Whether you’re a five-star competitor or a beginner novice rider, Olympic team gold and individual bronze medalist Phillip Dutton has the same basic message: Adjustability is key. As he worked with a range of riders at Rutledge Farm in Middleburg, Virginia, on Oct. 26, Dutton focused on increasing adjustability by improving responsiveness in the horse. […]
We’ve finally made it to the end of the East Coast indoor schedule, and all eyes now turn to Lexington, Kentucky. Action kicked off on Oct. 25 for equitation weekend, which featured age group classes, KHJA classes and the Hamel Foundation NHS 3’3″ Equitation Championship. The rest of the show picks back up Oct. 29 […]
For much of the 2019 season FEI 2019 Eventing Rule Article 549.2 – Run Out – Missing a Flag has been a consistent source of discussion and confusion. During the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International, held Oct. 16-20 in Elkton, Maryland, this 15-penalty rule came into play and had a profound effect on the competition results, […]
South Africa had a lot riding on their dressage team at the Hippisch Centrum in Exloo, the Netherlands on Oct. 25, as it was their last shot at qualifying a team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Though they were the only country to field a team in the Group F (Africa and the Middle […]
Five-star event horse Archie Rocks (Le Monde—Unbridled Diva, Unbridled Jet) was euthanized on Oct. 26 after falling on cross-country at the Pau CCI5*-L (France). The fall occurred at Fence 28B. “Archie Rocks suffered an irreparable shoulder fracture, considered to be severe by the veterinarians on the site,” said Felix Vogg, rider and co-owner. “Despite all efforts to […]
Pau, France—Oct. 28 Great Britain’s Tom McEwen set the stage for a good weekend at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI5*-L by leading the dressage with his partner Toledo De Kerser, and the 12-year-old Selle Français gelding (Diamant De Semilly—Ariane Du Prieure II, Papillon Rouge) proved he was the whole package by adding just .8 cross-country […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 27 It was a good day at the Washington International Horse Show for David Belford and Chris Payne, the duo behind New Hope LLC. Their morning started with Agatha Lignelli, 9, winning the small pony hunter championship aboard the family’s beloved Rollingwoods Knee Deep (JD Cops And Robbers—Rollingwoods Lorna Doone) in her first […]
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 […]