Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 Laura Kraut’s partnership with Fleurette is still new, and she thought the Washington International Horse Show would be the perfect place to test out the mare indoors. Kraut has been chasing a win at Washington since she started showing in the international jumper division in the late 1980s, so the lure of […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 When Ava Stearns and Acer K stepped away to accept the reserve champion ribbon in the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund WIHS Equitation Final, Sam Walker was the last rider left in the line-up. He responded to his win like the veteran he is; he patted his horse, Waldo, waved to the crowd and […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 The warm-up ring at the Capital One Arena for the Washington International Horse Show can be intimidating for even the most experienced horse, with giant pillars in the middle, other horses racing by and only two jumps. On the first day of the show, Lauren McCaulley’s Tenacious D got a little overwhelmed […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 25 The Capital One Arena can be an intimidating place with its tiny warmup ring, long and narrow competition ring and stabling on the streets. As a first timer at the Washington International Horse Show, Stella Propp had a nervous pit in her stomach throughout the last few days, but her small junior, […]
Liza Horan’s Lafite, who sustained an injury during the cross-country phase of the Fair Hill International CCI4*-L on Oct. 19 in Maryland, was discharged from New Bolton Center (Pennsylvania) on Friday, Oct. 25. “I just read [Dr. Maia Aitken’s prognosis] when I picked him up, and it is expected for him to have a full recovery, which […]
Sometimes the best advice isn’t the easiest to take. We all need that friend who will tell you what you need to hear, even if you don’t want to hear it. While talking with my friend and business partner, Don Leys, last spring, he asked me about my plan for Leena. We’ve been friends for […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 24 Barn Night is always a hit at the Washington International Horse Show, with fans filling the stands at the Capital One Arena to show their barn pride and cheer on top grand prix riders in the $36,000 Accumulator 1.45-meter costume class. As always, riders went all out. Whether you’re a fan of […]
“Take a seat!” rang out repeatedly across the Mount Holyoke College indoor arena on Oct. 19-20 during the New England Dressage Association Fall Symposium, held in South Hadley, Massachusetts. And it was not directed at the spectators. German Olympic gold medalist Dorothee Schneider drilled the basics across six lessons of rider-and-horse pairs ranging from 4- […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 28 Most weeks of the year the Capital One Arena plays host to mainstream sporting events and concerts, but as October comes to a close, footing and jumps are brought in, and downtown streets are blocked off for the Washington International Horse Show. It’s a unique competition held in a major metropolitan city. Take […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 Charlotte Powers has only been showing jumpers for a year, and she’s doing it on a former event horse, but she and Escot 6 both performed like seasoned professionals in the $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Championship. “It’s been 10 or 15 years since I seriously competed,” said Powers, Ashburn, Virginia, who […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 Laura Kraut’s partnership with Fleurette is still new, and she thought the Washington International Horse Show would be the perfect place to test out the mare indoors. Kraut has been chasing a win at Washington since she started showing in the international jumper division in the late 1980s, so the lure of […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 When Ava Stearns and Acer K stepped away to accept the reserve champion ribbon in the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund WIHS Equitation Final, Sam Walker was the last rider left in the line-up. He responded to his win like the veteran he is; he patted his horse, Waldo, waved to the crowd and […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 26 The warm-up ring at the Capital One Arena for the Washington International Horse Show can be intimidating for even the most experienced horse, with giant pillars in the middle, other horses racing by and only two jumps. On the first day of the show, Lauren McCaulley’s Tenacious D got a little overwhelmed […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 25 The Capital One Arena can be an intimidating place with its tiny warmup ring, long and narrow competition ring and stabling on the streets. As a first timer at the Washington International Horse Show, Stella Propp had a nervous pit in her stomach throughout the last few days, but her small junior, […]
Liza Horan’s Lafite, who sustained an injury during the cross-country phase of the Fair Hill International CCI4*-L on Oct. 19 in Maryland, was discharged from New Bolton Center (Pennsylvania) on Friday, Oct. 25. “I just read [Dr. Maia Aitken’s prognosis] when I picked him up, and it is expected for him to have a full recovery, which […]
Sometimes the best advice isn’t the easiest to take. We all need that friend who will tell you what you need to hear, even if you don’t want to hear it. While talking with my friend and business partner, Don Leys, last spring, he asked me about my plan for Leena. We’ve been friends for […]
Washington D.C.—Oct. 24 Barn Night is always a hit at the Washington International Horse Show, with fans filling the stands at the Capital One Arena to show their barn pride and cheer on top grand prix riders in the $36,000 Accumulator 1.45-meter costume class. As always, riders went all out. Whether you’re a fan of […]
“Take a seat!” rang out repeatedly across the Mount Holyoke College indoor arena on Oct. 19-20 during the New England Dressage Association Fall Symposium, held in South Hadley, Massachusetts. And it was not directed at the spectators. German Olympic gold medalist Dorothee Schneider drilled the basics across six lessons of rider-and-horse pairs ranging from 4- […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 28 Most weeks of the year the Capital One Arena plays host to mainstream sporting events and concerts, but as October comes to a close, footing and jumps are brought in, and downtown streets are blocked off for the Washington International Horse Show. It’s a unique competition held in a major metropolitan city. Take […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 Charlotte Powers has only been showing jumpers for a year, and she’s doing it on a former event horse, but she and Escot 6 both performed like seasoned professionals in the $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Championship. “It’s been 10 or 15 years since I seriously competed,” said Powers, Ashburn, Virginia, who […]
