Having the opportunity to blog for The Chronicle of the Horse is rewarding for a number of reasons, but one of them is the way that it encourages me to reflect on the highs and lows of running my own hunter/jumper training program, True North Stables. I get to reflect on what I have accomplished […]
A farrier and his son were among the victims of two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15. Khaled Mustafa came to New Zealand with his wife and three children six months ago through a refugee program helping families fleeing violence in Syria. He and his son Hamza were among the 50 people […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 17 Watching the horse before his turn to ride the jump-off in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix Nayel Nassar’s heart sank a bit. “I was standing at the in-gate watching Beezie [Madden,] and I realized I’m probably aiming for second today,” he said. “She was really quick, really fast in her turns […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 16 Verdict’s win in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby with Nick Haness in the irons has been a long time coming. Haness catch rode the horse for his first trainer, Michael Croopnick, to the top of the leaderboard in the feature hunter class of the final week of HITS Coachella. “This is […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 15 Last year’s R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch equitation championship didn’t go so well for Emma Pacyna, so she came back this year with a modest goal: Have fun. Pacyna did that and much more when she topped the class by a solid 18 points to claim the trophy over Augusta Iwasaki and Emma Catherine […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 15 Heading into the jump-off aboard Un Diamant Des Forets Jim Ifko didn’t feel too much pressure. After all, he was already leading the class after a blazing round on his first mount, Celine La Silla. So Ifko let Un Diamant Des Forets loose, and the stallion didn’t disappoint, outrunning his barnmate to […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 14 It’s the grand finale of the HITS Coachella circuit and all the top hunters are strutting their stuff during World Champion Hunter Rider week. Which hunter would you most like to sneak home to your barn?
Anu Harrila had to postpone her original interview thanks to a trip to an urgent care center after getting knocked around by a horse. When she called back a few hours later she breezily assured, “I’m brushing a pony; everything is fine.” Harrila would likely characterize any situation as “fine” if it involved a horse. […]
After being based in California for 32 years, the last three in the Paso Robles area, top hunter professional John French is relocating to show jumper Lauren Crooks’ farm in Snohomish, Washington, on May 1. After breaking his collarbone in May and suffering a serious fall where a horse tripped and rolled over him in […]
A fire broke out early Thursday morning, March 14, at Kelli Cruciotti’s Serenity Farm in Wellington, Florida, killing three horses and injuring one firefighter. Local news reports state calls came into the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reporting the fire at 15255 Estancia Lane at approximately 1:30 a.m. Cruciotti wrote on her Facebook page that […]
Having the opportunity to blog for The Chronicle of the Horse is rewarding for a number of reasons, but one of them is the way that it encourages me to reflect on the highs and lows of running my own hunter/jumper training program, True North Stables. I get to reflect on what I have accomplished […]
A farrier and his son were among the victims of two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15. Khaled Mustafa came to New Zealand with his wife and three children six months ago through a refugee program helping families fleeing violence in Syria. He and his son Hamza were among the 50 people […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 17 Watching the horse before his turn to ride the jump-off in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix Nayel Nassar’s heart sank a bit. “I was standing at the in-gate watching Beezie [Madden,] and I realized I’m probably aiming for second today,” he said. “She was really quick, really fast in her turns […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 16 Verdict’s win in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby with Nick Haness in the irons has been a long time coming. Haness catch rode the horse for his first trainer, Michael Croopnick, to the top of the leaderboard in the feature hunter class of the final week of HITS Coachella. “This is […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 15 Last year’s R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch equitation championship didn’t go so well for Emma Pacyna, so she came back this year with a modest goal: Have fun. Pacyna did that and much more when she topped the class by a solid 18 points to claim the trophy over Augusta Iwasaki and Emma Catherine […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 15 Heading into the jump-off aboard Un Diamant Des Forets Jim Ifko didn’t feel too much pressure. After all, he was already leading the class after a blazing round on his first mount, Celine La Silla. So Ifko let Un Diamant Des Forets loose, and the stallion didn’t disappoint, outrunning his barnmate to […]
Thermal, Calif.—March 14 It’s the grand finale of the HITS Coachella circuit and all the top hunters are strutting their stuff during World Champion Hunter Rider week. Which hunter would you most like to sneak home to your barn?
Anu Harrila had to postpone her original interview thanks to a trip to an urgent care center after getting knocked around by a horse. When she called back a few hours later she breezily assured, “I’m brushing a pony; everything is fine.” Harrila would likely characterize any situation as “fine” if it involved a horse. […]
After being based in California for 32 years, the last three in the Paso Robles area, top hunter professional John French is relocating to show jumper Lauren Crooks’ farm in Snohomish, Washington, on May 1. After breaking his collarbone in May and suffering a serious fall where a horse tripped and rolled over him in […]
A fire broke out early Thursday morning, March 14, at Kelli Cruciotti’s Serenity Farm in Wellington, Florida, killing three horses and injuring one firefighter. Local news reports state calls came into the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue reporting the fire at 15255 Estancia Lane at approximately 1:30 a.m. Cruciotti wrote on her Facebook page that […]
