A month after being named Horseman of the Year at the Carolinas Show Hunter Hall of Fame induction ceremony, John Victor “Vick” Russell has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting and killing a horse during a fight with his son. Russell, 75, was arrested July 5 at his Ly-Nard Hills Farm in Columbus, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Monday announced the three athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses, taking place Aug. 3-6 in Ermelo, the Netherlands. U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach Christine Traurig will accompany the following three combinations: • Hope Beerling (Califon, New Jersey) […]
Katie Dinan has been a steady presence on the international show jumping circuit for more than a decade now, since winning her first major grand prix with Nougat Du Vallet in 2012. She’s represented the United States in multiple Nations Cups and in five FEI World Cup Finals, including last year’s event in Leipzig, Germany, […]
Cara Klothe, a Grand Prix dressage rider and breeder in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, was diligent in ensuring her mare’s pregnancy went to plan, from scheduling regular ultrasounds to sending her to a foaling barn for delivery. Her mare Lhegally Blonde (Licotus—Qhuiver, Quaterback) isn’t just her competition horse, she’s a beloved friend Klothe has raised and […]
Summer showing doesn’t have to be a miserably sweaty affair. Thanks to these pieces, you can canter down centerline or up that outside line with a smile. R.J. Classics Harmony Mesh Show Coat Listen, if you’re still out there wearing your grandmother’s wool show coat, we’re here to pass along some good news: There’s a […]
Grace Maxwell was scrolling her social media one day in early February when she saw a picture of an emaciated Thoroughbred that made her breath catch in her throat. Though the gelding’s condition alone was horrific, what particularly caught her attention was the fact that “Loki” had just been removed by his owner from Byrd’s […]
On July 2, five-star eventer Jordán Lindstet Granquist said goodbye to her first advanced and five-star horse, Tullibard’s Hawkwind. He was 25. “He was the one that first took me across the country to the biggest competitions of my life and opened my eyes to the endless goals and dreams in starting my career,” she […]
Two days before the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at HITS Chicago, Keely McIntosh looked at the prize list and thought, “Why not?” She hadn’t shown her longtime partner Hilton II in an international derby since 2020, before both of their respective injuries. Her new lease on horse showing centered around a somewhat-Marie Kondo mentality […]
“Do you think Pony still remembers me?” My daughter is a few months out from having sold her love-of-her-life pony. And yet, she often asks me these heartfelt questions. I try to answer honestly, “I think so, hon.” Discussions about selling her first pony began months prior to the actual day she lost him from […]
Chris Hickey’s been out of the CDI ring for nearly four years, but he hasn’t been sitting idle. For the past five years, he’s been developing an exciting young horse, Cecelia Stewart’s Stenagers Wyatt Earp. The pair earned the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges championship at the 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (Illinois), and made […]
A month after being named Horseman of the Year at the Carolinas Show Hunter Hall of Fame induction ceremony, John Victor “Vick” Russell has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting and killing a horse during a fight with his son. Russell, 75, was arrested July 5 at his Ly-Nard Hills Farm in Columbus, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Monday announced the three athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses, taking place Aug. 3-6 in Ermelo, the Netherlands. U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach Christine Traurig will accompany the following three combinations: • Hope Beerling (Califon, New Jersey) […]
Katie Dinan has been a steady presence on the international show jumping circuit for more than a decade now, since winning her first major grand prix with Nougat Du Vallet in 2012. She’s represented the United States in multiple Nations Cups and in five FEI World Cup Finals, including last year’s event in Leipzig, Germany, […]
Cara Klothe, a Grand Prix dressage rider and breeder in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, was diligent in ensuring her mare’s pregnancy went to plan, from scheduling regular ultrasounds to sending her to a foaling barn for delivery. Her mare Lhegally Blonde (Licotus—Qhuiver, Quaterback) isn’t just her competition horse, she’s a beloved friend Klothe has raised and […]
Summer showing doesn’t have to be a miserably sweaty affair. Thanks to these pieces, you can canter down centerline or up that outside line with a smile. R.J. Classics Harmony Mesh Show Coat Listen, if you’re still out there wearing your grandmother’s wool show coat, we’re here to pass along some good news: There’s a […]
Grace Maxwell was scrolling her social media one day in early February when she saw a picture of an emaciated Thoroughbred that made her breath catch in her throat. Though the gelding’s condition alone was horrific, what particularly caught her attention was the fact that “Loki” had just been removed by his owner from Byrd’s […]
On July 2, five-star eventer Jordán Lindstet Granquist said goodbye to her first advanced and five-star horse, Tullibard’s Hawkwind. He was 25. “He was the one that first took me across the country to the biggest competitions of my life and opened my eyes to the endless goals and dreams in starting my career,” she […]
Two days before the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at HITS Chicago, Keely McIntosh looked at the prize list and thought, “Why not?” She hadn’t shown her longtime partner Hilton II in an international derby since 2020, before both of their respective injuries. Her new lease on horse showing centered around a somewhat-Marie Kondo mentality […]
“Do you think Pony still remembers me?” My daughter is a few months out from having sold her love-of-her-life pony. And yet, she often asks me these heartfelt questions. I try to answer honestly, “I think so, hon.” Discussions about selling her first pony began months prior to the actual day she lost him from […]
Chris Hickey’s been out of the CDI ring for nearly four years, but he hasn’t been sitting idle. For the past five years, he’s been developing an exciting young horse, Cecelia Stewart’s Stenagers Wyatt Earp. The pair earned the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges championship at the 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (Illinois), and made […]
