Brought to you by Kentucky Equine Research and Darby Bonomi Ph.D. Earlier this month reporter Laura Lemon explored mental health in the horse world in the lead story in our Jan. 13 Rider Health and Fitness issue. She spoke with various riders about their journeys with their own mental health including five-star eventer Matt Brown. Matt spoke […]
For the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the off-track Thoroughbred for a variety of publications. I’ve run the gamut of topics, from aftercare to first rides to final rides, competitions, sales, training, and even dating (deep down it makes sense). Horses being horses, there is never an end to discussion […]
The pressing need for riders to share responsibility for their own safety was a recurring theme at the Fédération Equestre Internationale Eventing Risk Management Seminar at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, England, Jan. 24-26. The gathering of 150 officials, trainers and course designers from around the world discussed developments in frangible technology; the latest thinking in course […]
McLain Ward is scoring some big wins with a new little horse in his string, emphasis on little: Ward’s newest ride, Catoki, stands just 15.2 hands high. “You kind of have to take a gulp when you get on him, because he’s barely a horse,” Ward said with a laugh. “He’s almost a pony, but […]
Gina Miles’ Olympic individual silver-medal winning mount McKinlaigh died on Jan. 18. He was 26. Owners Thom Schulz and Laura Coats first saw McKinlaigh (Highland King — Kilcumney Hostess, Stretchworth Lad) at the young event horse class at the 1998 Punchestown Three-Day Event in Ireland. Schulz had flown to Ireland in search of a preliminary-level horse, […]
After winning their first CDI outing since July of 2018, Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir followed up in grand style, scoring a personal best of 80.49% to win the FEI World Cup qualifier freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival on Jan. 24 in Wellington, Florida. LaGoy-Weltz used “Lono’s” time out of the ring due to […]
Charlotte Dujardin couldn’t quite catch Isabell Werth in the Grand Prix freestyle at the Amsterdam CDI-W on Jan. 25, but Dujardin still set a new personal best score with Mount St. John Freestyle, scoring 89.5 percent to Werth’s 90.28 percent with Weihegold OLD. “What a day and what an incredible mare,” Dujardin posted on Facebook. “I […]
If Cassanto were a person you wouldn’t be surprised to see him on a Wheaties box or on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He’s the whole package: athleticism that even a non-horse person can appreciate, consistent year after year, and he’s got personality to boot. Make no mistake, this horse knows he’s a star and […]
The last time Olivia LaGoy-Weltz’s top horse Lonoir headed down centerline it was July 2018, and they placed third in the Grand Prix freestyle in the Aachen CDI4* (Germany). A farriery issue kept them out of competition in 2019, but on Jan. 23, they made a winning comeback at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (Florida), […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced on Jan. 24, that The Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, will once again host the 2020 Adequan North American Youth Championships for the discipline of eventing. Competition is scheduled to run from July 22-26. The NAYC offers an elite opportunity for rising talent to build confidence in both […]
Brought to you by Kentucky Equine Research and Darby Bonomi Ph.D. Earlier this month reporter Laura Lemon explored mental health in the horse world in the lead story in our Jan. 13 Rider Health and Fitness issue. She spoke with various riders about their journeys with their own mental health including five-star eventer Matt Brown. Matt spoke […]
For the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the off-track Thoroughbred for a variety of publications. I’ve run the gamut of topics, from aftercare to first rides to final rides, competitions, sales, training, and even dating (deep down it makes sense). Horses being horses, there is never an end to discussion […]
The pressing need for riders to share responsibility for their own safety was a recurring theme at the Fédération Equestre Internationale Eventing Risk Management Seminar at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, England, Jan. 24-26. The gathering of 150 officials, trainers and course designers from around the world discussed developments in frangible technology; the latest thinking in course […]
McLain Ward is scoring some big wins with a new little horse in his string, emphasis on little: Ward’s newest ride, Catoki, stands just 15.2 hands high. “You kind of have to take a gulp when you get on him, because he’s barely a horse,” Ward said with a laugh. “He’s almost a pony, but […]
Gina Miles’ Olympic individual silver-medal winning mount McKinlaigh died on Jan. 18. He was 26. Owners Thom Schulz and Laura Coats first saw McKinlaigh (Highland King — Kilcumney Hostess, Stretchworth Lad) at the young event horse class at the 1998 Punchestown Three-Day Event in Ireland. Schulz had flown to Ireland in search of a preliminary-level horse, […]
After winning their first CDI outing since July of 2018, Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir followed up in grand style, scoring a personal best of 80.49% to win the FEI World Cup qualifier freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival on Jan. 24 in Wellington, Florida. LaGoy-Weltz used “Lono’s” time out of the ring due to […]
Charlotte Dujardin couldn’t quite catch Isabell Werth in the Grand Prix freestyle at the Amsterdam CDI-W on Jan. 25, but Dujardin still set a new personal best score with Mount St. John Freestyle, scoring 89.5 percent to Werth’s 90.28 percent with Weihegold OLD. “What a day and what an incredible mare,” Dujardin posted on Facebook. “I […]
If Cassanto were a person you wouldn’t be surprised to see him on a Wheaties box or on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He’s the whole package: athleticism that even a non-horse person can appreciate, consistent year after year, and he’s got personality to boot. Make no mistake, this horse knows he’s a star and […]
The last time Olivia LaGoy-Weltz’s top horse Lonoir headed down centerline it was July 2018, and they placed third in the Grand Prix freestyle in the Aachen CDI4* (Germany). A farriery issue kept them out of competition in 2019, but on Jan. 23, they made a winning comeback at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (Florida), […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced on Jan. 24, that The Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, will once again host the 2020 Adequan North American Youth Championships for the discipline of eventing. Competition is scheduled to run from July 22-26. The NAYC offers an elite opportunity for rising talent to build confidence in both […]
