Ashlynn Meuchel once dreamed of competing at the world’s biggest five-star events, but this year her goals have shifted. Now she hopes to compete in a Saturday night grand prix, and she’s aiming to do it with her former five-star eventer Emporium. Meuchel and the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood (Cartano—Upana, Opan) got their first five-star completion […]
This is Part 2 of “Equine Practitioners Are Becoming An Endangered Species,” an exclusive in-depth look at the current state of the equine veterinary industry that originally appeared in the May 8 & 15, 2023, edition of the Chronicle. Read Part 1 and Part 3 here. The biggest burden to practitioners, and the biggest hurdle […]
It is finally spring here in the Northeast! In my home in Maine, we have begun to poke our heads out of the almost-melted snowbanks and are eagerly preparing for the season ahead. Since it has been known to legitimately snow in Maine well into May, I don’t usually start my competition season until early […]
The entry list for the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials, scheduled for June 15-18 in Luhmühlen, Germany, has gone live. There are six U.S. horse-and-rider pairs entered in the five-star, and two combinations entered in the CCI4*-S. Tamie Smith, winner of the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L, will ride Solaguayre California in the mare’s first five-star. “California” […]
This is Part 1 of “Equine Practitioners Are Becoming An Endangered Species,” an exclusive in-depth look at the current state of the equine veterinary industry that originally appeared in the May 8 & 15, 2023, edition of the Chronicle. Read Part 2 and Part 3 as well. Before the pandemic disrupted everything in 2020, did […]
The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 inductees, who will be welcomed in a May 30 celebration at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The NSHHOF will be honoring five equestrians and two horses, listed below: Jenny and Kost Karazissis run Far West Farms in Calabasas, California, where they have […]
Last autumn, Chronicle columnist, judge and trainer Sissy Wickes sat down at her laptop and wrote a piece discussing a growing discontent with hunter and equitation judging. After U.S. Equestrian Federation president Tom O’Mara read it, he picked up the phone and called Wickes to discuss what she described as a tipping point in dissatisfaction […]
I just signed my toddler up for a summer gymnastics program so he can climb on things without getting yelled at. I paid a $40 deposit when I registered, and I’ll pay the balance of the tuition a week before the first class. For nine Saturdays, Otto will have a spot in their program. If […]
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.—May 14 Team USA took the top podium position for the second time in a row Sunday afternoon at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA CSIO5*, held in San Juan Capistrano, California. The team previously topped the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Mexico on April 28 in San Miguel de […]
Ashlynn Meuchel once dreamed of competing at the world’s biggest five-star events, but this year her goals have shifted. Now she hopes to compete in a Saturday night grand prix, and she’s aiming to do it with her former five-star eventer Emporium. Meuchel and the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood (Cartano—Upana, Opan) got their first five-star completion […]
This is Part 2 of “Equine Practitioners Are Becoming An Endangered Species,” an exclusive in-depth look at the current state of the equine veterinary industry that originally appeared in the May 8 & 15, 2023, edition of the Chronicle. Read Part 1 and Part 3 here. The biggest burden to practitioners, and the biggest hurdle […]
It is finally spring here in the Northeast! In my home in Maine, we have begun to poke our heads out of the almost-melted snowbanks and are eagerly preparing for the season ahead. Since it has been known to legitimately snow in Maine well into May, I don’t usually start my competition season until early […]
The entry list for the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials, scheduled for June 15-18 in Luhmühlen, Germany, has gone live. There are six U.S. horse-and-rider pairs entered in the five-star, and two combinations entered in the CCI4*-S. Tamie Smith, winner of the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L, will ride Solaguayre California in the mare’s first five-star. “California” […]
This is Part 1 of “Equine Practitioners Are Becoming An Endangered Species,” an exclusive in-depth look at the current state of the equine veterinary industry that originally appeared in the May 8 & 15, 2023, edition of the Chronicle. Read Part 2 and Part 3 as well. Before the pandemic disrupted everything in 2020, did […]
The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 inductees, who will be welcomed in a May 30 celebration at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The NSHHOF will be honoring five equestrians and two horses, listed below: Jenny and Kost Karazissis run Far West Farms in Calabasas, California, where they have […]
Last autumn, Chronicle columnist, judge and trainer Sissy Wickes sat down at her laptop and wrote a piece discussing a growing discontent with hunter and equitation judging. After U.S. Equestrian Federation president Tom O’Mara read it, he picked up the phone and called Wickes to discuss what she described as a tipping point in dissatisfaction […]
I just signed my toddler up for a summer gymnastics program so he can climb on things without getting yelled at. I paid a $40 deposit when I registered, and I’ll pay the balance of the tuition a week before the first class. For nine Saturdays, Otto will have a spot in their program. If […]
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.—May 14 Team USA took the top podium position for the second time in a row Sunday afternoon at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA CSIO5*, held in San Juan Capistrano, California. The team previously topped the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Mexico on April 28 in San Miguel de […]
