Should my daughters horse show? I’ve contemplated this a lot. Especially when prices are skyrocketing, and even local showing is unattainable for many. But it’s not just the expense that concerns me, it’s the emotional toll. I’ve already ridden the highs and lows of show life with my 15-year-old. The self-imposed pressure, the comparison to others. And […]
Trainer Tom Wright took a bit of a chance putting together a unique horse, a 14-year-old junior rider, and a 19-year-old young professional rider. Little did he know, he was making show hunter history. In 2000, Wright was on the lookout for a special horse for Clara Lindner (now Belden), his junior client who was […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. jumping team at the Jumping Nations Cup Caledon CSIO3*, July 16-19 at Caledon Equestrian Park (Ontario), as well as the Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3*, July 23-26 at Flintfields Horse Park (Michigan). The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne […]
It’s hard to believe Alessandra Volpi just turned 25 when you look at her international show jumping record. After a young rider career that included two FEI North American Youth Championships experiences, she graduated to the senior level with a bang in 2022, making her first five-star Nations Cup team and her first FEI World […]
Officials have long relied on blood and urine testing to detect drugs aimed at calming horses for competition, but that technology offers only a fleeting glimpse into a horse’s chemistry. With rumors swirling about dangerous drugs now being used at hunter/jumper shows, the U.S. Equestrian Federation has added a new weapon to its anti-doping arsenal: […]
My non-horsey husband had a very important moment recently: He made his own horse show debut in an “adult leadline” class. (Every schooling show should have this! It was highly entertaining.) After the show, I caught him texting a friend about this wild sport. (Well, he showed me the texts.) He said he loved how […]
The most impactful figure in my life in my early years of eventing was my coach and mentor, Packy McGaughan. He very sadly died in 2020. With his guidance, I climbed the levels of eventing from novice to advanced. Gregarious, funny and smart, he was deeply committed to training horses and riders. He was also […]
On Tuesday, June 24, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced a change to the roster of U.S. event riders heading to the CHIO Aachen (Germany) to compete in the CCIO4*-S. James Alliston and Karma, who were slated to compete as individuals, have withdrawn. Phillip Dutton and his direct reserve horse Denim, will now take the individual […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. jumping team at CHIO Aachen, to be held June 27-July 6 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and team leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the team and are listed in […]
As the last of the walk-trot riders filtered out of the historic Parker Ring at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show on June 7 and the next group filed in, the parade of tidy show clothes and freshly clipped horses with tight, neat braids, made the riders coming and going virtually indiscernible from each other. […]
Should my daughters horse show? I’ve contemplated this a lot. Especially when prices are skyrocketing, and even local showing is unattainable for many. But it’s not just the expense that concerns me, it’s the emotional toll. I’ve already ridden the highs and lows of show life with my 15-year-old. The self-imposed pressure, the comparison to others. And […]
Trainer Tom Wright took a bit of a chance putting together a unique horse, a 14-year-old junior rider, and a 19-year-old young professional rider. Little did he know, he was making show hunter history. In 2000, Wright was on the lookout for a special horse for Clara Lindner (now Belden), his junior client who was […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. jumping team at the Jumping Nations Cup Caledon CSIO3*, July 16-19 at Caledon Equestrian Park (Ontario), as well as the Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3*, July 23-26 at Flintfields Horse Park (Michigan). The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne […]
It’s hard to believe Alessandra Volpi just turned 25 when you look at her international show jumping record. After a young rider career that included two FEI North American Youth Championships experiences, she graduated to the senior level with a bang in 2022, making her first five-star Nations Cup team and her first FEI World […]
Officials have long relied on blood and urine testing to detect drugs aimed at calming horses for competition, but that technology offers only a fleeting glimpse into a horse’s chemistry. With rumors swirling about dangerous drugs now being used at hunter/jumper shows, the U.S. Equestrian Federation has added a new weapon to its anti-doping arsenal: […]
My non-horsey husband had a very important moment recently: He made his own horse show debut in an “adult leadline” class. (Every schooling show should have this! It was highly entertaining.) After the show, I caught him texting a friend about this wild sport. (Well, he showed me the texts.) He said he loved how […]
The most impactful figure in my life in my early years of eventing was my coach and mentor, Packy McGaughan. He very sadly died in 2020. With his guidance, I climbed the levels of eventing from novice to advanced. Gregarious, funny and smart, he was deeply committed to training horses and riders. He was also […]
On Tuesday, June 24, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced a change to the roster of U.S. event riders heading to the CHIO Aachen (Germany) to compete in the CCIO4*-S. James Alliston and Karma, who were slated to compete as individuals, have withdrawn. Phillip Dutton and his direct reserve horse Denim, will now take the individual […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athletes selected to represent the U.S. jumping team at CHIO Aachen, to be held June 27-July 6 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and team leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the team and are listed in […]
As the last of the walk-trot riders filtered out of the historic Parker Ring at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show on June 7 and the next group filed in, the parade of tidy show clothes and freshly clipped horses with tight, neat braids, made the riders coming and going virtually indiscernible from each other. […]
