Lexington, Ky.—Sept. 1 Courtney Calnan had a lot of work to do when she first got her Arabian-Andalusian mare Little Black Dress (Carbonado MHF—Jayel Ariel) as a 6-year-old. The horse was one of 50 that a breeder in Tennessee surrendered to the Arabian Rescue Mission in 2012 and was underfed. She was then adopted by Susie Lones, […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 31 As the 7 o’clock hour approached, clouds rolled in over the Kentucky Horse Park. When lightning was spotted in the sky, all activity surrounding the USEA American Eventing Championships came to a halt and competitors and spectators took cover. By the time the storm subsided and the last of the riders in […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 For several years Diane Smith had big eventing dreams. Not competing at Land Rover Kentucky dreams, but dreams of competing at preliminary and doing a two-star. Her first shot was with a mare named Stella, with whom she competed at two Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships at beginner novice and novice. But […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Another day is in the books at the 2019 USEA American Eventing Championships, and it’s been a wild ride. Only one of the overnight leaders remained on top at the end of the training show jumping, and the novice competitors got a chance to tackle the famed cross-country course. There was plenty of […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Jodie Potts never planned to become an Appaloosa person. At 16 she was horse shopping and went out to a farm to try a warmblood they had for sale. But there was Comet II, an Appaloosa/Thoroughbred (Sombreado—Puf Tan, J.J.’s Joker). “He was the horse that stuck around after everybody else went back […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Boyd Martin’s partnership with Long Island T hasn’t always been smooth sailing. The gelding had competed to the three-star level with Peter Barry, and when Martin took over, he brought “Ludwig” down to the preliminary level. But they didn’t complete their first two events, so Martin dropped him down to training level. […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 For most riders, competing in one discipline is more than enough of a time commitment. Maybe an event rider will go to a dressage or jumper show as a schooling exercise, but for the most part riders tend to stick to one discipline. Carrie Wehle takes cross-training to the next level. Not only is […]
Luhmühlen, Germany—Aug. 30 The German team has a commanding lead over Great Britain going into tomorrow’s cross-country phase at the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships. Germany’s Michael Jung, who has smashed pretty much every record in the sport, has just put himself in line for another—a fourth European title on a fourth horse—having taken the […]
Longer and hotter days, sweaty breeches, pink SWAT, the hum of stall fans—all signs that the summer vacation season is upon us. For those of us who grew up in the horse world, there were never shortages of ways to earn some quick summer cash. You could work at pony camps, groom at shows, teach […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 29 There was plenty of action to be had during the third day of the USEA American Eventing Championships, with 17 divisions competing across all three phases. The intermediate and preliminary divisions crowned their victors, training horses galloped across the hallowed grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park and novice danced their way around […]
Lexington, Ky.—Sept. 1 Courtney Calnan had a lot of work to do when she first got her Arabian-Andalusian mare Little Black Dress (Carbonado MHF—Jayel Ariel) as a 6-year-old. The horse was one of 50 that a breeder in Tennessee surrendered to the Arabian Rescue Mission in 2012 and was underfed. She was then adopted by Susie Lones, […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 31 As the 7 o’clock hour approached, clouds rolled in over the Kentucky Horse Park. When lightning was spotted in the sky, all activity surrounding the USEA American Eventing Championships came to a halt and competitors and spectators took cover. By the time the storm subsided and the last of the riders in […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 For several years Diane Smith had big eventing dreams. Not competing at Land Rover Kentucky dreams, but dreams of competing at preliminary and doing a two-star. Her first shot was with a mare named Stella, with whom she competed at two Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships at beginner novice and novice. But […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Another day is in the books at the 2019 USEA American Eventing Championships, and it’s been a wild ride. Only one of the overnight leaders remained on top at the end of the training show jumping, and the novice competitors got a chance to tackle the famed cross-country course. There was plenty of […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Jodie Potts never planned to become an Appaloosa person. At 16 she was horse shopping and went out to a farm to try a warmblood they had for sale. But there was Comet II, an Appaloosa/Thoroughbred (Sombreado—Puf Tan, J.J.’s Joker). “He was the horse that stuck around after everybody else went back […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 Boyd Martin’s partnership with Long Island T hasn’t always been smooth sailing. The gelding had competed to the three-star level with Peter Barry, and when Martin took over, he brought “Ludwig” down to the preliminary level. But they didn’t complete their first two events, so Martin dropped him down to training level. […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 30 For most riders, competing in one discipline is more than enough of a time commitment. Maybe an event rider will go to a dressage or jumper show as a schooling exercise, but for the most part riders tend to stick to one discipline. Carrie Wehle takes cross-training to the next level. Not only is […]
Luhmühlen, Germany—Aug. 30 The German team has a commanding lead over Great Britain going into tomorrow’s cross-country phase at the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships. Germany’s Michael Jung, who has smashed pretty much every record in the sport, has just put himself in line for another—a fourth European title on a fourth horse—having taken the […]
Longer and hotter days, sweaty breeches, pink SWAT, the hum of stall fans—all signs that the summer vacation season is upon us. For those of us who grew up in the horse world, there were never shortages of ways to earn some quick summer cash. You could work at pony camps, groom at shows, teach […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 29 There was plenty of action to be had during the third day of the USEA American Eventing Championships, with 17 divisions competing across all three phases. The intermediate and preliminary divisions crowned their victors, training horses galloped across the hallowed grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park and novice danced their way around […]
