Bouscaren Brings Home A Big Win At Woodside CCI4*-S

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 […]

A Catch-Ride, A Hand-Me-Down And First Timer Close Out Capital Challenge

Upper Marlboro, Md.—Oct. 6 Juliette Joseph doesn’t get much time to ride San Marco—if really any time at all. This week at Capital Challenge she only got to sit on him the morning before her first class in the small junior, 16-17, division. But that doesn’t really bother the 17-year-old one bit. She’s used to […]

Irish Take 2019 Longines FEI Nations Cup Title And Tokyo Qualifying Spot

The 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final came to thrilling climax Oct. 6 in Barcelona, and it was Irish eyes that were smiling when Rodrigo Pessoa’s team of Peter Moloney, Paul O’Shea, Darragh Kenny and Cian O’Connor clinched victory in fine style. Completing with just a single time fault, they pinned the defending champions […]

Tenpin Sugar Goes From Unassuming To Show Jumping Makeover Champion

Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 5 Katherine Deichmann didn’t think much of Tenpin Sugar when she first met the 6-year-old mare (Tenpins—Hurricane Amy, Storm Cat). Deichmann’s grandfather breeds race horses, and sourced the mare from trainer Edelmiro Carrizales. “We’ve gotten so many horses off the track before that my grandfather knew she would fit right in with us,” […]

Rutledge Racks Up Another CCI4*-S Win At Morven Park

Leesburg, Va.—Oct. 5 Hot off a win at the Plantation Field International CCI4*-S (Pennsylvania), Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights captured the Morven Park CCI4*-S this morning with a clear cross-country round right on the optimum time of 6 minutes 17 seconds. Rutledge and “CR,” a 13-year-old Thoroughbred-Clydesdale cross (BFF Incognito—Let’s Get It Right, Covert Operation) […]

Who Knew There Was Still A First First For Tori Colvin?

Upper Marlboro, Md.–Oct. 4 After years of collecting prestigious titles, from the pony divisions to the junior ranks to “Gosh we need a separate storage room for USHJA International Hunter Derby coolers,” it’s unusual to hear Tori Colvin announced as a first-time winner of a national championship. Yet despite three previous appearances at the World […]

The Return Of Vivian Yowan

Upper Marlboro, Md.–Oct. 4 If you were to download the entirety of Vivian Yowan’s show record on USEF—after many minutes of computer groaning—you’d discover her detailed 218-page resume compiled over 15 years. From Devon (Pennsylvania) championships to North American Junior and Young Rider Championships individual gold, the mammoth record shows, quite literally, what the 22-year-old […]

Trainers Demonstrate Three Ways To Restart A Thoroughbred

Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 4 The second annual Makeover Master Class at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium challenged three trainers from diverse backgrounds to work with three randomly assigned Thoroughbreds for three hours, showcasing their unique strategies for retraining horses off the track. Meet The Trainers • Emily Brollier Curtis is a Grand […]