Elkton, Md.—Oct. 17 Three years ago, Cosby Green was ready to give Highly Suspicious away. She’d purchased the gelding when she was 16 years old, and they were dealing with frustrating growing pains. “I probably had no business buying him when I did at 16, couldn’t ride one side of him, scored consistently in the […]
Boyd Martin announced that he and owners Christine, Thomas and Tommie Turner decided to retire 2021 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill winner On Cue on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the day the 18-year-old Anglo European mare was slated to jog up at this year’s edition of the Mars Maryland five-star. In honor of their lengthy […]
When Michele Morseth decided she wanted to get down the centerline at a regional championship with her gelding Floyd Patterson, the cards seemed stacked against her. Based near Santa Fe, New Mexico, without a regular trainer, and fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer, Morseth knew accomplishing her goal would require sacrifice. “I didn’t know […]
Olympic eventer Boyd Martin announced on his Facebook page today that On Cue, with whom he won the inaugural Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill in 2021, will be retired from the top of the sport. The 18-year-old Anglo European mare (Cabri D’Elle—On High, Primite Rising) owned by Christine Turner, Thomas Turner, Tommie Turner and […]
Elkton, Md.—Oct. 16 Twenty-three horses were presented this afternoon at the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill and all passed. There was just one hold, Britain-based U.S. pair Grace Taylor and Game Changer, but the 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse passed on re-inspection. Boyd Martin did not present On Cue, the horse with whom he […]
Every year, we ask our columnist, Olympic eventing veteran Kyle Carter, to assess the Mars Maryland 5 Star At Fair Hill field and give us his competition predictions. Read on for his assessments and predictions about each horse-and-rider pair. (Horses are listed by bridle number.) 61. On Cue B. m., 16.3 hands, 18 years, British-bred Anglo […]
The air is crisp, and the trees are starting to change color, which means it’s time for the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill. So pull out your coziest sweater and head out to Elkton, Maryland, for the fourth running of the U.S. fall five-star. Even if you can’t make it in person, be […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 15 When Nick Haness got a call from Shelley Campf earlier this year asking if he’d be interested in riding Modern Man at the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships (Kentucky) in August he didn’t have to think about it before he accepted. “I knew the horse a few years ago when he […]
Yvette Sparks didn’t have to watch the news, playing scenes of endless devastation to the Southeast, to know that Hurricane Helene had upended entire communities in just a few hours. In her own home, she was housing evacuated family members, and Sparks’ sister had just received word that her house had been leveled by a […]
Elkton, Md.—Oct. 17 Three years ago, Cosby Green was ready to give Highly Suspicious away. She’d purchased the gelding when she was 16 years old, and they were dealing with frustrating growing pains. “I probably had no business buying him when I did at 16, couldn’t ride one side of him, scored consistently in the […]
Boyd Martin announced that he and owners Christine, Thomas and Tommie Turner decided to retire 2021 Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill winner On Cue on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the day the 18-year-old Anglo European mare was slated to jog up at this year’s edition of the Mars Maryland five-star. In honor of their lengthy […]
When Michele Morseth decided she wanted to get down the centerline at a regional championship with her gelding Floyd Patterson, the cards seemed stacked against her. Based near Santa Fe, New Mexico, without a regular trainer, and fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer, Morseth knew accomplishing her goal would require sacrifice. “I didn’t know […]
Olympic eventer Boyd Martin announced on his Facebook page today that On Cue, with whom he won the inaugural Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill in 2021, will be retired from the top of the sport. The 18-year-old Anglo European mare (Cabri D’Elle—On High, Primite Rising) owned by Christine Turner, Thomas Turner, Tommie Turner and […]
Elkton, Md.—Oct. 16 Twenty-three horses were presented this afternoon at the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill and all passed. There was just one hold, Britain-based U.S. pair Grace Taylor and Game Changer, but the 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse passed on re-inspection. Boyd Martin did not present On Cue, the horse with whom he […]
Every year, we ask our columnist, Olympic eventing veteran Kyle Carter, to assess the Mars Maryland 5 Star At Fair Hill field and give us his competition predictions. Read on for his assessments and predictions about each horse-and-rider pair. (Horses are listed by bridle number.) 61. On Cue B. m., 16.3 hands, 18 years, British-bred Anglo […]
The air is crisp, and the trees are starting to change color, which means it’s time for the Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill. So pull out your coziest sweater and head out to Elkton, Maryland, for the fourth running of the U.S. fall five-star. Even if you can’t make it in person, be […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 15 When Nick Haness got a call from Shelley Campf earlier this year asking if he’d be interested in riding Modern Man at the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships (Kentucky) in August he didn’t have to think about it before he accepted. “I knew the horse a few years ago when he […]
In the summer of 2023, Thoroughbred breeder Dr. Dorothée Kieckhefer was worried that a mare she’d bred was in danger of slipping through the cracks. Then 4 years old, Big Fame had a middling racing record, earning $29,070 with two wins in 13 starts, primarily racing at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. In July […]
Yvette Sparks didn’t have to watch the news, playing scenes of endless devastation to the Southeast, to know that Hurricane Helene had upended entire communities in just a few hours. In her own home, she was housing evacuated family members, and Sparks’ sister had just received word that her house had been leveled by a […]
