Lexington, Ky.—April 29 After a strong spring season last year, Starr Witness was conspicuously absent from the eventing start lists in the autumn. Between preparing for the Tokyo Olympics with his veteran campaigner Vandiver, a full competition schedule with his jumpers, and that he wasn’t aiming the mare toward a five-star, rider Doug Payne decided to save […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Fleeceworks Royal did her first advanced horse trial in 2017 at age 8, but it wasn’t until she cantered down centerline Thursday with Tamie Smith that she made her five-star debut. A series of setbacks over the years, from a corneal transplant to an airway obstruction, slowed her progress to the top […]
The decision to become a U.S. Marine had long ping-ponged around in Connor Hankin’s head, but to the greater steeplechase racing world, it came as a shock. He was having his best season yet as an amateur jockey when, on Aug. 25, 2016—with 41 starts, horses earning over $300,000 in prize money and a No. […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Liz Halliday-Sharp brought three very different types of horses to the Lexington CCI4*-S at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, but they all have one thing in common: She’s produced each through most of their eventing careers. After Thursday’s first day of dressage, she’s leading the division with the most experienced of the three, […]
Christmas, New Years, my birthday: I don’t feel any of these in my bones the way I do the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L week. (Well, maybe my birthday, as the bones feel that pretty strongly!) Like Christmas, everything seems clearer and feels more real the week of Kentucky. As a competitor, every choice […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 It’s the closest thing the horse world gets to a red carpet. Each year at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, riders trade their breeches and boots for more fashionable attire, and the horses shine brighter than brand-new lucky pennies for the first horse inspection. While it’s a nerve-wracking few minutes, as no […]
U.S.-based Australian eventer Dom Schramm is headed to England to take on Badminton Horse Trials CCI5*-L, along with a healthy contingent of U.S. riders entered in the event, to be held 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) […]
California-based adult amateur hunter/jumper rider Lyssette Williams has been a self-starter since a young age. Raised by her single mother, Williams started riding thanks to one of her mother’s coworkers, who taught her basic flatwork and horsemanship lessons. When she decided she wanted to jump, her mother gave her the task of finding an affordable […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Tuesday announced the three athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour this spring. The athletes will be led by USEF Youth Coach George Williams. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected for the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour for 2022, listed in alphabetical […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 29 After a strong spring season last year, Starr Witness was conspicuously absent from the eventing start lists in the autumn. Between preparing for the Tokyo Olympics with his veteran campaigner Vandiver, a full competition schedule with his jumpers, and that he wasn’t aiming the mare toward a five-star, rider Doug Payne decided to save […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Fleeceworks Royal did her first advanced horse trial in 2017 at age 8, but it wasn’t until she cantered down centerline Thursday with Tamie Smith that she made her five-star debut. A series of setbacks over the years, from a corneal transplant to an airway obstruction, slowed her progress to the top […]
The decision to become a U.S. Marine had long ping-ponged around in Connor Hankin’s head, but to the greater steeplechase racing world, it came as a shock. He was having his best season yet as an amateur jockey when, on Aug. 25, 2016—with 41 starts, horses earning over $300,000 in prize money and a No. […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Liz Halliday-Sharp brought three very different types of horses to the Lexington CCI4*-S at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, but they all have one thing in common: She’s produced each through most of their eventing careers. After Thursday’s first day of dressage, she’s leading the division with the most experienced of the three, […]
Christmas, New Years, my birthday: I don’t feel any of these in my bones the way I do the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L week. (Well, maybe my birthday, as the bones feel that pretty strongly!) Like Christmas, everything seems clearer and feels more real the week of Kentucky. As a competitor, every choice […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 It’s the closest thing the horse world gets to a red carpet. Each year at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, riders trade their breeches and boots for more fashionable attire, and the horses shine brighter than brand-new lucky pennies for the first horse inspection. While it’s a nerve-wracking few minutes, as no […]
U.S.-based Australian eventer Dom Schramm is headed to England to take on Badminton Horse Trials CCI5*-L, along with a healthy contingent of U.S. riders entered in the event, to be held 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) […]
Tuesday was the second and final day of the Fédération Equestre Internationale Sports Forum, held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rule change proposals were discussed for eventing, dressage and para-dressage, as part of the quadrennial full rule revision cycle for those sports, as well as for veterinary regulations. Discussion of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1), […]
California-based adult amateur hunter/jumper rider Lyssette Williams has been a self-starter since a young age. Raised by her single mother, Williams started riding thanks to one of her mother’s coworkers, who taught her basic flatwork and horsemanship lessons. When she decided she wanted to jump, her mother gave her the task of finding an affordable […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Tuesday announced the three athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour this spring. The athletes will be led by USEF Youth Coach George Williams. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected for the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour for 2022, listed in alphabetical […]
