In the first day of five-star Nations Cup action at CHIO Aachen (Germany), the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team was unable to repeat its 2021 victory, settling instead for sixth place, while the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team sits mid-pack after its first day of competition. Germany, anchored by Andre Thieme and DSP Chakaria who […]
American young rider Mimi Gochman delivered a fast and clear jump-off round Thursday afternoon to break an exciting three-way tie and clinch gold for Team North America in the FEI Youth Equestrian Games 2022 in Aachen, Germany. Behind the North American quintet of Gochman (USA), Carlos Andrés Meany Morataya (Guatemala), Gabriela Maradiaga (Honduras), Shannon Grubba (Costa […]
Deana Schenkel still remembers her mother’s call one spring afternoon in 2017. Fresh out of the junior ranks, Deana had recently returned to her parents’ Cheshire Ridge Farm near Rochester, New York, after a busy winter season working for show jumper Candice King in Ocala, Florida. Deana had left her 5-year-old jumper prospect, Concetto LX […]
Horse Sport Ireland has named the horse-and-rider combinations that will compete in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para-Dressage Championships, in Herning, Denmark, Aug. 10-14. • Tamsin Addison and Fahrenheit • Rosemary Gaffney and Chantal • Kate Kerr-Horan and Serafina T • Michael Murphy and Cleverboy Michael Murphy and Dark Diamond are the non-traveling reserve.
Correction: This story has been updated to clarify that Sterling Malnik trains with Bill Schaub and Stacia Madden. Sterling Malnik topped a field of nearly 100 to win the USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic—East, held Wednesday, June 29, as part of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships—East at Traverse City Horse Shows (Michigan). The Gladstone Cup […]
In 2015, Lauren Balcomb was ready for a change. The 25-year-old eventer had been a successful young rider in her native Australia, but decided she was ready to cross the globe to make a name for herself as a professional in the United States. Balcomb had grown up down the road from Boyd Martin and spent a few […]
On June 23, the Danish equestrian federation, Dansk Ride Forbund, named the four horse-and-rider pairs who will compete in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para-Dressage Championships, in Herning, Denmark, Aug. 10-14. The team will ride under Chef d’Equipe Astrid Gemal. Katrine Kristensen and Gørklintgaards Quater (Grade II) Tobias Thorning Jørgensen and Jolene Hill (Grade III) […]
Amateur eventer Amy Dobbins didn’t really expect her college project pony, Oliver Twist, to re-enter her life years after selling him, let alone watch last month as he helped cinch a U.S. Eventing Association Intercollegiate National Championship. Now 17, “Ollie” has brought multiple young riders across the country through the eventing and show jumping rings, moving from Georgia […]
It’s that time of the year when the best of show jumping, driving, dressage, eventing and vaulting all descend upon one singular location: Sport Park Soers in Aachen, Germany, for the annual CHIO Aachen. The famed German horse show—nicknamed the Wimbledon of the equine sport world—runs from June 24-July 3. After several stand-out performances at Aachen in […]
The “1% rule,” to me, represents hope. Here’s how the math works: If I can get 1% better each day for one year, I’ll end up 37 times better by the end of the year. It’s an exponential growth curve. I love this rule. It gets me through the times when I feel like I’m not […]
In the first day of five-star Nations Cup action at CHIO Aachen (Germany), the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team was unable to repeat its 2021 victory, settling instead for sixth place, while the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team sits mid-pack after its first day of competition. Germany, anchored by Andre Thieme and DSP Chakaria who […]
American young rider Mimi Gochman delivered a fast and clear jump-off round Thursday afternoon to break an exciting three-way tie and clinch gold for Team North America in the FEI Youth Equestrian Games 2022 in Aachen, Germany. Behind the North American quintet of Gochman (USA), Carlos Andrés Meany Morataya (Guatemala), Gabriela Maradiaga (Honduras), Shannon Grubba (Costa […]
Deana Schenkel still remembers her mother’s call one spring afternoon in 2017. Fresh out of the junior ranks, Deana had recently returned to her parents’ Cheshire Ridge Farm near Rochester, New York, after a busy winter season working for show jumper Candice King in Ocala, Florida. Deana had left her 5-year-old jumper prospect, Concetto LX […]
Horse Sport Ireland has named the horse-and-rider combinations that will compete in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para-Dressage Championships, in Herning, Denmark, Aug. 10-14. • Tamsin Addison and Fahrenheit • Rosemary Gaffney and Chantal • Kate Kerr-Horan and Serafina T • Michael Murphy and Cleverboy Michael Murphy and Dark Diamond are the non-traveling reserve.
Correction: This story has been updated to clarify that Sterling Malnik trains with Bill Schaub and Stacia Madden. Sterling Malnik topped a field of nearly 100 to win the USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic—East, held Wednesday, June 29, as part of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships—East at Traverse City Horse Shows (Michigan). The Gladstone Cup […]
In 2015, Lauren Balcomb was ready for a change. The 25-year-old eventer had been a successful young rider in her native Australia, but decided she was ready to cross the globe to make a name for herself as a professional in the United States. Balcomb had grown up down the road from Boyd Martin and spent a few […]
On June 23, the Danish equestrian federation, Dansk Ride Forbund, named the four horse-and-rider pairs who will compete in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para-Dressage Championships, in Herning, Denmark, Aug. 10-14. The team will ride under Chef d’Equipe Astrid Gemal. Katrine Kristensen and Gørklintgaards Quater (Grade II) Tobias Thorning Jørgensen and Jolene Hill (Grade III) […]
Amateur eventer Amy Dobbins didn’t really expect her college project pony, Oliver Twist, to re-enter her life years after selling him, let alone watch last month as he helped cinch a U.S. Eventing Association Intercollegiate National Championship. Now 17, “Ollie” has brought multiple young riders across the country through the eventing and show jumping rings, moving from Georgia […]
It’s that time of the year when the best of show jumping, driving, dressage, eventing and vaulting all descend upon one singular location: Sport Park Soers in Aachen, Germany, for the annual CHIO Aachen. The famed German horse show—nicknamed the Wimbledon of the equine sport world—runs from June 24-July 3. After several stand-out performances at Aachen in […]
The “1% rule,” to me, represents hope. Here’s how the math works: If I can get 1% better each day for one year, I’ll end up 37 times better by the end of the year. It’s an exponential growth curve. I love this rule. It gets me through the times when I feel like I’m not […]
