Much like the eponymous buckskin protagonist of “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” Come Back De Massa has a spirit that cannot be broken, his rider and co-owner Denielle Gallagher says. But as the pair have proven, their previous personal best Grand Prix freestyle record most certainly can be. Dancing to freestyle music from the hit […]
The $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular is one of the biggest classes of the year for show hunters, held under the lights in front of packed stands, with even more people watching online. Maria Rasmussen has done the class a handful of times before, and she entered the ring Saturday night on […]
Amateur show jumper Gigi Moynihan has been riding horses since she could walk. She grew up foxhunting and riding hunters and jumpers, competing at the FEI North American Youth Championships when she was 15. But when she threw a leg over a dressage horse she was trying toward the end of 2022, she felt like […]
Like many busy professional equestrians, Emily Morris often finds herself with more on the “to do” list than time to do it. Whether she is coaching one of her students—who range in age from 8 to her 81-year-old mother, Century Club member Janet Hadden—schooling a client’s horse, or working alongside her mother to care for […]
The U.S. jumping team faced a challenging start in the first round of the 2025 Longines League of Nations Abu Dhabi CSIO5*, finishing in 10th of 11 teams after the first team rotation on 16 faults, missing qualification for the second round. With the top eight teams advancing from the first round, the U.S., the Netherlands and […]
When Will Faudree is asked to describe the personality of his five-star partner Mama’s Magic Way, his answer is instantaneous: “He’s like a 3-year-old little boy on a sugar high at Disney World that’s gotten away from his parents and is applying for a job there.” Another apt description for the 14-year-old gelding? “He’s like […]
World Championship Hunter Rider Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival came to a peak Saturday evening at Wellington International with a win for Liza Towell Boyd of Camden, South Carolina, and Ondine D’Orleans in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. Meghan Rawlins of Canada designed the two-round class that allowed riders to […]
Three years ago, with his two children out on their own and his successful small animal vet practice recently sold, Mark Dorfman decided the time was right to get back into his childhood love of riding horses. Growing up in Long Island, New York, Dorfman rode with Ralph and Holly Caristo at their Glenview Stables. […]
Last year around this time, I wrote a blog encouraging everyone to just do it: Commit to living your best life and “Buy The Darn Farm!” But these past few months, I’m feeling the winter blues down to my frozen core. I’m reflecting on how my dream of raising my family on my very own […]
For me, February means Mudpack Mondays and quiet, sunny afternoons at the hay feeder while all my dear therapy students are on winter break. From what I understand though, the month is considerably more challenging for Humans, who have invented something called Valentine’s Day. As near as I can figure out, this is a holiday […]
Much like the eponymous buckskin protagonist of “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” Come Back De Massa has a spirit that cannot be broken, his rider and co-owner Denielle Gallagher says. But as the pair have proven, their previous personal best Grand Prix freestyle record most certainly can be. Dancing to freestyle music from the hit […]
The $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular is one of the biggest classes of the year for show hunters, held under the lights in front of packed stands, with even more people watching online. Maria Rasmussen has done the class a handful of times before, and she entered the ring Saturday night on […]
Amateur show jumper Gigi Moynihan has been riding horses since she could walk. She grew up foxhunting and riding hunters and jumpers, competing at the FEI North American Youth Championships when she was 15. But when she threw a leg over a dressage horse she was trying toward the end of 2022, she felt like […]
Like many busy professional equestrians, Emily Morris often finds herself with more on the “to do” list than time to do it. Whether she is coaching one of her students—who range in age from 8 to her 81-year-old mother, Century Club member Janet Hadden—schooling a client’s horse, or working alongside her mother to care for […]
The U.S. jumping team faced a challenging start in the first round of the 2025 Longines League of Nations Abu Dhabi CSIO5*, finishing in 10th of 11 teams after the first team rotation on 16 faults, missing qualification for the second round. With the top eight teams advancing from the first round, the U.S., the Netherlands and […]
When Will Faudree is asked to describe the personality of his five-star partner Mama’s Magic Way, his answer is instantaneous: “He’s like a 3-year-old little boy on a sugar high at Disney World that’s gotten away from his parents and is applying for a job there.” Another apt description for the 14-year-old gelding? “He’s like […]
World Championship Hunter Rider Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival came to a peak Saturday evening at Wellington International with a win for Liza Towell Boyd of Camden, South Carolina, and Ondine D’Orleans in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. Meghan Rawlins of Canada designed the two-round class that allowed riders to […]
Three years ago, with his two children out on their own and his successful small animal vet practice recently sold, Mark Dorfman decided the time was right to get back into his childhood love of riding horses. Growing up in Long Island, New York, Dorfman rode with Ralph and Holly Caristo at their Glenview Stables. […]
Last year around this time, I wrote a blog encouraging everyone to just do it: Commit to living your best life and “Buy The Darn Farm!” But these past few months, I’m feeling the winter blues down to my frozen core. I’m reflecting on how my dream of raising my family on my very own […]
For me, February means Mudpack Mondays and quiet, sunny afternoons at the hay feeder while all my dear therapy students are on winter break. From what I understand though, the month is considerably more challenging for Humans, who have invented something called Valentine’s Day. As near as I can figure out, this is a holiday […]
