A rider died Friday in a fall at Aston-le-Walls Horse Trials in Northamptonshire, England, British Eventing has confirmed “with deepest sadness.” Sarah Yorke, 37, was competing in the BE100 level with her mare MGH Hera when she fell at Fence 3 on the cross-country course, Horse and Hound reported. “Medical professionals attended immediately following her fall at […]
Until nearly the end of the class, it looked like Sunday’s $580,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Dublin would go to an unusual jump-off among 4-fault riders. None of the 38 contestants—including many of the biggest names in the business—had been able to leave all the rails up. Then Laura Kraut and Bisquetta, second to last […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 10 The day before the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final, Cisy Zhou and her trainer Patricia Griffith weren’t sure which pony to enter in the class. She had two good choices: small pony Down To A T and medium pony Editorial. Editorial was greener—he’s only 7—but in the end they decided to […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 Currie Cooper remembers the first time she rode Victory very clearly. It was the end of 2023 at Capital Challenge (Maryland) and the recently imported dressage pony was green as grass. “I couldn’t really get down a line,” she said. “He was too quiet.” Victory has come a long way since then. […]
Lexington, Ky—Aug. 9 Two and a half years ago, Elin Uhrig’s former trainer Alexia Honegger told her student to write down her future goals, and Uhrig didn’t hesitate. She wanted to go to USEF Pony Finals, and she wanted to win. This year, Uhrig made that a reality when she rode Juan Bay to the […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 8 After four full rounds of jumping plus a jump-off, Cisy Zhou of New York City rose to the top of the 68 entries to win the USEF Small/Medium Pony Jumper Individual National Championship aboard Ka-Chow. Zhou and the 13-year-old small Welsh Pony (Farnley Tiber—Winter Wind) kept a clean sheet all week, and […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 8 The rider who shows last in the over fences class at USEF Pony Finals has a tough task. Sure, they’re lucky enough to lead the standings from the first two phases of competition, but they have to wait around all day in anticipation of their round, hoping that they hold it together […]
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Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 7 Though they may be among the youngest teams in the competition, the Zone 7/8 squad earned gold in the USEF Small/Medium Pony Jumper National Championship held at USEF Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. The three youngest members of the team—Sophie Liebert, 7, of Elizabeth, Colorado, on Sugar Rush, Cora Greenstreet, […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 7 Logan Baras didn’t have much time to get to know This Time before they led the small pony victory gallop at USEF Pony Finals. In fact, the 11-year-old rider first sat on This Time on the Monday of Pony Finals week. Baras, who rides with Michael DelFiandra, Vanessa Roman and the Grafton […]