There is something that really gets under my skin, and that is when I hear horse show parents spewing poor sportsmanship. Some do it ringside, but I’ve even read parental rants the day after the show on Facebook. That should give them the time to cool off, but rather it fuels their fury over supposed […]
The Mars Equestrian Bromont CCI Three-Day Event organizing committee are delighted to announce the selection of the following horse-and-rider combinations for the inaugural Bromont Rising Program: Ariel Aharoni – Dutch Times Woods Baughman – Contendro Bradley Champagne – Wallaroo W Gabby Dickerson – Governor SGS Renee Kalkman – Flame Eternal or Qupid Ema Klugman – […]
On May 8 the Maryland Board of Public Works board members voted to approve the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area Equine Improvements project. The approval green lights the project with construction beginning later this month to upgrade the facilities and continue Fair Hill’s preparations to host its first international CCI5*-L event in 2020. A […]
Growing up on a small ranch in South Dakota, there weren’t a lot of eventing opportunities for Christina Henriksen, but she worked at dressage and hunter/jumper barns and rode off-the-track Thoroughbreds to grow her skills as she looked towards the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. But her dreams of NAJYRC glory were […]
In her latest clinic held at the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club in Columbus, North Carolina, Melanie Smith-Taylor paired up with Robyn Miller to create an experience that focused on the importance of creating a partnership of mutual trust and respect between each horse and rider. Good groundwork, Smith-Taylor explained, was a crucial practice and a […]
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. To Pennsylvania native Mandy Collier and her horse Charlie Brown, that step is more valuable than most would discern. After clambering onto the back of a horse at the age of 8, Collier spent the majority of her childhood longing for more […]
It’s not uncommon for competitors to label a judge tough. Sometimes they’re frustrated by low scores, or they’re upset about comments that feel discouraging. Riders may even seek out shows where those judges aren’t officiating. But is it the judge’s job to be encouraging? Why do so-called “tough” judges feel it’s valuable to give realistic […]
A new grant fund at The Dressage Foundation has been established in honor of Debbie McDonald by dressage enthusiasts from the Pacific Northwest. “Debbie McDonald’s compassion, respect, and love for horses are at the core of her mission as a rider, trainer, and coach,” shared the fund’s founding donors. “We have all witnessed the results […]
Before the 2018 season, it would have been fair to say that Piggy French’s 12-year-old Quarrycrest Echo was slipping under the radar a bit, at least when compared to his stablemate, 2017 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (England) runner-up and recent Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (England) winner Vanir Kamira. But last year Quarrycrest Echo […]
John Nunn, owner of online and retail tack store Bit Of Britain, has sold the business and its sister website TackOfTheDay.com to BrandNexity, an e-commerce consulting and services company. Nunn, who’d trained race horses for 15 years, bought the mobile tack store, which served the horse racing community, in 1991 and began catering more to […]
There is something that really gets under my skin, and that is when I hear horse show parents spewing poor sportsmanship. Some do it ringside, but I’ve even read parental rants the day after the show on Facebook. That should give them the time to cool off, but rather it fuels their fury over supposed […]
The Mars Equestrian Bromont CCI Three-Day Event organizing committee are delighted to announce the selection of the following horse-and-rider combinations for the inaugural Bromont Rising Program: Ariel Aharoni – Dutch Times Woods Baughman – Contendro Bradley Champagne – Wallaroo W Gabby Dickerson – Governor SGS Renee Kalkman – Flame Eternal or Qupid Ema Klugman – […]
On May 8 the Maryland Board of Public Works board members voted to approve the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area Equine Improvements project. The approval green lights the project with construction beginning later this month to upgrade the facilities and continue Fair Hill’s preparations to host its first international CCI5*-L event in 2020. A […]
Growing up on a small ranch in South Dakota, there weren’t a lot of eventing opportunities for Christina Henriksen, but she worked at dressage and hunter/jumper barns and rode off-the-track Thoroughbreds to grow her skills as she looked towards the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. But her dreams of NAJYRC glory were […]
In her latest clinic held at the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club in Columbus, North Carolina, Melanie Smith-Taylor paired up with Robyn Miller to create an experience that focused on the importance of creating a partnership of mutual trust and respect between each horse and rider. Good groundwork, Smith-Taylor explained, was a crucial practice and a […]
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. To Pennsylvania native Mandy Collier and her horse Charlie Brown, that step is more valuable than most would discern. After clambering onto the back of a horse at the age of 8, Collier spent the majority of her childhood longing for more […]
It’s not uncommon for competitors to label a judge tough. Sometimes they’re frustrated by low scores, or they’re upset about comments that feel discouraging. Riders may even seek out shows where those judges aren’t officiating. But is it the judge’s job to be encouraging? Why do so-called “tough” judges feel it’s valuable to give realistic […]
A new grant fund at The Dressage Foundation has been established in honor of Debbie McDonald by dressage enthusiasts from the Pacific Northwest. “Debbie McDonald’s compassion, respect, and love for horses are at the core of her mission as a rider, trainer, and coach,” shared the fund’s founding donors. “We have all witnessed the results […]
Before the 2018 season, it would have been fair to say that Piggy French’s 12-year-old Quarrycrest Echo was slipping under the radar a bit, at least when compared to his stablemate, 2017 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (England) runner-up and recent Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (England) winner Vanir Kamira. But last year Quarrycrest Echo […]
John Nunn, owner of online and retail tack store Bit Of Britain, has sold the business and its sister website TackOfTheDay.com to BrandNexity, an e-commerce consulting and services company. Nunn, who’d trained race horses for 15 years, bought the mobile tack store, which served the horse racing community, in 1991 and began catering more to […]
