The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships wrapped on Sunday with individual medals being presented to young rider and junior athletes at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park to close out Week 5 of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. An NAYC medal has been a long time coming for Zone 10’s Skylar […]
Every year in early August hundreds of pint-sized equines head to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the competition, clinics and fun that make up USEF Pony Finals. This year the schedule will be shaken up by changes to the pony jumper schedule thanks to an overhaul of the division. Those ponies will still […]
After jumping to team gold for Zone 2 on Thursday, 15-year-old Agatha Lignelli (New York City) continued her perfect performance and secured individual gold during Saturday’s pre-junior individual final at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan. Her mount Xo Kiara, owned by her sister Alexa Elle Lignelli, didn’t touch a […]
Grace Christianson (Noblesville, Indiana) and her own FHF Roulee delivered a truly standout performance on Saturday in the children’s individual final at the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan. The pair earned a personal best of 81.11%, the highest score across all dressage divisions […]
Friday’s competition at the North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan, saw individual medals awarded in the junior division while Region 2 took home the gold medal in the inaugural children’s team competition. Ella O’Neil of Olathe, Kansas, and her partner Superman, owned by Jonni Allen, […]
Carrying forward 6.92 penalties from opening day, Zone 10’s young rider athletes limited their Friday tally at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, held at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Michigan, to 8 faults and secured the gold medal. The team included Emmeline Adamick (San Francisco) aboard Andy’sboy Bretoniere, owned by Proper 12, […]
Katie Deaner knows the sting of getting close—but not quite there. The 17-year-old from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, has dreamed of riding at USEF Pony Finals since she was little. But twice circumstances outside of her control thwarted her attempts to make it to the competition. Next week, that changes. After years of waiting, working and watching […]
The young rider teams took their turn down the centerline Thursday in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships. With talented combinations from across the continent representing their home regions, Region 4 emerged victorious in the FEI Young Rider Team test, earning the gold medal with […]
Zone 2 took gold in the pre-junior competition while Zone 4 topped the children’s team final on Thursday, the second day of competition at the 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, held at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Michigan, during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. After Wednesday’s individual speed round […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have a […]
The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships wrapped on Sunday with individual medals being presented to young rider and junior athletes at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park to close out Week 5 of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. An NAYC medal has been a long time coming for Zone 10’s Skylar […]
Every year in early August hundreds of pint-sized equines head to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the competition, clinics and fun that make up USEF Pony Finals. This year the schedule will be shaken up by changes to the pony jumper schedule thanks to an overhaul of the division. Those ponies will still […]
After jumping to team gold for Zone 2 on Thursday, 15-year-old Agatha Lignelli (New York City) continued her perfect performance and secured individual gold during Saturday’s pre-junior individual final at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan. Her mount Xo Kiara, owned by her sister Alexa Elle Lignelli, didn’t touch a […]
Grace Christianson (Noblesville, Indiana) and her own FHF Roulee delivered a truly standout performance on Saturday in the children’s individual final at the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan. The pair earned a personal best of 81.11%, the highest score across all dressage divisions […]
Friday’s competition at the North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Williamsburg, Michigan, saw individual medals awarded in the junior division while Region 2 took home the gold medal in the inaugural children’s team competition. Ella O’Neil of Olathe, Kansas, and her partner Superman, owned by Jonni Allen, […]
Carrying forward 6.92 penalties from opening day, Zone 10’s young rider athletes limited their Friday tally at the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, held at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Michigan, to 8 faults and secured the gold medal. The team included Emmeline Adamick (San Francisco) aboard Andy’sboy Bretoniere, owned by Proper 12, […]
Katie Deaner knows the sting of getting close—but not quite there. The 17-year-old from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, has dreamed of riding at USEF Pony Finals since she was little. But twice circumstances outside of her control thwarted her attempts to make it to the competition. Next week, that changes. After years of waiting, working and watching […]
The young rider teams took their turn down the centerline Thursday in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships. With talented combinations from across the continent representing their home regions, Region 4 emerged victorious in the FEI Young Rider Team test, earning the gold medal with […]
Zone 2 took gold in the pre-junior competition while Zone 4 topped the children’s team final on Thursday, the second day of competition at the 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, held at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Michigan, during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. After Wednesday’s individual speed round […]
Welcome back to our advice column, Ask Stable Sage, where we answer queries from readers about horse- and life-related issues, especially where the two intersect. Take our suggestions with a grain of salt, or at least one sugar cube. This column is intended for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Have a […]
