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 […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 3 A decade after it first began, Robert Dover’s Horsemastership Week still attracts eager, young talent anxious to learn from some of the top names in dressage. Dover’s first-day schedule historically includes a chat about the fundamentals of dressage while audience members tentatively answer his questions. As always, it comes down to the […]
One minute we were trotting down the rail, the next I’m lying in the dirt watching Cairo cavort away while I desperately prayed to the horse gods that she didn’t hurt herself after months and months of rehab. It would be one thing if this was the first “Oh crap, she’s going to hurt herself” […]
A decade ago, the word “aftercare” was not part of the horse racing industry’s vernacular when talking about Thoroughbreds leaving the track. There were a handful of nonprofits that had battled the tide of horses retiring from racing for years. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation launched in 1983, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in 1992 and […]
Greetings from Florida, where my team is safely ensconced. We had a boring drive down—my favorite kind—and the horses arrived safely. We’re all settled in, we’re riding, we’re working, we’re juggling the holidays and the persistent rain days, and we’re absolutely ready to go… but don’t really have anywhere to go. This is my longest […]
In 2019 Boyd Martin finished second at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as the top U.S. rider, won team and individual gold at the Pan American Games (Peru) and won the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI4* (Quebec). What does he hope is in store for 2020? What are your New Year’s resolutions? • Get through the […]
The U.S. Equestrian High Performance Dressage Development Program will continue to provide strategic guidance and resources to dressage athletes, thanks to the generous support of Fritz and Claudine Kundrun through the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. Newly named the Kundrun Dressage Development Program, the U.S. Equestrian Federation initiative was created to provide support to selected athletes […]
As reporters, we have the opportunity to see the highs and lows of the horse industry every year. Here are some of our most popular web stories from 2019. #10 From $400 Racetrack Reject To Hampton Classic Tricolor When Kathryn Currey first saw A Lil Evil, she lovingly described her as a “little rat of […]
Capt. Lawrence Fox, MD, Ph.D., had a small window to accomplish a big goal. His 70th birthday was at the end of October. His horse, Sgt. Peppermint, turned 30 this year. That meant they were eligible for The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club if they could complete a judged dressage test at a show. However, there […]
The Dressage Foundation announced that Carly Taylor-Smith and Rosalut NHF have been selected to receive this year’s $25,000 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant. The purpose of the grant is to showcase talented American-bred horses ridden by U.S. citizens by providing money to train and compete in Wellington, Florida, or Europe. Rosalut NHF was bred by Maggie Neider of North […]
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 […]
Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 3 A decade after it first began, Robert Dover’s Horsemastership Week still attracts eager, young talent anxious to learn from some of the top names in dressage. Dover’s first-day schedule historically includes a chat about the fundamentals of dressage while audience members tentatively answer his questions. As always, it comes down to the […]
One minute we were trotting down the rail, the next I’m lying in the dirt watching Cairo cavort away while I desperately prayed to the horse gods that she didn’t hurt herself after months and months of rehab. It would be one thing if this was the first “Oh crap, she’s going to hurt herself” […]
A decade ago, the word “aftercare” was not part of the horse racing industry’s vernacular when talking about Thoroughbreds leaving the track. There were a handful of nonprofits that had battled the tide of horses retiring from racing for years. The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation launched in 1983, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in 1992 and […]
Greetings from Florida, where my team is safely ensconced. We had a boring drive down—my favorite kind—and the horses arrived safely. We’re all settled in, we’re riding, we’re working, we’re juggling the holidays and the persistent rain days, and we’re absolutely ready to go… but don’t really have anywhere to go. This is my longest […]
In 2019 Boyd Martin finished second at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as the top U.S. rider, won team and individual gold at the Pan American Games (Peru) and won the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI4* (Quebec). What does he hope is in store for 2020? What are your New Year’s resolutions? • Get through the […]
The U.S. Equestrian High Performance Dressage Development Program will continue to provide strategic guidance and resources to dressage athletes, thanks to the generous support of Fritz and Claudine Kundrun through the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. Newly named the Kundrun Dressage Development Program, the U.S. Equestrian Federation initiative was created to provide support to selected athletes […]
As reporters, we have the opportunity to see the highs and lows of the horse industry every year. Here are some of our most popular web stories from 2019. #10 From $400 Racetrack Reject To Hampton Classic Tricolor When Kathryn Currey first saw A Lil Evil, she lovingly described her as a “little rat of […]
Capt. Lawrence Fox, MD, Ph.D., had a small window to accomplish a big goal. His 70th birthday was at the end of October. His horse, Sgt. Peppermint, turned 30 this year. That meant they were eligible for The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club if they could complete a judged dressage test at a show. However, there […]
The Dressage Foundation announced that Carly Taylor-Smith and Rosalut NHF have been selected to receive this year’s $25,000 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant. The purpose of the grant is to showcase talented American-bred horses ridden by U.S. citizens by providing money to train and compete in Wellington, Florida, or Europe. Rosalut NHF was bred by Maggie Neider of North […]
