The annual Great Charity Challenge took over the Feb. 1 installment of “Saturday Night Lights” at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, raising over $2 million for local charities while allowing riders a chance to have fun by competing in a tag-team format while wearing outlandish costumes. Now in its 16th year, the Great […]
Kent Farrington logged his second World Cup victory of the 2024-25 season Saturday night at Desert International Horse Park (California), riding to the top of the $340,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Thermal CSI5*. After winning the season’s opening leg in Traverse City (Michigan) with Greya, Farrington asserted himself at the top of the NAL […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today that it is awarding two grants totaling $100,000 to support the efforts in helping the equine population impacted by the destruction from the Los Angeles wildfires through the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund. Fleet of Angels has been awarded a $60,000 grant to further support their work in aiding […]
The best school horses transcend beyond flesh and fur. They become legends. The barn where I ride recently lost one of their beloved school ponies, Anne. Feisty in her youth, Anne had long ago stepped down to teaching beginners and toting kids. By the time my 6-year-old daughter, Ava, got to know Anne, the pony […]
For a quarter century, amateur dressage rider Mary Duke has been a fan of Mustangs. In that time, she has personally adopted and trained 16 of them, including Different Drummer, who in 2024 earned his second consecutive U.S. Dressage Federation All Breeds Award championship from the American Mustang and Burro Association. Although many dressage riders […]
Small dustings of leftover snow, a rare sight for South Carolina riders, still flanked several of the cross-country jumps when riders headed out to the schooling field for their opportunity to learn from British double Olympic gold medalist Laura Collett during a her clinic last week at Andre Parro’s Cedar Ridge Equestrian in Aiken. Luckily […]
In the wake of the devastation caused by the recent wildfires in Southern California, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Fleet of Angels to support relief efforts for the equestrian community that has been impacted by this disaster. Funds from the grant will help Fleet of Angels provide hay and shavings as well as […]
A team veterinarian’s recommendation to use a commercially produced calming supplement on a horse competing at the Paris Olympic Games has led to the suspension of a Belgian rider and the country losing its fourth-place team standing in the 2024 Olympic eventing competition. According to a final decision by the Fédération Equestre International Tribunal, released […]
The annual Great Charity Challenge took over the Feb. 1 installment of “Saturday Night Lights” at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, raising over $2 million for local charities while allowing riders a chance to have fun by competing in a tag-team format while wearing outlandish costumes. Now in its 16th year, the Great […]
Kent Farrington logged his second World Cup victory of the 2024-25 season Saturday night at Desert International Horse Park (California), riding to the top of the $340,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Thermal CSI5*. After winning the season’s opening leg in Traverse City (Michigan) with Greya, Farrington asserted himself at the top of the NAL […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today that it is awarding two grants totaling $100,000 to support the efforts in helping the equine population impacted by the destruction from the Los Angeles wildfires through the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund. Fleet of Angels has been awarded a $60,000 grant to further support their work in aiding […]
The best school horses transcend beyond flesh and fur. They become legends. The barn where I ride recently lost one of their beloved school ponies, Anne. Feisty in her youth, Anne had long ago stepped down to teaching beginners and toting kids. By the time my 6-year-old daughter, Ava, got to know Anne, the pony […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale announced today, Jan. 31, that it has created a dedicated working group tasked with developing a comprehensive strategic action plan for dressage, aimed at establishing a clear vision, realigning objectives, and creating actionable plans to enhance dressage at all levels. The working group will be chaired by George Williams, who is the […]
For a quarter century, amateur dressage rider Mary Duke has been a fan of Mustangs. In that time, she has personally adopted and trained 16 of them, including Different Drummer, who in 2024 earned his second consecutive U.S. Dressage Federation All Breeds Award championship from the American Mustang and Burro Association. Although many dressage riders […]
Small dustings of leftover snow, a rare sight for South Carolina riders, still flanked several of the cross-country jumps when riders headed out to the schooling field for their opportunity to learn from British double Olympic gold medalist Laura Collett during a her clinic last week at Andre Parro’s Cedar Ridge Equestrian in Aiken. Luckily […]
In the wake of the devastation caused by the recent wildfires in Southern California, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Fleet of Angels to support relief efforts for the equestrian community that has been impacted by this disaster. Funds from the grant will help Fleet of Angels provide hay and shavings as well as […]
