With the Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival discontinued after two years, West Coast dressage riders in need of CDIs won’t be left hanging in 2020—two new shows, the Pacific Coast CDI and the Desert Dressage CDI-W, have stepped up to host international competitions. The Pacific Coast CDI came to life via Barbara Biernat, a tack […]
For Bonnie Ascher-Nette, DVM, there is no such thing as too much time spent with horses. An equine veterinarian who specializes in sports medicine, she devotes her days to treating the animals she loves and dedicates any time left over to training and showing her amateur-owner hunter, Denver HTF. As a young girl, Ascher-Nette dreamed […]
On Dec. 9, the Chronicle published an interview with Diane Carney, president of the new organization Athletes for Equity in Sport. Attorney Ryan Lefkowitz wrote a blog responding to the interview. To continue the conversation, the Chronicle is publishing a subsequent response from Carney and Packy McGaughan, as well as Lefkowitz’ rebuttal below. Athletes for Equity’s willingness to recognize SafeSport […]
On Dec. 9, the Chronicle published an interview with Diane Carney, president of the new organization Athletes for Equity in Sport. Attorney Ryan Lefkowitz wrote a blog responding to the interview. To continue the conversation, the Chronicle is publishing a subsequent response from Carney and Packy McGaughan, below, as well as Lefkowitz’ rebuttal. The executive group of Athletes for […]
When it comes to horses, Luis Macias knows there’s always a lesson to be learned. As a crucial member of the Evergate Stables team, Macias works with horses of tremendous talent and ones with larger than life personalities that make his job entertaining and rewarding. Show stables don’t come much more high profile than Evergate, […]
Sometimes it takes a little while to get perfectly synced with a new dance partner, but Sarah Lockman and her stallion First Apple look like they’ve been together forever. Watching them go undefeated across three days at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, in July, you’d never know that Lockman and First […]
At the ceremony for the 2019 Eclipse Awards, held Jan. 23, Irish-bred Winston C was honored as North America’s top steeplechasing horse. Owned by Hudson River Farms and trained by Jonathan Sheppard, the 6-year-old gelding (Rip Van Winkle—Pitrizza, Machiavellian) won two Grade I races during the Saratoga season: the A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase and the […]
I just lived through one of those disaster weeks. It started with the USDF FEI Trainers’ Conference. I’d been selected to ride on Elvis, and I thought it would be a good exposure moment for him as I work to add members to his syndicate. But I’d also entered a CDI for later in the […]
Palm Beach County cheered as equestrians and their mounts, representing local non-profit organizations, competed for a share of more than $1 million in prize money at the Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments on Saturday, Feb. 1. Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the GCC has become a highlight of the 12-week Winter […]
Aug. 30, 2019, started as just another horse show day for Juan Pablo Gnecco. It was the Friday of the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, New York, and he was entered in the afternoon’s grand prix qualifier. He stopped to chat with a fellow rider about the track, and they discussed various plans for […]
With the Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival discontinued after two years, West Coast dressage riders in need of CDIs won’t be left hanging in 2020—two new shows, the Pacific Coast CDI and the Desert Dressage CDI-W, have stepped up to host international competitions. The Pacific Coast CDI came to life via Barbara Biernat, a tack […]
For Bonnie Ascher-Nette, DVM, there is no such thing as too much time spent with horses. An equine veterinarian who specializes in sports medicine, she devotes her days to treating the animals she loves and dedicates any time left over to training and showing her amateur-owner hunter, Denver HTF. As a young girl, Ascher-Nette dreamed […]
On Dec. 9, the Chronicle published an interview with Diane Carney, president of the new organization Athletes for Equity in Sport. Attorney Ryan Lefkowitz wrote a blog responding to the interview. To continue the conversation, the Chronicle is publishing a subsequent response from Carney and Packy McGaughan, as well as Lefkowitz’ rebuttal below. Athletes for Equity’s willingness to recognize SafeSport […]
On Dec. 9, the Chronicle published an interview with Diane Carney, president of the new organization Athletes for Equity in Sport. Attorney Ryan Lefkowitz wrote a blog responding to the interview. To continue the conversation, the Chronicle is publishing a subsequent response from Carney and Packy McGaughan, below, as well as Lefkowitz’ rebuttal. The executive group of Athletes for […]
When it comes to horses, Luis Macias knows there’s always a lesson to be learned. As a crucial member of the Evergate Stables team, Macias works with horses of tremendous talent and ones with larger than life personalities that make his job entertaining and rewarding. Show stables don’t come much more high profile than Evergate, […]
Sometimes it takes a little while to get perfectly synced with a new dance partner, but Sarah Lockman and her stallion First Apple look like they’ve been together forever. Watching them go undefeated across three days at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, in July, you’d never know that Lockman and First […]
At the ceremony for the 2019 Eclipse Awards, held Jan. 23, Irish-bred Winston C was honored as North America’s top steeplechasing horse. Owned by Hudson River Farms and trained by Jonathan Sheppard, the 6-year-old gelding (Rip Van Winkle—Pitrizza, Machiavellian) won two Grade I races during the Saratoga season: the A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase and the […]
I just lived through one of those disaster weeks. It started with the USDF FEI Trainers’ Conference. I’d been selected to ride on Elvis, and I thought it would be a good exposure moment for him as I work to add members to his syndicate. But I’d also entered a CDI for later in the […]
Palm Beach County cheered as equestrians and their mounts, representing local non-profit organizations, competed for a share of more than $1 million in prize money at the Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments on Saturday, Feb. 1. Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the GCC has become a highlight of the 12-week Winter […]
Aug. 30, 2019, started as just another horse show day for Juan Pablo Gnecco. It was the Friday of the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, New York, and he was entered in the afternoon’s grand prix qualifier. He stopped to chat with a fellow rider about the track, and they discussed various plans for […]
