Watching the preliminary dressage, you may have blinked and missed him. He probably looked like any other bay horse popping over the show jumping track, and he treated the cross-country like the jumps were speed bumps. But that plain bay Lynn Symansky was riding this weekend at the Mars Great Meadow International was none other than Donner, also know […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 21 Standing on the ramp waiting to head into the Rolex Stadium, can be one of the hardest moments for a rider during the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships. At that point, your warm-up is done, and your plan is mostly set; all you can do is wait for your turn and […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 21 Every August some of the best hunters in the country converge on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, and this year Alan Lohman’s track gave them plenty of opportunities to show off their jaw-dropping jumps. Here are some of our favorite photos from the classic […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 20 Hunt Tosh was tempting fate when he decided to hop on Cannon Creek this morning before the classic round of the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship. For all three days of the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships, he had KJ Pearson ride Twain in the morning, and that […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug 19 Rain or shine, the horses competing in the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships proved they will be the bright new stars of the hunter world whether they head to the high performance or derby ring or become dependable partners for their junior or amateur owners. Here are some of our […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug 19 Chris Payne couldn’t have asked for a better start to Reign’s hunter career. After importing the stallion last year with the help of Sorensen Stables, Payne went straight to the 3’6” green ring, and Reign picked up a champion at all but one horse show during the winter season. But when the […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation named the combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup the Netherlands CCIO4*-L at the Military Boekelo Enschede in Enschede, the Netherlands from October 7-10. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander. “I am looking forward to taking this team to Boekelo, as any of these […]
Name: Erin Roof-Wages Age: 39 Occupation: Small animal oncologist It’s been two decades since Erin Roof-Wages jumped around an international event. She made her return to the international stage a winning one this month at the River Glen Horse Trials (Tennessee), topping the CCI2*-S with her colorful Semisonic Rembrandt. “It was super exciting,” she said. “I had no […]
Prolific dressage sire Sandro Hit has been euthanized after a short infection led to broader health complications. He was 28. “Sandro Hit was especially close to my heart,” owner Paul Schockemöhle said in a press release. “He was something very special and the real founder of my now so large stallion station. His loss hits us […]
Melinda A. Snyder is a drug-development consultant for biotech companies with a focus in oncology and, more recently, COVID-19 and a single mom from Norwell, Massachusetts. Two years ago, she became an official “pony mom” at the 2019 USEF Pony Finals when she arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park with her son Eamon. After an extra-long wait because of last […]
Watching the preliminary dressage, you may have blinked and missed him. He probably looked like any other bay horse popping over the show jumping track, and he treated the cross-country like the jumps were speed bumps. But that plain bay Lynn Symansky was riding this weekend at the Mars Great Meadow International was none other than Donner, also know […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 21 Standing on the ramp waiting to head into the Rolex Stadium, can be one of the hardest moments for a rider during the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships. At that point, your warm-up is done, and your plan is mostly set; all you can do is wait for your turn and […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 21 Every August some of the best hunters in the country converge on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, and this year Alan Lohman’s track gave them plenty of opportunities to show off their jaw-dropping jumps. Here are some of our favorite photos from the classic […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 20 Hunt Tosh was tempting fate when he decided to hop on Cannon Creek this morning before the classic round of the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship. For all three days of the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships, he had KJ Pearson ride Twain in the morning, and that […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug 19 Rain or shine, the horses competing in the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships proved they will be the bright new stars of the hunter world whether they head to the high performance or derby ring or become dependable partners for their junior or amateur owners. Here are some of our […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug 19 Chris Payne couldn’t have asked for a better start to Reign’s hunter career. After importing the stallion last year with the help of Sorensen Stables, Payne went straight to the 3’6” green ring, and Reign picked up a champion at all but one horse show during the winter season. But when the […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation named the combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup the Netherlands CCIO4*-L at the Military Boekelo Enschede in Enschede, the Netherlands from October 7-10. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander. “I am looking forward to taking this team to Boekelo, as any of these […]
Name: Erin Roof-Wages Age: 39 Occupation: Small animal oncologist It’s been two decades since Erin Roof-Wages jumped around an international event. She made her return to the international stage a winning one this month at the River Glen Horse Trials (Tennessee), topping the CCI2*-S with her colorful Semisonic Rembrandt. “It was super exciting,” she said. “I had no […]
Prolific dressage sire Sandro Hit has been euthanized after a short infection led to broader health complications. He was 28. “Sandro Hit was especially close to my heart,” owner Paul Schockemöhle said in a press release. “He was something very special and the real founder of my now so large stallion station. His loss hits us […]
Melinda A. Snyder is a drug-development consultant for biotech companies with a focus in oncology and, more recently, COVID-19 and a single mom from Norwell, Massachusetts. Two years ago, she became an official “pony mom” at the 2019 USEF Pony Finals when she arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park with her son Eamon. After an extra-long wait because of last […]
