This is the second article in a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. There are many reasons to feel good about the current state of Thoroughbred retirement and rehoming. It seems groups like the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Incentive Program, Retired Racehorse Project and a host of adoption and rehoming organizations are everywhere. With so […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage team at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1 CPEDI3*. Held from Jan. 8-11 in Wellington, Florida, the CPEDI3* will be the first team competition for the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team in 2020. Michel Assouline will serve as the […]
Top U.S. dressage rider Laura Graves announced on Jan. 8 that her Olympic and World Equestrian Games mount Verdades has retired. “It is with both a heavy heart and a grateful mind that today, I announce the retirement of my great friend, Diddy,” Graves wrote on Facebook about the horse she co-owns with Curt Maes. […]
When Ashley Noble started showing dressage four years ago after a lifetime on the American Quarter Horse Association circuit, she knew she’d have to make a few adjustments. First, she had to find something to do with all the extra time she had now that she was showing in only two classes a day instead […]
Congratulations to the more than 200 riders who dropped their irons, submitted their calendars and earned beautiful 2019 COTH Lose The Leathers Challenge Finisher ribbons! (Scroll to the bottom to see those ribbons and meet the participants!) Rae Lombino Megan Kahn Samantha Brown Emma Knip Courtney Tiedt Mary Paige Kowalski Kathryn Roche Lindsay Weinberg Stephanie […]
I saw a meme recently that read: “My horse has a chiropractor, nutritionist, acupuncturist, farrier, vet and psychic reader. I have a bottle of aspirin…and a slight limp when jogged on hard ground.” My horses currently lack the psychic reader, but otherwise, that meme is entirely accurate and relatable—and I know I’m far from alone […]
He’s an international eventing star in a plain brown wrapper. He’s an equine version of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. He’s probably the sweetest, most unassuming horse you’ve ever met. But in the experienced hands of Buck Davidson, Sherrie Martin and Carl Segal’s 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Copper Beech (Radolin—Cloverballen) won his very […]
In a recent interview with The Chronicle of the Horse regarding the new group “Athletes For Equity In Sport,” Ms. Diane Carney frequently references our judicial system. As an attorney and an equestrian, I was troubled by how many of her claims ranged from misinformed to flat out inaccurate. There has been a lot of […]
In his first court appearance since being indicted last month, Michael Barisone pleaded not guilty to all charges today, Jan. 6. Barisone was indicted on two counts of attempted murder, crimes of the first degree, and two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, crimes of the second degree, following the shooting […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 6 Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Robert Dover and George Williams can’t help it when pearls of wisdom fall from their lips. After all, they are dressage superstars. And, as the trainers for the 2020 Robert Dover Horsemastership Week, they shared their expertise with the talented young riders and spectators at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival […]
This is the second article in a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. There are many reasons to feel good about the current state of Thoroughbred retirement and rehoming. It seems groups like the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Thoroughbred Incentive Program, Retired Racehorse Project and a host of adoption and rehoming organizations are everywhere. With so […]
U.S. Equestrian Federation officials announced the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage team at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1 CPEDI3*. Held from Jan. 8-11 in Wellington, Florida, the CPEDI3* will be the first team competition for the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team in 2020. Michel Assouline will serve as the […]
Top U.S. dressage rider Laura Graves announced on Jan. 8 that her Olympic and World Equestrian Games mount Verdades has retired. “It is with both a heavy heart and a grateful mind that today, I announce the retirement of my great friend, Diddy,” Graves wrote on Facebook about the horse she co-owns with Curt Maes. […]
When Ashley Noble started showing dressage four years ago after a lifetime on the American Quarter Horse Association circuit, she knew she’d have to make a few adjustments. First, she had to find something to do with all the extra time she had now that she was showing in only two classes a day instead […]
Congratulations to the more than 200 riders who dropped their irons, submitted their calendars and earned beautiful 2019 COTH Lose The Leathers Challenge Finisher ribbons! (Scroll to the bottom to see those ribbons and meet the participants!) Rae Lombino Megan Kahn Samantha Brown Emma Knip Courtney Tiedt Mary Paige Kowalski Kathryn Roche Lindsay Weinberg Stephanie […]
I saw a meme recently that read: “My horse has a chiropractor, nutritionist, acupuncturist, farrier, vet and psychic reader. I have a bottle of aspirin…and a slight limp when jogged on hard ground.” My horses currently lack the psychic reader, but otherwise, that meme is entirely accurate and relatable—and I know I’m far from alone […]
He’s an international eventing star in a plain brown wrapper. He’s an equine version of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. He’s probably the sweetest, most unassuming horse you’ve ever met. But in the experienced hands of Buck Davidson, Sherrie Martin and Carl Segal’s 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Copper Beech (Radolin—Cloverballen) won his very […]
In a recent interview with The Chronicle of the Horse regarding the new group “Athletes For Equity In Sport,” Ms. Diane Carney frequently references our judicial system. As an attorney and an equestrian, I was troubled by how many of her claims ranged from misinformed to flat out inaccurate. There has been a lot of […]
In his first court appearance since being indicted last month, Michael Barisone pleaded not guilty to all charges today, Jan. 6. Barisone was indicted on two counts of attempted murder, crimes of the first degree, and two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, crimes of the second degree, following the shooting […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 6 Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Robert Dover and George Williams can’t help it when pearls of wisdom fall from their lips. After all, they are dressage superstars. And, as the trainers for the 2020 Robert Dover Horsemastership Week, they shared their expertise with the talented young riders and spectators at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival […]
