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 […]
After leaving her shift at the veterinary clinic one August afternoon, Jean Looman’s daily trip to the barn took an unexpected turn. The amateur dressage rider pulled over on the highway, with semi trucks whipping past, to invite a pair of disoriented runaways into her vehicle. “Two dogs were running down the middle of Route […]
Tori Colvin marked the 100th anniversary of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show (North Carolina) with a series of wins aboard Cadouch Z, capped off by an Aug. 5 victory in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Colvin took over the ride on the 14-year-old Zangersheide stallion (Calvaro Z—Nadouch Z, Nelson Z) at the beginning of […]
It’s that time of year again when ponies from across the country take over the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for USEF Pony Finals. The sub-14.2-hand equines and their young riders go head-to-head in hunter, jumper and equitation competition, with action starting Tuesday and continuing through Aug. 13. Here’s what you need to know to […]
Jessica Phoenix remembers her very first event. She was 11, training with Kelly Plitz and Ian Roberts at the couple’s Dreamcrest Farm in Ontario. The Canadian Olympians had a successful training and breeding operation, and Phoenix remembers that she was riding a colored horse, aptly named Color Me Apache, for her first of what would […]
Meredith Ferraris is a planner. You have to be organized when you’re the top groom of five-star eventer Ariel Grald, who travels nationally and internationally throughout the year. Grald, too, is generally cautious and sensible. That’s the irony of their origin story: The rider and groom came together in an uncharacteristically impulsive moment. “We had […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale this week released details about the Longines League of Nations, a new series that will replace the current Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup circuit. The new league will pit the world’s top 10 countries against one another, with four qualifying legs of the tour and a final confirmed for the 2024-2027 […]
Last year, Sharon White took a hard look at her plans with her advanced partner Claus 63. The pair had a couple of falls at water jumps, and she began wondering whether something was wrong. “You make up stories like it’s going out of style, and it’s actually about being practical about what’s really happening,” […]
Equestrian Canada announced Canadian Olympic event rider Rebecca Howard as the new technical advisor to Canada’s national eventing team on Aug. 1. In this role, Howard will work closely with the EC High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing to further develop the country’s eventing programs with an eye to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The technical […]
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 […]
After leaving her shift at the veterinary clinic one August afternoon, Jean Looman’s daily trip to the barn took an unexpected turn. The amateur dressage rider pulled over on the highway, with semi trucks whipping past, to invite a pair of disoriented runaways into her vehicle. “Two dogs were running down the middle of Route […]
Tori Colvin marked the 100th anniversary of the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show (North Carolina) with a series of wins aboard Cadouch Z, capped off by an Aug. 5 victory in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Colvin took over the ride on the 14-year-old Zangersheide stallion (Calvaro Z—Nadouch Z, Nelson Z) at the beginning of […]
It’s that time of year again when ponies from across the country take over the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for USEF Pony Finals. The sub-14.2-hand equines and their young riders go head-to-head in hunter, jumper and equitation competition, with action starting Tuesday and continuing through Aug. 13. Here’s what you need to know to […]
Jessica Phoenix remembers her very first event. She was 11, training with Kelly Plitz and Ian Roberts at the couple’s Dreamcrest Farm in Ontario. The Canadian Olympians had a successful training and breeding operation, and Phoenix remembers that she was riding a colored horse, aptly named Color Me Apache, for her first of what would […]
Meredith Ferraris is a planner. You have to be organized when you’re the top groom of five-star eventer Ariel Grald, who travels nationally and internationally throughout the year. Grald, too, is generally cautious and sensible. That’s the irony of their origin story: The rider and groom came together in an uncharacteristically impulsive moment. “We had […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale this week released details about the Longines League of Nations, a new series that will replace the current Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup circuit. The new league will pit the world’s top 10 countries against one another, with four qualifying legs of the tour and a final confirmed for the 2024-2027 […]
Last year, Sharon White took a hard look at her plans with her advanced partner Claus 63. The pair had a couple of falls at water jumps, and she began wondering whether something was wrong. “You make up stories like it’s going out of style, and it’s actually about being practical about what’s really happening,” […]
Equestrian Canada announced Canadian Olympic event rider Rebecca Howard as the new technical advisor to Canada’s national eventing team on Aug. 1. In this role, Howard will work closely with the EC High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing to further develop the country’s eventing programs with an eye to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The technical […]
