christian Kennedy Scholarships are awarded in memory of Christian Kennedy. Kennedy’s legacy is one of love—love for the horse, a spirit of respect between trainer and rider, and […]
On a sunny summer day in 2022, 10-year-old Ryleigh Schofield and her 10-year-old leased horse, Gimmie A Chance, laid down a fast, clean round in a schooling jumper class at Hunt Club Farms in Berryville, Virginia. They were about to exit the arena when the announcer called them over to speak to the judge. Initially, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced The Dutta Corp./USEF Eventing High Performance Flight Grant recipients. Established for eventing athletes who are targeting the 2024 Olympic Games, the grants were awarded to Will Coleman and Chin Tonic HS and Boyd Martin and Fedarman B. USEF awarded the two air transportation grants with a value up to […]
Hall of Fame racing trainer Jonathan Sheppard died Aug. 27 at his home in Hollywood, Florida. He was 82. In remembrance of him, we are republishing this story, which first ran in July 2013. Read an obituary of the legendary trainer here, courtesy of the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation. After a hard crank of the […]
I’ve always said that it wouldn’t be a hunter show if there were no complaints about the judging. When my owners and riders have questions or concerns, I always emphasize how well the horses went, and how far they have come. Most of the time, I am impressed with the judging. After competing two weeks […]
The USEA American Eventing Championships are returning this week to Lexington, Kentucky, where some of the best eventers are ready to show off all their hard work. The featured competition is the $60,000 Adequan USEA Advanced Final, with more than 30 of the country’s top horses entered, but riders will be contesting championships in every […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the four combinations selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L taking place Oct. 5-8 in Enschede, the Netherlands, at the Military Boekelo-Enschede. The U.S. combinations will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. The following combinations have been named […]
Maybe you’ve just finished teaching your last week of summer camp. Or maybe your camps ended a few weeks ago. Regardless, there’s a good chance you’ve wondered at some point this summer “What was I thinking?” as you told a kid, for the 17th time, to put down the barn cat! Last week, a camper’s mom was 25 […]
Wayne, Ill.—Aug. 27 A familiar face atop the podium at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, Emily Miles added a third national title to Sole Mio’s long list of competitive accolades in today’s Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix National Championship after earning a 70.09% in today’s Developing Grand Prix test. “I was super happy with him,” […]
Emma Smith, a 25-year-old USDF bronze, silver and gold medalist and USDF-certified instructor based in Delano, Minnesota, has chronicled her trip to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions this week, where she competed in the Brentina Cup U25 Grand Prix with Stedemann, a 19-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Stedinger—SPS Weissendra, Hardenberg Donnerschwee) donated to her through the nonprofit Dressage4Kids. (Get […]
