Since acquiring the ride on Lucifer V in 2018, Egypt’s Nayel Nassar and Evergate Stables LLC’s 14-year-old Westphalian gelding (Lord Pezi—Grandina, Grandeur) have been consistently successful, acquiring a number of impressive accolades including winning the 2019 Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (Florida), taking several CSI5* grand prix victories in 2019, and […]
With equestrian sport halted around the globe due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, many equine brands have experienced a decline in demand as well as production. But a few are manufacturing more than ever in an effort to help relief efforts. Asmar Equestrian has pivoted from show ring apparel to medical uniforms, EquiFit is sewing […]
By Week 6 of HITS Ocala (Florida), I had given up on the self-care I preached to you in my last blog. To be honest, I’m surprised and excited I made it that long. It’s hard to care for yourself during a demanding 10-week circuit. My weekly schedule looks like this: Tuesday is warm-up day, […]
News of COVID-19 was just starting to hit the Pacific Northwest in early March, and as a journalist and avid news reader, I was getting nervous. I had a bad feeling that things were going to get ugly. But nothing was clear, and no one else was concerned just yet. It was time to take […]
U.S. Hunter Jumper Association officials announced the USHJA Young Jumper Championships, set to debut in 2021. This new competition will serve as the national championship for young jumpers in the the United States, allowing talented prospects to be showcased by owners, breeders and riders and shown at the national level. “We are excited to offer […]
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden announced April 2 that top partner Darry Lou has been sold to Jennifer Gates. Madden initially planned to vie for a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and Darry Lou was under contract to be sold after the Games, but with the Games postponed until 2021, the timeline […]
In 2009, after 17 years of work under Robert Dover, Katherine Bateson-Chandler was pushed to leave the nest. Bateson-Chandler, 44, was a teenager when she became a working student at Dover’s farm, mucking stalls in exchange for dressage lessons on a friend’s off-the-track Thoroughbred. She worked to become a full-time hire and took on more […]
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States on March 13, the Chronicle staff members gathered around a table in our office. Italy had just started lockdown, and it seemed likely that some major events would be canceled, so we were strategizing how to adjust our coverage. Three weeks later, […]
The British populace understands one certain universal truth: Nothing is certain at the Grand National. Established more than 180 years ago, the Aintree tradition occurs in Liverpool, England, every year in late March or early April. With over 4 miles of track and 30 monstrous fences, the race carries the reputation as the hardest steeplechase […]
It’s been almost a year now since I’ve had my baby, and I still haven’t been on a horse. I’ve been to the barn—a barn, anyway—a couple of times. Once, when my daughter was about 8 weeks old, just to show her off; she slept and didn’t give a hoot about the horses, or the kittens, for […]
Since acquiring the ride on Lucifer V in 2018, Egypt’s Nayel Nassar and Evergate Stables LLC’s 14-year-old Westphalian gelding (Lord Pezi—Grandina, Grandeur) have been consistently successful, acquiring a number of impressive accolades including winning the 2019 Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (Florida), taking several CSI5* grand prix victories in 2019, and […]
With equestrian sport halted around the globe due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, many equine brands have experienced a decline in demand as well as production. But a few are manufacturing more than ever in an effort to help relief efforts. Asmar Equestrian has pivoted from show ring apparel to medical uniforms, EquiFit is sewing […]
By Week 6 of HITS Ocala (Florida), I had given up on the self-care I preached to you in my last blog. To be honest, I’m surprised and excited I made it that long. It’s hard to care for yourself during a demanding 10-week circuit. My weekly schedule looks like this: Tuesday is warm-up day, […]
News of COVID-19 was just starting to hit the Pacific Northwest in early March, and as a journalist and avid news reader, I was getting nervous. I had a bad feeling that things were going to get ugly. But nothing was clear, and no one else was concerned just yet. It was time to take […]
U.S. Hunter Jumper Association officials announced the USHJA Young Jumper Championships, set to debut in 2021. This new competition will serve as the national championship for young jumpers in the the United States, allowing talented prospects to be showcased by owners, breeders and riders and shown at the national level. “We are excited to offer […]
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden announced April 2 that top partner Darry Lou has been sold to Jennifer Gates. Madden initially planned to vie for a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and Darry Lou was under contract to be sold after the Games, but with the Games postponed until 2021, the timeline […]
In 2009, after 17 years of work under Robert Dover, Katherine Bateson-Chandler was pushed to leave the nest. Bateson-Chandler, 44, was a teenager when she became a working student at Dover’s farm, mucking stalls in exchange for dressage lessons on a friend’s off-the-track Thoroughbred. She worked to become a full-time hire and took on more […]
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States on March 13, the Chronicle staff members gathered around a table in our office. Italy had just started lockdown, and it seemed likely that some major events would be canceled, so we were strategizing how to adjust our coverage. Three weeks later, […]
The British populace understands one certain universal truth: Nothing is certain at the Grand National. Established more than 180 years ago, the Aintree tradition occurs in Liverpool, England, every year in late March or early April. With over 4 miles of track and 30 monstrous fences, the race carries the reputation as the hardest steeplechase […]
It’s been almost a year now since I’ve had my baby, and I still haven’t been on a horse. I’ve been to the barn—a barn, anyway—a couple of times. Once, when my daughter was about 8 weeks old, just to show her off; she slept and didn’t give a hoot about the horses, or the kittens, for […]
