When Brittni Raflowitz says blood, sweat and tears have gone into her partnership with Hilton Van De Breepoel, she’s not exaggerating. Since pairing up with the 16-year old Belgian Warmblood (Contact Van De Heffinck—Ubiene, Opium) a decade ago, the two have leaned on each other through the most tumultuous times. Some unconventional tack choices, developed after years […]
Four years ago last month, Facebook reminded me, was Elvis’ debut into the American dressage world: We’d been selected to ride in a master class with the legendary Isabell Werth. He went in the ring second in a long list of fabulous horses, following a fantastic youngster from Helgstrand, and succeeded by more experienced horses […]
I took my first riding lesson when I was 6 years old, so at this point in my late 20s, I’ve basically been riding my entire life. Short of the time I broke my collarbone and the six weeks I spent abroad during college, I have never spent any significant period of time out of […]
Following several years of development, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has launched the new USHJA Instructor Credential program. The program has been designed to offer education for riding instructors in a manner that is more comprehensive and well-rounded than ever before with an extensive online education and a hands-on practicum. “The instructor credential is an important program for the […]
Ian Millar made his debut as the newly appointed Canadian chef d’equipe a winning one Saturday in the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* (Florida), while a relatively inexperienced U.S. squad had to settle for fifth place. “If you’re not nervous, you don’t care enough,” said Millar, a 10-time Olympian who at 76, having […]
Only two horses made the time on Capt. Mark Phillips’ windy cross-country track today at the $50,000 Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, South Carolina, and Liz Halliday-Sharp rode both of them. Her speedy pace with Miks Master C, who stood in second after dressage and show jumping, kept the pressure on overnight leader […]
Olympic eventer Doug Payne isn’t one for constraining himself to the three-day world. The North Carolina-based rider regularly sharpens his eventers’ skills in jumper and dressage shows, and for a while now he’s been quietly building toward Grand Prix at home with one of his advanced horses, Starr Witness. Nicknamed the “Ginja Ninja,” the 12-year-old […]
It was a long road to Butheeb (United Arab Emirates) for the 2022 FEI World Endurance Championship, in more ways than one. The biennial event originally was scheduled to take place in Verona, Italy, in late October 2022, but was cancelled about six weeks beforehand due to concerns about track readiness and athlete safety at the venue. […]
If ever there was a pony stuck in a horse’s body, it would be Bond. While he’s got a big cresty neck and a pony face with delicate features, it’s his character that most screams pony: talented, oozing personality, and demanding about hitting his generous daily treat quota. It’s made him not only a barn favorite, […]
The central Virginia horse community was rocked recently by the discovery of alleged abuse and neglect at an equine retirement facility run by a respected member of the local equestrian establishment, Byrd Rareshide, who now is facing 10 counts of animal cruelty. Horse owners who thought they’d found a safe spot for their longtime partners’ […]
When Brittni Raflowitz says blood, sweat and tears have gone into her partnership with Hilton Van De Breepoel, she’s not exaggerating. Since pairing up with the 16-year old Belgian Warmblood (Contact Van De Heffinck—Ubiene, Opium) a decade ago, the two have leaned on each other through the most tumultuous times. Some unconventional tack choices, developed after years […]
Four years ago last month, Facebook reminded me, was Elvis’ debut into the American dressage world: We’d been selected to ride in a master class with the legendary Isabell Werth. He went in the ring second in a long list of fabulous horses, following a fantastic youngster from Helgstrand, and succeeded by more experienced horses […]
I took my first riding lesson when I was 6 years old, so at this point in my late 20s, I’ve basically been riding my entire life. Short of the time I broke my collarbone and the six weeks I spent abroad during college, I have never spent any significant period of time out of […]
Following several years of development, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has launched the new USHJA Instructor Credential program. The program has been designed to offer education for riding instructors in a manner that is more comprehensive and well-rounded than ever before with an extensive online education and a hands-on practicum. “The instructor credential is an important program for the […]
Ian Millar made his debut as the newly appointed Canadian chef d’equipe a winning one Saturday in the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* (Florida), while a relatively inexperienced U.S. squad had to settle for fifth place. “If you’re not nervous, you don’t care enough,” said Millar, a 10-time Olympian who at 76, having […]
Only two horses made the time on Capt. Mark Phillips’ windy cross-country track today at the $50,000 Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, South Carolina, and Liz Halliday-Sharp rode both of them. Her speedy pace with Miks Master C, who stood in second after dressage and show jumping, kept the pressure on overnight leader […]
Olympic eventer Doug Payne isn’t one for constraining himself to the three-day world. The North Carolina-based rider regularly sharpens his eventers’ skills in jumper and dressage shows, and for a while now he’s been quietly building toward Grand Prix at home with one of his advanced horses, Starr Witness. Nicknamed the “Ginja Ninja,” the 12-year-old […]
It was a long road to Butheeb (United Arab Emirates) for the 2022 FEI World Endurance Championship, in more ways than one. The biennial event originally was scheduled to take place in Verona, Italy, in late October 2022, but was cancelled about six weeks beforehand due to concerns about track readiness and athlete safety at the venue. […]
If ever there was a pony stuck in a horse’s body, it would be Bond. While he’s got a big cresty neck and a pony face with delicate features, it’s his character that most screams pony: talented, oozing personality, and demanding about hitting his generous daily treat quota. It’s made him not only a barn favorite, […]
The central Virginia horse community was rocked recently by the discovery of alleged abuse and neglect at an equine retirement facility run by a respected member of the local equestrian establishment, Byrd Rareshide, who now is facing 10 counts of animal cruelty. Horse owners who thought they’d found a safe spot for their longtime partners’ […]
