The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is open to spectators this year, and there’s plenty to keep you busy in addition to the competition. Along with the main event, the CCI5*-L, the weekend also will feature a CCI4*-S division and a two-day show jumping competition in the form of the Kentucky Invitational CSI3* on Friday […]
The 2022 Fédération Equestre Internationale Sports Forum got underway today in Lausanne, Switzerland, with news that equestrian sports will be condensed into 11 days with no night events for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but no organizing committee has been named yet to assist in that planning. The two-day summit, which is being held in person for […]
Will Coleman will be first out of the box aboard Dondante at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L later this week, where he also will be riding Off The Record in the five-star and Chin Tonic HS in the CCI4*-S division. Here, we talk to him about his method for buying and bringing along young horses, […]
PAID PROMOTION Horses need light for far more than just vision. Blue light is the most biologically effective light responsible for regulating an animal’s internal rhythms. The Equilume Performance Lighting system comprises fully automated intelligent Stable Lights and mobile Light Masks that harness the benefits of the blue wavelength light for horses. […]
I’m not a fan of “summary” blog posts. That said, Azul and I recently had a big first for any young horse: Azul went to her first show. So in that spirit, here’s my attempt to distill the good, the bad and all of the in-between. The Show: I decided to do the 2’ special […]
Most people walking a five-star track for the first time are intimidated by the maxed-out fences, tricky combinations and serious terrain. But five years ago, when Booli Selmayr first walked the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L course during a trip to spectate at the event, she had one thought: “I can’t wait to do […]
The 11th edition of the FEI Sports Forum, happening April 25 and 26 at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, will be livestreamed and available to watch on demand on fei.org. The first day of the 2022 forum will have a prominent focus on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic regulations with individual sessions […]
On a stormy day in March 2020, I found myself trotting around an arena at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, getting ready to start my dressage test. A tablecloth flapped dramatically in the wind, triggering my horse’s fight or flight response. On that day, “Ben” chose flight. I heard the judge’s whistle […]
It’s a long-standing tradition at Sharon White’s Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia: Every January, the stirrups and reins come off, the longe line goes on, and riders spend a week focusing on balance and stability with a little bit of vaulting thrown in. The aptly named “Hell Week” is the brainchild of […]
When Ashlynn Meuchel was 19, she felt the bitter disappointment of being left off the list of under-25 riders named to the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program. But out of that disappointment came one of the biggest lessons she’s learned as a competitor and horsewoman. “Tamie [Smith] gave me some of the best advice I’ve […]
The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is open to spectators this year, and there’s plenty to keep you busy in addition to the competition. Along with the main event, the CCI5*-L, the weekend also will feature a CCI4*-S division and a two-day show jumping competition in the form of the Kentucky Invitational CSI3* on Friday […]
The 2022 Fédération Equestre Internationale Sports Forum got underway today in Lausanne, Switzerland, with news that equestrian sports will be condensed into 11 days with no night events for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but no organizing committee has been named yet to assist in that planning. The two-day summit, which is being held in person for […]
Will Coleman will be first out of the box aboard Dondante at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L later this week, where he also will be riding Off The Record in the five-star and Chin Tonic HS in the CCI4*-S division. Here, we talk to him about his method for buying and bringing along young horses, […]
PAID PROMOTION Horses need light for far more than just vision. Blue light is the most biologically effective light responsible for regulating an animal’s internal rhythms. The Equilume Performance Lighting system comprises fully automated intelligent Stable Lights and mobile Light Masks that harness the benefits of the blue wavelength light for horses. […]
I’m not a fan of “summary” blog posts. That said, Azul and I recently had a big first for any young horse: Azul went to her first show. So in that spirit, here’s my attempt to distill the good, the bad and all of the in-between. The Show: I decided to do the 2’ special […]
Most people walking a five-star track for the first time are intimidated by the maxed-out fences, tricky combinations and serious terrain. But five years ago, when Booli Selmayr first walked the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L course during a trip to spectate at the event, she had one thought: “I can’t wait to do […]
The 11th edition of the FEI Sports Forum, happening April 25 and 26 at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, will be livestreamed and available to watch on demand on fei.org. The first day of the 2022 forum will have a prominent focus on the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic regulations with individual sessions […]
On a stormy day in March 2020, I found myself trotting around an arena at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, getting ready to start my dressage test. A tablecloth flapped dramatically in the wind, triggering my horse’s fight or flight response. On that day, “Ben” chose flight. I heard the judge’s whistle […]
It’s a long-standing tradition at Sharon White’s Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia: Every January, the stirrups and reins come off, the longe line goes on, and riders spend a week focusing on balance and stability with a little bit of vaulting thrown in. The aptly named “Hell Week” is the brainchild of […]
When Ashlynn Meuchel was 19, she felt the bitter disappointment of being left off the list of under-25 riders named to the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program. But out of that disappointment came one of the biggest lessons she’s learned as a competitor and horsewoman. “Tamie [Smith] gave me some of the best advice I’ve […]
