When Allison Greulich competes Heart River, she knows she’s going to get some questions from onlookers. “He gets called a mustang or an Appaloosa all the time,” Greulich said. “Or they see his brand, and they ask what he is, why is he branded, and where did he come from.” Greulich’s 15.1-hand red roan gelding […]
A total of 75 pairs have entered the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as of the closing date on March 23. Last year’s competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year’s event was saved by fundraising efforts from fans and supporters, but spectators will not be allowed. It will be the only spring five-star […]
I volunteered to go to the Cloud 11-Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI4*-S (North Carolina) because I need to work on my grooming skills, and why not get experience grooming at a Fédération Equestre Internationale show? Eventually, I’m going to have to do it for myself. Plus, I like going to the horse shows and […]
Chances are, if you are one of the crazy people who get to the horse show at 4:30 a.m. to longe a horse, you have seen incorrect longeing. Maybe it’s a horse that has been cantering nonstop for 45 minutes, or the one in a rig being used incorrectly, or the horse cross-cantering and out […]
Olympic veteran Margie Engle and McLain Ward’s two-time Olympic mount Sapphire have been elected for induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. They will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony at the Devon Horse Show in May. Induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame is an honor bestowed annually upon select individuals whose contributions to the sport have set them […]
I was newly married, for the first time, at age 40. Just prior to the wedding, the psychiatry group practice I was working for closed. My boss, the psychiatrist who started the practice, was under indictment for Medicare fraud. I was out of a job for the first time since I was 16 years old, […]
One of the top horsewomen in the world prefers to keep her feet firmly on the ground. Though she occasionally swings a leg over one of the world champion horses in her care, Steffi Wiegard, 51, jokes that she’s too old for riding, never mind that her employer, World No. 1 dressage rider and German […]
When I purchased Quill sight unseen from an ad I saw on Dreamhorse, it never quite seemed real. Even when he walked into the stable, just as calm and level-headed as advertised, and even after I rode him and experienced his floating trot, it still felt a little like I was watching a movie of […]
Janet Foy is in an elite group of Fédération Equestre Internationale five-star judges in the United States. Five-star judges, the highest level, officiate at major championships such as the Olympic Games, as well as at lower-level competitions. Foy has judged all the major U.S. dressage competitions, including the U.S. Dressage Festival Of Champions, the FEI […]
Irishman Nicky Galligan has been chasing his dreams since he arrived in the United States six years ago. He’s made his way up and down the East Coast and across the country, working for various people, with the goal of campaigning a special mare, Javas Miss Jordan. On Jan. 31, he and “Jordan” won their […]
When Allison Greulich competes Heart River, she knows she’s going to get some questions from onlookers. “He gets called a mustang or an Appaloosa all the time,” Greulich said. “Or they see his brand, and they ask what he is, why is he branded, and where did he come from.” Greulich’s 15.1-hand red roan gelding […]
A total of 75 pairs have entered the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as of the closing date on March 23. Last year’s competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year’s event was saved by fundraising efforts from fans and supporters, but spectators will not be allowed. It will be the only spring five-star […]
I volunteered to go to the Cloud 11-Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI4*-S (North Carolina) because I need to work on my grooming skills, and why not get experience grooming at a Fédération Equestre Internationale show? Eventually, I’m going to have to do it for myself. Plus, I like going to the horse shows and […]
Chances are, if you are one of the crazy people who get to the horse show at 4:30 a.m. to longe a horse, you have seen incorrect longeing. Maybe it’s a horse that has been cantering nonstop for 45 minutes, or the one in a rig being used incorrectly, or the horse cross-cantering and out […]
Olympic veteran Margie Engle and McLain Ward’s two-time Olympic mount Sapphire have been elected for induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. They will be honored during the Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony at the Devon Horse Show in May. Induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame is an honor bestowed annually upon select individuals whose contributions to the sport have set them […]
I was newly married, for the first time, at age 40. Just prior to the wedding, the psychiatry group practice I was working for closed. My boss, the psychiatrist who started the practice, was under indictment for Medicare fraud. I was out of a job for the first time since I was 16 years old, […]
One of the top horsewomen in the world prefers to keep her feet firmly on the ground. Though she occasionally swings a leg over one of the world champion horses in her care, Steffi Wiegard, 51, jokes that she’s too old for riding, never mind that her employer, World No. 1 dressage rider and German […]
When I purchased Quill sight unseen from an ad I saw on Dreamhorse, it never quite seemed real. Even when he walked into the stable, just as calm and level-headed as advertised, and even after I rode him and experienced his floating trot, it still felt a little like I was watching a movie of […]
Janet Foy is in an elite group of Fédération Equestre Internationale five-star judges in the United States. Five-star judges, the highest level, officiate at major championships such as the Olympic Games, as well as at lower-level competitions. Foy has judged all the major U.S. dressage competitions, including the U.S. Dressage Festival Of Champions, the FEI […]
Irishman Nicky Galligan has been chasing his dreams since he arrived in the United States six years ago. He’s made his way up and down the East Coast and across the country, working for various people, with the goal of campaigning a special mare, Javas Miss Jordan. On Jan. 31, he and “Jordan” won their […]
