Thirteen-year-old Ashley Stout died July 11 following a rotational fall while cross-country schooling at Standing Ovation Equestrian Center in Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania. Her horse, Avant Garde, a 7-year-old Westphalian-Holsteiner gelding (A La Carte NRW—Mensa) broke his neck in the fall and was euthanized. The accident occurred at 9:20 a.m., according to the Centre Daily Times. […]
I’ve ridden extensively with three of Michael Poulin’s most accomplished students—I rode with Lendon Gray all through college; I was a working student for and have an ongoing friendship with Carol Lavell, and now for almost a decade I’ve trained with Michael Barisone—but somehow I’d never ridden with Michael Poulin himself. So when the team […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation and the University of Kentucky have entered into an agreement for the transition of the USEF Laboratory to UK. The new entity will be called the UK Equine Regulatory Testing Laboratory. The transition is effective July 10, and operations will proceed uninterrupted. Dr. Scott Stanley a renowned expert in the field of […]
When Chanel B 2 steps into the ring in the high adult amateur jumpers or dives into a hay bag, many people won’t even notice she’s missing a major part of her anatomy: her lower jaw. Being down a few inches of bone hasn’t stopped her from regularly bringing home ribbons from the Winter Equestrian […]
The Forgotten Horses Savannah Schulze, age 17 Shelby, North Carolina The forgotten horses. My mother and I have a knack for collecting forgotten horses. The kid-safe pony thrown away because of a stifle injury. The OTTB who had been passed around to more homes than you can count. Ex-barrel racers, ex-hunter jumper, ex-husband horse. You […]
When you head to Devon, Pennsylvania, for the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship—East, you better put your best forward from the moment you step into the ring. With cumulative scores in each class, a mistake can put you out of the running for the championship. Meet the young riders who kept their cool to take […]
Beezie Madden has a new addition to her string, and it comes in the form of Belgian Warmblood mare Hannah. The Belgian-bred mare (Dulf Van Den Bisschop—Dina, Kashmir Van Schuttershof) rose to fame with Steve Guerdat in the irons. Jose Pablo Salgado has owned the 12-year-old mare since 2014, and Guerdat got the ride in […]
While Cairo rehabs, a new little horse meets eventing. I was heading to the barn one morning when I got a call from my friend Becky. “Are you near the livestock auction?” she asked. Weirdly enough, yes, I was. Sometimes I think Becky has radar or ESP when it comes to horses. She asked me […]
Breaking up is hard to do, be it with a husband or a horse. Trust me on this; I’ve done both. The former took 18 long, difficult years for both of us to realize the situation wasn’t good for anyone. It was a painful transition, but the end resulted in six happier people: our two […]
The names Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg have become almost synonymous over the past three years. “Thomas” (Windfall—Thabana, Buddenbrock) went from competing at the two- and three-star level with Michael Pollard to earning his spot on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Squad for the 2018 World Equestrian Games (North Carolina) with Martin. Christine Turner’s 12-year-old Trakehner […]
Thirteen-year-old Ashley Stout died July 11 following a rotational fall while cross-country schooling at Standing Ovation Equestrian Center in Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania. Her horse, Avant Garde, a 7-year-old Westphalian-Holsteiner gelding (A La Carte NRW—Mensa) broke his neck in the fall and was euthanized. The accident occurred at 9:20 a.m., according to the Centre Daily Times. […]
I’ve ridden extensively with three of Michael Poulin’s most accomplished students—I rode with Lendon Gray all through college; I was a working student for and have an ongoing friendship with Carol Lavell, and now for almost a decade I’ve trained with Michael Barisone—but somehow I’d never ridden with Michael Poulin himself. So when the team […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation and the University of Kentucky have entered into an agreement for the transition of the USEF Laboratory to UK. The new entity will be called the UK Equine Regulatory Testing Laboratory. The transition is effective July 10, and operations will proceed uninterrupted. Dr. Scott Stanley a renowned expert in the field of […]
When Chanel B 2 steps into the ring in the high adult amateur jumpers or dives into a hay bag, many people won’t even notice she’s missing a major part of her anatomy: her lower jaw. Being down a few inches of bone hasn’t stopped her from regularly bringing home ribbons from the Winter Equestrian […]
The Forgotten Horses Savannah Schulze, age 17 Shelby, North Carolina The forgotten horses. My mother and I have a knack for collecting forgotten horses. The kid-safe pony thrown away because of a stifle injury. The OTTB who had been passed around to more homes than you can count. Ex-barrel racers, ex-hunter jumper, ex-husband horse. You […]
When you head to Devon, Pennsylvania, for the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship—East, you better put your best forward from the moment you step into the ring. With cumulative scores in each class, a mistake can put you out of the running for the championship. Meet the young riders who kept their cool to take […]
Beezie Madden has a new addition to her string, and it comes in the form of Belgian Warmblood mare Hannah. The Belgian-bred mare (Dulf Van Den Bisschop—Dina, Kashmir Van Schuttershof) rose to fame with Steve Guerdat in the irons. Jose Pablo Salgado has owned the 12-year-old mare since 2014, and Guerdat got the ride in […]
While Cairo rehabs, a new little horse meets eventing. I was heading to the barn one morning when I got a call from my friend Becky. “Are you near the livestock auction?” she asked. Weirdly enough, yes, I was. Sometimes I think Becky has radar or ESP when it comes to horses. She asked me […]
Breaking up is hard to do, be it with a husband or a horse. Trust me on this; I’ve done both. The former took 18 long, difficult years for both of us to realize the situation wasn’t good for anyone. It was a painful transition, but the end resulted in six happier people: our two […]
The names Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg have become almost synonymous over the past three years. “Thomas” (Windfall—Thabana, Buddenbrock) went from competing at the two- and three-star level with Michael Pollard to earning his spot on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Squad for the 2018 World Equestrian Games (North Carolina) with Martin. Christine Turner’s 12-year-old Trakehner […]
