After their fastest wasn’t quite fast enough to win the grand prix at the Devon Horse Show (Pennsylvania) on June 2, Schuyler Riley and Robin De Ponthual traveled south to Upperville, Virginia, with a point to prove. On Sunday, the pair went full throttle to top the $216,000 Upperville Jumper Classic CSI4* at the Upperville Colt […]
Upperville, Va.—June 11 Coming into the $25,000 Salamander Hotel USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, Michael Britt-Leon had his work cut out for him. As the reigning champion aboard Private I all eyes were on him, but a star-studded lineup including two-time class winner In The Know (Samantha Schaefer) and […]
Four-star event mare Ms. Poppins, ridden by American Allie Knowles, was one of two horses euthanized after cross-country Saturday at the Bramham International Horse Trials (England). “The horse retired on course between fences and was transported back to the stables by horse ambulance to be assessed by the veterinary team and, as a result of […]
This story was updated to include a statement from the Upperville Colt & Horse Show and to correct the date of the accident, which happened June 9. Jumper rider Kimberly Prince is in stable condition after she was injured in a fall at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia, yesterday, June 9. […]
Periodically I run across discussions about rider-to-horse weight ratios. Every time I see that, it gives me pause. Because I think the physical weight we ask a horse to carry is the least of what we put on them. More than once, I’ve had conversations with other professional trainers about why we struggle more with […]
In spring 2016, lifelong equestrian Tara Meyers was scrolling casually through social media when she paused on a video shared by a local equine rescue. In the video, a herd of rough-looking geldings, mares and stallions crowded together in a stockyard pen southwest of Wichita, Kansas. The video’s caption indicated that most of the animals […]
The United States Polo Association is pleased to announce that it has purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida (“IPC”). The USPA has acquired 161 acres from WEP Polo LLC and WEP Polo Operations LLC, including Fields 1 through 5, the IPC grandstand, the Pavilion, the Mallet Grille, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Thursday announced the selection of Mimi Gochman (New York City) as the U.S. representative for the 2022 FEI Youth Equestrian Games. The FEI Youth Equestrian Games will be held during the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, June 23-July 3 in Aachen, Germany. Athletes from 30 nations will compete on borrowed […]
Not many amateurs can say they won the first Fédération Equestre Internationale event they entered. But Lisa Chan can. She and her 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Picture This (Ard VDL Douglas—Cavacruise, Cruising), recently topped the VHT International CCI1*-L, held May 26-29 at the Virginia Horse Center. Chan, 39, a hair stylist in Southern […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation this week announced the host locations for the 2022-2024 USEF/National Collegiate Equestrian Association Junior Hunter Seat Medal Finals for the East, Central and West regions. This program seeks to introduce riders to the NCEA’s format of hunter/jumping seat equitation collegiate riding and is an expansion of the NCEA’s existing junior hunt […]
After their fastest wasn’t quite fast enough to win the grand prix at the Devon Horse Show (Pennsylvania) on June 2, Schuyler Riley and Robin De Ponthual traveled south to Upperville, Virginia, with a point to prove. On Sunday, the pair went full throttle to top the $216,000 Upperville Jumper Classic CSI4* at the Upperville Colt […]
Upperville, Va.—June 11 Coming into the $25,000 Salamander Hotel USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, Michael Britt-Leon had his work cut out for him. As the reigning champion aboard Private I all eyes were on him, but a star-studded lineup including two-time class winner In The Know (Samantha Schaefer) and […]
Four-star event mare Ms. Poppins, ridden by American Allie Knowles, was one of two horses euthanized after cross-country Saturday at the Bramham International Horse Trials (England). “The horse retired on course between fences and was transported back to the stables by horse ambulance to be assessed by the veterinary team and, as a result of […]
This story was updated to include a statement from the Upperville Colt & Horse Show and to correct the date of the accident, which happened June 9. Jumper rider Kimberly Prince is in stable condition after she was injured in a fall at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia, yesterday, June 9. […]
Periodically I run across discussions about rider-to-horse weight ratios. Every time I see that, it gives me pause. Because I think the physical weight we ask a horse to carry is the least of what we put on them. More than once, I’ve had conversations with other professional trainers about why we struggle more with […]
In spring 2016, lifelong equestrian Tara Meyers was scrolling casually through social media when she paused on a video shared by a local equine rescue. In the video, a herd of rough-looking geldings, mares and stallions crowded together in a stockyard pen southwest of Wichita, Kansas. The video’s caption indicated that most of the animals […]
The United States Polo Association is pleased to announce that it has purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida (“IPC”). The USPA has acquired 161 acres from WEP Polo LLC and WEP Polo Operations LLC, including Fields 1 through 5, the IPC grandstand, the Pavilion, the Mallet Grille, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Thursday announced the selection of Mimi Gochman (New York City) as the U.S. representative for the 2022 FEI Youth Equestrian Games. The FEI Youth Equestrian Games will be held during the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, June 23-July 3 in Aachen, Germany. Athletes from 30 nations will compete on borrowed […]
Not many amateurs can say they won the first Fédération Equestre Internationale event they entered. But Lisa Chan can. She and her 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Picture This (Ard VDL Douglas—Cavacruise, Cruising), recently topped the VHT International CCI1*-L, held May 26-29 at the Virginia Horse Center. Chan, 39, a hair stylist in Southern […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation this week announced the host locations for the 2022-2024 USEF/National Collegiate Equestrian Association Junior Hunter Seat Medal Finals for the East, Central and West regions. This program seeks to introduce riders to the NCEA’s format of hunter/jumping seat equitation collegiate riding and is an expansion of the NCEA’s existing junior hunt […]
