Which of your favorite vices would you give up, if it helped you achieve a dream of competing at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*? For Arden Wildasin, the U.S. Eventing Association’s 2024 Adult Amateur Rider of the Year, the answer is easy—but the challenge hard: sugar. “Come January 1, I won’t be eating any sugar,” said […]
After 51 years, the Menlo Charity Horse Show, held each summer in Atherton, California, has shuttered its doors. The decision was made Dec. 29 and announced on the show’s website. “It’s just so heartbreaking for so many people,” said Suzanne Rischman, one of the co-chairs for the show. The committee began discussing the future of […]
WELLINGTON, Fla. – January 15, 2025 – Wellington International announced today that the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival will now feature two $500,000 CSI5* grand prix offerings ahead of the season finale $750,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Highlighted by 12 weeks of consecutive FEI competition, WEF continues through March 30 in Wellington, Florida. In addition to the previously announced increase […]
Every barn has its favorites. From veterinarians to technicians to trainers, no one is immune from falling in love with a special horse. That is how EPA Elegance (Wido—Miss Courcel, Dow Jones Courcel) and her owner Shannon Daily ended up with a cheering section, complete with handmade signs, when they crossed the finish line as […]
The new year started off with a bang for Christian Simonson, whose new partner Indian Rock arrived stateside in the first week of 2025. Competed to 11th place in the freestyle at the Paris Olympic Games by Dutch rider Emmelie Scholtens, “Rocky” (Apache—Crisjena, Vivaldi) is the newest addition to Simonson’s string, owned by Heidi Humphries of […]
WELLINGTON, Fla. – January 14, 2025 – Wellington Lifestyle Partners (WLP), the Wellington-based real estate development and hospitality company, has expanded its partnership as its portfolio grows to include Wellington International Equestrian Showgrounds and operations, and The Wellington, its new private residential club community developed by NEXUS Luxury Collection. Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Jeff Skoll, […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
Once primarily worn by eventers over their required body protector on cross-country, air vests today have moved into other jumping sports and can be seen on riders from Olympic gold medalist Laura Kraut to low-level hunter competitors. But there’s little research into—and no certification to test—their efficacy in equestrian sports. The Fédération Equestre Internationale hopes […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the confirmed qualifying details for the US Equestrian Open Jumping Final, which will take place during the Rolex Finale week of the Winter Equestrian Festival at Wellington International in Wellington, Florida. The US Equestrian Open Jumping Final will feature the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix, a Rolex […]
Just after the New Year, Olympian Doug Payne announced via social media that he has officially retired from a nearly three-decade career in three-day eventing to concentrate on show jumping full time. In recent years, Payne, 43, has been competing at the elite level in both sports, sometimes on the same weekend; for example, after […]
Which of your favorite vices would you give up, if it helped you achieve a dream of competing at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*? For Arden Wildasin, the U.S. Eventing Association’s 2024 Adult Amateur Rider of the Year, the answer is easy—but the challenge hard: sugar. “Come January 1, I won’t be eating any sugar,” said […]
After 51 years, the Menlo Charity Horse Show, held each summer in Atherton, California, has shuttered its doors. The decision was made Dec. 29 and announced on the show’s website. “It’s just so heartbreaking for so many people,” said Suzanne Rischman, one of the co-chairs for the show. The committee began discussing the future of […]
WELLINGTON, Fla. – January 15, 2025 – Wellington International announced today that the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival will now feature two $500,000 CSI5* grand prix offerings ahead of the season finale $750,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Highlighted by 12 weeks of consecutive FEI competition, WEF continues through March 30 in Wellington, Florida. In addition to the previously announced increase […]
Every barn has its favorites. From veterinarians to technicians to trainers, no one is immune from falling in love with a special horse. That is how EPA Elegance (Wido—Miss Courcel, Dow Jones Courcel) and her owner Shannon Daily ended up with a cheering section, complete with handmade signs, when they crossed the finish line as […]
The new year started off with a bang for Christian Simonson, whose new partner Indian Rock arrived stateside in the first week of 2025. Competed to 11th place in the freestyle at the Paris Olympic Games by Dutch rider Emmelie Scholtens, “Rocky” (Apache—Crisjena, Vivaldi) is the newest addition to Simonson’s string, owned by Heidi Humphries of […]
WELLINGTON, Fla. – January 14, 2025 – Wellington Lifestyle Partners (WLP), the Wellington-based real estate development and hospitality company, has expanded its partnership as its portfolio grows to include Wellington International Equestrian Showgrounds and operations, and The Wellington, its new private residential club community developed by NEXUS Luxury Collection. Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Jeff Skoll, […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have […]
Once primarily worn by eventers over their required body protector on cross-country, air vests today have moved into other jumping sports and can be seen on riders from Olympic gold medalist Laura Kraut to low-level hunter competitors. But there’s little research into—and no certification to test—their efficacy in equestrian sports. The Fédération Equestre Internationale hopes […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the confirmed qualifying details for the US Equestrian Open Jumping Final, which will take place during the Rolex Finale week of the Winter Equestrian Festival at Wellington International in Wellington, Florida. The US Equestrian Open Jumping Final will feature the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix, a Rolex […]
Just after the New Year, Olympian Doug Payne announced via social media that he has officially retired from a nearly three-decade career in three-day eventing to concentrate on show jumping full time. In recent years, Payne, 43, has been competing at the elite level in both sports, sometimes on the same weekend; for example, after […]
