At the conclusion of the 2020 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting on Dec. 11, the board of directors voted to change JP 117 to eliminate the amateur-owner jumper division at horse shows. Instead, there will just be one open amateur jumper division on the prize list. As it stands now, there are amateur and […]
With the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s International Hunter Derby program now well over a decade old, the USHJA International Hunter Derby Task Force is continuing to tweak the program specifications. New for the 2021 season? Regional championships and a mandatory enrollment fee for every horse entering a derby. The fee will help fund the new […]
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Wellington, Fla. – Dec. 13 The Global Dressage Fall Festival II brought back international dressage competition to Equestrian Village once again from December 10-13. The competition featured CDI-W, CDI3*, and CDI1* classes as the final competition ahead of the 2021 Adequan Global Dressage Festival that begins on January 13 and concludes April 4. Riding longtime […]
Deonte Sewell began working for Phillip Dutton in September, and this is his first blog about the experience. Sewell, 23, grew up in Elkton, Maryland, and started riding when he was 12. After high school, he worked at Tom Proctor Racing Stables in Elkton, where he got his first horse, Godard, an off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding. […]
Mattie Worsham couldn’t believe her luck the day her trainer suggested she hop aboard Scout. The brown warmblood of unrecorded breeding held superstar status, with the likes of John French, Archie Cox and Liza Boyd competing him at the most prestigious shows. “I can still remember very clearly the first day when I was training […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the list of athletes who have been invited to the 2021 Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Assessment Sessions. The USEF Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program offers athletes 25 years of age and under access to coaching and instruction, high intensity training sessions, and continued mentorship to further support the development of […]
Perhaps old dogs can’t learn new tricks, but it turns out former Grand Prix dressage stars most certainly can. Since Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl retired Unee BB, who finished third three times in the FEI World Cup Final, she’s used his extra free time for fun, new activities. “He has a very nice retirement, and […]
Ever had a show jumping round that ended with the ring crew playing a game of pick-up sticks? Eventers often discuss how to know when to call it a day on cross-country, but sometimes they shrug off multiple rails in show jumping: “Oh, he just knows they fall down.” A rule change proposal presented at […]
At the conclusion of the 2020 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting on Dec. 11, the board of directors voted to change JP 117 to eliminate the amateur-owner jumper division at horse shows. Instead, there will just be one open amateur jumper division on the prize list. As it stands now, there are amateur and […]
With the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s International Hunter Derby program now well over a decade old, the USHJA International Hunter Derby Task Force is continuing to tweak the program specifications. New for the 2021 season? Regional championships and a mandatory enrollment fee for every horse entering a derby. The fee will help fund the new […]
Wellington, Fla. – Dec. 13 The Global Dressage Fall Festival II brought back international dressage competition to Equestrian Village once again from December 10-13. The competition featured CDI-W, CDI3*, and CDI1* classes as the final competition ahead of the 2021 Adequan Global Dressage Festival that begins on January 13 and concludes April 4. Riding longtime […]
Deonte Sewell began working for Phillip Dutton in September, and this is his first blog about the experience. Sewell, 23, grew up in Elkton, Maryland, and started riding when he was 12. After high school, he worked at Tom Proctor Racing Stables in Elkton, where he got his first horse, Godard, an off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding. […]
Mattie Worsham couldn’t believe her luck the day her trainer suggested she hop aboard Scout. The brown warmblood of unrecorded breeding held superstar status, with the likes of John French, Archie Cox and Liza Boyd competing him at the most prestigious shows. “I can still remember very clearly the first day when I was training […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the list of athletes who have been invited to the 2021 Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Assessment Sessions. The USEF Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program offers athletes 25 years of age and under access to coaching and instruction, high intensity training sessions, and continued mentorship to further support the development of […]
Perhaps old dogs can’t learn new tricks, but it turns out former Grand Prix dressage stars most certainly can. Since Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl retired Unee BB, who finished third three times in the FEI World Cup Final, she’s used his extra free time for fun, new activities. “He has a very nice retirement, and […]
Ever had a show jumping round that ended with the ring crew playing a game of pick-up sticks? Eventers often discuss how to know when to call it a day on cross-country, but sometimes they shrug off multiple rails in show jumping: “Oh, he just knows they fall down.” A rule change proposal presented at […]
