A few weeks ago, a friend of mine took his young, promising FEI horse to a big indoor show—their first after a season of success in outdoor competition. The Grand Prix went well. But in the freestyle, his poor horse was overwhelmed by the environment and utterly lost the plot. My friend had to pilot […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete for a season, you may as well make it worth your time. Belgian Jos Verlooy is doing just that at the Desert Circuit, notching his second win of the winter with FTS Killossery Konfusion in the $117,000 Marshall & Sterling Grand […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 The R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship has never been a great class for Violet Tatum. Her first two years contesting it she didn’t get a ribbon, so her goal this year was just to make it to the second round. Tatum did that and much more, winning the class over Taryn McEntire and […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 7 When Nick Haness is sitting on Cavaletto Loma Z and he sees the words “hand gallop” written on a course map, he gets excited. “When they say hand gallop, I take it to heart,” he said. “When I saw that final hand gallop jump, I just said, ‘Let it rip!’ ” he […]
For jumper rider Ryan Haselden and her family, Feb. 19, 2025, will be a day seared into their memories forever. That afternoon, the day of Haselden’s 14th birthday, the teen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while competing at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida. Haselden’s parents, Will and Lindsay, attribute the rapid and correct actions […]
Geñay Vaughn knew from the moment she met Gino eight years ago that he was special. The striking black Dutch Warmblood gelding was originally meant for her mother, Michele Vaughn, but after Geñay sat on him when he arrived at their Starr Vaughn Equestrian in Elk Grove, California, mother and daughter both agreed he had […]
U.S. Para Dressage Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Michel Assouline, who led the U.S. Para Dressage Team in winning its first team and multiple individual gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, has renewed his leadership role through the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Wednesday, March 5. The […]
Late last summer, one of our riding students said she was worried about starting middle school. Her classes would be full of unfamiliar faces, she’d told her mom, and making friends is hard. When mother reminded daughter of a recent barn event where she’d connected quickly with another young rider, the girl replied, “But mom, […]
Three of the four riders who helped the United States take third place last year at the inaugural Longines League of Nations Ocala will be returning to compete this year at the event, held March 22 at the World Equestrian Center—Ocala (Florida). Nine of the top 20 athletes on the current Longines FEI World Rankings […]
When Anna Marek first welcomed Fire Fly into her barn in 2021, she quickly realized that he was different from the other top-level horses she had worked with. Sensitive, intelligent and deeply intuitive, the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Briar Junior—Arieka, OO Seven), bred in the Netherlands by Anton Geessink and owned by Janet Simile, has […]
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine took his young, promising FEI horse to a big indoor show—their first after a season of success in outdoor competition. The Grand Prix went well. But in the freestyle, his poor horse was overwhelmed by the environment and utterly lost the plot. My friend had to pilot […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete for a season, you may as well make it worth your time. Belgian Jos Verlooy is doing just that at the Desert Circuit, notching his second win of the winter with FTS Killossery Konfusion in the $117,000 Marshall & Sterling Grand […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 8 The R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship has never been a great class for Violet Tatum. Her first two years contesting it she didn’t get a ribbon, so her goal this year was just to make it to the second round. Tatum did that and much more, winning the class over Taryn McEntire and […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 7 When Nick Haness is sitting on Cavaletto Loma Z and he sees the words “hand gallop” written on a course map, he gets excited. “When they say hand gallop, I take it to heart,” he said. “When I saw that final hand gallop jump, I just said, ‘Let it rip!’ ” he […]
For jumper rider Ryan Haselden and her family, Feb. 19, 2025, will be a day seared into their memories forever. That afternoon, the day of Haselden’s 14th birthday, the teen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while competing at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida. Haselden’s parents, Will and Lindsay, attribute the rapid and correct actions […]
Geñay Vaughn knew from the moment she met Gino eight years ago that he was special. The striking black Dutch Warmblood gelding was originally meant for her mother, Michele Vaughn, but after Geñay sat on him when he arrived at their Starr Vaughn Equestrian in Elk Grove, California, mother and daughter both agreed he had […]
U.S. Para Dressage Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Michel Assouline, who led the U.S. Para Dressage Team in winning its first team and multiple individual gold medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, has renewed his leadership role through the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Wednesday, March 5. The […]
Late last summer, one of our riding students said she was worried about starting middle school. Her classes would be full of unfamiliar faces, she’d told her mom, and making friends is hard. When mother reminded daughter of a recent barn event where she’d connected quickly with another young rider, the girl replied, “But mom, […]
Three of the four riders who helped the United States take third place last year at the inaugural Longines League of Nations Ocala will be returning to compete this year at the event, held March 22 at the World Equestrian Center—Ocala (Florida). Nine of the top 20 athletes on the current Longines FEI World Rankings […]
When Anna Marek first welcomed Fire Fly into her barn in 2021, she quickly realized that he was different from the other top-level horses she had worked with. Sensitive, intelligent and deeply intuitive, the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Briar Junior—Arieka, OO Seven), bred in the Netherlands by Anton Geessink and owned by Janet Simile, has […]
