Paul Schockemöhle’s Lewitz Stud in Northern Germany is probably best known for being the biggest warmblood breeding stable in the world. But in the past few weeks, the Lewitz Stud team has taken on a new mission: helping Ukrainians flee the war. Schockemöhle’s team, spearheaded in part by Lewitz Stud training center manager Dirk Hauser, has […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Friday the athlete/horse combinations who will be competing at the Perrigo CPEDI3* at Week 9 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, March 11-13, in Wellington, Florida. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the 2022 Perrigo CPEDI3* at AGDF 9 and are listed in alphabetical order: • Beatrice […]
Something that has helped me to stay sane while working in the horse business for two-plus decades is knowing and believing that Plan A is more of a dream state than a reality. I take this fact very seriously, and usually with a certain level of amusement. I often tell people that you really have […]
By now, many people have heard what is happening on the West Coast amid a serious outbreak of EHV-1, but that story feels very different for those of us on the frontlines in Southern California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s website, along with its testing and official counts for infected horses, is accurate, […]
A Los Angeles barn where a horse that had contracted equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) was euthanized Feb. 22 has been released from quarantine by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, with no other cases reported at the facility. Ventura County also no longer has active EHV-1 cases after a horse that had been quarantined […]
After more than 60 years of running, the longtime organizer of the Groton House Farm Horse Trials, Ann Getchell, announced in January that the Hamilton, Massachusetts, farm will no longer hold horse trials. After having to cancel the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Getchell decided it was time to retire the competition. In recognition of the horse […]
Update: Cornet Obolensky and Comme Il Faut 5 reportedly have made it safely to their respective stud farms in Germany after evacuating Ukraine. In a joint statement to World of Showjumping, the stud farms said: “On Tuesday evening, supported by numerous helpers in the background, we made our way to the Ukraine border with four people. In […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Wednesday the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and U.S. Dressage U25 Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA, to be held March 17–20 at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. This will be the first team outing of the 2022 competition season. The […]
When Mary and Laura Chapot’s jumper Chandon Blue sees someone walking past his stall, he picks his head up and begs for attention. “He’s an animated horse,” Laura said with a laugh. “He always tells you how he feels and what he wants.” The 17-year old bay Oldenburg gelding (Chacco-Blue—Bluebell, Landcapitol) spent time under the […]
After a winter spent honing his show jumping skills, Doug Payne is back eventing and earning top results. Three of his advanced horses had their second outing of the year at the $50,000 Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, South Carolina, held March 4-5, and he ended the weekend in three of the top six spots, […]
Paul Schockemöhle’s Lewitz Stud in Northern Germany is probably best known for being the biggest warmblood breeding stable in the world. But in the past few weeks, the Lewitz Stud team has taken on a new mission: helping Ukrainians flee the war. Schockemöhle’s team, spearheaded in part by Lewitz Stud training center manager Dirk Hauser, has […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Friday the athlete/horse combinations who will be competing at the Perrigo CPEDI3* at Week 9 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, March 11-13, in Wellington, Florida. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the 2022 Perrigo CPEDI3* at AGDF 9 and are listed in alphabetical order: • Beatrice […]
Something that has helped me to stay sane while working in the horse business for two-plus decades is knowing and believing that Plan A is more of a dream state than a reality. I take this fact very seriously, and usually with a certain level of amusement. I often tell people that you really have […]
By now, many people have heard what is happening on the West Coast amid a serious outbreak of EHV-1, but that story feels very different for those of us on the frontlines in Southern California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s website, along with its testing and official counts for infected horses, is accurate, […]
A Los Angeles barn where a horse that had contracted equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) was euthanized Feb. 22 has been released from quarantine by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, with no other cases reported at the facility. Ventura County also no longer has active EHV-1 cases after a horse that had been quarantined […]
After more than 60 years of running, the longtime organizer of the Groton House Farm Horse Trials, Ann Getchell, announced in January that the Hamilton, Massachusetts, farm will no longer hold horse trials. After having to cancel the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Getchell decided it was time to retire the competition. In recognition of the horse […]
Update: Cornet Obolensky and Comme Il Faut 5 reportedly have made it safely to their respective stud farms in Germany after evacuating Ukraine. In a joint statement to World of Showjumping, the stud farms said: “On Tuesday evening, supported by numerous helpers in the background, we made our way to the Ukraine border with four people. In […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Wednesday the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and U.S. Dressage U25 Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA, to be held March 17–20 at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. This will be the first team outing of the 2022 competition season. The […]
When Mary and Laura Chapot’s jumper Chandon Blue sees someone walking past his stall, he picks his head up and begs for attention. “He’s an animated horse,” Laura said with a laugh. “He always tells you how he feels and what he wants.” The 17-year old bay Oldenburg gelding (Chacco-Blue—Bluebell, Landcapitol) spent time under the […]
After a winter spent honing his show jumping skills, Doug Payne is back eventing and earning top results. Three of his advanced horses had their second outing of the year at the $50,000 Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, South Carolina, held March 4-5, and he ended the weekend in three of the top six spots, […]
