Rotterdam, The Netherlands—July 2 John and Beezie Madden announced today that they are withdrawing Abigail Wexner’s Garant from Tokyo Olympic consideration. Beezie and Garant competed in the first round of the Nations Cup at CHIO Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and ended with a score of 5 faults. They withdrew before starting the second round. “We all […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team has announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Para-Dressage Team for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, as well as one direct reserve and two team alternates. The team members are, in alphabetical order: • Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Florida) and Clarc, a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Elizabeth and Nicolas de Lavalette • […]
The Plains, Va.—July 2 The dressage tests have been scrutinized, the cross-country skills confirmed, and this morning the U.S. Eventing Team finished its mandatory outing at Great Meadow with show jumping over Chris Barnard’s course, a final test before leaving for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Peter Wylde, 2004 Olympic show jumping team gold medalist (Athens) and […]
Name: Nikole Schram Age: 36 Hometown: Mason, Michigan Occupation: Dental hygienist Picking out a foal is a gamble, especially if you have big riding goals, but when Nikole Schram saw Grandina YR as a 5-month-old at the Novi Equestrian Expo in Novi, Michigan, she fell in love and took a chance. Schram had never brought […]
The Plains, Va.—July 1 Each Olympic short-listed rider had a different plan heading out onto Ian Stark’s cross-country course today at Great Meadow for the U.S. Eventing Team Mandatory Outing. With an optimum time of 5 minutes 30 seconds over 21 numbered fences and 34 jumping efforts, there was plenty to do. The outing, which […]
Making horse sport, or any sport, safer for LGBTQIA people requires global thinking, such as using inclusive language and statements, holding regular Pride events, and cracking down on slurs and discrimination. Such work is particularly important to make sure children and young people feel welcome within the horse world so they can reap the benefits […]
Update: The British Olympic Association announced its Olympic show jumping team on July 2, rounding out its entries for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The British Olympic Association now has named all three of its teams for Tokyo, with the show jumping  squad announced July 2, a day after the eventing and dressage squads. The entire eventing team, […]
The Plains, Va.—June 30 Members of the U.S. Eventing Team got a chance to run through their dressage tests this afternoon in the final lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Eleven pairs, which included team riders Phillip Dutton (Z), Liz Halliday-Sharp (Deniro Z) and Boyd Martin (Tsetserleg TSF), traveling alternate Doug Payne (Vandiver) and other […]
Germany’s national federation, Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung, announced its show jumping team for the Tokyo Olympics on July 3. The team is as follows: Daniel Deusser with Killer Queen VDM Christian Kukuk with Mumbai Maurice Tebbel  with Don Diarado André Thieme  with DSP Chakaria The federation also announced its plan to substitute Tebbel in for the team competition, […]
Rotterdam, The Netherlands—July 2 John and Beezie Madden announced today that they are withdrawing Abigail Wexner’s Garant from Tokyo Olympic consideration. Beezie and Garant competed in the first round of the Nations Cup at CHIO Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and ended with a score of 5 faults. They withdrew before starting the second round. “We all […]
The U.S. Equestrian Team has announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Para-Dressage Team for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, as well as one direct reserve and two team alternates. The team members are, in alphabetical order: • Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Florida) and Clarc, a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Elizabeth and Nicolas de Lavalette • […]
Bicton Arena in Devon, England, has announced that it has received the go-ahead to host Britain’s only five-star horse trials this year, on September 2-5. After holding a successful first CCI4* in June, the Bicton team, led by Helen West and Andrew Fell, applied to the Fédération Equestre Internationale to run a replacement CCI5*-L as a […]
The Plains, Va.—July 2 The dressage tests have been scrutinized, the cross-country skills confirmed, and this morning the U.S. Eventing Team finished its mandatory outing at Great Meadow with show jumping over Chris Barnard’s course, a final test before leaving for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Peter Wylde, 2004 Olympic show jumping team gold medalist (Athens) and […]
Name: Nikole Schram Age: 36 Hometown: Mason, Michigan Occupation: Dental hygienist Picking out a foal is a gamble, especially if you have big riding goals, but when Nikole Schram saw Grandina YR as a 5-month-old at the Novi Equestrian Expo in Novi, Michigan, she fell in love and took a chance. Schram had never brought […]
The Plains, Va.—July 1 Each Olympic short-listed rider had a different plan heading out onto Ian Stark’s cross-country course today at Great Meadow for the U.S. Eventing Team Mandatory Outing. With an optimum time of 5 minutes 30 seconds over 21 numbered fences and 34 jumping efforts, there was plenty to do. The outing, which […]
Making horse sport, or any sport, safer for LGBTQIA people requires global thinking, such as using inclusive language and statements, holding regular Pride events, and cracking down on slurs and discrimination. Such work is particularly important to make sure children and young people feel welcome within the horse world so they can reap the benefits […]
Update: The British Olympic Association announced its Olympic show jumping team on July 2, rounding out its entries for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The British Olympic Association now has named all three of its teams for Tokyo, with the show jumping  squad announced July 2, a day after the eventing and dressage squads. The entire eventing team, […]
The Plains, Va.—June 30 Members of the U.S. Eventing Team got a chance to run through their dressage tests this afternoon in the final lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Eleven pairs, which included team riders Phillip Dutton (Z), Liz Halliday-Sharp (Deniro Z) and Boyd Martin (Tsetserleg TSF), traveling alternate Doug Payne (Vandiver) and other […]
