Hello, friends. It has been a minute. Our last blog update feels like forever ago. To recap, my young Thoroughbred, Sig, and I moved to the United Kingdom from Kentucky last summer. Sig settled into his new English life well and won over everyone at our new yard. He’s become an expert at hacking on […]
Life on the road may not be ideal for some, but groom Nicole “Nikki” Arnold lives for it. “I do really well in fast-paced environments,” she said. “Having to be on it at all time is a challenge, but in those moments all of your work shines through. It’s a great feeling to watch your […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Show Jumping Nations Cup Lisbon CSIO3* (Portugal) on May 26-29 and the FEI Show Jumping Nations Cup Madrid CSIO3* (Spain) on June 3-5. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski at both competitions. The aim of […]
Katie Duerrhammer was named this week to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team short list for the 2022 FEI Dressage World Championship to be held in August in Herning, Denmark, with her two Grand Prix mounts, Paxton and Quartett. Here, she shares how she got creative at home to bring out the best in Paxton. Paxton […]
I’ve had a very bumpy road to the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover so far with my 5-year-old off-track-Thoroughbred, The Quantico Kid. After injuries to both of us delayed progress, I got Kid going again this winter, only for him to bite at his side whenever I rode him at the trot. A gastroscope led […]
A Texas equestrian center that hosts a busy calendar of eventing, dressage and A-rated hunter/jumper shows has been put up for sale. The 485-acre Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas, about 100 miles from Dallas, is owned by the Brunson family and has been on the market for about 55 days. The asking price […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced the athlete-and-horse combinations named to the short list for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team ahead of the 2022 ECCO FEI Dressage World Championships, which will take place Aug. 6-14 in Herning, Denmark. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team Short List for the 2022 ECCO […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on May 10 announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team in the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*. The competition will be held May 26-29 at the Piazza di Siena in Rome, with the Nations Cup competition scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time) Friday, May […]
Veteran international show jumper Beth Underhill is no stranger to success. The 59-year-old was first named to the Canadian team in 1990 and has represented Canada in over 30 Nations Cups. But her win May 8 at the $527,181 Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule CSIO5* aboard Dieu Merci Van T&L was particularly special. […]
After undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of the California hunter/jumper calendar, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Tuesday that it will be releasing a draft version of the state’s 2023 competition calendar next week. On Jan. 15, USEF announced that it would vacate the state’s calendar “to create a more balanced, equitable, and sustainable competition environment for […]