McLain Ward has developed a ritual when he gets on HH Azur. “I give her a pat and say, ‘You don’t owe me a single jump, but if you could jump a few more, I’d appreciate it,’ ” Ward said. The 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood (Thunder VD Zuuthoeve—Sion VD Zuuthoeve, Sir Lui VD Zuuthoeve) mare is […]
Kimberly Beattie wasn’t totally sold on Charmander when she first met him. The flea-bitten gray gelding was already 18 when she tried him in Ocala in 2016 while looking for an experienced jumper. “I had some young jumpers and hunters when we were looking for another horse to take me up the jumper ranks, as […]
The U.S Equestrian Federation on Monday announced the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, to be held July 1-2 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello. The team will be: • Will Coleman (Gordonsville, Virginia) and Off The Record, […]
Even though small pony extraordinaire Rico Suavé is 22 years old, he doesn’t look or act his age. “Ironically he’s getting younger-looking, not older!” trainer David Belford said with a laugh. “Everyone always stops to tell me that at the horse shows.” Translated from Spanish to English, the phrase “rico suavé” roughly means “rich and smooth,” […]
PAID PROMOTION Who are we? Country & Stable are an established retailer of quality British, European and American equestrian products. We specialize in selling premium equestrian brands and English horseback riding gear. Our mission is to provide our U.S. customers access to a wide range of top-quality equestrian products for the best value. How […]
Grand Prix trainer and competitor Jeremy Steinberg was the U.S. Equestrian Federation national dressage youth coach from 2010 to 2014. The 1996 FEI North American Young Riders Dressage Championships individual gold medalist, he is a former U.S. Dressage Federation Junior/Young Rider clinic series clinician. He credits much of his dressage education to the late Dietrich […]
When Rhian Murphy was recruited to the Texas A&M equestrian team nearly six years ago, she looked at the opportunity as the perfect next step after a junior career that had included appearances at top shows up and down the East Coast. Even though the school’s campus in College Station, Texas, was nearly 2,000 miles […]
After being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, the Devon Horse Show is finally returning this week. Horse people and Devon, Pennsylvania, locals alike will descend upon the show grounds to enjoy not just the competition, but the famous fudge, lemon sticks and iconic Ferris wheel that are all part of one of the […]
Michigan’s 13-week Traverse City Horse Shows series, scheduled to begin June 8, could be canceled this year if show organizers and local government officials cannot resolve an ongoing dispute about management of the showgrounds. On May 9, Acme Township notified TCHS management that the show’s special use permit will be suspended and the show not […]
Irish show jumper Shane Sweetnam proved over the weekend that he’s back on form with his No. 1 horse Alejandro. Following up a tantalizingly close second-place finish in April’s Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach Grand Prix, the pair took the top spot in the $140,000 Hagyard Grand Prix CSI3*, held May 14 at the Kentucky […]
McLain Ward has developed a ritual when he gets on HH Azur. “I give her a pat and say, ‘You don’t owe me a single jump, but if you could jump a few more, I’d appreciate it,’ ” Ward said. The 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood (Thunder VD Zuuthoeve—Sion VD Zuuthoeve, Sir Lui VD Zuuthoeve) mare is […]
Kimberly Beattie wasn’t totally sold on Charmander when she first met him. The flea-bitten gray gelding was already 18 when she tried him in Ocala in 2016 while looking for an experienced jumper. “I had some young jumpers and hunters when we were looking for another horse to take me up the jumper ranks, as […]
The U.S Equestrian Federation on Monday announced the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival, to be held July 1-2 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello. The team will be: • Will Coleman (Gordonsville, Virginia) and Off The Record, […]
Even though small pony extraordinaire Rico Suavé is 22 years old, he doesn’t look or act his age. “Ironically he’s getting younger-looking, not older!” trainer David Belford said with a laugh. “Everyone always stops to tell me that at the horse shows.” Translated from Spanish to English, the phrase “rico suavé” roughly means “rich and smooth,” […]
PAID PROMOTION Who are we? Country & Stable are an established retailer of quality British, European and American equestrian products. We specialize in selling premium equestrian brands and English horseback riding gear. Our mission is to provide our U.S. customers access to a wide range of top-quality equestrian products for the best value. How […]
Grand Prix trainer and competitor Jeremy Steinberg was the U.S. Equestrian Federation national dressage youth coach from 2010 to 2014. The 1996 FEI North American Young Riders Dressage Championships individual gold medalist, he is a former U.S. Dressage Federation Junior/Young Rider clinic series clinician. He credits much of his dressage education to the late Dietrich […]
When Rhian Murphy was recruited to the Texas A&M equestrian team nearly six years ago, she looked at the opportunity as the perfect next step after a junior career that had included appearances at top shows up and down the East Coast. Even though the school’s campus in College Station, Texas, was nearly 2,000 miles […]
After being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, the Devon Horse Show is finally returning this week. Horse people and Devon, Pennsylvania, locals alike will descend upon the show grounds to enjoy not just the competition, but the famous fudge, lemon sticks and iconic Ferris wheel that are all part of one of the […]
Michigan’s 13-week Traverse City Horse Shows series, scheduled to begin June 8, could be canceled this year if show organizers and local government officials cannot resolve an ongoing dispute about management of the showgrounds. On May 9, Acme Township notified TCHS management that the show’s special use permit will be suspended and the show not […]
Irish show jumper Shane Sweetnam proved over the weekend that he’s back on form with his No. 1 horse Alejandro. Following up a tantalizingly close second-place finish in April’s Longines Global Champions Tour Miami Beach Grand Prix, the pair took the top spot in the $140,000 Hagyard Grand Prix CSI3*, held May 14 at the Kentucky […]
