Geitner Scores An Unexpected Win At USEF Pony Finals

Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 13 When Lillian Geitner trotted into the ring on Farewell for the medium green pony over fences class at USEF Pony Finals she wasn’t feeling too much pressure. “Basically [I wanted] just to stay calm and not to get too worried about it because I wasn’t really worried about winning or anything,” said […]

Behind The Photo: Asleep At The Wheel

What happens when the excitement of your first horse show runs headlong into the midday heat of a long show day? If you’re 2 years old and sitting atop your favorite pony while someone else does the driving order Ambien online, you might just get lulled to sleep. That’s what happened to Syaire Trott on […]

Zarnegin Wins An ‘Accidental’ Championship At USEF Pony Finals

Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 12 When Lauren Zarnegin came to USEF Pony Finals, she wasn’t aiming to win a tricolor in the division. After all, it was only her second time showing Rollingwoods Knee Deep and her very first time riding in the regular small pony hunter division. “We weren’t even sure until yesterday that we were actually […]

First Champions Crowned At FEI North American Youth Championships

Williamsburg, Mich.—Aug. 12 This year’s FEI North American Youth Championships got off to a late start at the Flintfield’s Horse Park when strong storms came through Tuesday night. As a result, the schedule was pushed back on Wednesday, and today the first champions were crowned. In the Children’s Jumping division of the Gotham North FEI […]

Cambridge Goes To The Head Of The Class At USEF Pony Finals

Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11 If you’re going to travel a few thousand miles to compete at a horse show, you want it to go well. And Michelle Berry made her trip from San Diego worth the air miles when she rode Cambridge to the small green pony championship at USEF Pony Finals. Berry clinched the win, topping Olivia […]

Delayed Pony Finals ‘One Of The Best Things That Happened,’ Rider Says

Hailey Salita was eating dinner at Local Feed in Georgetown, Kentucky, fueling up between rides at the Kentucky Horse Park and preparing to compete in the 2020 USEF Pony Finals in a few days—a goal five years in the making—when the email came: Due to several COVID-19 cases reported on the show grounds, the U.S. […]

USHJA Announces 2021 HQC Stable Challenge Winners

More than 230 equestrians representing 113 stables in all 12 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association zones put their horsemanship knowledge to the test this year to complete the 30-day USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge. The USHJA congratulates the following trainers and their barns who earned the highest scores in each zone and will be receiving prize […]

USHJA Announces 2021 Recipients Of The $25,000 Hamel Family Scholarship For Further Education

On Aug. 10, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced that Jessica Dencker, Alexa McVoy and Charisse Potter are this year’s recipients of the $25,000 Hamel Family Scholarship for Further Education. The scholarship was designed to encourage further education among equestrians, and recipients are able to use the funding for college, trade or professional school. This […]

Lois Yukins And Terry Gallo Receive USDF Lifetime Achievement Award

The U.S. Dressage Federation has announced that Lois Yukins, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts, and Terry Gallo, Winter Springs, Florida, have been named as the 2021 USDF Lifetime Achievement Award recipients in recognition of their longtime dedication to USDF and the sport of dressage. Yukins and Gallo will be recognized during the 2021 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Houston, […]

Yount Has Had A Winding Road To Pony Finals

While riding may have started as physical therapy for Claire Yount, soon it became her passion, and this year—thanks to support and inspiration from her trainers and family—she’ll be making her USEF Pony Finals debut. Yount’s family picked trainer Susan Horn to help get their daughter to USEF Pony Finals after seeing a photograph on her […]