Ten years ago, when Stephanie Simpson was just two years into her career as a professional groom for Dominic and Jimmie Schramm, she told the Chronicle she still felt a bit out of place in the big leagues, as a kid from a dairy farm in Vermont grooming at a competition like the Kentucky Three-Day […]
When trainer Jessica Keesey headed to Dressage at Flintridge (California) with a Welsh Pony in tow, her only goal for the weekend was to see what the gelding was like in a big atmosphere as she prepped him for his rider, 10-year-old Iona Flack, to compete later this year. By the end of the weekend, […]
There was no official notice posted to the tack room door. No email to staff and boarders. No letter to families. Just rumors passed from boarder to instructor, instructor to student. Then the trailers arrived, confirming the suspicions that had been swirling: Rock Creek Park Horse Center was in trouble. On Jan. 31, Laura Brown, […]
Para-dressage has been confirmed for inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics and will be held, like the Olympic horse sports, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, the LA28 Organizing Committee and Fédération Equestre International announced Tuesday. “We are very happy with the announcements made by the IPC and LA28,” FEI Secretary General and […]
For weeks, I went back and forth: To leadline or not to leadline? The past two years, I documented our Devon leadline exploits: getting gussied up, battling the stress, riding the high, and recovering from the horse show hangover. And while I treasure those precious memories, I also treasure what’s left of my sanity and my marriage. […]
Dutch dressage stallion One Million is coming to the United States to be ridden by Olympian Adrienne Lyle after being purchased by Heidi Humphries’ Zen Elite Equestrian Center. “I don’t think there are enough words to describe how excited I am about this incredible young stallion,” Lyle wrote Sunday in a social media post. “It […]
Good or bad, everyone remembers their first time at Devon. Whether they were still young enough to show in jodhpurs and garters or didn’t come until they were an adult, everyone has a story. We asked top trainers and riders to tell us about their personal debuts in the Dixon Oval. John French, rider of […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has expelled equine veterinarian and amateur dressage rider Ashlee Watts in the wake of her conviction for felony animal cruelty by a Brazos County, Texas, criminal court. The October 2024 conviction and subsequent USEF ruling stem from a 2019 incident in which Watts repeatedly used an electric cattle prod on a […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
Devon, Pa.—May 31 On Thursday night before the Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon, Mark Bluman told his mount Ubiluc, “If you’re top 3, you don’t jump on Saturday.” The pair didn’t quite get it done, finishing ninth after having one down. So Bluman decided to give it a shot in the final FEI class of […]
Ten years ago, when Stephanie Simpson was just two years into her career as a professional groom for Dominic and Jimmie Schramm, she told the Chronicle she still felt a bit out of place in the big leagues, as a kid from a dairy farm in Vermont grooming at a competition like the Kentucky Three-Day […]
When trainer Jessica Keesey headed to Dressage at Flintridge (California) with a Welsh Pony in tow, her only goal for the weekend was to see what the gelding was like in a big atmosphere as she prepped him for his rider, 10-year-old Iona Flack, to compete later this year. By the end of the weekend, […]
There was no official notice posted to the tack room door. No email to staff and boarders. No letter to families. Just rumors passed from boarder to instructor, instructor to student. Then the trailers arrived, confirming the suspicions that had been swirling: Rock Creek Park Horse Center was in trouble. On Jan. 31, Laura Brown, […]
Para-dressage has been confirmed for inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics and will be held, like the Olympic horse sports, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, the LA28 Organizing Committee and Fédération Equestre International announced Tuesday. “We are very happy with the announcements made by the IPC and LA28,” FEI Secretary General and […]
For weeks, I went back and forth: To leadline or not to leadline? The past two years, I documented our Devon leadline exploits: getting gussied up, battling the stress, riding the high, and recovering from the horse show hangover. And while I treasure those precious memories, I also treasure what’s left of my sanity and my marriage. […]
Dutch dressage stallion One Million is coming to the United States to be ridden by Olympian Adrienne Lyle after being purchased by Heidi Humphries’ Zen Elite Equestrian Center. “I don’t think there are enough words to describe how excited I am about this incredible young stallion,” Lyle wrote Sunday in a social media post. “It […]
Good or bad, everyone remembers their first time at Devon. Whether they were still young enough to show in jodhpurs and garters or didn’t come until they were an adult, everyone has a story. We asked top trainers and riders to tell us about their personal debuts in the Dixon Oval. John French, rider of […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has expelled equine veterinarian and amateur dressage rider Ashlee Watts in the wake of her conviction for felony animal cruelty by a Brazos County, Texas, criminal court. The October 2024 conviction and subsequent USEF ruling stem from a 2019 incident in which Watts repeatedly used an electric cattle prod on a […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
Devon, Pa.—May 31 On Thursday night before the Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon, Mark Bluman told his mount Ubiluc, “If you’re top 3, you don’t jump on Saturday.” The pair didn’t quite get it done, finishing ninth after having one down. So Bluman decided to give it a shot in the final FEI class of […]
