Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 28 In a corner of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, sectioned off from the flair of the main arenas, there’s a piece of land designated to the congregation of ponies and their people. Today though, Pony Island saw the absence of its namesake, instead hosting a field of 55 combinations in the $25,000 USHJA International […]
If you walked past Loreli at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, and did a double-take, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, it’s not often you see a horse wearing what appears to be a pair of horse ski goggles. But the 13-year-old gelding won’t be hitting the slopes anytime soon, and the […]
Amid daily reports of the spread of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the respiratory disease originating in the Chinese province of Hubei, top officials are continuing to plan for the 2020 Olympic Games to begin as scheduled in Tokyo on July 24. Equestrian competition is slated to begin with dressage on July 25. World […]
The Dressage Foundation announced Feb. 25 that Lehua Custer and F.J. Ramzes, owned by Wendy Sasser, have been awarded the 2020 $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. Custer and “Ramzes” won the same grant in 2019. Custer is a USDF Certified Instructor/trainer and L Program Graduate with distinction. She was Olympian Hilda Gurney’s assistant trainer […]
Due to recent storm damage on the course, officials from the Tryon International Equestrian Center announced Feb. 28 that the training, novice and beginner novice divisions will not be held during The Fork at TIEC eventing competition on April 2-5 this year. Course designer Captain Mark Phillips visited TIEC this week to review the course conditions […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 28 After seven months out of the show ring Adrienne Lyle’s 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (North Carolina) partner Salvino started his 2020 Olympic bid at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Spectators lined the arena, and the pair did not disappoint, scoring a 76.87 percent in the CDI4* Grand Prix. Read more about […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 27 A crowd had gathered at the edge of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival’s main stadium before Adrienne Lyle and Salvino even entered the ring. It’s been seven months since the 13-year-old Hanoverian stallion last graced the international stage. And as a front-runner on the road to team selection for this summer’s Olympic Games […]
The last five years have been full of changes for Susan Boone. After serving as joint-master and huntsman at Tanheath Hunt Club in Connecticut for 23 years, she moved to rural Fluvanna County, Virginia, in 2015. There she began riding with nearby Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club, and two years ago she joined renowned author […]
Before Karen Pavicic had Totem, her winning ride in the CDI3* Prix St. Georges during Week 7 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, she was sitting tall on Don Daiquiri, her partner for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Caen, France. The 18-year-old Oldenburg gelding “Dono” is now retired, though […]
Debbie McDonald had good intentions when she requested mandatory attendance from potential U.S. Olympic Games team riders at the Feb. 19-Feb. 23 CDI5*, held in Wellington, Florida, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. McDonald, the U.S. dressage technical advisor, wanted to see the East and West Coast athletes go head-to-head before team selection for the […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 28 In a corner of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, sectioned off from the flair of the main arenas, there’s a piece of land designated to the congregation of ponies and their people. Today though, Pony Island saw the absence of its namesake, instead hosting a field of 55 combinations in the $25,000 USHJA International […]
If you walked past Loreli at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, and did a double-take, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, it’s not often you see a horse wearing what appears to be a pair of horse ski goggles. But the 13-year-old gelding won’t be hitting the slopes anytime soon, and the […]
Amid daily reports of the spread of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the respiratory disease originating in the Chinese province of Hubei, top officials are continuing to plan for the 2020 Olympic Games to begin as scheduled in Tokyo on July 24. Equestrian competition is slated to begin with dressage on July 25. World […]
The Dressage Foundation announced Feb. 25 that Lehua Custer and F.J. Ramzes, owned by Wendy Sasser, have been awarded the 2020 $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. Custer and “Ramzes” won the same grant in 2019. Custer is a USDF Certified Instructor/trainer and L Program Graduate with distinction. She was Olympian Hilda Gurney’s assistant trainer […]
Due to recent storm damage on the course, officials from the Tryon International Equestrian Center announced Feb. 28 that the training, novice and beginner novice divisions will not be held during The Fork at TIEC eventing competition on April 2-5 this year. Course designer Captain Mark Phillips visited TIEC this week to review the course conditions […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 28 After seven months out of the show ring Adrienne Lyle’s 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games (North Carolina) partner Salvino started his 2020 Olympic bid at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Spectators lined the arena, and the pair did not disappoint, scoring a 76.87 percent in the CDI4* Grand Prix. Read more about […]
Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 27 A crowd had gathered at the edge of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival’s main stadium before Adrienne Lyle and Salvino even entered the ring. It’s been seven months since the 13-year-old Hanoverian stallion last graced the international stage. And as a front-runner on the road to team selection for this summer’s Olympic Games […]
The last five years have been full of changes for Susan Boone. After serving as joint-master and huntsman at Tanheath Hunt Club in Connecticut for 23 years, she moved to rural Fluvanna County, Virginia, in 2015. There she began riding with nearby Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Club, and two years ago she joined renowned author […]
Before Karen Pavicic had Totem, her winning ride in the CDI3* Prix St. Georges during Week 7 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, she was sitting tall on Don Daiquiri, her partner for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Caen, France. The 18-year-old Oldenburg gelding “Dono” is now retired, though […]
Debbie McDonald had good intentions when she requested mandatory attendance from potential U.S. Olympic Games team riders at the Feb. 19-Feb. 23 CDI5*, held in Wellington, Florida, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. McDonald, the U.S. dressage technical advisor, wanted to see the East and West Coast athletes go head-to-head before team selection for the […]
