Recently I was fortunate enough to attend a five-day intensive riding workshop with equestrian legend Bernie Traurig at his ranch in San Marcos, California. The format was two lessons a day in small groups. In the morning we did flatwork and small gymnastics, and the afternoon was reserved for coursework. I brought two horses, my […]
On Nov. 19, the U.S. Center for SafeSport changed George Morris’ suspension status on its website, which had been listed as “subject to appeal/not yet final” to “permanently ineligible,” meaning that Morris’ bid to overturn his ban in arbitration was unsuccessful. (The organization does not announce or comment on its findings.) Morris, the former chef […]
South Carolina horse owners in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties are on high alert after a string of bizarre pasture incidents left at least three horses dead and multiple others with serious lacerations and puncture wounds over the past few weeks. Debra Howell found her son’s retired Thoroughbred mare in the field in Campobello, South Carolina, […]
In a unanimous vote on Nov. 19, delegates to the Fédération Equestre Internationale General Assembly in Moscow voted to require protective headgear while riding and during the marathon phase of combined driving events, beginning Jan. 1, 2021. That date was chosen to allow for education and so manufacturers could produce enough helmets to meet the […]
Rodrigo Pessoa announced Nov. 15 that he is stepping down as the high performance director for the Irish show jumping team. “As I close this adventure as high performance manager of the Irish team, I have a feeling of fulfillment in having accomplished my initial mission with them,” Pessoa wrote on his website. “The qualification […]
Josie Galvin set out for her first Junior North American Field Hunter Championships on Nov. 9 with just a few hunt meets under her belt, no idea what to expect, and her helmet forgotten back home. But a veteran pony, a well-prepared friend, and her own competitive experience as a state 4-H champion helped her […]
On Nov. 7 and 8, an independent arbitration was held in New York regarding former U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe and Olympian George Morris’ lifetime ban from the U.S. Equestrian Federation for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. The ban was announced by the U.S. Center for SafeSport in August and has since been listed as “pending appeal” […]
Despite recording a World Cup victory just a week prior in Thermal, California, Adrienne Sternlicht and Bennys Legacy came to Las Vegas’ South Point Arena with some unanswered questions. The duo had never before competed indoors, but the smaller venue proved no problem for them, as they recorded a second straight World Cup victory. They […]
Reddick, Fla.—Nov. 17 Arden Wildasin was in disbelief as she watched her name move up the leaderboard one placing at a time during today’s show jumping. As top riders like cross-country leader Leslie Law (Zick Zack) and Phillip Dutton (Fernhill PickPocket) dropped rails, she found herself atop the leaderboard of the CCI3*-L at the Ocala […]
Reddick, Fla.—Nov. 17 It was just in July that Campground was cantering around a training level event with his owner Marnie Kelly—or rather pulling her enthusiastically around the cross-country. The Thoroughbred gelding does double duty with Kelly and Erin Sylvester, and this weekend it was Sylvester’s turn in the irons. Moving up an incredible 23 […]
Recently I was fortunate enough to attend a five-day intensive riding workshop with equestrian legend Bernie Traurig at his ranch in San Marcos, California. The format was two lessons a day in small groups. In the morning we did flatwork and small gymnastics, and the afternoon was reserved for coursework. I brought two horses, my […]
On Nov. 19, the U.S. Center for SafeSport changed George Morris’ suspension status on its website, which had been listed as “subject to appeal/not yet final” to “permanently ineligible,” meaning that Morris’ bid to overturn his ban in arbitration was unsuccessful. (The organization does not announce or comment on its findings.) Morris, the former chef […]
South Carolina horse owners in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties are on high alert after a string of bizarre pasture incidents left at least three horses dead and multiple others with serious lacerations and puncture wounds over the past few weeks. Debra Howell found her son’s retired Thoroughbred mare in the field in Campobello, South Carolina, […]
In a unanimous vote on Nov. 19, delegates to the Fédération Equestre Internationale General Assembly in Moscow voted to require protective headgear while riding and during the marathon phase of combined driving events, beginning Jan. 1, 2021. That date was chosen to allow for education and so manufacturers could produce enough helmets to meet the […]
Rodrigo Pessoa announced Nov. 15 that he is stepping down as the high performance director for the Irish show jumping team. “As I close this adventure as high performance manager of the Irish team, I have a feeling of fulfillment in having accomplished my initial mission with them,” Pessoa wrote on his website. “The qualification […]
Josie Galvin set out for her first Junior North American Field Hunter Championships on Nov. 9 with just a few hunt meets under her belt, no idea what to expect, and her helmet forgotten back home. But a veteran pony, a well-prepared friend, and her own competitive experience as a state 4-H champion helped her […]
On Nov. 7 and 8, an independent arbitration was held in New York regarding former U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe and Olympian George Morris’ lifetime ban from the U.S. Equestrian Federation for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. The ban was announced by the U.S. Center for SafeSport in August and has since been listed as “pending appeal” […]
Despite recording a World Cup victory just a week prior in Thermal, California, Adrienne Sternlicht and Bennys Legacy came to Las Vegas’ South Point Arena with some unanswered questions. The duo had never before competed indoors, but the smaller venue proved no problem for them, as they recorded a second straight World Cup victory. They […]
Reddick, Fla.—Nov. 17 Arden Wildasin was in disbelief as she watched her name move up the leaderboard one placing at a time during today’s show jumping. As top riders like cross-country leader Leslie Law (Zick Zack) and Phillip Dutton (Fernhill PickPocket) dropped rails, she found herself atop the leaderboard of the CCI3*-L at the Ocala […]
Reddick, Fla.—Nov. 17 It was just in July that Campground was cantering around a training level event with his owner Marnie Kelly—or rather pulling her enthusiastically around the cross-country. The Thoroughbred gelding does double duty with Kelly and Erin Sylvester, and this weekend it was Sylvester’s turn in the irons. Moving up an incredible 23 […]
