The entry list for the inaugural Maryland 5 Star is out and 45 pairs are signed up to contest the event, to be held Oct. 13-17 in Elkton, Maryland. A CCI3*-L and the USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships will be held alongside the five-star event. Headlining the five-star is three-time Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Oliver Townend […]
Badminton Horse Trials announced Sept. 23 that Mars Equestrian will become the presenting sponsor for the 2022 edition of its CCI5*-L, to take place May 4-8 at The Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton estate in Gloucestershire, England. “Mars Equestrian Sponsorship are thrilled to become the presenting partner of Badminton Horse Trials,” said William Clements, vice president of global sponsorships and sports […]
Earlier this summer, while McLain Ward was storming around the European show jumping circuit in preparation for what would be a silver-medal performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games, his team back at Castle Hill Farm in Brewster, New York, was quietly making a different sort of preparation. Without any fanfare, Castle Hill barn manager Erica […]
I recently served as a licensed dressage judge at a USDF/USEF show, a goal that has been years in the making. Although I began this path to become a better competitor, I gained so much more. As my “judge’s eye” developed, my students benefited. And, while I initially found judging quite challenging, as I put […]
Dan Kreitl contested the Plantation Field International CCI3*-S over the weekend, finishing fifth on Carmango and 18th on Horales, both owned by Kay Dixon. Read on to learn more about this Indiana-based eventer who is finding success at the upper levels of the sport: You might not notice Dan Kreitl at a competition, despite his 6’4″ […]
Team USA riders seemed to go into the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (Germany) with a few post-Olympic scores to settle. And settle they did. By the end of the 10-day show, the U.S. show jumpers had won their first Aachen Nations Cup in 16 years and individually settled for second by a tail hair in the […]
*This article has been updated to include additional information about the competition licensing requirements. Coatesville, Pa.—Sept. 19 Phillip Dutton’s been making headlines this year with his top horses Z and Fernhill Singapore, but like any successful eventer, he has several young stars coming up behind them in his barn. Quasi Cool has been steadily moving up […]
Olympic medalist and multiple five-star winner Andrew Nicholson announced he’ll step down from the highest levels of eventing during the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (England) on Sept 19. As a longstanding member of the New Zealand team, Nicholson won FEI World Equestrian Games team gold in 1990 (Sweden), and he also earned Olympic silver and […]
Will Coleman became the first American in history to win the prestigious CHIO4*-S Aachen (Germany) today, finishing on 30.50 penalties with Off The Record, a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse owned by the Off The Record Syndicate. The U.S. team also turned in its best-ever performance at the competition, finishing second behind Great Britain, which led from […]
In recent months, the U.S. Equestrian Federation General Rule 314, otherwise known as the “mileage rule,” has again been a hot topic of discussion. Though I’m not an authority on horse show and competition management, I have seen horse shows evolve since the rule’s inception in 1975. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, I now firmly […]
The entry list for the inaugural Maryland 5 Star is out and 45 pairs are signed up to contest the event, to be held Oct. 13-17 in Elkton, Maryland. A CCI3*-L and the USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships will be held alongside the five-star event. Headlining the five-star is three-time Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Oliver Townend […]
Badminton Horse Trials announced Sept. 23 that Mars Equestrian will become the presenting sponsor for the 2022 edition of its CCI5*-L, to take place May 4-8 at The Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton estate in Gloucestershire, England. “Mars Equestrian Sponsorship are thrilled to become the presenting partner of Badminton Horse Trials,” said William Clements, vice president of global sponsorships and sports […]
Earlier this summer, while McLain Ward was storming around the European show jumping circuit in preparation for what would be a silver-medal performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games, his team back at Castle Hill Farm in Brewster, New York, was quietly making a different sort of preparation. Without any fanfare, Castle Hill barn manager Erica […]
I recently served as a licensed dressage judge at a USDF/USEF show, a goal that has been years in the making. Although I began this path to become a better competitor, I gained so much more. As my “judge’s eye” developed, my students benefited. And, while I initially found judging quite challenging, as I put […]
Dan Kreitl contested the Plantation Field International CCI3*-S over the weekend, finishing fifth on Carmango and 18th on Horales, both owned by Kay Dixon. Read on to learn more about this Indiana-based eventer who is finding success at the upper levels of the sport: You might not notice Dan Kreitl at a competition, despite his 6’4″ […]
Team USA riders seemed to go into the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (Germany) with a few post-Olympic scores to settle. And settle they did. By the end of the 10-day show, the U.S. show jumpers had won their first Aachen Nations Cup in 16 years and individually settled for second by a tail hair in the […]
*This article has been updated to include additional information about the competition licensing requirements. Coatesville, Pa.—Sept. 19 Phillip Dutton’s been making headlines this year with his top horses Z and Fernhill Singapore, but like any successful eventer, he has several young stars coming up behind them in his barn. Quasi Cool has been steadily moving up […]
Olympic medalist and multiple five-star winner Andrew Nicholson announced he’ll step down from the highest levels of eventing during the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (England) on Sept 19. As a longstanding member of the New Zealand team, Nicholson won FEI World Equestrian Games team gold in 1990 (Sweden), and he also earned Olympic silver and […]
Will Coleman became the first American in history to win the prestigious CHIO4*-S Aachen (Germany) today, finishing on 30.50 penalties with Off The Record, a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse owned by the Off The Record Syndicate. The U.S. team also turned in its best-ever performance at the competition, finishing second behind Great Britain, which led from […]
In recent months, the U.S. Equestrian Federation General Rule 314, otherwise known as the “mileage rule,” has again been a hot topic of discussion. Though I’m not an authority on horse show and competition management, I have seen horse shows evolve since the rule’s inception in 1975. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, I now firmly […]
