The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the members of its newly populated amateur task force for 2021. These respected members of the equestrian community, most of whom are amateurs themselves, bring diverse equestrian experience across multiple breeds and disciplines within our sport. The task force includes: Judy Werner (Chair), Penelope Ayers, Lisa Blackstone, José Colón, Caitlin Creel, C.A. Tony […]
You’ve got the space in your barn, you’ve saved up a reasonable budget, and your current string is all old enough and civilized enough that it’s time to begin again. The search is on for a young horse. You start with the obvious sources: breeders and trainers of young horses. You make your phone calls. […]
As Charles “Sonny” Brooks drove down the dead-end street toward the final house, his great-nieces and nephews stopped playing in the yard and came running over, eager to see the horse he’d brought along this time. This one was a gray gelding—athletic but ornery—and as the children approached Brooks warned them, “Do not try to […]
When Adrienne Sternlicht, Lucy Deslauriers, Paige Bellissimo and Chronicle staff writer Tori Repole co-founded the Equestrian Cooperative nonprofit organization last July, their aim was to engage equestrians in social activism and foster a more diverse and inclusive space within the industry. “It has never been more timely to impact the communities we inhabit positively,” said […]
On a rainy day in late October 2018, I was handcuffed and shivering in the middle of an intersection in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Just down the street in the Hart Senate Building, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was testifying about the sexual assault she experienced as a teenager at the hands […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced Feb. 17 that two WCHR Spectacular classes will be held on the West Coast in 2021. The WCHR West Coast Spectacular will be held March 16-21 during Desert Circuit VIII at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California. The WCHR Summer Spectacular will be held June 9-13 during the […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the 2021 USEF Eventing Emerging Athlete Program. Eventers age 25 and under are eligible for the program, which identifies and supports athlete/horse combinations that have shown the potential to develop into future U.S. team candidates. Participants in the Emerging Athlete Program have the opportunity […]
As spectator-funded competitions wrestle with the realities of running an event in COVID-19 times, Devon Horse Show and Country Fair organizers have announced the show’s return on May 27-June 6 to Devon, Pennsylvania. The horse show took a mandatory hiatus in 2020 thanks to the pandemic. “We want to hold Devon,” said David Distler, who […]
She’s captured the hearts of dressage fans across the country over the last few years with her distinctive coloring and fun freestyles, but now Jim Koford’s Grand Prix partner Adiah HP will start a new chapter as a schoolmaster with amateur rider Ashley Maul. Bred and owned by Sherry Koella, the 14-year-old Friesian-Dutch Warmblood mare (Nico—Marije […]
Ask any mom about maintaining a life balance, and she’ll tell you it’s elusive. Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu is no different, as she tries to prepare for the FEI World Cup Final (Sweden) and the Tokyo Olympics, teach her students, and spend time with her 19-month old son, Theo Beaulieu. Fraser-Beaulieu, 32, devotes an extensive portion of […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the members of its newly populated amateur task force for 2021. These respected members of the equestrian community, most of whom are amateurs themselves, bring diverse equestrian experience across multiple breeds and disciplines within our sport. The task force includes: Judy Werner (Chair), Penelope Ayers, Lisa Blackstone, José Colón, Caitlin Creel, C.A. Tony […]
You’ve got the space in your barn, you’ve saved up a reasonable budget, and your current string is all old enough and civilized enough that it’s time to begin again. The search is on for a young horse. You start with the obvious sources: breeders and trainers of young horses. You make your phone calls. […]
As Charles “Sonny” Brooks drove down the dead-end street toward the final house, his great-nieces and nephews stopped playing in the yard and came running over, eager to see the horse he’d brought along this time. This one was a gray gelding—athletic but ornery—and as the children approached Brooks warned them, “Do not try to […]
When Adrienne Sternlicht, Lucy Deslauriers, Paige Bellissimo and Chronicle staff writer Tori Repole co-founded the Equestrian Cooperative nonprofit organization last July, their aim was to engage equestrians in social activism and foster a more diverse and inclusive space within the industry. “It has never been more timely to impact the communities we inhabit positively,” said […]
On a rainy day in late October 2018, I was handcuffed and shivering in the middle of an intersection in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Just down the street in the Hart Senate Building, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was testifying about the sexual assault she experienced as a teenager at the hands […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced Feb. 17 that two WCHR Spectacular classes will be held on the West Coast in 2021. The WCHR West Coast Spectacular will be held March 16-21 during Desert Circuit VIII at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California. The WCHR Summer Spectacular will be held June 9-13 during the […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the 2021 USEF Eventing Emerging Athlete Program. Eventers age 25 and under are eligible for the program, which identifies and supports athlete/horse combinations that have shown the potential to develop into future U.S. team candidates. Participants in the Emerging Athlete Program have the opportunity […]
As spectator-funded competitions wrestle with the realities of running an event in COVID-19 times, Devon Horse Show and Country Fair organizers have announced the show’s return on May 27-June 6 to Devon, Pennsylvania. The horse show took a mandatory hiatus in 2020 thanks to the pandemic. “We want to hold Devon,” said David Distler, who […]
She’s captured the hearts of dressage fans across the country over the last few years with her distinctive coloring and fun freestyles, but now Jim Koford’s Grand Prix partner Adiah HP will start a new chapter as a schoolmaster with amateur rider Ashley Maul. Bred and owned by Sherry Koella, the 14-year-old Friesian-Dutch Warmblood mare (Nico—Marije […]
Ask any mom about maintaining a life balance, and she’ll tell you it’s elusive. Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu is no different, as she tries to prepare for the FEI World Cup Final (Sweden) and the Tokyo Olympics, teach her students, and spend time with her 19-month old son, Theo Beaulieu. Fraser-Beaulieu, 32, devotes an extensive portion of […]
