Daniela Moguel is used to rescheduling her season at this point. Every plan she’s made with advanced horse Cecelia has changed as events cancel or postpone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After getting one run in at the River Glen Horse Trials in New Market, Tennessee, in June, the Mexican rider returned Aug. 1-2 to […]
The 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final 2020 in Barcelona has been canceled. The cancellation is a joint decision taken by the Federation Equestre Internationale), Spanish national federation (Real Federación Hípica Española) and the Foundation and Board of the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, longtime host of the FEI Nations Cup Final. The Barcelona Final was […]
The United States Eventing Association and Equestrian Events, Inc. made the extremely difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of the USEA American Eventing Championships on Aug. 5. The USEA Board of Governors weighed every option, but ultimately voted not to proceed to host the national championships due to the health and safety concerns of […]
In the late afternoon on May 15, 2018, a group of friends in Jamaica, Virginia, congratulated one another. Their mare, Wega WF, had just foaled a much-anticipated colt by the Oldenburg stallion Finery. “Nothing looked wrong initially,” said Meredith Jefferies, an equine dental technician, who runs a small breeding cooperative, Bridle Creek Sporthorses, with her […]
Officials at the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Aug. 5, that they are kicking-off the USEF Helmet Research Safety Fund, a fundraising effort to further the safety of equestrian athletes across all breeds and disciplines. The fund will support further research into U.S. helmet safety standards and the creation of an equestrian-specific rating system, providing riders […]
Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the concern for the safety of our equestrian community, organizers at Blenheim EquiSports have decided to cancel the 2020 Las Vegas National Horse Show. “Over the last few months, we have been working closely with our local health officials, monitoring the ongoing spread and mitigation […]
Four horsewomen have launched the Equestrian Cooperative, an initiative aimed at making social activism and community involvement more accessible for horse people. Adrienne Sternlicht, who rode on the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (North Carolina) gold-medal winning show jumping team; Lucy Deslauriers, a member of the 2019 Pan American Games (Peru) bronze-medal winning show jumping team; […]
After weighing the impact of multiple positive COVID-19 cases following the Kentucky Summer Classic and the cancellation notice of USHJA’s upcoming championships, Kentucky Horse Shows LLC and the U.S. Equestrian Federation have decided to cancel Bluegrass Festival (Aug. 11-16), KHJA (Aug. 19-23), and USEF Junior Hunter National Championships—East Coast (Aug. 23-24) scheduled to take place […]
Jocelyn “Josie” Flannery, had only shown in one U.S. Equestrian Federation-rated competition when she won a Gochman Grant to attend USEF Pony Finals in Kentucky. From Barboursville, Virginia, Josie has focused on the associate level on the Virginia Horse Shows Association circuit due to financial limitations. Josie’s mother, Jennifer Hay, is a nurse at Josie’s […]
Sami Milo didn’t get Lulavani thinking hunter derbies, but that’s exactly where she found her niche. Four and a half years ago Milo had just sold her grand prix horse and was looking for a prospect to develop when a friend in Denmark sent her a video of a scopey bay mare. Milo bought the […]