On March 18, the second day of competition for the FEI Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3* at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, the team from Germany took home their first-ever gold medal at the Wellington Nations Cup with a score of 448.56. The U.S. team was just behind for the silver medal, earning 448.38, and Canada was awarded the bronze […]
March 18—Raeford, North Carolina Phillip Dutton dominated both the CCI4*-S and the CCI3*-S to lead both divisions after dressage, while his daughter, Olivia Dutton, took the lead in the CCI2*-S Thursday at the Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial. Phillip sits in the top spot in both divisions with Caroline Moran’s […]
Rob Jacobs fell in love with the hunter and equitation rings while growing up in Maryland. With limited resources behind him, he worked hard to earn additional opportunities to develop his passion for horses. He obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree from St. Andrews University (North Carolina) and won an Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association national […]
UPDATE: ESP Management announced that the test on this horse was negative for equine herpesvirus. “Horse A” no longer has a fever and remains in isolation on the Equestrian Village show grounds. Horse A’s barnmate, “Horse B,” never had a fever or other symptoms and is competing as scheduled at AGDF. Equestrian Sport Productions management […]
Before any hoof indented the grassy field, the crisp British accent rang through the speakers, delivering Pamela Carruthers’ trademark statement: “The first fence is a gift.” From her golf cart, dwarfed by the expanse of Spruce Meadows’ international ring, Carruthers spoke to the spectators as she motored around the monstrous fences in Calgary, Alberta. The […]
You can’t miss Get Rowdy when he trots into the hunter ring. A true show horse, the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood (Baltic VDL—Z.Unellie) puts his head down, pricks his ears and searches for the first fence while maintaining a perfectly consistent pace. The handsome gray gelding, owned by Teton Farms LLC, has won numerous championships across […]
For the past four months, Jennie Brannigan has kept her top horses at home. She gave them seven weeks off after the 2020 MARS Equestrian Tryon International CCI4*-L (North Carolina) last November, and FE Lifestyle and Stella Artois didn’t return to the competition arena until March 11-14, when they contested the Red Hills International Horse […]
Eventing course designer Tremaine Cooper died in an accident near his home in Bluemont, Virginia, on March 13. He was 52. Cooper was an athlete, course designer, builder, father, husband, friend and so much more, and his quiet, thoughtful approach resulted in tremendous advancements for the sport of eventing in all areas, but especially in […]
In January of 2020, Roxanne Trunnell turned heads after earning three consecutive scores above 80 percent, which boosted her to the No. 1 spot in the Fédération Equestre Internationale individual world rankings for para-dressage. The first U.S. para-dressage rider to achieve World No. 1 standing, Trunnell—already a bronze-medal winner from the 2018 FEI World Equestrian […]
Our sport and industry are facing many challenges. Some were brought on as a direct result of the pandemic; some were exacerbated by the pandemic, and others have been brewing for a long time. Regardless of where and when these problems arose, for the health and stability of our sport, our industry, and all of […]
On March 18, the second day of competition for the FEI Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3* at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, the team from Germany took home their first-ever gold medal at the Wellington Nations Cup with a score of 448.56. The U.S. team was just behind for the silver medal, earning 448.38, and Canada was awarded the bronze […]
March 18—Raeford, North Carolina Phillip Dutton dominated both the CCI4*-S and the CCI3*-S to lead both divisions after dressage, while his daughter, Olivia Dutton, took the lead in the CCI2*-S Thursday at the Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial. Phillip sits in the top spot in both divisions with Caroline Moran’s […]
Rob Jacobs fell in love with the hunter and equitation rings while growing up in Maryland. With limited resources behind him, he worked hard to earn additional opportunities to develop his passion for horses. He obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree from St. Andrews University (North Carolina) and won an Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association national […]
UPDATE: ESP Management announced that the test on this horse was negative for equine herpesvirus. “Horse A” no longer has a fever and remains in isolation on the Equestrian Village show grounds. Horse A’s barnmate, “Horse B,” never had a fever or other symptoms and is competing as scheduled at AGDF. Equestrian Sport Productions management […]
Before any hoof indented the grassy field, the crisp British accent rang through the speakers, delivering Pamela Carruthers’ trademark statement: “The first fence is a gift.” From her golf cart, dwarfed by the expanse of Spruce Meadows’ international ring, Carruthers spoke to the spectators as she motored around the monstrous fences in Calgary, Alberta. The […]
You can’t miss Get Rowdy when he trots into the hunter ring. A true show horse, the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood (Baltic VDL—Z.Unellie) puts his head down, pricks his ears and searches for the first fence while maintaining a perfectly consistent pace. The handsome gray gelding, owned by Teton Farms LLC, has won numerous championships across […]
For the past four months, Jennie Brannigan has kept her top horses at home. She gave them seven weeks off after the 2020 MARS Equestrian Tryon International CCI4*-L (North Carolina) last November, and FE Lifestyle and Stella Artois didn’t return to the competition arena until March 11-14, when they contested the Red Hills International Horse […]
Eventing course designer Tremaine Cooper died in an accident near his home in Bluemont, Virginia, on March 13. He was 52. Cooper was an athlete, course designer, builder, father, husband, friend and so much more, and his quiet, thoughtful approach resulted in tremendous advancements for the sport of eventing in all areas, but especially in […]
In January of 2020, Roxanne Trunnell turned heads after earning three consecutive scores above 80 percent, which boosted her to the No. 1 spot in the Fédération Equestre Internationale individual world rankings for para-dressage. The first U.S. para-dressage rider to achieve World No. 1 standing, Trunnell—already a bronze-medal winner from the 2018 FEI World Equestrian […]
Our sport and industry are facing many challenges. Some were brought on as a direct result of the pandemic; some were exacerbated by the pandemic, and others have been brewing for a long time. Regardless of where and when these problems arose, for the health and stability of our sport, our industry, and all of […]
