Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 12 After five years of coming to USEF Pony Finals, this year may be Lily Epstein’s last. So it tasted extra sweet when she rode Goldmark to the top of the large pony hunter division for Take 3 LLC. Heading into the Rolex Arena she took a deep breath and tried to focus […]
Athletes at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships rode for medals and team pride on Friday as the team competition for juniors and young Riders concluded. The team from Zone 7 emerged victorious in the junior division, while Canada won young riders gold. Juniors Team Championship The leaderboard for the juniors saw a […]
Two gold medalists emerged today at the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships as the young rider and U25 divisions completed their individual championships. Mary Claire Piller (Oakdale, Tennessee) and Caterina, Emily Brollier’s 2011 Hanoverian mare, won the gold in the young rider division. Emily Hewitt (Atlanta, Georgia) was the U25 champion with Fidens, a […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11 McKayla Brombach is used to doing a lot of catch riding. And as a trainer’s kid she’s used to hopping on anything and everything, regardless of the pony’s quality. “I always tell her, if it’s rank, it’s going to teach you something. It’s not talented, it’s going to teach you something,” said […]
Thursday brought a full day of jumping competition at the FEI North American Youth Championships in Traverse City, Michigan, where children and pre-juniors wrapped up their team competition and juniors and young riders had their first competitive rounds in the Turtle Creek International Ring at Traverse City Horse Shows. FEI Children Team Final The first […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 10 When Kathryn Padilla first swung a leg over Celebration at the beginning of the year they clicked instantly, and ever since then they’ve been the ones to beat in the small pony hunter ring. They traveled from Palos Verdes, California, to Devon (Pennsylvania), where they picked up the championship, and they repeated […]
In Wednesday’s first day of competition at the FEI North American Youth Championships, the Region 3 dressage team proved dominant, earning a team total of 212.353 to take the gold medal. The combined team from Regions 4 and 7 won the silver medal with a team total of 203.118. The Regions 1/2/9 combined team finished in […]
Hot fun in the summertime can lead to heat exhaustion for both people and horses. Summer weather can bring blazing hot temperatures and suffocating amounts of high humidity to the paddock, trailer, show ring, riding trail or pasture. Horses are the only other mammal besides us that can cool off through sweating. When the sweat […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 Currie Cooper didn’t come to USEF Pony Finals thinking that she’d win big with Paris Charm. After all, it was just their second show together. Cooper and the 15-year-old Welsh (Halifax—Telynau Dawn Chorus) owned by JJ Torano came into the over fences in fourth place after strong performances in the model and […]
I’m writing this blog from my couch, where it is a delightful 72 degrees. I have an iced coffee, some office work and a leisurely Monday afternoon ahead of me. I am just home from teaching a clinic in Texas, where the high each day was 102. It’s been marginally cooler here in Virginia, but […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 12 After five years of coming to USEF Pony Finals, this year may be Lily Epstein’s last. So it tasted extra sweet when she rode Goldmark to the top of the large pony hunter division for Take 3 LLC. Heading into the Rolex Arena she took a deep breath and tried to focus […]
Athletes at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships rode for medals and team pride on Friday as the team competition for juniors and young Riders concluded. The team from Zone 7 emerged victorious in the junior division, while Canada won young riders gold. Juniors Team Championship The leaderboard for the juniors saw a […]
Two gold medalists emerged today at the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships as the young rider and U25 divisions completed their individual championships. Mary Claire Piller (Oakdale, Tennessee) and Caterina, Emily Brollier’s 2011 Hanoverian mare, won the gold in the young rider division. Emily Hewitt (Atlanta, Georgia) was the U25 champion with Fidens, a […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11 McKayla Brombach is used to doing a lot of catch riding. And as a trainer’s kid she’s used to hopping on anything and everything, regardless of the pony’s quality. “I always tell her, if it’s rank, it’s going to teach you something. It’s not talented, it’s going to teach you something,” said […]
Thursday brought a full day of jumping competition at the FEI North American Youth Championships in Traverse City, Michigan, where children and pre-juniors wrapped up their team competition and juniors and young riders had their first competitive rounds in the Turtle Creek International Ring at Traverse City Horse Shows. FEI Children Team Final The first […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 10 When Kathryn Padilla first swung a leg over Celebration at the beginning of the year they clicked instantly, and ever since then they’ve been the ones to beat in the small pony hunter ring. They traveled from Palos Verdes, California, to Devon (Pennsylvania), where they picked up the championship, and they repeated […]
In Wednesday’s first day of competition at the FEI North American Youth Championships, the Region 3 dressage team proved dominant, earning a team total of 212.353 to take the gold medal. The combined team from Regions 4 and 7 won the silver medal with a team total of 203.118. The Regions 1/2/9 combined team finished in […]
Hot fun in the summertime can lead to heat exhaustion for both people and horses. Summer weather can bring blazing hot temperatures and suffocating amounts of high humidity to the paddock, trailer, show ring, riding trail or pasture. Horses are the only other mammal besides us that can cool off through sweating. When the sweat […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 Currie Cooper didn’t come to USEF Pony Finals thinking that she’d win big with Paris Charm. After all, it was just their second show together. Cooper and the 15-year-old Welsh (Halifax—Telynau Dawn Chorus) owned by JJ Torano came into the over fences in fourth place after strong performances in the model and […]
I’m writing this blog from my couch, where it is a delightful 72 degrees. I have an iced coffee, some office work and a leisurely Monday afternoon ahead of me. I am just home from teaching a clinic in Texas, where the high each day was 102. It’s been marginally cooler here in Virginia, but […]
