U.S. Team Announced For San Juan Capistrano CSIO5*

The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of USA at San Juan Capistrano CSIO5*, May 11-14 in San Juan Capistrano, California. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following team athletes are listed in […]

Behind The Stall Door With: Fortunato H2O

He has the stunning beauty of a cover model and the ring presence of a seasoned pro. But at heart, Fortunato H20 is just an oversized puppy. When he’s not making waves in the show ring, “Tuna” is at home making everyone laugh at his antics. Owner and rider Lehua Custer had been shopping for her […]

Watch Why They Won: Farrington Mints Another Grand Prix Winner In Toulayna

U.S. Tokyo Olympic team silver medalist Kent Farrington has found yet another leading lady in Toulayna, who scored her first grand prix victory in the $226,000 Horseware Ireland CSI4* on Saturday night. Befitting of St. Patrick’s Day week, the event highlighted Week 10 of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. Stepping up to the […]

Swail Wraps Up Desert Circuit With A Big Win

Thermal, Calif.—March 19 Heading into the final grand prix of the Desert Circuit on Sunday, Conor Swail had a conundrum: Should he show Theo 160 or Vital Chance De La Roque in the $226,000 FEI 1.55m Grand Prix CSI4*? Theo 160 is on a roll, having won his latest big class on Saturday, but his comfort […]

Glynn Goes For It In The R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship

Thermal, Calif.—March 18  The feature equitation class of the Desert Circuit, the R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship, has never been a lucky one for Avery Glynn. “The last time I did it, I was a lot younger and a lot greener,” said Glynn, 18. “I’ve probably done this class three times, and all three times I […]

McQueen Rises To The Challenge In The $100,000 WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular

Thermal, Calif.—March 17 Heading into the $100,000 WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular on Friday night, Nick Haness was feeling a little extra nervous. Earlier in the day he had topped the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby on Cardentos Dree Boeken in the stallion’s first show stateside, then he won the $20,000 Young Hunter Championship on […]

2023 Show Jumping Issue

As a loyal fan of the Chronicle’s online content, you’re getting FREE access to our annual Show Jumping Issue. If you enjoy this issue, consider taking advantage of our latest subscription offer and subscribe today! Click the cover below to read.   In this issue: Horse Of A Lifetime: Cedric Laura Kraut recalls the gray gelding […]

Boyd Martin And Phillip Dutton Cowboy Up

It may not have been the Dutton Ranch (a.k.a. the Yellowstone), and it certainly wasn’t Montana, but there were some cameo appearances in a Western reining contest meant to entertain the crowd at the Grand-Prix Eventing Festival at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, South Carolina, in early March. Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin were game to […]

Desert International Horse Park Temporarily Closes To Haul-Ins

Desert International Horse Park organizers announced Friday that the facility in Thermal, California, will be closed to haul-ins this weekend in response to two recent reports elsewhere in the state of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, the neurological form of equine herpesvirus-1. The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the two EHM cases this week: one March […]

What’s At Stake With Social License?

At this year’s U.S. Equestrian Federation’s annual meeting, a two-day workshop called “Working Together For Our Future” touched on many hot-button issues in equestrian sport, from crisis management to social media. One session focused on the concept of social license to operate: in short, whether the general public approves of a practice. While the term […]