Denise Moriarty grooms for Olympic show jumper Kent Farrington now, but her horsey upbringing had far more humble roots. She got her start caring for lesson ponies at Turlough Equestrian Center, an Irish riding school, and roaming the countryside aboard young horses. She moved into young rider classes with her Connemara pony Prince Owen before giving up riding while she […]
The Olympic and Paralympic qualification systems for Paris 2024 were the key topics for discussion Thursday during a “rules and regulations” session at the Fédération Equestre Internationale Hybrid General Assembly 2021, with the FEI president calling on the community to work together to safeguard the future of equestrian sport in the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Topics of debate […]
The U.S. Dressage Finals is one of my favorite shows, for a few reasons. It’s a big-deal show, at a fantastic venue. The team that runs it is the All-Stars, the best of the nation’s various show management companies all coming together. It’s a great way to get the young horses some mileage in a […]
Aedan Mooney rose to the top of a group of 16 exceptional athletes following several days of riding and stable management at this year’s Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, which was held at Lake Erie College Equestrian Center in Painesville, Ohio. “This program is amazing, and even just being here is […]
On the strength of the only double-clear cross-country round in their division, Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 on Sunday won the Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L National Championship, held at Tryon International Equestrian Center (North Carolina). Despite being held on cross-country and Baughman losing track of where they were against the clock, the pair ultimately […]
The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup series will return to the United States in 2022 after a year away and, for the first time, the competition will be on the West Coast, the U.S. Equestrian Federation and Fédération Equestre International announced Monday. The series qualifier will take place May 10-15 at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park […]
With the holidays fast approaching, we’re all in search of that one perfect gift for our family and friends. But sometimes that’s easier said than done. So whether you’re searching for the ultimate gift for a loved one, or need to nudge your non-horsey brethren in the right direction, our holiday gift guide has plenty […]
Ever since three-person teams were announced for the Tokyo Olympic Games, a vocal contingent of riders and national federations have expressed their disapproval of the format. Instituted in response to the International Olympic Committee’s mandate that equestrian competitions include more nations, the intent of the three-person teams was to increase the number of nations competing […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 14 It’s been a trying year for the riders at J.J. Tate’s Team Tate Dressage. Tate was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer, and has been battling it through the fall while still riding, teaching and competing. Her assistants Ashley Perkins and Jessica Davis have been by her side, helping ride her horses […]
When Jessica Calvert bought Clarke Calvert, she was expecting him to be a nice “husband horse” for her husband Ron Calvert, who was just learning to ride and wanted a “cowboy horse.” The bay Quarter Horse gelding (Von Remin—IR Madonna’s Charm), now 11, had been competitive on the western circuit in ranch riding and seemed […]
Denise Moriarty grooms for Olympic show jumper Kent Farrington now, but her horsey upbringing had far more humble roots. She got her start caring for lesson ponies at Turlough Equestrian Center, an Irish riding school, and roaming the countryside aboard young horses. She moved into young rider classes with her Connemara pony Prince Owen before giving up riding while she […]
The Olympic and Paralympic qualification systems for Paris 2024 were the key topics for discussion Thursday during a “rules and regulations” session at the Fédération Equestre Internationale Hybrid General Assembly 2021, with the FEI president calling on the community to work together to safeguard the future of equestrian sport in the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Topics of debate […]
The U.S. Dressage Finals is one of my favorite shows, for a few reasons. It’s a big-deal show, at a fantastic venue. The team that runs it is the All-Stars, the best of the nation’s various show management companies all coming together. It’s a great way to get the young horses some mileage in a […]
Aedan Mooney rose to the top of a group of 16 exceptional athletes following several days of riding and stable management at this year’s Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, which was held at Lake Erie College Equestrian Center in Painesville, Ohio. “This program is amazing, and even just being here is […]
On the strength of the only double-clear cross-country round in their division, Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 on Sunday won the Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L National Championship, held at Tryon International Equestrian Center (North Carolina). Despite being held on cross-country and Baughman losing track of where they were against the clock, the pair ultimately […]
The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup series will return to the United States in 2022 after a year away and, for the first time, the competition will be on the West Coast, the U.S. Equestrian Federation and Fédération Equestre International announced Monday. The series qualifier will take place May 10-15 at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park […]
With the holidays fast approaching, we’re all in search of that one perfect gift for our family and friends. But sometimes that’s easier said than done. So whether you’re searching for the ultimate gift for a loved one, or need to nudge your non-horsey brethren in the right direction, our holiday gift guide has plenty […]
Ever since three-person teams were announced for the Tokyo Olympic Games, a vocal contingent of riders and national federations have expressed their disapproval of the format. Instituted in response to the International Olympic Committee’s mandate that equestrian competitions include more nations, the intent of the three-person teams was to increase the number of nations competing […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 14 It’s been a trying year for the riders at J.J. Tate’s Team Tate Dressage. Tate was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer, and has been battling it through the fall while still riding, teaching and competing. Her assistants Ashley Perkins and Jessica Davis have been by her side, helping ride her horses […]
When Jessica Calvert bought Clarke Calvert, she was expecting him to be a nice “husband horse” for her husband Ron Calvert, who was just learning to ride and wanted a “cowboy horse.” The bay Quarter Horse gelding (Von Remin—IR Madonna’s Charm), now 11, had been competitive on the western circuit in ranch riding and seemed […]
