It wasn’t until Tracey Bienemann was wrapping up a full day of riding three horses at the Fair Hill International Recognized Horse Trials in Elkton, Maryland, on May 17 that her groom Alyssa Matthews nonchalantly told her how she finished in the advanced division aboard Venezuelan River: “By the way, you won.” “I’m like, ‘You’re […]
Each year at the end of May, young Rebekah Robinson and a slew of kids from her Beersville, Pennsylvania, neighborhood would pile into her mom’s Suburban, bound for the Devon Horse Show in Devon, Pennsylvania. About an hour later, the herd would spill out of the car with a parental reminder to meet back at […]
My husband calls me the limit-pusher because of my constant drive to just add a little extra thing to every little thing. I invite four more people to the dinner party I planned for eight. I open the bottle of champagne as everyone else thinks the night is drawing to a close. I take the […]
With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games. While the U.S. dressage team didn’t experience the medal-winning glory of its show jumping and eventing counterparts, the Games were nonetheless chock full of memorable moments: […]
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a quote from Horse Welfare Collective Executive Director Caroline Howe. The U.S. Equestrian Federation has expelled hunter/jumper trainer Shannon Eckel and fined her $2,500 for actions it found contributed to the unintentional death of a horse in her care. The ruling stems from a 2021 incident in […]
Every top rider has a horse who made them—maybe it was the horse that took them to the big leagues, or maybe it was just the horse that taught them the most. We asked Christian Kukuk, Harry Charles and Lillie Keenan which horse meant the most to each of their developing careers. Christian Kukuk Around […]
Settled inside the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, at the corner of Lancaster and Dorset in Devon, Pennsylvania, resides the Devon Horse Show. Its iconic baby blue stands host locals and the country’s top riders for 12 days each year to welcome the beginning of summer. The show hosts not only top hunters and jumpers, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Tuesday that the Maryland International and Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland, has been chosen to host the 2026-2027 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships (CCIJ1*-Intro, CCIYJ2*-S, CCIU253*-S). The championships will be held June 25-28, 2026, and June 24-27, 2027. “I’m delighted that the USEF Eventing Young Rider […]
On Saturday, I braided my horse for a show. No big deal, right? Wrong. As a working mom, committing to that one task meant enlisting help from multiple family members. Early in the week, I searched the house for the black yarn I knew I had on hand for just this situation and found it in a […]
For the first time ever, three U.S. athletes sit atop the Fédération Equestre Internationale world ranking list for their respective disciplines. Reaching the milestone is an achievement for any rider, with Boyd Martin, Kent Farrington and Fiona Howard each taking their own individual road to World No. 1. We’ve compiled some statistics detailing the differences […]
It wasn’t until Tracey Bienemann was wrapping up a full day of riding three horses at the Fair Hill International Recognized Horse Trials in Elkton, Maryland, on May 17 that her groom Alyssa Matthews nonchalantly told her how she finished in the advanced division aboard Venezuelan River: “By the way, you won.” “I’m like, ‘You’re […]
Each year at the end of May, young Rebekah Robinson and a slew of kids from her Beersville, Pennsylvania, neighborhood would pile into her mom’s Suburban, bound for the Devon Horse Show in Devon, Pennsylvania. About an hour later, the herd would spill out of the car with a parental reminder to meet back at […]
My husband calls me the limit-pusher because of my constant drive to just add a little extra thing to every little thing. I invite four more people to the dinner party I planned for eight. I open the bottle of champagne as everyone else thinks the night is drawing to a close. I take the […]
With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games. While the U.S. dressage team didn’t experience the medal-winning glory of its show jumping and eventing counterparts, the Games were nonetheless chock full of memorable moments: […]
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a quote from Horse Welfare Collective Executive Director Caroline Howe. The U.S. Equestrian Federation has expelled hunter/jumper trainer Shannon Eckel and fined her $2,500 for actions it found contributed to the unintentional death of a horse in her care. The ruling stems from a 2021 incident in […]
Every top rider has a horse who made them—maybe it was the horse that took them to the big leagues, or maybe it was just the horse that taught them the most. We asked Christian Kukuk, Harry Charles and Lillie Keenan which horse meant the most to each of their developing careers. Christian Kukuk Around […]
Settled inside the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, at the corner of Lancaster and Dorset in Devon, Pennsylvania, resides the Devon Horse Show. Its iconic baby blue stands host locals and the country’s top riders for 12 days each year to welcome the beginning of summer. The show hosts not only top hunters and jumpers, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Tuesday that the Maryland International and Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland, has been chosen to host the 2026-2027 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships (CCIJ1*-Intro, CCIYJ2*-S, CCIU253*-S). The championships will be held June 25-28, 2026, and June 24-27, 2027. “I’m delighted that the USEF Eventing Young Rider […]
On Saturday, I braided my horse for a show. No big deal, right? Wrong. As a working mom, committing to that one task meant enlisting help from multiple family members. Early in the week, I searched the house for the black yarn I knew I had on hand for just this situation and found it in a […]
For the first time ever, three U.S. athletes sit atop the Fédération Equestre Internationale world ranking list for their respective disciplines. Reaching the milestone is an achievement for any rider, with Boyd Martin, Kent Farrington and Fiona Howard each taking their own individual road to World No. 1. We’ve compiled some statistics detailing the differences […]
