Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11 As early as the first braid knotted and the first shampoo bath given, Kat Fuqua’s week had already turned tricolor. On Aug. 7, Fuqua and Prestige opened up USEF Pony Finals by earning the first championship of the 2019 edition in the large pony division. Then she was ecstatic, taking her fancy […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 11 Tasting the salty hints of summer coming through, Julia Sipp just had a few more days left of school before classes no longer disrupted her riding schedule. The 11-year-old had some big plans for her two ponies, Land’s End Lady Slipper and Sparkle, that included the Vermont Summer Festival, Lake Placid (New […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 10 After eight years of competing at USEF Pony Finals, Sky Miles is ending her career with a bang. She didn’t touch a fence all weekend across four rounds of the U.S. Pony Jumper National Championship with Hallie Rush to earn individual gold today in her last competition before retiring to be bred. […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 10 When looking at Alexa Lignelli’s record—if you are able to scroll through the entire 111 pages of it—tricolors from the most prestigious horse shows in the country decorate her name. From the Devon Horse Show (Pennsylvania) to the Washington International (District of Columbia), from the Pennsylvania National to the Hampton Classic (New […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 Tessa Downey didn’t know exactly what she was getting into this week. All she knew was that her coach Peter Pletcher had called her and explained that he needed her to take on a large green catch-ride at USEF Pony Finals. But that was the extent to her knowledge coming to Kentucky. […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 Rails were falling all over the Alltech Arena during tonight’s U.S. Pony Jumper National Championship team rounds, but the team from Zone 10 was able to pull off an impressive win despite only having three riders. Finishing on a score of 8 faults, the team of Hannah Attar (Joel), Devi Ferreira (Silver […]
Lima, Peru—Aug. 9 After Brazil’s Marlon Módolo Zanotelli cleared the final fence of the second round of today’s clean slate individual final on Sirene de la Motte, he threw his hands in the air in celebration. And with good reason—he’d just kept his nerves in check and put in a perfect performance with his second […]
HITS Inc., and HITS founder/CEO Tom Struzzieri announced the sale of the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California, and HITS Arizona in Tuscon. The sale includes the eight winter Desert Circuit shows and the two fall shows that make up the Sunshine Series in Thermal, and the six weeks held at the Pima County Fairgrounds […]
Lexington, Ky.—Aug. 9 For years in a special room in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hunt Tosh felt his celebrity status. Between trophies, magazine covers and favorite photos, the decorating theme was “Hunt Tosh.” But now, with the introduction of his daughter Maddie Tosh 13 years ago, the focus has shifted more and more away from him. “We […]
Rachael Livermore believes that success with horses stems from going back to the basics. As the long-term groom for international five-star event rider Sharon White and her Last Frontier Farm, Livermore spends her days at home and on the road caring for White’s impressive string of event horses, and an assortment of client horses, too. […]