Like most members of the class of 2020, high school senior Brighton Craig missed out on the opportunity to celebrate her graduation in front of a cheering crowd. Wanting to create a special memory to mark the occasion, the 18-year-old filmed a farm-themed procession at home in Hume, Virginia, with a little help from her […]
The FEI has published its Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at assisting organizers and national federations with the safe resumption of international equestrian events in line with national and local restrictions. The policy will apply to all FEI events held as of July 1 and has been put in place to limit the […]
Any good foxhunter will keep his cool if hounds are running nearby as he canters along, but while show hunters evolved from that time-honored tradition, few of these horses have experience jumping with a dog at their heels. Back in 2008, however, Liza Boyd and Scout experienced just that while competing at the Devon Horse […]
The horse world has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and things are just starting to get back to normal, depending on the state and local governments. We thought we’d look at how one horse-centric state is handling re-entry after months of regulations. Ross Peddicord is the head of the Maryland Horse Industry […]
Sitting here this morning, in the bright blue Devon Horse Show press room looking out over the Dixon Oval, I teared up again at the memories of a Thursday June evening in 2012.
Four years ago in this ring, I got to witness one of the most amazing nights of show jumping I think we’ll ever see. From McLain Ward’s heartfelt tribute to his retiring great mare, Sapphire, to his amazing win in the grand prix just a few months after breaking his knee, it was the kind of night that defined the description “fairy tale.”
If you’d asked amateur rider and second-year medical resident Dr. Karley Koch to predict what would be the hardest part of working in Oklahoma’s biggest hospital during a global pandemic, she might’ve said she was worried about patients outnumbering the hospital beds or running out of personal protective equipment and risking her own safety. But […]
Edna Reynolds was probably shaking in her boots watching her daughter, Betty Oare (née Reynolds), enter the ring. But Oare wasn’t scared. Just 21 years old, she didn’t know enough to be intimidated as she entered the Dixon Oval in Devon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962, even if the course that greeted her differed from […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, commenters on The Chronicle of the Horse forums have offered one another support and advice for navigating the disruptions to our daily lives. On May 2, a more lighthearted thread, Corona Confessions, invited readers to share the binges, illicit pleasures and extremely relaxed dress codes they’ve indulged in during their time […]
The Upperville Colt & Horse Show and the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show regret to announce the cancellation of both competitions, originally scheduled for June 1-7 and June 10-14 respectively. In response to the ongoing COVID-19outbreak, the UCHS Board of Directors and the LBHS Board of Directors made this decision unanimously after evaluating many options, including postponement, in order […]
Representatives from the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Dressage Federation hosted a webinar on May 22 to discuss changes to the dressage discipline in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Shows are set to restart June 1, and panelists were comprised of USEF Managing Director of Dressage Hallye Griffin, USDF Executive Director Stephan Hienzsch, […]
Like most members of the class of 2020, high school senior Brighton Craig missed out on the opportunity to celebrate her graduation in front of a cheering crowd. Wanting to create a special memory to mark the occasion, the 18-year-old filmed a farm-themed procession at home in Hume, Virginia, with a little help from her […]
The FEI has published its Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at assisting organizers and national federations with the safe resumption of international equestrian events in line with national and local restrictions. The policy will apply to all FEI events held as of July 1 and has been put in place to limit the […]
Any good foxhunter will keep his cool if hounds are running nearby as he canters along, but while show hunters evolved from that time-honored tradition, few of these horses have experience jumping with a dog at their heels. Back in 2008, however, Liza Boyd and Scout experienced just that while competing at the Devon Horse […]
The horse world has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and things are just starting to get back to normal, depending on the state and local governments. We thought we’d look at how one horse-centric state is handling re-entry after months of regulations. Ross Peddicord is the head of the Maryland Horse Industry […]
Sitting here this morning, in the bright blue Devon Horse Show press room looking out over the Dixon Oval, I teared up again at the memories of a Thursday June evening in 2012.
Four years ago in this ring, I got to witness one of the most amazing nights of show jumping I think we’ll ever see. From McLain Ward’s heartfelt tribute to his retiring great mare, Sapphire, to his amazing win in the grand prix just a few months after breaking his knee, it was the kind of night that defined the description “fairy tale.”
If you’d asked amateur rider and second-year medical resident Dr. Karley Koch to predict what would be the hardest part of working in Oklahoma’s biggest hospital during a global pandemic, she might’ve said she was worried about patients outnumbering the hospital beds or running out of personal protective equipment and risking her own safety. But […]
Edna Reynolds was probably shaking in her boots watching her daughter, Betty Oare (née Reynolds), enter the ring. But Oare wasn’t scared. Just 21 years old, she didn’t know enough to be intimidated as she entered the Dixon Oval in Devon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962, even if the course that greeted her differed from […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, commenters on The Chronicle of the Horse forums have offered one another support and advice for navigating the disruptions to our daily lives. On May 2, a more lighthearted thread, Corona Confessions, invited readers to share the binges, illicit pleasures and extremely relaxed dress codes they’ve indulged in during their time […]
The Upperville Colt & Horse Show and the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show regret to announce the cancellation of both competitions, originally scheduled for June 1-7 and June 10-14 respectively. In response to the ongoing COVID-19outbreak, the UCHS Board of Directors and the LBHS Board of Directors made this decision unanimously after evaluating many options, including postponement, in order […]
Representatives from the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Dressage Federation hosted a webinar on May 22 to discuss changes to the dressage discipline in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Shows are set to restart June 1, and panelists were comprised of USEF Managing Director of Dressage Hallye Griffin, USDF Executive Director Stephan Hienzsch, […]
