In honor of Women’s History Month, we look back at the legacy of women in equestrian sports—and in the pages of The Chronicle of the Horse—from racetracks to Olympic stadiums. A little more than 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments Act, which contained these 37 words in the form […]
Harry Charles may only be 23 years old, but he’s already amassed an impressive resume for any show jumper. He made his Olympic Games debut in Tokyo two years ago, and last year he finished fourth in the Longines FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final (Germany) then helped Great Britain earn team bronze at the […]
I went to groom for Carol Lavell when I was 22. I had done Young Riders, I had done the U25 Championships, and I thought I was quite the fancy thing. She offered me cash, which I took, of course, but I also asked for two lessons a week to be included in my salary. […]
The entry list for the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L has been published. The event will take place April 26-30 in Lexington, Kentucky. As of Tuesday morning, 42 combinations are entered. Entries close at the end of the day. Currently there are five foreign combinations entered: three from Great Britain, and one each from Canada […]
Dressage legend Carol Lavell, who earned Olympic, World Equestrian Games and Pan American Games medals for the United States, died yesterday, March 27. She was 79. Lavell was best known for her partnership with Gifted (Garibaldi II—Lola, Lombard), with whom she won team bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, finishing sixth individually. The pair also competed […]
Course designing wasn’t on Bernardo Costa Cabral’s radar, but a chance encounter when he was a teenager forever altered his trajectory. In the late 1980s, British course designer Bob Ellis was working for a show held at the same riding club where 14-year-old Costa Cabral rode in Portugal. Because the ring crew didn’t speak English, Costa […]
When Carlee McCutcheon was called back third for the final work-off of the WEF Equitation Championship on March 24, she knew she’d have to do something special to move up to the top spot. The judges had taken away the top four riders’ stirrups for the test, which included a halt, two counter-cantered fences and […]
PAID PROMOTION The Veterinary Corner series, brought to you by Merck Animal Health, features insights from leading veterinarians on some of the most pressing health issues affecting horses today. By Duane E. Chappell, DVM, Merck Animal Health The number of horses infected with equine influenza virus (EIV) has been trending upward since 2008, […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 26 Walking out of the ring following the jump-off for the $300,000 Great American Grand Prix, held at HITS Ocala, Lisa Goldman-Smolen remarked that she believed she’d used up all her luck for the year. She’d just put in a double-clear performance with Ivaro N, and only had Andre Thieme and Candid 14 standing […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 25 When Geronimo Marcello Viana Ciavaglia arrived at the WEC Grand Arena at 6:30 p.m. to walk the course for the $250,000 Mars Equestrian Grand Prix, the Brazilian rider discovered he’d made an error in timing. The course designed by Kevin Holowack, Bernardo Costa Cabral, Bobby Murphy and Chris Bernard had already closed, […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, we look back at the legacy of women in equestrian sports—and in the pages of The Chronicle of the Horse—from racetracks to Olympic stadiums. A little more than 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments Act, which contained these 37 words in the form […]
Harry Charles may only be 23 years old, but he’s already amassed an impressive resume for any show jumper. He made his Olympic Games debut in Tokyo two years ago, and last year he finished fourth in the Longines FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final (Germany) then helped Great Britain earn team bronze at the […]
I went to groom for Carol Lavell when I was 22. I had done Young Riders, I had done the U25 Championships, and I thought I was quite the fancy thing. She offered me cash, which I took, of course, but I also asked for two lessons a week to be included in my salary. […]
The entry list for the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L has been published. The event will take place April 26-30 in Lexington, Kentucky. As of Tuesday morning, 42 combinations are entered. Entries close at the end of the day. Currently there are five foreign combinations entered: three from Great Britain, and one each from Canada […]
Dressage legend Carol Lavell, who earned Olympic, World Equestrian Games and Pan American Games medals for the United States, died yesterday, March 27. She was 79. Lavell was best known for her partnership with Gifted (Garibaldi II—Lola, Lombard), with whom she won team bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, finishing sixth individually. The pair also competed […]
Course designing wasn’t on Bernardo Costa Cabral’s radar, but a chance encounter when he was a teenager forever altered his trajectory. In the late 1980s, British course designer Bob Ellis was working for a show held at the same riding club where 14-year-old Costa Cabral rode in Portugal. Because the ring crew didn’t speak English, Costa […]
When Carlee McCutcheon was called back third for the final work-off of the WEF Equitation Championship on March 24, she knew she’d have to do something special to move up to the top spot. The judges had taken away the top four riders’ stirrups for the test, which included a halt, two counter-cantered fences and […]
PAID PROMOTION The Veterinary Corner series, brought to you by Merck Animal Health, features insights from leading veterinarians on some of the most pressing health issues affecting horses today. By Duane E. Chappell, DVM, Merck Animal Health The number of horses infected with equine influenza virus (EIV) has been trending upward since 2008, […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 26 Walking out of the ring following the jump-off for the $300,000 Great American Grand Prix, held at HITS Ocala, Lisa Goldman-Smolen remarked that she believed she’d used up all her luck for the year. She’d just put in a double-clear performance with Ivaro N, and only had Andre Thieme and Candid 14 standing […]
Ocala, Fla.—March 25 When Geronimo Marcello Viana Ciavaglia arrived at the WEC Grand Arena at 6:30 p.m. to walk the course for the $250,000 Mars Equestrian Grand Prix, the Brazilian rider discovered he’d made an error in timing. The course designed by Kevin Holowack, Bernardo Costa Cabral, Bobby Murphy and Chris Bernard had already closed, […]
