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, […]
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 […]
Adison Stark has grown up in a family of women who love horses while living with her mother in Bend, Oregon. But even with the support and hard work of her family, USEF Pony Finals was out of her reach until this year, when she was chosen for the 2021 USHJA Gochman Family Grant For […]
Huzzah! I’m qualified for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. I’ll ride The Elvis Syndicate’s wonderful Guernsey Elvis in the Developing Grand Prix Championship, for 8- to 10-year-old horses at the Grand Prix level. It’s a big deal, and it was my big goal for the year. Mission: accomplished. But now that I’m qualified, I have […]
If there’s anyone who understands Janie Wilder’s excitement at being named one of three recipients of the coveted 2021 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals it’s Ella Doerr, who won the grant in 2017. Doerr and Wilder, of Clinton, Mississippi, chatted about 16-year-old Wilder’s road to Pony Finals, made possible by […]
Virginia-based trainer Justin Haefner is participating in the Appalachian Trainer Face-Off, a 100-day challenge in which horses taken in by Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue are paired with trainers to learn new skills and, ultimately, make them better candidates for adoption. Over the next few months, Haefner has agreed to take us along on his training journey with his assigned horse, Scottie. […]
Kelly Finn has never owned or leased a horse of her own, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting plenty of rides in. The 17-year-old from Port Jervis, New York, has found her niche catch riding and working off her expenses at the barn. She’s also one of three recipients of the 2021 U.S. Hunter […]
If you’re a junior in search of top horses, training and products, look no further. We’re thrilled to present the Chronicle’s 2021 Pony Guide, which features listings to suit your goals with your pony. For more information, we encourage you to visit the websites of these fabulous providers. Wishing you many whinnies, nuzzles and ribbons […]
It was almost 20 years ago when Helene Dellechiaie first heard about The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club, which recognizes horse-and-rider teams with a combined age of 100 or more. She knew she wanted to become a part of it some day. And this summer, with two more decades under each of their belts, she and her […]
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, […]
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 […]
Adison Stark has grown up in a family of women who love horses while living with her mother in Bend, Oregon. But even with the support and hard work of her family, USEF Pony Finals was out of her reach until this year, when she was chosen for the 2021 USHJA Gochman Family Grant For […]
Huzzah! I’m qualified for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. I’ll ride The Elvis Syndicate’s wonderful Guernsey Elvis in the Developing Grand Prix Championship, for 8- to 10-year-old horses at the Grand Prix level. It’s a big deal, and it was my big goal for the year. Mission: accomplished. But now that I’m qualified, I have […]
If there’s anyone who understands Janie Wilder’s excitement at being named one of three recipients of the coveted 2021 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals it’s Ella Doerr, who won the grant in 2017. Doerr and Wilder, of Clinton, Mississippi, chatted about 16-year-old Wilder’s road to Pony Finals, made possible by […]
Virginia-based trainer Justin Haefner is participating in the Appalachian Trainer Face-Off, a 100-day challenge in which horses taken in by Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue are paired with trainers to learn new skills and, ultimately, make them better candidates for adoption. Over the next few months, Haefner has agreed to take us along on his training journey with his assigned horse, Scottie. […]
Kelly Finn has never owned or leased a horse of her own, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting plenty of rides in. The 17-year-old from Port Jervis, New York, has found her niche catch riding and working off her expenses at the barn. She’s also one of three recipients of the 2021 U.S. Hunter […]
Tokyo—Aug. 7 Show jumping fans might have felt a sense of déjà vu as they watched the night unfold in the Olympic team final in Tokyo. Just like at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (North Carolina), it came down to a nail-biting jump-off between the U.S. and Swedish teams for silver and gold. But […]
If you’re a junior in search of top horses, training and products, look no further. We’re thrilled to present the Chronicle’s 2021 Pony Guide, which features listings to suit your goals with your pony. For more information, we encourage you to visit the websites of these fabulous providers. Wishing you many whinnies, nuzzles and ribbons […]
It was almost 20 years ago when Helene Dellechiaie first heard about The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club, which recognizes horse-and-rider teams with a combined age of 100 or more. She knew she wanted to become a part of it some day. And this summer, with two more decades under each of their belts, she and her […]
