Edward L. Woods, MD, has experienced plenty of exhilaration. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (New York), volunteered for the Navy in 1968 to fly combat missions in Vietnam, attended medical school when he came home, and performed thousands of lifesaving procedures during a 42-year career as a cardiothoracic surgeon. Not wanting to […]
Jennifer Bolton doesn’t like to talk about the incident that left her struggling to walk and talk six years ago. She’d much rather share the story of the life she’s built beyond it, and the role horses—and the Chronicle’s Lose The Leathers Challenge—played in making her whole. An art teacher for students at alternative schools, […]
When Danny first got sick, it was one in a series of disasters for me. I had a string of personal and professional challenges, all in a row, and unrelenting. I normally err on the side of optimism, to a sometimes annoying degree, but it got harder and harder to do so. I’m not an […]
Pavarotti has been a familiar face at the top of the North American eventing scene for almost a decade with Jessica Phoenix. Despite being a new partnership in early 2011, Phoenix and Pavarotti became Canada’s gold medal-winning heroes of that summer’s Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The pair followed that up by winning individual […]
As horse people, we’re focused on making sure our equine partners receive everything they need to perform their best. But we often forget about ourselves, which is why last year we added a Rider Health & Fitness Issue to our editorial calendar. While this issue covers a wide variety of topics from resolutions to position […]
The Equestrian Fire Relief Australia Fund has launched to support the Australian equestrian community affected by the 2019-2020 summer bushfires. The summer fires sweeping across Australia have caused unprecedented devastation; a staggering 10 million hectares have burned, affecting nearly every state and territory with the loss of human and animal life, including an estimated loss […]
The 2020 U.S. Equestrian Federation Annual Meeting may go down in history not for what happened there, but for what did not. For the first time, rule changes didn’t take center stage at the meeting held Jan. 8-11 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Approving new rules for the 2021 competition season will happen at the […]
West Palm Beach, Fla.—Jan. 11 U.S. Equestrian Federation members chose Darry Lou, Abigail Wexner’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion, as the 2019 International Horse of the Year and El Primero, Bryan Baldwin and Meralex Farm’s 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, as the National Horse of the Year. Darry Lou (Tangelo Van De Zuuthoeve—Venus, Nabab De Reve) has […]
The votes are in, and U.S. Equestrian Federation members chose Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, New York) as the 2019 International Equestrian of the Year and Nick Haness (Temecula, California) as the National Equestrian of the Year. Madden and Haness were presented with the Robert P. Strub Trophy at the Pegasus Awards during the U.S. Equestrian Federation […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to open applications and announce dates and locations for the USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships, open to juniors and amateurs at the 1.10/1.15-m, 1.20/1.25-m and 1.30/1.35-m levels, and the USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships, open to juniors, amateurs and professionals at the 1.40/1.45-m level. Both Zone Jumper Team Championships […]