May 23 – June 13, 2025 (Subscribers can read the full magazine online.) SHOW JUMPING ISSUE Memories Of Authentic Authentic, stalwart of the U.S. show jumping team with Beezie Madden in the 2000s, died at on April 9 at age 30. One of just a handful of horses in history to have won three Olympic […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Langley CSIO4*. The competition will be hosted at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia, from May 28-June 1. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and team leader Erin Keating. […]
With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games, a highlight for the U.S. Equestrian Team, with riders earning multiple show jumping and eventing medals in front of an enthusiastic crowd. In 1984, eventing was […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the athlete-and-horse combinations selected for the 2025 U.S. Eventing European Development Tour, including those selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Bicton CCIO4*-NC-S, held at Bicton Arena in Devon, England, May 22-25. The objective of the annual tour is to provide athletes […]
Greetings from Virginia. My team, the horses and I are settled back in after a productive Florida season, and I’m ramping back into the mayhem of spring horse shows, teaching clinics and generally running all over the place at Mach 2 with my hair on fire. It’s not left time for … well, anything else, […]
Want to ‘stirrup’ a lesson barn controversy? Start talking about banning peacock stirrups. That’s exactly what’s happening now that both the U.S. Pony Clubs and U.S. Equestrian Federation have announced rule changes prohibiting the use of peacock stirrups in their recognized events. While the intent behind these changes is clear—enhancing rider safety—the ripple effects are […]
In this article, the third in my series on the future of the horse industry (click to read financial planning and business management strategies), let’s tackle boarding. This is an issue that should be of interest to almost all of us. Even if you are not a professional, you probably need boarding barns to be […]
Three broken collarbones. A shattered tibia-fibula. A spiral fracture of the leg extending down into the ankle. Any one of those injuries could cause even the most dauntless athlete to take an extended break. Not Cole Horn. In the past two years, the 26-year-old professional equestrian has suffered each of those injuries, with the most […]
I’m drafting this blog in my “office,” which is also a pantry/art supply room (AKA, the place where my kids dump their junk). The dog and my youngest daughter are fighting under my feet. I’m typing as fast as I can, because I won’t remember any of this tomorrow. My regular life is chaos, and […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Langley CSIO4*. The competition will be hosted at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia, from May 28-June 1. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and team leader Erin Keating. […]
With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games, a highlight for the U.S. Equestrian Team, with riders earning multiple show jumping and eventing medals in front of an enthusiastic crowd. In 1984, eventing was […]
Our columnist discusses the need for a long-term plan—one that relies on training more than purchasing power—for U.S. dressage.
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the athlete-and-horse combinations selected for the 2025 U.S. Eventing European Development Tour, including those selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Bicton CCIO4*-NC-S, held at Bicton Arena in Devon, England, May 22-25. The objective of the annual tour is to provide athletes […]
Greetings from Virginia. My team, the horses and I are settled back in after a productive Florida season, and I’m ramping back into the mayhem of spring horse shows, teaching clinics and generally running all over the place at Mach 2 with my hair on fire. It’s not left time for … well, anything else, […]
Want to ‘stirrup’ a lesson barn controversy? Start talking about banning peacock stirrups. That’s exactly what’s happening now that both the U.S. Pony Clubs and U.S. Equestrian Federation have announced rule changes prohibiting the use of peacock stirrups in their recognized events. While the intent behind these changes is clear—enhancing rider safety—the ripple effects are […]
In this article, the third in my series on the future of the horse industry (click to read financial planning and business management strategies), let’s tackle boarding. This is an issue that should be of interest to almost all of us. Even if you are not a professional, you probably need boarding barns to be […]
Three broken collarbones. A shattered tibia-fibula. A spiral fracture of the leg extending down into the ankle. Any one of those injuries could cause even the most dauntless athlete to take an extended break. Not Cole Horn. In the past two years, the 26-year-old professional equestrian has suffered each of those injuries, with the most […]
I’m drafting this blog in my “office,” which is also a pantry/art supply room (AKA, the place where my kids dump their junk). The dog and my youngest daughter are fighting under my feet. I’m typing as fast as I can, because I won’t remember any of this tomorrow. My regular life is chaos, and […]
