He’s got a paying gig as an FEI groom, a side job doing equine laser therapy and an entrepreneurial streak that won’t stop. No matter the path, Michael DeLuna knows the road to his big dreams involves horses. DeLuna grew up around horses through his mom, Michele DeLuna, who competes as an adult amateur in […]
At the Aspen Farms Horse Trials in Washington this June, Madison Langerak rode her Normandy Kivalo to victory in the preliminary rider division, adding only cross-country time penalties to their dressage score of 23.3. While anyone would be proud of that result, the win was especially poignant considering that not only was it the pair’s […]
Editor’s Note: As part of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan, the U.S. Equestrian Federation is hosting the next event in its DEI Community Conversation series, “An Introduction to LGBTQ+ and Becoming a Better Ally,” at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) June 30 via Zoom. With a panel of diverse LGBTQ+ athletes and industry professionals, the session will provide […]
Boyd Martin has made a substitution for his Tokyo Olympic eventing mount after Luke 140 sustained an injury in training. Martin originally was named to the Olympic team with the 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Landos—Omega VI, Limbus), owned by the Luke 140 Syndicate, after the pair won the Jersey Fresh CCI4*-L (New Jersey) in May. He will […]
Several countries have announced their individual dressage entries who will compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The dressage competition will take place July 22-28. Heike Holstein will represent Ireland. Holstein helped Ireland earn its first Olympic dressage team spot at the 2019 European Championships. Since then, her 2019 teammates have dropped out of Olympic contention for […]
Beezie Madden’s 2013 Rolex FEI World Cup Final (Sweden) winner Simon died June 21. He was 22. Under Jeroen Dubbeldam’s saddle, the Dutch Warmblood (Mr. Blue—Naline, Polydox) won the CN International at Spruce Meadows (Alberta) in 2010 and finished third in the Rolex FEI World Cup Final (Germany) and was sixth individually at the FEI […]
Equestrian Sports New Zealand announced today, June 22, the horse-and-rider pairs that will compete in show jumping for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The show jumping competition takes place Aug. 3-7. • Bruce Goodin on Backatorps Danny V • Daniel Meech on Cinca 3 • Sharn Wordley on Verdini D’Houtveld Uma O’Neill, on Clockwise of Greenhill […]
I’ve made many FEI dressage horses, most of them out of horses who were complete and utter ding-dongs as children but reformed enough by middle age to be able to do the top-level work on a combination of training and adrenaline. I’ve never really had to think about horse fitness before. But Elvis and Helio are really pleasant, […]
On June 21 Horse Sport Ireland’s show jumping high performance director Michael Blake and eventing high performance director Sally Corscadden nominated their athlete/horse combinations, traveling reserve and alternates that are to be considered for selection by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the show jumping and eventing disciplines. The official selection of the athlete/horse combinations for both […]
This year’s Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L was set to be huge, with more than 70 entries submitted by the closing date. But due to ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and travel complications as the event drew closer, the entry list was whittled down to 25. Four U.S. riders originally were set to compete, but in the end, it was […]
He’s got a paying gig as an FEI groom, a side job doing equine laser therapy and an entrepreneurial streak that won’t stop. No matter the path, Michael DeLuna knows the road to his big dreams involves horses. DeLuna grew up around horses through his mom, Michele DeLuna, who competes as an adult amateur in […]
At the Aspen Farms Horse Trials in Washington this June, Madison Langerak rode her Normandy Kivalo to victory in the preliminary rider division, adding only cross-country time penalties to their dressage score of 23.3. While anyone would be proud of that result, the win was especially poignant considering that not only was it the pair’s […]
Editor’s Note: As part of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan, the U.S. Equestrian Federation is hosting the next event in its DEI Community Conversation series, “An Introduction to LGBTQ+ and Becoming a Better Ally,” at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) June 30 via Zoom. With a panel of diverse LGBTQ+ athletes and industry professionals, the session will provide […]
Boyd Martin has made a substitution for his Tokyo Olympic eventing mount after Luke 140 sustained an injury in training. Martin originally was named to the Olympic team with the 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Landos—Omega VI, Limbus), owned by the Luke 140 Syndicate, after the pair won the Jersey Fresh CCI4*-L (New Jersey) in May. He will […]
Several countries have announced their individual dressage entries who will compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The dressage competition will take place July 22-28. Heike Holstein will represent Ireland. Holstein helped Ireland earn its first Olympic dressage team spot at the 2019 European Championships. Since then, her 2019 teammates have dropped out of Olympic contention for […]
Beezie Madden’s 2013 Rolex FEI World Cup Final (Sweden) winner Simon died June 21. He was 22. Under Jeroen Dubbeldam’s saddle, the Dutch Warmblood (Mr. Blue—Naline, Polydox) won the CN International at Spruce Meadows (Alberta) in 2010 and finished third in the Rolex FEI World Cup Final (Germany) and was sixth individually at the FEI […]
Equestrian Sports New Zealand announced today, June 22, the horse-and-rider pairs that will compete in show jumping for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The show jumping competition takes place Aug. 3-7. • Bruce Goodin on Backatorps Danny V • Daniel Meech on Cinca 3 • Sharn Wordley on Verdini D’Houtveld Uma O’Neill, on Clockwise of Greenhill […]
I’ve made many FEI dressage horses, most of them out of horses who were complete and utter ding-dongs as children but reformed enough by middle age to be able to do the top-level work on a combination of training and adrenaline. I’ve never really had to think about horse fitness before. But Elvis and Helio are really pleasant, […]
On June 21 Horse Sport Ireland’s show jumping high performance director Michael Blake and eventing high performance director Sally Corscadden nominated their athlete/horse combinations, traveling reserve and alternates that are to be considered for selection by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for the show jumping and eventing disciplines. The official selection of the athlete/horse combinations for both […]
This year’s Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L was set to be huge, with more than 70 entries submitted by the closing date. But due to ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and travel complications as the event drew closer, the entry list was whittled down to 25. Four U.S. riders originally were set to compete, but in the end, it was […]
