On March 31, as California-based hunter/jumper professional and ‘R’ judge Hope Glynn waited to board a plane at the end of Desert Circuit, she sat down and tapped out her thoughts about the current state of trainer-client relationships, particularly involving juniors, in the hunter/jumper world. Her post, warning trainers and parents alike that they need to […]
Torveslettens Titanium RS2, who competed in the FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Omaha, Nebraska, with Dutch rider Marieke van der Putten, underwent colic surgery at the Iowa State University Large Animal Hospital. On April 7, two days after finishing eighth in Grand Prix, van der Putten withdrew from that evening’s freestyle, because “Tito,” an […]
Grooms are the behind-the-scenes heroes of equestrian sports. They often know their horses better than anyone else and are the first ones in the barn every morning. While their names do not appear on the winner’s trophy, this year they did appear on the Jumbotron in the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. As part […]
Standing in the kitchen of the house where Misty of Chincoteague rode out the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962—and doing it for my job—was not something I ever expected to happen, yet there I was on a bright morning in March. Working in this field in Virginia has brought me in contact with a lot […]
Every rider can relate to the feeling of looking at a jump and seeing nothing—no hunter gap, no quiet spot, just nothing. Some people are blessed with natural ability in this arena, but is there hope for the rest of us? We talked to top hunter, jumper and equitation trainers about their methods for […]
This winter, I sold my top Grand Prix horse, Guernsey Elvis, who was owned by an amazing syndicate of supporters. Nearly all of them wanted to continue the partnership and invest in another horse for me to bring up the levels. While I always exhaust my American contacts first, the reality of shopping for international-caliber […]
Last week Omaha, Nebraska, played host to the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final and the FEI Dressage World Cup Final for the second time. While the dressage competition played out as expected, with Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB taking the top prize, the lead in the jumping changed hands several times […]
Bold Tiger, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding ridden by Dr. Nikki Scherrer, DVM, and owned by Jill Tallman, was humanely euthanized as a result of an accident on cross-country April 8 while competing at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina. The pair was competing in the CCI2*-S division of the event. The horse was taken to […]
When she was 17, Lindsay Ramar-Costigan achieved her A rating in Pony Club. The only one in her cohort of 10 to pass, she remembers not wanting to gloat or celebrate in front of her friends. Instead, she called her mother, Sue Ramar, to share the news from a Port-A-John, whispering into her phone, “I […]
Omaha, Neb.—April 8 When King Edward took down the top rail of Fence 11B in the first round of the final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, Henrik von Eckermann worried that his chance at the title had been dashed. The pair won the first leg, the speed class, on Wednesday evening, […]
On March 31, as California-based hunter/jumper professional and ‘R’ judge Hope Glynn waited to board a plane at the end of Desert Circuit, she sat down and tapped out her thoughts about the current state of trainer-client relationships, particularly involving juniors, in the hunter/jumper world. Her post, warning trainers and parents alike that they need to […]
Torveslettens Titanium RS2, who competed in the FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Omaha, Nebraska, with Dutch rider Marieke van der Putten, underwent colic surgery at the Iowa State University Large Animal Hospital. On April 7, two days after finishing eighth in Grand Prix, van der Putten withdrew from that evening’s freestyle, because “Tito,” an […]
Grooms are the behind-the-scenes heroes of equestrian sports. They often know their horses better than anyone else and are the first ones in the barn every morning. While their names do not appear on the winner’s trophy, this year they did appear on the Jumbotron in the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. As part […]
Standing in the kitchen of the house where Misty of Chincoteague rode out the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962—and doing it for my job—was not something I ever expected to happen, yet there I was on a bright morning in March. Working in this field in Virginia has brought me in contact with a lot […]
Every rider can relate to the feeling of looking at a jump and seeing nothing—no hunter gap, no quiet spot, just nothing. Some people are blessed with natural ability in this arena, but is there hope for the rest of us? We talked to top hunter, jumper and equitation trainers about their methods for […]
This winter, I sold my top Grand Prix horse, Guernsey Elvis, who was owned by an amazing syndicate of supporters. Nearly all of them wanted to continue the partnership and invest in another horse for me to bring up the levels. While I always exhaust my American contacts first, the reality of shopping for international-caliber […]
Last week Omaha, Nebraska, played host to the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final and the FEI Dressage World Cup Final for the second time. While the dressage competition played out as expected, with Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB taking the top prize, the lead in the jumping changed hands several times […]
Bold Tiger, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding ridden by Dr. Nikki Scherrer, DVM, and owned by Jill Tallman, was humanely euthanized as a result of an accident on cross-country April 8 while competing at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina. The pair was competing in the CCI2*-S division of the event. The horse was taken to […]
When she was 17, Lindsay Ramar-Costigan achieved her A rating in Pony Club. The only one in her cohort of 10 to pass, she remembers not wanting to gloat or celebrate in front of her friends. Instead, she called her mother, Sue Ramar, to share the news from a Port-A-John, whispering into her phone, “I […]
Omaha, Neb.—April 8 When King Edward took down the top rail of Fence 11B in the first round of the final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, Henrik von Eckermann worried that his chance at the title had been dashed. The pair won the first leg, the speed class, on Wednesday evening, […]
