When your nickname is “Ducky,” odds are everyone’s going to buy you duck-themed items, because of course. And the team at Aaron Vale’s Thinkslikeahorse has happily leaned into the theme when it comes to his current top grand prix horse and partner for this week’s Longines League of Nations Ocala, Carissimo 25, better known as […]
Early in 2022, 14-year-old Marian “Mare” Ehlers was excited to be competing at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, with her equitation horse Pete. But after a successful start to the circuit, as the days went by, Ehlers had the sense that Pete wasn’t quite himself. They called a veterinarian, and almost before she knew […]
Adrienne Lyle guided Zen Elite Equestrian Center’s Helix to a new personal best score of 80.60% to top the Havensafe Farm CDI5* Grand Prix freestyle during “Friday Night Stars” at the 2025 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (Florida). Lyle and her Paris Olympics partner Helix—winners of the qualifying Grand Prix on Thursday—executed a demanding floorplan that […]
We apply the adage that prevention is better than cure when it comes to keeping our human athletes safe by requiring all participants in U.S. Equestrian Federation competitions to complete SafeSport training. Our equine athletes deserve the same approach. Every participant in USEF-recognized competition must complete an online SafeSport training course annually. The courses are […]
When Belgian show jumper Emilie Conter and her partner Portobella Van De Fruitkorf landed from the last in-and-out and headed to the final fence in Saturday’s jump-off for the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix, Conter started to press the mare forward but then paused. “I wanted to see if I should take the leave-out […]
The manufacturer of a calming supplement at the center of a doping case that led to the disqualification of rider Tine Magnus and the Belgian eventing team from the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday, March 13, released a statement saying accidental contamination was to blame for the situation. Magnus’ horse Dia Van Het Lichterveld Z tested […]
Para-dressage rider Fiona Howard had only one thing on her mind as she and Diamond Dunes trotted down their final centerline Sunday, moments before setting a new world record with their freestyle: staying on. The rubber band that keeps her right foot secured to the stirrup had snapped, taking away her base of support. “I […]
The definite list of entries for the 45th edition of the Longines FEI World Cup Final, which will take place April 3-6 in Basel, Switzerland, has been confirmed. Forty-two athletes from 23 countries will line up alongside 51 horses to decide who will be crowned the World Cup champion. Defending champion Henrik von Eckermann of […]
On a recent trip to Dubai, amateur rider Sasha Khursheed Said reconnected with a long-lost relative, uncovering a piece of equestrian family history. Her great-grandfather, she learned, was the veterinary inspector at the Renala Khurd Redmount Stables, a breeding farm that produced top-tier cavalry horses in pre-Partition India. “Had you asked how I got into […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the combinations who will represent the United States at the 2025 FEI Dressage World Cup Final, to take place April 4-5 in Basel, Switzerland. • Kevin Kohmann (Wellington, Florida) and Dünensee, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Dancier—Doublette, Davignon I) bred by Monika Fartmann, owned by Diamante Farms and cared for by […]
When your nickname is “Ducky,” odds are everyone’s going to buy you duck-themed items, because of course. And the team at Aaron Vale’s Thinkslikeahorse has happily leaned into the theme when it comes to his current top grand prix horse and partner for this week’s Longines League of Nations Ocala, Carissimo 25, better known as […]
Early in 2022, 14-year-old Marian “Mare” Ehlers was excited to be competing at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, with her equitation horse Pete. But after a successful start to the circuit, as the days went by, Ehlers had the sense that Pete wasn’t quite himself. They called a veterinarian, and almost before she knew […]
Adrienne Lyle guided Zen Elite Equestrian Center’s Helix to a new personal best score of 80.60% to top the Havensafe Farm CDI5* Grand Prix freestyle during “Friday Night Stars” at the 2025 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (Florida). Lyle and her Paris Olympics partner Helix—winners of the qualifying Grand Prix on Thursday—executed a demanding floorplan that […]
We apply the adage that prevention is better than cure when it comes to keeping our human athletes safe by requiring all participants in U.S. Equestrian Federation competitions to complete SafeSport training. Our equine athletes deserve the same approach. Every participant in USEF-recognized competition must complete an online SafeSport training course annually. The courses are […]
When Belgian show jumper Emilie Conter and her partner Portobella Van De Fruitkorf landed from the last in-and-out and headed to the final fence in Saturday’s jump-off for the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix, Conter started to press the mare forward but then paused. “I wanted to see if I should take the leave-out […]
The manufacturer of a calming supplement at the center of a doping case that led to the disqualification of rider Tine Magnus and the Belgian eventing team from the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday, March 13, released a statement saying accidental contamination was to blame for the situation. Magnus’ horse Dia Van Het Lichterveld Z tested […]
Para-dressage rider Fiona Howard had only one thing on her mind as she and Diamond Dunes trotted down their final centerline Sunday, moments before setting a new world record with their freestyle: staying on. The rubber band that keeps her right foot secured to the stirrup had snapped, taking away her base of support. “I […]
The definite list of entries for the 45th edition of the Longines FEI World Cup Final, which will take place April 3-6 in Basel, Switzerland, has been confirmed. Forty-two athletes from 23 countries will line up alongside 51 horses to decide who will be crowned the World Cup champion. Defending champion Henrik von Eckermann of […]
On a recent trip to Dubai, amateur rider Sasha Khursheed Said reconnected with a long-lost relative, uncovering a piece of equestrian family history. Her great-grandfather, she learned, was the veterinary inspector at the Renala Khurd Redmount Stables, a breeding farm that produced top-tier cavalry horses in pre-Partition India. “Had you asked how I got into […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the combinations who will represent the United States at the 2025 FEI Dressage World Cup Final, to take place April 4-5 in Basel, Switzerland. • Kevin Kohmann (Wellington, Florida) and Dünensee, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Dancier—Doublette, Davignon I) bred by Monika Fartmann, owned by Diamante Farms and cared for by […]
