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, […]
Omaha, Neb.—April 7 The dressage world has seen a lot of superstars over the past decade: Totilas ,Valegro, Weihegold OLD, Verdades. And over the last two years, TSF Dalera BB has proved that she belongs among them. She was double gold medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, earned three gold medals at the 2021 […]
In a final filled with riders from powerhouse equestrian nations, Justina Vanagaite stands out. The 33-year-old is the first rider from Lithuania to ever compete at the FEI Dressage World Cup Final, and she is doing so on the first horse she’s ever ridden in international Grand Prix competition. “It’s awesome. Like wow! I’m speechless, […]
Dutch rider Marieke van der Putten has withdrawn Torveslettens Titanium RS2 from the FEI Dressage World Cup Final freestyle taking place tonight, April 7, in Omaha, Nebraska. The Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation released the following statement: “We were utterly surprised this morning that Torveslettens Titanium RS2 was colicky. It has never happened before. For the […]
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, […]
Omaha, Neb.—April 7 The dressage world has seen a lot of superstars over the past decade: Totilas ,Valegro, Weihegold OLD, Verdades. And over the last two years, TSF Dalera BB has proved that she belongs among them. She was double gold medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, earned three gold medals at the 2021 […]
In a final filled with riders from powerhouse equestrian nations, Justina Vanagaite stands out. The 33-year-old is the first rider from Lithuania to ever compete at the FEI Dressage World Cup Final, and she is doing so on the first horse she’s ever ridden in international Grand Prix competition. “It’s awesome. Like wow! I’m speechless, […]
Dutch rider Marieke van der Putten has withdrawn Torveslettens Titanium RS2 from the FEI Dressage World Cup Final freestyle taking place tonight, April 7, in Omaha, Nebraska. The Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation released the following statement: “We were utterly surprised this morning that Torveslettens Titanium RS2 was colicky. It has never happened before. For the […]
