Brian Feigus has been all in on hunters and jumpers since he was 13 years old. Growing up in Farmingdale, New Jersey, with a mother who taught lessons at the family farm, Feigus has always been passionate about training, teaching and showing. He’s racked up top placings on a string of horses and maintained a […]
Should jumper, and possibly hunter riders, have to demonstrate competence to move up the levels of competition? That was a question Britt McCormick, president of the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, asked a group of approximately 40 people who attended the USHJA Hunter Forum West, held Monday at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California. Getting […]
This is the second in a series of articles blogger Eliza Sydnor Romm is writing about four areas of major concern for horse professionals identified in her survey of 1,500-plus people in the industry: long-term financial planning, business management, making boarding profitable, and managing employees. Read the first article, about long-term financial planning, here. In […]
Over its nearly 50 years in business, Parkside Stables has become an institution in the Seattle-area hunter/jumper community. Thanks to its reputation for putting horses first, and consistently developing safe, successful horse-and-rider partnerships, the team at Parkside has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands, of aspiring equestrians achieve their goals. Although several generations of trainers have contributed […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has awarded the 2025 Amanda Pirie Warrington Grant to Julie Wolfert of Bucyrus, Kansas. As the philanthropic partner to the U.S Equestrian Federation, the USET Foundation’s mission is to ensure U.S. equestrian athletes and teams have the resources necessary to maintain excellence on the greatest international stages. Grants and funding […]
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine took his young, promising FEI horse to a big indoor show—their first after a season of success in outdoor competition. The Grand Prix went well. But in the freestyle, his poor horse was overwhelmed by the environment and utterly lost the plot. My friend had to pilot […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete for a season, you may as well make it worth your time. Belgian Jos Verlooy is doing just that at the Desert Circuit, notching his second win of the winter with FTS Killossery Konfusion in the $117,000 Marshall & Sterling Grand […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 The R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship has never been a great class for Violet Tatum. Her first two years contesting it she didn’t get a ribbon, so her goal this year was just to make it to the second round. Tatum did that and much more, winning the class over Taryn McEntire and […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 7 When Nick Haness is sitting on Cavaletto Loma Z and he sees the words “hand gallop” written on a course map, he gets excited. “When they say hand gallop, I take it to heart,” he said. “When I saw that final hand gallop jump, I just said, ‘Let it rip!’ ” he […]
For jumper rider Ryan Haselden and her family, Feb. 19, 2025, will be a day seared into their memories forever. That afternoon, the day of Haselden’s 14th birthday, the teen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while competing at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida. Haselden’s parents, Will and Lindsay, attribute the rapid and correct actions […]
Brian Feigus has been all in on hunters and jumpers since he was 13 years old. Growing up in Farmingdale, New Jersey, with a mother who taught lessons at the family farm, Feigus has always been passionate about training, teaching and showing. He’s racked up top placings on a string of horses and maintained a […]
Should jumper, and possibly hunter riders, have to demonstrate competence to move up the levels of competition? That was a question Britt McCormick, president of the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, asked a group of approximately 40 people who attended the USHJA Hunter Forum West, held Monday at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California. Getting […]
This is the second in a series of articles blogger Eliza Sydnor Romm is writing about four areas of major concern for horse professionals identified in her survey of 1,500-plus people in the industry: long-term financial planning, business management, making boarding profitable, and managing employees. Read the first article, about long-term financial planning, here. In […]
Over its nearly 50 years in business, Parkside Stables has become an institution in the Seattle-area hunter/jumper community. Thanks to its reputation for putting horses first, and consistently developing safe, successful horse-and-rider partnerships, the team at Parkside has helped hundreds, perhaps thousands, of aspiring equestrians achieve their goals. Although several generations of trainers have contributed […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has awarded the 2025 Amanda Pirie Warrington Grant to Julie Wolfert of Bucyrus, Kansas. As the philanthropic partner to the U.S Equestrian Federation, the USET Foundation’s mission is to ensure U.S. equestrian athletes and teams have the resources necessary to maintain excellence on the greatest international stages. Grants and funding […]
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine took his young, promising FEI horse to a big indoor show—their first after a season of success in outdoor competition. The Grand Prix went well. But in the freestyle, his poor horse was overwhelmed by the environment and utterly lost the plot. My friend had to pilot […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete for a season, you may as well make it worth your time. Belgian Jos Verlooy is doing just that at the Desert Circuit, notching his second win of the winter with FTS Killossery Konfusion in the $117,000 Marshall & Sterling Grand […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 The R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship has never been a great class for Violet Tatum. Her first two years contesting it she didn’t get a ribbon, so her goal this year was just to make it to the second round. Tatum did that and much more, winning the class over Taryn McEntire and […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 7 When Nick Haness is sitting on Cavaletto Loma Z and he sees the words “hand gallop” written on a course map, he gets excited. “When they say hand gallop, I take it to heart,” he said. “When I saw that final hand gallop jump, I just said, ‘Let it rip!’ ” he […]
For jumper rider Ryan Haselden and her family, Feb. 19, 2025, will be a day seared into their memories forever. That afternoon, the day of Haselden’s 14th birthday, the teen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while competing at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida. Haselden’s parents, Will and Lindsay, attribute the rapid and correct actions […]
