On Dec. 1, the point count resets to zero, and another year of competing is upon us. But with a new year comes new rules for the show season. You can read a full list of the rule changes on the U.S. Equestrian Federation website, but we’ve highlighted a few important ones. General Rules • […]
After multiple high-profile figures within the international equestrian community—including U.S. show jumping Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Swiss gold medalist Steve Guerdat—made detailed arguments against the use of three-person Olympic and Paralympic teams after the Tokyo Games, it may have been surprising to learn that national federations last week voted overwhelmingly in favor of keeping three-member […]
Last year, the second annual Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sport took place in an equestrian community that had, like the world at large, seemingly been jolted by an earthquake. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the widespread racial-justice protests that followed sparked tough conversations about the lack of diversity in equestrian […]
In just their third start at the World Cup level, Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita topped a field of 29 to notch their first victory Saturday at the $150,000 Longines FEI World Cup Las Vegas CSI4*-W at the South Point Arena. The pair won their first Fédération Equestre Internationale grand prix back in May, […]
Horse trials come and—more often—go over the years, usually becoming casualties of encroaching urbanization or the sale of a farm. In New England’s Area I, Huntington Farm’s annual horse trials, held since the 1970s on the picturesque 205-acre farm in Strafford, Vermont, has been a mainstay even as other competitions have disappeared. So, when longtime farm […]
Mark Laskin, who resigned from his role as Equestrian Canada’s show jumping technical advisor on Nov. 9, has been named chef d’equipe of the Mexican show jumping team, effective Dec. 1. “Mr. Laskin is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded rider, trainer and equestrian leader, but above all, he is truly a horseman,” stated an […]
U.S. Paralympian Beatrice de Lavalette returned to Belgium, her childhood home and the site of the 2016 suicide bombing that left her a double amputee, to receive the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s 2021 Against All Odds Award this week. A rider from childhood, de Lavalette’s recovery from the injuries she sustained in the March 2016 terrorist […]
While the international equestrian community celebrated in 2021 the return of many top-level events such as the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final (Spain) and the Tokyo Olympic Games, the sporting year was far from normal. COVID-19 kept some long-standing shows shuttered for another year, and the FEI World Cup Final for dressage and jumping was […]
Beverly Strauss co-founded MidAtlantic Horse Rescue with Ginny Suarez in 2002 in Chesapeake City, Maryland. They average 100 rehomes a year of horses from the track and from auctions. In this excerpt from the article “Tips For The Off-Track Transition,” Strauss shares seven tips she’s learned from her vast experience: 1. While it’s a personal […]
Sonoma Horse Park on Wednesday announced it will run its 2022 hunter/jumper show series under the auspices of the National Snaffle Bit Association, making it the second major venue to break ties with the U.S. Equestrian Federation over mileage-rule restrictions. The announcement comes a week after Sonoma Horse Park CEO Howard Herman said the venue […]
On Dec. 1, the point count resets to zero, and another year of competing is upon us. But with a new year comes new rules for the show season. You can read a full list of the rule changes on the U.S. Equestrian Federation website, but we’ve highlighted a few important ones. General Rules • […]
After multiple high-profile figures within the international equestrian community—including U.S. show jumping Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Swiss gold medalist Steve Guerdat—made detailed arguments against the use of three-person Olympic and Paralympic teams after the Tokyo Games, it may have been surprising to learn that national federations last week voted overwhelmingly in favor of keeping three-member […]
Last year, the second annual Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sport took place in an equestrian community that had, like the world at large, seemingly been jolted by an earthquake. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the widespread racial-justice protests that followed sparked tough conversations about the lack of diversity in equestrian […]
In just their third start at the World Cup level, Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita topped a field of 29 to notch their first victory Saturday at the $150,000 Longines FEI World Cup Las Vegas CSI4*-W at the South Point Arena. The pair won their first Fédération Equestre Internationale grand prix back in May, […]
Horse trials come and—more often—go over the years, usually becoming casualties of encroaching urbanization or the sale of a farm. In New England’s Area I, Huntington Farm’s annual horse trials, held since the 1970s on the picturesque 205-acre farm in Strafford, Vermont, has been a mainstay even as other competitions have disappeared. So, when longtime farm […]
Mark Laskin, who resigned from his role as Equestrian Canada’s show jumping technical advisor on Nov. 9, has been named chef d’equipe of the Mexican show jumping team, effective Dec. 1. “Mr. Laskin is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded rider, trainer and equestrian leader, but above all, he is truly a horseman,” stated an […]
U.S. Paralympian Beatrice de Lavalette returned to Belgium, her childhood home and the site of the 2016 suicide bombing that left her a double amputee, to receive the Fédération Equestre Internationale’s 2021 Against All Odds Award this week. A rider from childhood, de Lavalette’s recovery from the injuries she sustained in the March 2016 terrorist […]
While the international equestrian community celebrated in 2021 the return of many top-level events such as the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final (Spain) and the Tokyo Olympic Games, the sporting year was far from normal. COVID-19 kept some long-standing shows shuttered for another year, and the FEI World Cup Final for dressage and jumping was […]
Beverly Strauss co-founded MidAtlantic Horse Rescue with Ginny Suarez in 2002 in Chesapeake City, Maryland. They average 100 rehomes a year of horses from the track and from auctions. In this excerpt from the article “Tips For The Off-Track Transition,” Strauss shares seven tips she’s learned from her vast experience: 1. While it’s a personal […]
Sonoma Horse Park on Wednesday announced it will run its 2022 hunter/jumper show series under the auspices of the National Snaffle Bit Association, making it the second major venue to break ties with the U.S. Equestrian Federation over mileage-rule restrictions. The announcement comes a week after Sonoma Horse Park CEO Howard Herman said the venue […]
