She’s known around the barn as the “Red Queen,” and Summersby certainly looks the part. JJ Tate has brought the 12-year-old mare up to the international levels, making appearances along the way at venues like Dressage At Devon (Pennsylvania) and the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Summersby is gearing up for her Grand Prix debut […]
Dressage4Kids has opened applications for the D4K Christian Kennedy Young Adult Scholarship, which is awarded in memory of Christian Kennedy. The scholarship will fund one advanced rider aged 18-26, for the 2020 winter season in Wellington, Florida, January through March 2020. As a young rider, Kennedy was known for his kindness and his horsemanship. Dressage4Kids, Kennedy’s […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation named the following combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup The Netherlands from June 22-23 in Geesteren, the Netherlands. Debbie McDonald will serve as Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. team. The following combinations are representing The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI […]
Carolyn Lavin settled down in front of her computer and pulled up the live stream for the 2013 Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Though Lavin had hung up her boots while studying at Babson College (Massachusetts), as she watched rider after rider enter the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, […]
Devon, Pa.—June 3 Three years, three different horses, same rider, same result. For the third year in a row McLain Ward brought home the win in the $250,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon—his 11th total. (You can read about his victory here.) As his winning mounts have wildly different styles, we’ve compiled their winning jump-offs […]
The American Horse Publications awarded The Chronicle of the Horse, coth.com, Untacked and their contributors 12 honors for excellence in equine journalism. The winners were named at the AHP Equine Media Conference, held May 30-June 1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Chronicle’s bi-monthly lifestyle magazine, Untacked, earned general excellence honors as the best magazine in […]
Devon, Pa.—June 1 Natalie Dean had her work cut out for her as she headed into the ring for the $20,000 Show Jumping Hall Of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Devon Horse Show. For most of the class, Guilherme Jorge’s first round track was the real victor, with rails falling everywhere and one retirement […]
Devon, Pa.—June 1 Becky Gochman is no stranger to winning at the Devon Horse Show, and while a new championship is no less exciting than those that came before it, she likes to share the love a little bit. After each rosette was placed on Catch Me’s bridle, Gochman would walk over to the spectators […]
Devon, Pa.—May 31 It’s not always easy to show in the amateur-owner hunters at Devon. The gaited breeds are out in full force, and not every hunter appreciates the energy they bring with them, so if you earn a ribbon, it means just a little bit more. See a few pictures from Friday’s classes below. The Chronicle […]
Devon, Pa.—May 30 As soon as the crowd saw the first footfall and heard Peter Doubleday announce “McLain Ward,” the stands erupted. After all, Ward is their rider—the one whose famed 2008 Hong Kong Olympic gold medal-winning horse Sapphire gave the grand prix its name. The one whose first Devon grand prix victory came in […]