Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 7 Heather Mason has known RTF Lincoln since he was a foal, and their partnership has grown as the Oldenburg-Holsteiner has moved up the levels. From backing him to making it to Grand Prix, Mason’s been there the whole way, either in the saddle or watching his previous owner compete him. Mason and […]
If it weren’t for Shadow’s Oliver, Mary Zoldak might never have started on her journey in dressage, but now she’s at the U.S. Dressage Finals riding in her last competition with the Gypsy Vanner gelding and closing a chapter. “ ‘Ollie’ has been such a superstar for such an unusual breed and has done very […]
Olympian Lendon Gray has gone from cantering down centerline at Grand Prix to passionately educating today’s young riders. Her Dressage4Kids program holds a variety of educational clinics across the country, sponsors Youth Dressage Festivals in multiple locations, and hosts the three-month Winter Intensive Training program in Wellington, Florida. Gray firmly believes that no-stirrup work, especially […]
Sydney Shulman has never known a bond like the one she shares with Villamoura. “I get on her, and it’s just the most comfortable I’ve ever felt on any horse,” said Shulman, 24, who won the $50,000 1.50-meter speed final and the $36,000 1.45-meter accumulator class at the Washington International Horse Show with her 10-year-old […]
Brian Moggre was 15 when MTM Farm’s Mike McCormick and Tracy Fenney imported the now 10-year-old Westphalian gelding MTM Vivre Le Reve (Ustinov—Chellana, Chello II). His family’s Major Wager LLC purchased “Erkel” that December, and Moggre began competing him in the junior jumper division. It didn’t take long for the pair to progress to national grand prix classes, and before […]
Dear Rita, Sometimes in life all paths converge to take you to a place you always wanted to be. For me, that place was at the helm of a trainer’s educational workshop in Oregon. Turn the clock back to last spring when I first spoke with Lisa Koch, a director of the Oregon Dressage Society, […]
Lying in the dirt at a hunter schooling show in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, on Labor Day Weekend 2015, Kelly Smith had a lot to contemplate, even more than the average rider who watches their horse gallop away after dumping them on course. She hit hard—first with her back, right where she’d undergone a lumbar fusion […]
It’s been 13 months since I was on a horse. At first, I was sure I would not ride while I was pregnant. Then, I was sure I would. Then I actually became pregnant. When I was growing up, the common wisdom I encountered was that riding while pregnant was dangerous and not something one […]
In the heat of California’s dreaded wildfire season, no less than six fires have sent residents fleeing through the northern and southern regions of the state. The list of civilians affected by the Kincade, Maria, Easy, Getty, 46 and Hillside Fires includes equestrians, who took to social media to share stories and rally for aid. “I think it’s 16 years […]
Lexington, Va.—Nov. 3 Australia’s Ryan Wood defended his title in the Virginia Horse Trials International CCI2*-L, winning the A division for the second consecutive year with Ruby, a 10-year-old Oldenburg owned by Summit Sporthorses’ Ltd, Inc. They were tied for the lead through the first two phases and clinched the win with a fault-free show […]
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 7 Heather Mason has known RTF Lincoln since he was a foal, and their partnership has grown as the Oldenburg-Holsteiner has moved up the levels. From backing him to making it to Grand Prix, Mason’s been there the whole way, either in the saddle or watching his previous owner compete him. Mason and […]
If it weren’t for Shadow’s Oliver, Mary Zoldak might never have started on her journey in dressage, but now she’s at the U.S. Dressage Finals riding in her last competition with the Gypsy Vanner gelding and closing a chapter. “ ‘Ollie’ has been such a superstar for such an unusual breed and has done very […]
Olympian Lendon Gray has gone from cantering down centerline at Grand Prix to passionately educating today’s young riders. Her Dressage4Kids program holds a variety of educational clinics across the country, sponsors Youth Dressage Festivals in multiple locations, and hosts the three-month Winter Intensive Training program in Wellington, Florida. Gray firmly believes that no-stirrup work, especially […]
Sydney Shulman has never known a bond like the one she shares with Villamoura. “I get on her, and it’s just the most comfortable I’ve ever felt on any horse,” said Shulman, 24, who won the $50,000 1.50-meter speed final and the $36,000 1.45-meter accumulator class at the Washington International Horse Show with her 10-year-old […]
Brian Moggre was 15 when MTM Farm’s Mike McCormick and Tracy Fenney imported the now 10-year-old Westphalian gelding MTM Vivre Le Reve (Ustinov—Chellana, Chello II). His family’s Major Wager LLC purchased “Erkel” that December, and Moggre began competing him in the junior jumper division. It didn’t take long for the pair to progress to national grand prix classes, and before […]
Dear Rita, Sometimes in life all paths converge to take you to a place you always wanted to be. For me, that place was at the helm of a trainer’s educational workshop in Oregon. Turn the clock back to last spring when I first spoke with Lisa Koch, a director of the Oregon Dressage Society, […]
Lying in the dirt at a hunter schooling show in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, on Labor Day Weekend 2015, Kelly Smith had a lot to contemplate, even more than the average rider who watches their horse gallop away after dumping them on course. She hit hard—first with her back, right where she’d undergone a lumbar fusion […]
It’s been 13 months since I was on a horse. At first, I was sure I would not ride while I was pregnant. Then, I was sure I would. Then I actually became pregnant. When I was growing up, the common wisdom I encountered was that riding while pregnant was dangerous and not something one […]
In the heat of California’s dreaded wildfire season, no less than six fires have sent residents fleeing through the northern and southern regions of the state. The list of civilians affected by the Kincade, Maria, Easy, Getty, 46 and Hillside Fires includes equestrians, who took to social media to share stories and rally for aid. “I think it’s 16 years […]
Lexington, Va.—Nov. 3 Australia’s Ryan Wood defended his title in the Virginia Horse Trials International CCI2*-L, winning the A division for the second consecutive year with Ruby, a 10-year-old Oldenburg owned by Summit Sporthorses’ Ltd, Inc. They were tied for the lead through the first two phases and clinched the win with a fault-free show […]
