In May of 2012, Ali Wolff was competing at the Kentucky Spring Classic when her new horse Casall arrived at the showgrounds. “It was a Monday, and I was so excited to go see him,” Wolff said of the Holsteiner gelding (Casall—F-Cecilia BB, Capitol I). “I took him out for a hand walk, and I […]
The night before the second day of dressage team competition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, coach Harry Boldt instructed most of his West German team riders to turn in for an early bedtime. But not Reiner Klimke, who, as John Strassburger reported for The Chronicle of the Horse in his coverage of […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation and Kentucky Horse Shows LLC announced Aug. 1 that the 2020 USEF Pony Finals was canceled due to individuals testing positive for coronavirus at the Kentucky Horse Park. The press release sent out by both organizations is below: “We have been notified today that two more individuals have tested positive for […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association nominating committee, having reviewed and considered the nominations for the position of President of USHJA, has selected Mary Babick as the official nominee for office of the president. The USHJA board of directors will meet virtually on September 14, 2020 to vote on the nominating committee’s recommendation. Babick, who has […]
Today was my first full day at the Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington) in preparation for the USHJA National Pony Derby Championships, USEF Pony Finals and the USEF Pony Medal Finals. The night before we trailered here I logged into a USEF Zoom meeting for all trainers, parents and exhibitors. Here were my key takeaways from […]
Optimism runs in Tamie Smith’s DNA. While COVID-19 shut down the country and its horse sports, Smith still managed to make a bit of lemonade in a lemony situation. “The silver lining to all this is, I feel, making the horses better,” said Smith, Temecula, California. “You can fine-tune the horses to go to a […]
With three FEI World Equestrian Games and two Olympics under his belt, not to mention three gold medals from two Pan American Games, Boyd Martin hardly needs an introduction. This 40-year-old event rider from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, just scored back-to-back wins at the Virginia Horse Trials and the Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II. […]
Virginia Horse Trials is pleased to announce that The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships will be held in conjunction with the fall VHT International on Oct. 28-29, 2020. The YEH East Coast Championships was previously scheduled to be held at the inaugural Maryland Five-Star at Fair Hill, which was postponed until […]
Heritage Farm trainers are used to cheering for their students during awards presentations at the biggest shows in the country. But this year they’ll be staying in Katonah, New York, during the string of championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington that start next week, skipping USEF Pony Finals, Platinum Performance USHJA Green Incentive […]
Top U.S. dressage rider Kasey Perry-Glass announced on July 29 that her Olympic and World Equestrian Games mount Goerklintgaards Dublet has retired. “I imagined that today I would be waking up and preparing myself to ride Dublet down centerline in Tokyo for one final freestyle as a competitive pair, but instead I come on here […]
In May of 2012, Ali Wolff was competing at the Kentucky Spring Classic when her new horse Casall arrived at the showgrounds. “It was a Monday, and I was so excited to go see him,” Wolff said of the Holsteiner gelding (Casall—F-Cecilia BB, Capitol I). “I took him out for a hand walk, and I […]
The night before the second day of dressage team competition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, coach Harry Boldt instructed most of his West German team riders to turn in for an early bedtime. But not Reiner Klimke, who, as John Strassburger reported for The Chronicle of the Horse in his coverage of […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation and Kentucky Horse Shows LLC announced Aug. 1 that the 2020 USEF Pony Finals was canceled due to individuals testing positive for coronavirus at the Kentucky Horse Park. The press release sent out by both organizations is below: “We have been notified today that two more individuals have tested positive for […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association nominating committee, having reviewed and considered the nominations for the position of President of USHJA, has selected Mary Babick as the official nominee for office of the president. The USHJA board of directors will meet virtually on September 14, 2020 to vote on the nominating committee’s recommendation. Babick, who has […]
Today was my first full day at the Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington) in preparation for the USHJA National Pony Derby Championships, USEF Pony Finals and the USEF Pony Medal Finals. The night before we trailered here I logged into a USEF Zoom meeting for all trainers, parents and exhibitors. Here were my key takeaways from […]
Optimism runs in Tamie Smith’s DNA. While COVID-19 shut down the country and its horse sports, Smith still managed to make a bit of lemonade in a lemony situation. “The silver lining to all this is, I feel, making the horses better,” said Smith, Temecula, California. “You can fine-tune the horses to go to a […]
With three FEI World Equestrian Games and two Olympics under his belt, not to mention three gold medals from two Pan American Games, Boyd Martin hardly needs an introduction. This 40-year-old event rider from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, just scored back-to-back wins at the Virginia Horse Trials and the Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II. […]
Virginia Horse Trials is pleased to announce that The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships will be held in conjunction with the fall VHT International on Oct. 28-29, 2020. The YEH East Coast Championships was previously scheduled to be held at the inaugural Maryland Five-Star at Fair Hill, which was postponed until […]
Heritage Farm trainers are used to cheering for their students during awards presentations at the biggest shows in the country. But this year they’ll be staying in Katonah, New York, during the string of championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington that start next week, skipping USEF Pony Finals, Platinum Performance USHJA Green Incentive […]
Top U.S. dressage rider Kasey Perry-Glass announced on July 29 that her Olympic and World Equestrian Games mount Goerklintgaards Dublet has retired. “I imagined that today I would be waking up and preparing myself to ride Dublet down centerline in Tokyo for one final freestyle as a competitive pair, but instead I come on here […]
