It probably sounds strange to non-horsey folk, but I’ve often thought of the relationship with my horse as akin to a marriage. (Bless him, my husband nods thoughtfully when I say this instead of Googling divorce attorneys. Then again, he knows my mare was in the picture before he was.) We spend way too much […]
The Fédération Équestre Internationale allocated host cities for 13 FEI Championships for the next two years and nine FEI Driving World Cup legs for the 2019-2020 season. The FEI Board also allocated nine legs of the FEI Driving World Cup series for the 2020-2021 season. This is the first time that the FEI has launched […]
A total of 10 countries have put in formal bids to host the 2022 FEI World Championships, including two proposals to host the multi-discipline FEI World Equestrian Games. Bidding countries are Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America. More than 20 years […]
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re bringing back this 2017 column from the always hilarious Jody Lynne Werner. Hello, campers, and welcome to Camp Never-Too-Old, the first summer riding camp for adults. We believe that summers full of friends, fun and horses aren’t just for kids. This orientation packet will familiarize you with what to […]
Equestrian Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced the 12 athletes nominated to compete in three equestrian disciplines at the 2019 Pan American Games, taking place July 26-Aug. 11 in Lima, Peru. The following riders have been named to the dressage team: Jill Irving and Degas 12 Tina Irwin and Laurencio Lindsay Kellock and […]
Donna Sullivan normally worked the Thoroughbred sales in Timonium, Maryland, but in October of 2001, she was standing in the audience. She had some money saved up, and she was looking for a hunter prospect. When hip No. 50 entered the ring, she started bidding and won the plain bay gelding named Houston. When the […]
FACT: You are, at some point in your life as a competitive rider, whether an Olympic contender, a walk-trot division regular at schooling shows, or anyone in between, going to have a competition that does not go according to plan. It’s just the nature of things, and if you can’t accept that, then please find […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has named the following combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Aachen CCIO4*-S during CHIO Aachen, July 19-20 in Aachen, Germany. Erik Duvander will serve as the chef d’equipe. Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pennsylvania) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, […]
Some might say that Emily Beshear has a type: big, powerful and gray. She’s had a few horses that meet that criteria at the top of the sport, and her newest upper-level ride, Olney Uncle Sam, is cut from the same cloth. “Sam,” a 12-year-old Trakehner gelding (Sonset Seiger—Aerial, Starman), moved up to advanced last […]
For most of her life, Jessica Pabst’s universe was horse-oriented. After her first taste of horse sport at the age of 2, the Pennsylvania native jumped on and never looked back. She started in the short stirrup and pony divisions and then worked her way up through the levels, traveling back and forth to Florida […]