Wellington, Fla.—March 21 Golden Road and Paradigm shared top honors in today’s $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Winter Equestrian Festival when they earned equal score totals from judges Michael Newman and Rob Bielefeld. While the rules dictate that in case of a tie for first place the horses compete in a jump-off round […]
The second leg of the Longines League Of Nations Series is underway at the World Equestrian Center—Ocala in Ocala, Florida, this week. The four-part series kicked off in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in February, where Ireland stood atop the podium. Several top riders are in Ocala to compete, including 2024 German Olympic champion Christian Kukuk, who won […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 20 Winning the WEF Equitation Championship has been a goal of Olivia Sweetnam’s for a while now, but the class hasn’t always gone to plan. Last year a mistake kept her out of the second round, so she returned to the International Arena on Thursday night determined to redeem herself. And that she […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 20 Germany’s Christian Kukuk has been partnered with Just Be Gentle for about two years after taking over the ride from fellow German rider Philipp Weishaupt, but as with most horses he rides, she was for sale. “At that point, the whole world wanted to buy her, and I was in a lucky […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not make anticipated regulatory changes to the Horse Protection Act this year, the U.S. Equestrian Federation informed members on Thursday. The changes, which in late January were pushed back from taking effect Feb. 1 to April 2, will now not be implemented at all this show season, and USDA’s Animal and […]
You know the image—the one of the palm trees, the sunglasses, the tan and the perfectly fluffy mane; the one that follows the dinner and cocktails pics from the night before on your camera roll? It’s the one you close out on your phone before going back to breaking ice and trying to determine where […]
Equestrians know her voice. They know her carefully crafted, curious questions and lengthy conversations with riders from across the globe. They know that she isn’t afraid to dive into tough topics, often personal, vulnerable and sometimes difficult to articulate. On the airwaves, longtime podcast host Caroline Culbertson is polished and inquisitive. But day-to-day, Culbertson says […]
It’s always hard to beat Kent Farrington, but this season it’s been nearly impossible. The Olympic team silver medalist has topped eight major four- and five-star classes on three different circuits in six weeks, amassing over $600,000 in prize money from wins alone after rides on four different mares. “Somehow I’ve ended up with a lot of mares,” said Farrington, 44. […]
When your nickname is “Ducky,” odds are everyone’s going to buy you duck-themed items, because of course. And the team at Aaron Vale’s Thinkslikeahorse has happily leaned into the theme when it comes to his current top grand prix horse and partner for this week’s Longines League of Nations Ocala, Carissimo 25, better known as […]
Early in 2022, 14-year-old Marian “Mare” Ehlers was excited to be competing at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, with her equitation horse Pete. But after a successful start to the circuit, as the days went by, Ehlers had the sense that Pete wasn’t quite himself. They called a veterinarian, and almost before she knew […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 21 Golden Road and Paradigm shared top honors in today’s $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Winter Equestrian Festival when they earned equal score totals from judges Michael Newman and Rob Bielefeld. While the rules dictate that in case of a tie for first place the horses compete in a jump-off round […]
The second leg of the Longines League Of Nations Series is underway at the World Equestrian Center—Ocala in Ocala, Florida, this week. The four-part series kicked off in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in February, where Ireland stood atop the podium. Several top riders are in Ocala to compete, including 2024 German Olympic champion Christian Kukuk, who won […]
Wellington, Fla.—March 20 Winning the WEF Equitation Championship has been a goal of Olivia Sweetnam’s for a while now, but the class hasn’t always gone to plan. Last year a mistake kept her out of the second round, so she returned to the International Arena on Thursday night determined to redeem herself. And that she […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 20 Germany’s Christian Kukuk has been partnered with Just Be Gentle for about two years after taking over the ride from fellow German rider Philipp Weishaupt, but as with most horses he rides, she was for sale. “At that point, the whole world wanted to buy her, and I was in a lucky […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not make anticipated regulatory changes to the Horse Protection Act this year, the U.S. Equestrian Federation informed members on Thursday. The changes, which in late January were pushed back from taking effect Feb. 1 to April 2, will now not be implemented at all this show season, and USDA’s Animal and […]
You know the image—the one of the palm trees, the sunglasses, the tan and the perfectly fluffy mane; the one that follows the dinner and cocktails pics from the night before on your camera roll? It’s the one you close out on your phone before going back to breaking ice and trying to determine where […]
Equestrians know her voice. They know her carefully crafted, curious questions and lengthy conversations with riders from across the globe. They know that she isn’t afraid to dive into tough topics, often personal, vulnerable and sometimes difficult to articulate. On the airwaves, longtime podcast host Caroline Culbertson is polished and inquisitive. But day-to-day, Culbertson says […]
It’s always hard to beat Kent Farrington, but this season it’s been nearly impossible. The Olympic team silver medalist has topped eight major four- and five-star classes on three different circuits in six weeks, amassing over $600,000 in prize money from wins alone after rides on four different mares. “Somehow I’ve ended up with a lot of mares,” said Farrington, 44. […]
When your nickname is “Ducky,” odds are everyone’s going to buy you duck-themed items, because of course. And the team at Aaron Vale’s Thinkslikeahorse has happily leaned into the theme when it comes to his current top grand prix horse and partner for this week’s Longines League of Nations Ocala, Carissimo 25, better known as […]
Early in 2022, 14-year-old Marian “Mare” Ehlers was excited to be competing at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, with her equitation horse Pete. But after a successful start to the circuit, as the days went by, Ehlers had the sense that Pete wasn’t quite himself. They called a veterinarian, and almost before she knew […]
