The Fair Hill Organizing Committee announced on June 4 that the inaugural Maryland Five-Star at Fair Hill will take place Oct. 14-17, 2021. Health and safety factors, in addition to other challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, led to a final decision to postpone the international three-day eventing competition originally scheduled for this October at […]
In a normal year, even the non-horsey public would be focused on the equestrian world this week as the Belmont Stakes (New York) approached and perhaps one Thoroughbred aimed for a shot at the elusive Triple Crown. But COVID-19 has turned 2020 into anything but a normal year, so if you’re missing your racing fix, […]
The hunter courses at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show (Va.) are some of the most picturesque in history, with the classic oak trees shading the track. But 40 years ago, there was a jump on the course that seemed to belong more on a cross-country course than in a hunter ring.
In 1974, Upperville featured a large bank in both the amateur-owner and regular working hunter classic rounds. The Chronicle report from the show—written by Ruth Meredith and appearing in the June 21, 1974 issue of the Chronicle—discussed it:
On June 1, the Chronicle published a scorching missive from an angry 17-year-old young rider about the horse world’s silence on social injustice and white privilege. And we watched social media blow up. Almost 2,000 comments on Facebook in two days. Close to 1,000 shares. People praised Sophie Gochman for voicing the things they’d been […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced June 3 that the 2020 USHJA 3’3″ Hunter Seat Medal Final – East is changing locations. The inaugural event will now be held during the New England Equitation Championships in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on Oct. 17. Originally set to be held in November at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, […]
The U.S. Eventing Association board of governors voted last week to postpone the 2020 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention that was scheduled to take place at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Dec. 10-13. The intention is to hold the 2021 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in Albuquerque instead. “The USEA […]
Scroll through the list of Thoroughbreds registered with The Jockey Club, and you’re sure to find some odd names. Take, for instance, 2007 Kentucky Derby contender Imawildandcrazyguy or, yes, Brangelina. But imagine being the person who approved the registration for Left For Dead. Turns out the moniker is pretty significant. Born in 2013, the Pennsylvania-bred […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced June 2 that the west coast Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships will have a new location. Originally set to be held at the Del Mar Horse Park in Del Mar, California, the West Coast Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships will now be held at Rancho Mission Viejo […]
This week would’ve marked the 167th anniversary of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, and in celebration of this historic event, we’re taking a closer look at a classic photograph from the show. Gene Pillion may be 88, but he remembers showing at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia, as if it […]
EEM (Equestrian Events Management SPRL), the founder, owner and organizer of the Longines Masters Series, announces the end of the contract that has united it with Longines since 2016. The story that has linked EEM to the Swiss watch brand first began with a partnership in 2012. The Longines Masters adventure was then born in […]
The Fair Hill Organizing Committee announced on June 4 that the inaugural Maryland Five-Star at Fair Hill will take place Oct. 14-17, 2021. Health and safety factors, in addition to other challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, led to a final decision to postpone the international three-day eventing competition originally scheduled for this October at […]
In a normal year, even the non-horsey public would be focused on the equestrian world this week as the Belmont Stakes (New York) approached and perhaps one Thoroughbred aimed for a shot at the elusive Triple Crown. But COVID-19 has turned 2020 into anything but a normal year, so if you’re missing your racing fix, […]
The hunter courses at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show (Va.) are some of the most picturesque in history, with the classic oak trees shading the track. But 40 years ago, there was a jump on the course that seemed to belong more on a cross-country course than in a hunter ring.
In 1974, Upperville featured a large bank in both the amateur-owner and regular working hunter classic rounds. The Chronicle report from the show—written by Ruth Meredith and appearing in the June 21, 1974 issue of the Chronicle—discussed it:
On June 1, the Chronicle published a scorching missive from an angry 17-year-old young rider about the horse world’s silence on social injustice and white privilege. And we watched social media blow up. Almost 2,000 comments on Facebook in two days. Close to 1,000 shares. People praised Sophie Gochman for voicing the things they’d been […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced June 3 that the 2020 USHJA 3’3″ Hunter Seat Medal Final – East is changing locations. The inaugural event will now be held during the New England Equitation Championships in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on Oct. 17. Originally set to be held in November at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio, […]
The U.S. Eventing Association board of governors voted last week to postpone the 2020 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention that was scheduled to take place at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Dec. 10-13. The intention is to hold the 2021 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in Albuquerque instead. “The USEA […]
Scroll through the list of Thoroughbreds registered with The Jockey Club, and you’re sure to find some odd names. Take, for instance, 2007 Kentucky Derby contender Imawildandcrazyguy or, yes, Brangelina. But imagine being the person who approved the registration for Left For Dead. Turns out the moniker is pretty significant. Born in 2013, the Pennsylvania-bred […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced June 2 that the west coast Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships will have a new location. Originally set to be held at the Del Mar Horse Park in Del Mar, California, the West Coast Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships will now be held at Rancho Mission Viejo […]
This week would’ve marked the 167th anniversary of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, and in celebration of this historic event, we’re taking a closer look at a classic photograph from the show. Gene Pillion may be 88, but he remembers showing at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia, as if it […]
EEM (Equestrian Events Management SPRL), the founder, owner and organizer of the Longines Masters Series, announces the end of the contract that has united it with Longines since 2016. The story that has linked EEM to the Swiss watch brand first began with a partnership in 2012. The Longines Masters adventure was then born in […]
