Upper Marlboro, Md.—Oct. 24 Barn Night at the Washington International Horse Show always brings out the spirit of local equestrians in the Delmarva region. On Thursday evening, Prince George’s Equestrian Center was filled with fans young and old representing their barns and cheering on international riders as they jumped in the $63,000 FEI Welcome Stake […]
It wasn’t all that long ago that a prospective buyer would try a horse once, maybe pop a few fences, and then decide whether to buy it. Sometimes they’d come back the next day for a second ride to finalize their decision and call their veterinarian. But the landscape of what buyers expect before they […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today that the current U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello will step away from the role at the start of the new quadrennial. Costello will remain active in his role through the conclusion of his contract, which ends Nov. 30. “It has been an incredible journey with […]
U.S. Hunter Jumper Association members have until the end of the month to comment on rule change proposals up for discussion at the USHJA Annual Meeting, which takes place Dec. 9-12 in Tucson, Arizona. Initially 45 rule change proposals were released—you can read about them here—but since Oct. 10, 10 additional proposals have been added […]
Champion hunter and breeding stallion Popeye K died Oct. 20, at longtime rider Tommy Serio’s farm. He was 27. In his memory, we are looking back this week at our 2019 Stallion Issue and the “Horse of a Lifetime” story we did on the Dutch Warmblood stallion and his remarkable career. He became a legend […]
Erin Roof-Wages credits horses with helping her through some of the most challenging times in her life. From a childhood move, through vet school and a rigorous oncology residency, and now, as she faces a rare form of cancer herself, horses have been her most constant grounding force. When Roof-Wages was 7, her family moved […]
The 141st National Horse Show starts today, beginning a week and a half of competition at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. The event begins with five days of equitation, including the THIS NHS Adult Medal Finals on Thursday Oct. 24 and the Hamel Foundation NHS 3’3″ Championship on Sunday Oct. 27. Open and amateur-owner […]
Majority Partners Mark Bellissimo, Marsha Dammerman, Lisa Lourie, and Roger Smith to purchase Wellington International and The Chronicle of the Horse. Murray Kessler to serve as CEO; Partners and Kessler deeply committed to supporting all three disciplines while investing in both existing and new showgrounds. WELLINGTON, Fla. – Oct. 22, 2024 – The former majority […]
Out of the 26 rounds on the day of team competition at the 2024 USEF Pony Jumper National Championships (Kentucky) in August, there were nine eliminations and several rider falls, and only two of the four teams finished. While the top seven riders who advanced to the individual final all had respectable results, only one […]
Thoroughbred mare Rose Traveler (War Dancer—Nashwan Rose, Nashwan) rose from the bottom to the top of the pile on the strength of her galloping and jumping to win the 2024 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East Coast 5-Year-Old Championship, held over the weekend in conjunction with the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill […]
Upper Marlboro, Md.—Oct. 24 Barn Night at the Washington International Horse Show always brings out the spirit of local equestrians in the Delmarva region. On Thursday evening, Prince George’s Equestrian Center was filled with fans young and old representing their barns and cheering on international riders as they jumped in the $63,000 FEI Welcome Stake […]
It wasn’t all that long ago that a prospective buyer would try a horse once, maybe pop a few fences, and then decide whether to buy it. Sometimes they’d come back the next day for a second ride to finalize their decision and call their veterinarian. But the landscape of what buyers expect before they […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today that the current U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello will step away from the role at the start of the new quadrennial. Costello will remain active in his role through the conclusion of his contract, which ends Nov. 30. “It has been an incredible journey with […]
U.S. Hunter Jumper Association members have until the end of the month to comment on rule change proposals up for discussion at the USHJA Annual Meeting, which takes place Dec. 9-12 in Tucson, Arizona. Initially 45 rule change proposals were released—you can read about them here—but since Oct. 10, 10 additional proposals have been added […]
Champion hunter and breeding stallion Popeye K died Oct. 20, at longtime rider Tommy Serio’s farm. He was 27. In his memory, we are looking back this week at our 2019 Stallion Issue and the “Horse of a Lifetime” story we did on the Dutch Warmblood stallion and his remarkable career. He became a legend […]
Erin Roof-Wages credits horses with helping her through some of the most challenging times in her life. From a childhood move, through vet school and a rigorous oncology residency, and now, as she faces a rare form of cancer herself, horses have been her most constant grounding force. When Roof-Wages was 7, her family moved […]
The 141st National Horse Show starts today, beginning a week and a half of competition at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. The event begins with five days of equitation, including the THIS NHS Adult Medal Finals on Thursday Oct. 24 and the Hamel Foundation NHS 3’3″ Championship on Sunday Oct. 27. Open and amateur-owner […]
Majority Partners Mark Bellissimo, Marsha Dammerman, Lisa Lourie, and Roger Smith to purchase Wellington International and The Chronicle of the Horse. Murray Kessler to serve as CEO; Partners and Kessler deeply committed to supporting all three disciplines while investing in both existing and new showgrounds. WELLINGTON, Fla. – Oct. 22, 2024 – The former majority […]
Out of the 26 rounds on the day of team competition at the 2024 USEF Pony Jumper National Championships (Kentucky) in August, there were nine eliminations and several rider falls, and only two of the four teams finished. While the top seven riders who advanced to the individual final all had respectable results, only one […]
Thoroughbred mare Rose Traveler (War Dancer—Nashwan Rose, Nashwan) rose from the bottom to the top of the pile on the strength of her galloping and jumping to win the 2024 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East Coast 5-Year-Old Championship, held over the weekend in conjunction with the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill […]
