Name: Kelli Webber Age: 30 Day Job: Organ procurement coordinator An Unusual Calling: The hospital machines and monitors beep and whirr, but the outlook isn’t good. A miracle recovery doesn’t appear to be in the cards for this patient. That’s when Webber’s job begins. “I work with patients in the hospital who are end of […]
The United States Dressage Federation is thrilled to announce that Dr. Hilary Clayton of Mason, Michigan, Gary Rockwell of Wellington, Florida, and Verdades, the 2002 KWPN gelding owned by Laura Graves, make up the 2020 class of Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame Inductees. Established to honor and preserve the achievements of the people and horses […]
Nearly 10 years ago, palomino Paint Daffy’s Son Shine decided the western pleasure life wasn’t for him, and Alex Belton went along for the ride. Now she’s preparing to earn her U.S. Dressage Federation silver medal on the 20-year-old horse. “It’s been such a long journey. I’m so proud that we’ve made it this far,” she […]
Following the death of Katharine Morel and her horse Kerry On at the February Rocking Horse Winter III Horse Trials (Florida) due to a rotational fall at a table on the cross- country course, upper-level rider Jonathan Holling knew he had to do something. Together with the U.S. Eventing Association Foundation and several stakeholders in the sport, Holling […]
During the inaugural online IOC session on July 17, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games confirmed the Olympic Games competition schedule for 2021. For equestrian sport, the competition dates have been moved forward by one day so as to mirror the 2020 daily schedule whereby the equestrian events which were due to […]
I don’t do the hunters anymore. I gave up on that world a long time ago and moved to jumpers. I happen to have a nice jumper-bred mare who decided to be a hunter that my trainer wanted to show. She knew my hesitation, but we agreed to give it another shot. My mind has […]
In the Aug. 27, 1965 edition of The Chronicle of the Horse appeared an article about the very first show jumping grand prix to be put on in the United States. The class was held in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 25 as part of the PHA Horse Show. Here’s the entire text of that article and scroll down to see scans of the actual pages of the article in that issue of the Chronicle…
The National Horse Show announces plans to return to its home at the Alltech Arena, located in the Kentucky Horse Park, for the 2020 event, scheduled to be held October 23 – November 1. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, event organizers have been working tirelessly to devise a plan that not only […]
I’m mixed race: My mother is of Italian descent, and my father is African American with Native American lineage as well. Even though I’m half white, I’ve never enjoyed the privilege that comes with having white skin. My first riding lesson was at 8 years old. Like many young girls introduced to horses, I was […]
U.S. Dressage Development Coach and Olympic team bronze medalist Charlotte Bredahl is recovering from surgery to remove a melanoma in her brain. Bredahl, who was in Wellington, Florida, for the season, first noticed something was amiss toward the end of March, when her left foot started dragging. “It was pretty terrifying because I’ve never experienced anything […]
Name: Kelli Webber Age: 30 Day Job: Organ procurement coordinator An Unusual Calling: The hospital machines and monitors beep and whirr, but the outlook isn’t good. A miracle recovery doesn’t appear to be in the cards for this patient. That’s when Webber’s job begins. “I work with patients in the hospital who are end of […]
The United States Dressage Federation is thrilled to announce that Dr. Hilary Clayton of Mason, Michigan, Gary Rockwell of Wellington, Florida, and Verdades, the 2002 KWPN gelding owned by Laura Graves, make up the 2020 class of Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame Inductees. Established to honor and preserve the achievements of the people and horses […]
Nearly 10 years ago, palomino Paint Daffy’s Son Shine decided the western pleasure life wasn’t for him, and Alex Belton went along for the ride. Now she’s preparing to earn her U.S. Dressage Federation silver medal on the 20-year-old horse. “It’s been such a long journey. I’m so proud that we’ve made it this far,” she […]
Following the death of Katharine Morel and her horse Kerry On at the February Rocking Horse Winter III Horse Trials (Florida) due to a rotational fall at a table on the cross- country course, upper-level rider Jonathan Holling knew he had to do something. Together with the U.S. Eventing Association Foundation and several stakeholders in the sport, Holling […]
During the inaugural online IOC session on July 17, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games confirmed the Olympic Games competition schedule for 2021. For equestrian sport, the competition dates have been moved forward by one day so as to mirror the 2020 daily schedule whereby the equestrian events which were due to […]
I don’t do the hunters anymore. I gave up on that world a long time ago and moved to jumpers. I happen to have a nice jumper-bred mare who decided to be a hunter that my trainer wanted to show. She knew my hesitation, but we agreed to give it another shot. My mind has […]
In the Aug. 27, 1965 edition of The Chronicle of the Horse appeared an article about the very first show jumping grand prix to be put on in the United States. The class was held in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 25 as part of the PHA Horse Show. Here’s the entire text of that article and scroll down to see scans of the actual pages of the article in that issue of the Chronicle…
The National Horse Show announces plans to return to its home at the Alltech Arena, located in the Kentucky Horse Park, for the 2020 event, scheduled to be held October 23 – November 1. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, event organizers have been working tirelessly to devise a plan that not only […]
I’m mixed race: My mother is of Italian descent, and my father is African American with Native American lineage as well. Even though I’m half white, I’ve never enjoyed the privilege that comes with having white skin. My first riding lesson was at 8 years old. Like many young girls introduced to horses, I was […]
U.S. Dressage Development Coach and Olympic team bronze medalist Charlotte Bredahl is recovering from surgery to remove a melanoma in her brain. Bredahl, who was in Wellington, Florida, for the season, first noticed something was amiss toward the end of March, when her left foot started dragging. “It was pretty terrifying because I’ve never experienced anything […]
