Amateur Showcase: Pabst Can’t Be Kept Away From Horses

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 […]

USEF Nominates Eventing Team For 2019 Pan American Games

  The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Eventing Team, as well as the reserves for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Three direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an […]

It’s Not Over Until The Fat Mare Sings

Kids, I am here to tell you that just because you grow up, it doesn’t mean you outgrow crying over your pony. Or in this case small horse. It was the last day of Cairo’s rehab from her strained check ligament, and we were almost done with her ulcer treatment. Summer was drawing closer, and […]

USEF Nominates Show Jumping Team For 2019 Pan American Games

The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Pan American Jumping Team and the traveling reserve for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team (in alphabetical order): Alex Granato (Wellington, Florida) with Carlchen W, Paige Tredennick’s 11-year-old warmblood gelding […]

Watch Why They Won: Price Adds Another Five-Star Victory To His Name

Luhmühlen, Germany—June 17 If Tim Price shows up on a five-star start list, you’d better watch out because it’s safe to say he’ll be near the top and gunning for a win. At this year’s Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials, Price picked up his third career five-star win, this time with Ascona M. You can read […]

Price Takes His Second Luhmühlen Win, While Stutes Finishes Fourth

Luhmühlen, Germany—June 16 New Zealand’s Tim Price captured his second career win at the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L with Ascona M in a nail-biting finish. He jumped clear, but didn’t quite make the time allowed, adding 3.6 time penalties. Tom McEwen of Great Britain with Figaro van het Broekxhof and his compatriot Alex Bragg with Zagreb […]

Price Vaults To Luhmühlen Lead While Stutes Remains In The Top 10

Luhmühlen, Germany—June 15 With a quick hand round and only a few seconds over the allowed time, world No. 1 Tim Price and Ascona M were able to top the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5 *-L. Immaculate rounds from Great Britain’s Alexander Bragg with Zagreb and his compatriot Sarah Bullimore with Reve du Rouet moved them into […]

Rob Gage’s Suicide Raises SafeSport Questions

Well-known show jumping rider, judge and course designer Rob Gage took his life on June 12. Gage was an accomplished grand prix rider and trainer who represented the United States at three FEI World Cup Finals in the mid- and late-1980s before transitioning to work as an “R”-rated course designer and judge. In February of […]

Stutes Slots Into Third At Luhmühlen

Luhmühlen, Germany—June 14 Nobody came close to Japanese rider Kazuma Tomoto with Brookpark Vikenti (25.2) in today’s second half of the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L dressage, but U.S. amateur rider Frankie Thieriot Stutes was able to slot into third place with Chatwin, scoring a 28.8 in their first five-star. New Zealand’s Tim Price and Ascona M […]

Eros, Olympic Silver Medal-Winning Show Jumper, Dies At Age 33

Eros, Anne Kursinski’s partner for team silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, died June 13 after suffering a bout of colic. He was 33. Eros, an Australian-bred Thoroughbred (Family Ties—Tudor Success, Mambrino), was purchased in 1993 from Adam Wootten by the Eros Group, who originally consisted of Kursinski, her partner Carol Hoffman, Fran Steinwedell, […]