The Pennsylvania National Horse Show gets underway on Oct. 10 with the start of Junior Weekend. There’s plenty to get excited about with juniors, pony hunters, the Neue Schule USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and, of course, the popular Dover Saddlery/U.S. Hunter Seat Medal Final on Oct 13. (We’ll have a separate What You Need […]
The details of that mild July day in Vermont two years ago remain crystal clear in Alissa Kinsey’s memory. While waiting for the buzzer in the 1.15-meter adult amateur jumper classic at the Manchester Summer Festival, Kinsey reviewed her jump-off strategy with Capella 37. She entered the ring, and her round flowed perfectly according to […]
Lendon Gray’s Youth Dressage Festival will be held Aug. 21-23, 2020 at HITS-on-the-Hudson showgrounds in Saugerties, New York. Division championships feature a three-phased competition: a written test based on pre-assigned reading, a group equitation ride, and an individual dressage test. Riders of all levels are welcomed to the show, with classes offered from intro through […]
We’re all looking for a unicorn—that wonderful, and highly-specific, horse of our dreams. For Mellisa Davis Warden, that unicorn came in unexpected packaging. In March 2016, Warden was working for a veterinarian near her home base in Aiken, South Carolina, when they got a call about a group of horses that had been largely abandoned in […]
Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Virginia, announced that a rider fatality occurred on the cross-country course on Oct. 8 during an open schooling day. Nicolle Villers Amatt, 40, of Hamilton, Virginia, suffered a fatal fall while jumping a preliminary-level log fence. She received immediate medical attention and was transported to a local hospital. The horse, […]
The Dover Saddlery/U.S. Medal Finals kicks off today here at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at 7 a.m. The estimated start time for the final round is 4:30 p.m. There are 239 competitors riding for a chance at one of the most prestigious equitation titles around. That’s two fewer than last year. Cynthia Hankins, […]
If you’ve ever struggled to explain dressage to a non-horsey friend, Amy Parsons knows your pain. While horses were one of her childhood hobbies, her true passion was competing in model airplane competitions where she participated in the “balloon popping” event. “It sounds ridiculous,” Parsons said. “But you would fly your airplane around you and […]
One of the beautiful things about dressage is that there are so many levels at which to play. I don’t just mean training level versus third level versus Prix St. Georges versus Grand Prix; I mean that there are schooling shows, recognized shows, CDIs, and various regional and national championship tracks. My original goal for […]
Equine pastern dermatitis—better known as scratches—is a condition most horse owners and grooms will battle at some point, whether they care for backyard ponies or million-dollar equines. The crusty scabs may start as a minor annoyance, but if left untreated they can lead to swelling, inflammation and lameness, or even become a chronic condition. Nimet […]
Woodside, Calif.—Oct. 6 Ebay had a nice pre-wedding gift for his owner Helen Bouscaren. It took the form of what the bride-to-be described as a “very brave” run over Ian Stark’s CCI4*-S course at the Woodside International Horse Trials, where the international divisions concluded in Woodside, California. They led the small but strong four-star field […]
The Pennsylvania National Horse Show gets underway on Oct. 10 with the start of Junior Weekend. There’s plenty to get excited about with juniors, pony hunters, the Neue Schule USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and, of course, the popular Dover Saddlery/U.S. Hunter Seat Medal Final on Oct 13. (We’ll have a separate What You Need […]
The details of that mild July day in Vermont two years ago remain crystal clear in Alissa Kinsey’s memory. While waiting for the buzzer in the 1.15-meter adult amateur jumper classic at the Manchester Summer Festival, Kinsey reviewed her jump-off strategy with Capella 37. She entered the ring, and her round flowed perfectly according to […]
Lendon Gray’s Youth Dressage Festival will be held Aug. 21-23, 2020 at HITS-on-the-Hudson showgrounds in Saugerties, New York. Division championships feature a three-phased competition: a written test based on pre-assigned reading, a group equitation ride, and an individual dressage test. Riders of all levels are welcomed to the show, with classes offered from intro through […]
We’re all looking for a unicorn—that wonderful, and highly-specific, horse of our dreams. For Mellisa Davis Warden, that unicorn came in unexpected packaging. In March 2016, Warden was working for a veterinarian near her home base in Aiken, South Carolina, when they got a call about a group of horses that had been largely abandoned in […]
Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Virginia, announced that a rider fatality occurred on the cross-country course on Oct. 8 during an open schooling day. Nicolle Villers Amatt, 40, of Hamilton, Virginia, suffered a fatal fall while jumping a preliminary-level log fence. She received immediate medical attention and was transported to a local hospital. The horse, […]
The Dover Saddlery/U.S. Medal Finals kicks off today here at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at 7 a.m. The estimated start time for the final round is 4:30 p.m. There are 239 competitors riding for a chance at one of the most prestigious equitation titles around. That’s two fewer than last year. Cynthia Hankins, […]
If you’ve ever struggled to explain dressage to a non-horsey friend, Amy Parsons knows your pain. While horses were one of her childhood hobbies, her true passion was competing in model airplane competitions where she participated in the “balloon popping” event. “It sounds ridiculous,” Parsons said. “But you would fly your airplane around you and […]
One of the beautiful things about dressage is that there are so many levels at which to play. I don’t just mean training level versus third level versus Prix St. Georges versus Grand Prix; I mean that there are schooling shows, recognized shows, CDIs, and various regional and national championship tracks. My original goal for […]
Equine pastern dermatitis—better known as scratches—is a condition most horse owners and grooms will battle at some point, whether they care for backyard ponies or million-dollar equines. The crusty scabs may start as a minor annoyance, but if left untreated they can lead to swelling, inflammation and lameness, or even become a chronic condition. Nimet […]
Woodside, Calif.—Oct. 6 Ebay had a nice pre-wedding gift for his owner Helen Bouscaren. It took the form of what the bride-to-be described as a “very brave” run over Ian Stark’s CCI4*-S course at the Woodside International Horse Trials, where the international divisions concluded in Woodside, California. They led the small but strong four-star field […]
