The 2020 Washington International Horse Show concluded with a victory for 14-year-old McKayla Brombach in the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals on Oct. 25 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center. Brombach, who hails from Wimberley, Texas, only had one goal after making her way to the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals this year—have a good experience with […]
The 2020 Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports will be presented via video conference on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The virtual meeting will examine issues relating to diversity in domestic and international arenas. Launched in 2019 as part of the 2nd Annual Day of the African Equestrian, the 2020 […]
Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 25 Caroline Tinsley hoped she’d be attending the 2020 National Horse Show with her small junior hunter Honor, but when the gelding was sidelined due to medical issues this year, she came up with another plan. “I competed at the National Horse Show last year with my hunter,” said Tinsley. “Since he did […]
Pau, France—Oct. 25 Despite a few twists in the plot among the top 10 in show jumping, British rider Laura Collett put in another flawless round with London 52 to lay claim to victory in the Pau CCI5*-L, this year’s only five star event. Collett and London 52 led wire-to-wire in the 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding’s (Landos—Vernante, Quinar) […]
It is hard to put in words the way I am feeling at the end of this weekend. I am so incredibly grateful for my horse Devy, my trainer Kyla Makhloghi, as well as the rest of the Rosemont team, and my family. My win with Devy today could not have been done without any […]
Mill Spring, N.C.—Oct. 24 When Karl Cook and Caillou 24 sliced every turn during the jump-off for the $214,000 President’s Cup CSI4*, live stream commentator Jimmy Torano declared the class finished. Never mind that there were still six combinations to return, Cook was that fast. “I think it’s over,” said Torano. “It doesn’t matter who’s […]
Pau, France—Oct. 24 French course designer Pierre Michelet set a magnificent cross-country test at the Pau CCI5*-L , with 31 combinations and 45 efforts along the 3.9-mile course, in an optimum time of 11:08. The only five-star event this year saw 45 competitors on the start list. Ten horse-rider pairs completed a flawless round, riding home without penalties. […]
Mill Spring, N.C.—Oct. 24 When Tessa P. Brown watched her competitors in the Washington International Horse Show Equitation Finals, she couldn’t stop drooling over one horse: Dominic Gibbs’ Cent 15. She crossed her fingers that she’d make it into the work-off and get to swap horses with Gibbs so she could throw a leg over […]
Phase 1, the hunter phase, is complete. The course rode very nice. There were some long bending lines to test your control and proper usage of your track. I was very happy with my round today; Devy and I scored an 85 and 87. We ended up seventh overall with Zayna Rizvi taking the top […]
Mill Spring, N.C.—Oct. 23 Zayna Rizvi has been on a roll this equitation finals season. She finished sixth at the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final (North Carolina) and third at the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final—East (North Carolina). And after a great first day in the Washington International Horse Show Equitation […]