How strong is the field at the first Badminton Horse Trials (England) to be held in three years? Strong enough that Tamie Smith and Mai Baum, arguably the best eventing dressage competitors in the U.S., are sitting in fourth place after Thursday’s first day of CCI5*-L dressage. “He’s been on fire all week and got a […]
Update: This story was updated May 9 to include a statement from Riga Meadow Equestrian Center, which owns part of the property upon which Millbrook Horse Trials runs. Millbrook Horse Trials has been canceled for this year, its organizing committee announced Wednesday. It was scheduled to be held Aug. 4-7 in Amenia, New York. The […]
After Doug Payne lost the ride on a former advanced horse a decade ago, he and his wife Jessica Payne decided they’d start bringing up their own horses so there would always be some youngsters in the pipeline under their ownership. Quantum Leap was the first of several horses to come to the Paynes as […]
They say the best riders grow up riding anything and everything, and by that metric 21-year-old Lexie Paxton is well on her way to the top of the sport. On May 5 she’ll have a chance to prove herself while riding for Washington and Lee University (Virginia) at the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championship in […]
U.S.-based Australian eventer Dom Schramm is taking on Badminton Horse Trials CCI5*-L, May 4-8. Schramm, who runs Schramm Equestrian with his wife Jimmie Schramm from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, and Ocala, Florida, will be taking Bolytair B (Polytair—Nobelle, Glennridge) a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Team Bolytair B. While it will be the pair’s fifth five-star, it […]
Jackie Guezille is a second-year veterinary student at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Massachussetts) and amateur dressage rider who plans to become an equine sports medicine veterinarian. She was one of approximately 40 students from veterinary schools across the country who attended the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event at the invitation of the American […]
Badminton is back! After the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Badminton Horse Trials (England) were canceled, the storied CCI5*-L returns this year, with a hefty North American contingent of competitors and 180,000 spectators expected to attend over the five days of competition. The Schedule (All times listed are local; England is five hours ahead of U.S. […]
Michael Jung returning to the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L to win it again wasn’t exactly a surprise—from the moment he entered, competitors and fans alike knew the German would be the one to beat. In setting a world-record low score for a five-star aboard fischerChipmunk FRH, Jung delivered a master class in how to “do eventing” […]
One of the biggest weekends in U.S. eventing has come to an end, with a four-time champion crowned and a world record set at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. But beyond the top 10 and the victory gallops, every rider was writing their own story of perseverance and dedication. Here are some of the favorite moments […]
Lexington, Ky.—May 1 A world-record low five-star score. A wire-to-wire win. A fourth Kentucky victory. Do one and you’re a champion. Do two simultaneously and you’re on fire. Do all three and you’re Michael Jung. The German eventing phenom’s 20.1 winning score Sunday with fischerChipmunk FRH at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event broke the […]