The U.S. Equestrian Federation has named the following athletes to U.S. Jumping Development Team from May 30-June 2 in Lisbon, Portugal. Anne Kursinski will serve as chef d’equipe for the U.S. team. The following athletes are representing the U.S. Jumping Development Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Lisbon CSIO3* (in alphabetical order): Taylor Alexander (Castle […]
Devon, Pa.—May 27 Stephanie King didn’t necessarily expect to find a heart horse when she first purchased Co-Starr 4 1/2 years ago on the recommendation of her trainers Brooke and Chad Watridge—but Co-Starr quickly proved otherwise. With a loveable personality paired with prowess in the ring in the form of saves and blues, the 12-year-old […]
People who complain that teenagers these days don’t know the meaning of hard work haven’t met Jake Parker Wymard. Wymard’s mother Ginger Parker-Yerg runs Flower Farm, a warmblood breeding operation, and Ashcombe Sporthorses, the training wing of their business, and he grew up helping out at the stables. He’s always had a working student gig […]
Devon, Pa.—May 27 Summer is officially upon us if the weather wasn’t indicator enough. As the rest of America celebrates those who’ve sacrificed their lives for our freedom as well as the commencement of pool season with a little dive into the deep end (obviously with Lady Gaga’s “Shallow” playing not so gently in the […]
Devon, Pa.—May 26 Boyd Martin mentally prepared for the worst—waiting to feel the tick of the rail, to hear the monstrous soft thud and groans from the crowd. The final fence of the jump-off of Captain Mark Phillips’ $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing at the Devon Horse Show set out to test everyone—as a large show […]
Devon, Pa.—May 26 After the last championship trophy has been awarded in the Wheeler Ring on junior weekend, the real fun begins. All seriousness goes out the window in favor of some good-natured fun. It’s time for the pony hunt teams where three riders pair up to jump a course and hopefully jump the final […]
Devon, Pa.—May 25 Winning a grand championship at the Devon Horse Show is an achievement riders work their whole careers for, but Taylor Cawley managed it her first time out. The 11-year-old rider piloted Benjamin Buttons to the small pony hunter championship and grand pony hunter title this weekend after winning three classes and placing […]
Devon, Pa.—March 25 Things didn’t go entirely to plan for Tanner Korotkin in the first round of the junior jumpers at the Devon Horse Show on Thursday, March 23. He pulled two rails apiece on both Armagedon and Analyze This. But he regrouped, put the disappointing performance out of his mind and turned his luck […]
Devon, Pa.—May 25 Scott Stewart only needed to know one thing when he decided to purchase Evermore: his sire was Empire. He’d showed the warmblood stallion Empire in the professional divisions alongside owner Becky Gochman, and the success Stewart had with that horse was enough to convince him to take a chance on the 3-year-old […]
Devon, Pa.—May 24 Junior hunter and pony hunter competition has kicked off at the historic Devon show grounds, and the competition is looking fierce.