In the fall of 2018, Kimberlee O’Cain ran into a bad streak of luck. Then 27, O’Cain prided herself on her good health. She worked as an assistant trainer at DeCesari Equestrian in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, teaching hunters, jumpers and dressage. She held a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and had […]
MTM Outbid soared to the top of the leaderboard on Feb. 7Â at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, winning the $50,000 USHJA International Derby with professional rider Jamie Taylor in the irons. The 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding is no stranger to the derby field, with multiple big wins in the last three years. With […]
It’s not unusual to see off-track Thoroughbreds in the hunt field, but Monmouth County Hunt (New Jersey) recently welcomed a slightly different group of former racers. The club held a Standardbred Hunt Day on Feb. 2 that attracted trotters and pacers from three states. Participants included first-time foxhunters as well as a few Monmouth County […]
In the Chronicle’s new series, we follow various equine professionals throughout a typical day. In this installment, we asked Jordan Lubow, whom you probably recognize thanks to the incredible athletic efforts of her hunter derby horse Anthemis Z, to walk us through her day. Lubow hails from Bell Canyon, California, and grew up competing in the junior hunters […]
Officials from the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced on Feb. 11, that Lafitte de Muze was named the 2019 WCHR Hunter of the Year, which will be presented to owner Cheryl Olsten during the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular held at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, on Feb. 15. “I […]
We’re halfway through our Florida season, and while I certainly don’t have ANYTHING to show for it, I also feel like this season is creeping by. I’m sure part of that feeling is that we came two weeks earlier than we normally do and are staying two weeks later, so there’s a whole ‘nother month […]
There aren’t many places in the world where the best riders in the three Olympic disciplines gather together, but this weekend in Wellington, Florida, was a special chance to see dozens of them. With a CDI-W Grand Prix and the $50,000 MARS Eventing Showcase at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival and the $401,000 Fidelity Investments CSI5* […]
Is there anything better than watching some of the best show jumpers duel for the win? Spectators for the $401,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival (Florida) earned a real treat as they watched McLain Ward, Kent Farrington, Eric Lamaze and nine others duke it out for the top spot. You can […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 9 Marilyn Little knows RF Scandalous inside and out at this point in their six-year partnership, so when she ran into a few hairy moments on cross-country today at the $50,000 MARS Eventing Showcase, it helped that she and the mare trusted each other. A bumpy ride through the Buckeye triple brush combination […]
In the fall of 2018, Kimberlee O’Cain ran into a bad streak of luck. Then 27, O’Cain prided herself on her good health. She worked as an assistant trainer at DeCesari Equestrian in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, teaching hunters, jumpers and dressage. She held a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and had […]
MTM Outbid soared to the top of the leaderboard on Feb. 7Â at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, winning the $50,000 USHJA International Derby with professional rider Jamie Taylor in the irons. The 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding is no stranger to the derby field, with multiple big wins in the last three years. With […]
It’s not unusual to see off-track Thoroughbreds in the hunt field, but Monmouth County Hunt (New Jersey) recently welcomed a slightly different group of former racers. The club held a Standardbred Hunt Day on Feb. 2 that attracted trotters and pacers from three states. Participants included first-time foxhunters as well as a few Monmouth County […]
In the Chronicle’s new series, we follow various equine professionals throughout a typical day. In this installment, we asked Jordan Lubow, whom you probably recognize thanks to the incredible athletic efforts of her hunter derby horse Anthemis Z, to walk us through her day. Lubow hails from Bell Canyon, California, and grew up competing in the junior hunters […]
Officials from the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced on Feb. 11, that Lafitte de Muze was named the 2019 WCHR Hunter of the Year, which will be presented to owner Cheryl Olsten during the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular held at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, on Feb. 15. “I […]
On Feb. 1, the Fédération Equestre Internationale released the newest para-dressage individual world rankings, and Roxanne Trunnell became the first U.S. rider to top that list. Previously ranked fifth in the overall standings, Trunnell vaulted up the rankings thanks to top placings in CPEDI competitions in Wellington, Florida, in January. In the competition held Jan. […]
We’re halfway through our Florida season, and while I certainly don’t have ANYTHING to show for it, I also feel like this season is creeping by. I’m sure part of that feeling is that we came two weeks earlier than we normally do and are staying two weeks later, so there’s a whole ‘nother month […]
There aren’t many places in the world where the best riders in the three Olympic disciplines gather together, but this weekend in Wellington, Florida, was a special chance to see dozens of them. With a CDI-W Grand Prix and the $50,000 MARS Eventing Showcase at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival and the $401,000 Fidelity Investments CSI5* […]
Is there anything better than watching some of the best show jumpers duel for the win? Spectators for the $401,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival (Florida) earned a real treat as they watched McLain Ward, Kent Farrington, Eric Lamaze and nine others duke it out for the top spot. You can […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 9 Marilyn Little knows RF Scandalous inside and out at this point in their six-year partnership, so when she ran into a few hairy moments on cross-country today at the $50,000 MARS Eventing Showcase, it helped that she and the mare trusted each other. A bumpy ride through the Buckeye triple brush combination […]
