Germany claimed the team title for a staggering 24th time at the Longines FEI European Dressage Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands today where the hosts scooped silver and Sweden snatched the bronze. The battle for medal placings was intense, and so too was the contest for the three available qualifying spots at the Tokyo […]
In her second advanced start, Brooke Massie found herself in an unenviable position after dressage with Serendipity at the Bromont CCI4*-S. But she wasn’t worried about her sandbox score in the event held Aug. 16-18 in Bromont, Quebec. “I wasn’t going to win it,” she said. “I was absolutely dead last after dressage, so I […]
Team Germany took the first step on the road to their 24th team title when Dorothee Schneider and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl posted the two best scores on the opening day of the Longines FEI Dressage European Championships 2019 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands today. Von Bredow-Werndl’s 76.89% with TSF Dalera BB topped the leaderboard until the […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 19 Tori Colvin has gone down in the history books as the first rider win the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship with three different horses, and her latest winning mount is Bryan Baldwin’s El Primero. You can catch up on all of the Chronicle’s online coverage, and make sure to check […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 17 The in-gate of the Rolex Stadium rippled with nervous tension. As the final few riders headed down the ramp to compete in the handy round for the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, gradually more people filtered down to watch. Room along the fence disappeared, and everyone craned their necks to […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 17 Seventy-five pairs tried their hand over the classic round track of the 2019 Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship on Aug. 16. For 36 of those, they’ll have another shot at adding their name to the record books as either the overall winner or champion of the Section B standings. (You […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 16 Thirty minutes before the classic round for the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, Tori Colvin was nowhere to be seen ringside at the Rolex Arena. “Louise Serio, she actually texted me at 7:45 and was like, ‘Did you walk? Where are you?’ ” Colvin recalled. “I was like, ‘Well I […]
Our last show was the middle of July, and our next show is at the end of August with not a whole lot in between except some clinics and normal lessons. We’ve had heat indexes above 90 (and more than a few above 100!) for weeks on end, and if ever there was a time […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 16 For the past three days, the hunters took over the Walnut Ring at the Kentucky Horse Park, as over 200 green hunters took the stage in the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships. You can catch up on all the action here. If you weren’t able to attend in person or […]
If you’re a hunter rider, you’ve probably been waiting for this week all year. The Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship kicks off Friday, Aug. 16, and the nation’s top pairs are going to battle it out for the title. The reigning champion Tori Colvin returns with two rides: last year’s winner Private Practice […]