The U.S. Equestrian Federation’s board of directors has approved additions to the prohibited substances rule. The rule additions, which were approved last week during the organization’s annual meeting, will go into effect April 1. The additions, GR 414.8 and 414.9, ban certain injectable medications and other potential deadly substances not just from being used in competition but from being […]
The U.S. team for the first leg of the Longines League of Nations taking place Feb. 15 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been announced. Teams for the 10-nation competition have been confirmed, according to a press release from the Fédération Equestre Internationale. Lucy Davis Kennedy, Kaitlin Campbell, Taylor Kain and Skylar Wireman, led […]
When it was time to contemplate separating my former eventer Cairo from her foal Fable, I decided to go with a slow wean. Sort of. I am generally a planner, but the time for Fable’s weaning crept up on me. (In my defense, I am the editor—about to be the owner of a newspaper that fought […]
Ask Babylon’s connections about their favorite moment during his year dominating the small junior hunters with Paige Walkenbach, and they’ll pause. Maybe it’s the two scores of 95 he earned at Capital Challenge (Maryland) late in the year—their highest scores all season. Or maybe it was at Devon (Pennsylvania), where Babylon won the 16-17 division […]
When the Chronicle selected Babylon as our 2024 Overall and Hunter Horse of the Year, we reached out to his past connections to learn more about his beginnings. Babylon’s oldest connections aren’t surprised at all by his success in the hunter ring. Growing up he was a barn favorite with his breeders at Hof Thormählen […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Friday, Jan. 24, that the implementation date for changes to the Horse Protection Act has been pushed back from Feb. 1 to April 2. The decision comes after the U.S. Equestrian Federation, American Horse Council and other groups requested a delay due to […]
I have been competing since “back in the 1900s,” as the kids say, which means this past show season was certainly not my first. I feel like it’s reasonable to believe that, while I probably have not seen it all, I can confidently say I have seen a lot! Recently, I’ve had a few delightful […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 26 Paralympic medalist Kate Shoemaker is committed to dispelling the notion that being a para-athlete means, “I can’t.” In fact, she said, it’s the complete opposite. It actually means, “I can.” “The biggest question to me is like, ‘Can you do able-bodied? Can you do CDIs?’ ” she said. “Yes. Nothing about para […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced that Caracole De La Roque was voted the 2024 International Horse of the Year, and McQueen was voted the 2024 National Horse of the Year by the USEF membership. Caracole de la Roque and McQueen were honored during the SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 25 When Christian Kukuk first rode into the International Ring at the Winter Equestrian Festival in March 2024, he was largely unknown to local fans. What a difference a year makes. Last year, while he’d picked up wins on the Longines Global Champions Tour and was part of the gold-medal German team at […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation’s board of directors has approved additions to the prohibited substances rule. The rule additions, which were approved last week during the organization’s annual meeting, will go into effect April 1. The additions, GR 414.8 and 414.9, ban certain injectable medications and other potential deadly substances not just from being used in competition but from being […]
The U.S. team for the first leg of the Longines League of Nations taking place Feb. 15 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been announced. Teams for the 10-nation competition have been confirmed, according to a press release from the Fédération Equestre Internationale. Lucy Davis Kennedy, Kaitlin Campbell, Taylor Kain and Skylar Wireman, led […]
When it was time to contemplate separating my former eventer Cairo from her foal Fable, I decided to go with a slow wean. Sort of. I am generally a planner, but the time for Fable’s weaning crept up on me. (In my defense, I am the editor—about to be the owner of a newspaper that fought […]
Ask Babylon’s connections about their favorite moment during his year dominating the small junior hunters with Paige Walkenbach, and they’ll pause. Maybe it’s the two scores of 95 he earned at Capital Challenge (Maryland) late in the year—their highest scores all season. Or maybe it was at Devon (Pennsylvania), where Babylon won the 16-17 division […]
When the Chronicle selected Babylon as our 2024 Overall and Hunter Horse of the Year, we reached out to his past connections to learn more about his beginnings. Babylon’s oldest connections aren’t surprised at all by his success in the hunter ring. Growing up he was a barn favorite with his breeders at Hof Thormählen […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Friday, Jan. 24, that the implementation date for changes to the Horse Protection Act has been pushed back from Feb. 1 to April 2. The decision comes after the U.S. Equestrian Federation, American Horse Council and other groups requested a delay due to […]
I have been competing since “back in the 1900s,” as the kids say, which means this past show season was certainly not my first. I feel like it’s reasonable to believe that, while I probably have not seen it all, I can confidently say I have seen a lot! Recently, I’ve had a few delightful […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 26 Paralympic medalist Kate Shoemaker is committed to dispelling the notion that being a para-athlete means, “I can’t.” In fact, she said, it’s the complete opposite. It actually means, “I can.” “The biggest question to me is like, ‘Can you do able-bodied? Can you do CDIs?’ ” she said. “Yes. Nothing about para […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced that Caracole De La Roque was voted the 2024 International Horse of the Year, and McQueen was voted the 2024 National Horse of the Year by the USEF membership. Caracole de la Roque and McQueen were honored during the SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 25 When Christian Kukuk first rode into the International Ring at the Winter Equestrian Festival in March 2024, he was largely unknown to local fans. What a difference a year makes. Last year, while he’d picked up wins on the Longines Global Champions Tour and was part of the gold-medal German team at […]
