There are some horses who just have that rare, indefinable “it”—a special something that surpasses any quirks or unconventional traits and, in fact, turns them into superpowers. Tim Price’s 2018 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (England) winner Ringwood Sky Boy is one of those horses. Almost laughably tricky as a young horse, the 17-year-old Irish […]
It’s not often a rider has the opportunity to take a horse from conception to Grand Prix, but Kelly Coyne is on the brink of doing so, and winning the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize may provide her with exactly the assistance she needs to get there. Coyne, 35, grew up in Naples, Maine, […]
When Alexa Lee planned her jump-off route for the $20,000 TAKE2 Jumper Finals, held at the Kentucky National Horse Show earlier this fall, she spied a line through a skinny gap between fences in the middle of the arena that would shave seconds off the clock. The route was risky, but despite her nerves and […]
Few feed room substances inspire as much anxiety as dry beet pulp. Some say that without proper soaking, it will expand in a horse’s stomach and cause colic or ruptures. Others worry it might swell during mastication and cause choking. Even the manufacturer labels tend to recommend a minimum of 30 minutes soaking prior to […]
The 2020 Tom Bass Seminar on diversity in equestrian sports will be held virtually on Nov. 14 beginning at 3:30 p.m. EST. Chronicle staff writer Tori Repole will be featured alongside several other notable panelists, including: Amy Beisel (International Museum of the Horse) Donna Marie Cheek (rider and trainer) Martha Drum (journalist) Caitlin Gooch or […]
With the 2020 show season officially in my rearview, it’s time to maximize the next few months before we head to Florida. We are still heading to Florida, even with the world’s many unknowns, because while showing is lovely and fun, my team and I really go down to train in the nice weather and […]
Multitasking is a way of life for Indiantown, Florida-based John Stanley, 48, and his fiancée Lauren Briggs, 42. Stanley is a farrier, master of foxhounds and amateur huntsman for Four Winds Foxhounds and also manages his family’s 2,000-acre cattle ranch. Briggs is a U.S. Equestrian Federation “r” hunter/jumper judge who whips-in to Stanley, while Lilah […]
Following a successful CPEDI competition at the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championships at Tryon International Equestrian Center in October, the following athlete/horse combinations have been promoted on the U.S. Equestrian Federation Para-Dressage Pathway lists: Sydney Collier and All In One moved up to Elite Cynthia Screnci and Eragon VF moved up to Development Eleanor Brimmer […]
There are many times in life when we are thrown into situations before we think we’re ready. I believe that’s ultimately when we learn how prepared and capable we actually are because we aren’t all brave enough to take the leap before we have to. That’s precisely what happened on Sept. 25, 2020, when I […]
There was no trace of Cent 15 the show jumper when Dominic Gibbs rode him into the ring at the ASPCA Maclay National Championship on Nov. 1. Instead there was a finely tuned equitation horse that would carry his rider to victory at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. “He’s the best horse that I could’ve ever […]
There are some horses who just have that rare, indefinable “it”—a special something that surpasses any quirks or unconventional traits and, in fact, turns them into superpowers. Tim Price’s 2018 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (England) winner Ringwood Sky Boy is one of those horses. Almost laughably tricky as a young horse, the 17-year-old Irish […]
It’s not often a rider has the opportunity to take a horse from conception to Grand Prix, but Kelly Coyne is on the brink of doing so, and winning the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize may provide her with exactly the assistance she needs to get there. Coyne, 35, grew up in Naples, Maine, […]
When Alexa Lee planned her jump-off route for the $20,000 TAKE2 Jumper Finals, held at the Kentucky National Horse Show earlier this fall, she spied a line through a skinny gap between fences in the middle of the arena that would shave seconds off the clock. The route was risky, but despite her nerves and […]
Few feed room substances inspire as much anxiety as dry beet pulp. Some say that without proper soaking, it will expand in a horse’s stomach and cause colic or ruptures. Others worry it might swell during mastication and cause choking. Even the manufacturer labels tend to recommend a minimum of 30 minutes soaking prior to […]
The 2020 Tom Bass Seminar on diversity in equestrian sports will be held virtually on Nov. 14 beginning at 3:30 p.m. EST. Chronicle staff writer Tori Repole will be featured alongside several other notable panelists, including: Amy Beisel (International Museum of the Horse) Donna Marie Cheek (rider and trainer) Martha Drum (journalist) Caitlin Gooch or […]
With the 2020 show season officially in my rearview, it’s time to maximize the next few months before we head to Florida. We are still heading to Florida, even with the world’s many unknowns, because while showing is lovely and fun, my team and I really go down to train in the nice weather and […]
Multitasking is a way of life for Indiantown, Florida-based John Stanley, 48, and his fiancée Lauren Briggs, 42. Stanley is a farrier, master of foxhounds and amateur huntsman for Four Winds Foxhounds and also manages his family’s 2,000-acre cattle ranch. Briggs is a U.S. Equestrian Federation “r” hunter/jumper judge who whips-in to Stanley, while Lilah […]
Following a successful CPEDI competition at the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championships at Tryon International Equestrian Center in October, the following athlete/horse combinations have been promoted on the U.S. Equestrian Federation Para-Dressage Pathway lists: Sydney Collier and All In One moved up to Elite Cynthia Screnci and Eragon VF moved up to Development Eleanor Brimmer […]
There are many times in life when we are thrown into situations before we think we’re ready. I believe that’s ultimately when we learn how prepared and capable we actually are because we aren’t all brave enough to take the leap before we have to. That’s precisely what happened on Sept. 25, 2020, when I […]
There was no trace of Cent 15 the show jumper when Dominic Gibbs rode him into the ring at the ASPCA Maclay National Championship on Nov. 1. Instead there was a finely tuned equitation horse that would carry his rider to victory at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. “He’s the best horse that I could’ve ever […]
