Due to ongoing power outages and widespread effects from Hurricane Milton in the communities around Myakka City, Florida, organizers of the TerraNova Dressage II CDI-W and National USEF Level 5 show, scheduled for Oct. 17-20, announced Friday that the competition has been canceled. An email announcing the cancellation said there is no major damage to […]
Our columnist—and executive director of nonprofit organization Road To The Top—discusses the way the program hopes to help talented riders fill in the financial and skill-based gaps to success. As the Olympic closing ceremonies have faded into memory, and we blink back nostalgia and national pride, we turn our collective gaze to the west: Los […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 Heading into the final test for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Medal Final, J.J. Torano lay in second place behind Ariana Marnell, and judges Rachel Kennedy and Tammy Provost assigned the six top riders a real challenge. They had a long test, with a hand gallop, two counter-cantered fences and a halt, and the […]
We’re here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, where 169 of the country’s top junior riders aspire to win one of the most elusive equitation titles. We’ll try to post every 10 riders or so, with updates on how the course is riding, who has done well, who hasn’t, etc. […]
The 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final kicks off this morning, with the first competitor stepping foot in the ring at 7 a.m. It is estimated that the final round will start at 4 p.m. Tammy Provost and Rachel Kennedy are judging the class of 169 competitors with drag breaks every 50 rides. Steve […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 12 To ride Quality HDB, you’ve got to put a lot of trust in her. The mare is on the spicier side, so success relies on a strong partnership, and Olivia Sweetnam has just that. “We have a really, really good bond both in and out of the barn because [she’s] one of […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 12 Grace Stenbeck-Werner and Prestige have been on a roll this season. Her wins include the grand and large pony hunter titles at USEF Pony Finals (Kentucky) and the large pony hunter stake at Devon (Pennsylvania), and shortly before coming to the Pennsylvania National they won the WCHR Pony Challenge at Capital Challenge […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 11 Kim Land has served as the Zone 4 chef d’equipe for 13 years, and she’s led several winning teams at the Pennsylvania National. But she’s never seen a team like this year’s Zone 4 squad. “This is the strongest I’ve ever seen a team,” she said. “These kids are quite seasoned,” she […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 11 When it comes to describing her junior hunter partner Babylon, Paige Walkenbach doesn’t mince words. “He jumps amazing and moves amazing. He’s honestly one of the best hunters out there,” she said. At the Pennsylvania National Babylon, a 9-year-old Oldenburg (Crumbie—Die Cera), topped all three of the small junior hunter, 16-17, classes […]
The Tryon International Fall Three-Day Event & Horse Trials, originally scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, has been canceled due to damage incurred on the White Oak cross-country course by Hurricane Helene. The remainder of the property in Mill Spring, North Carolina, was largely unaffected. “The White Oak creek that […]
Due to ongoing power outages and widespread effects from Hurricane Milton in the communities around Myakka City, Florida, organizers of the TerraNova Dressage II CDI-W and National USEF Level 5 show, scheduled for Oct. 17-20, announced Friday that the competition has been canceled. An email announcing the cancellation said there is no major damage to […]
Our columnist—and executive director of nonprofit organization Road To The Top—discusses the way the program hopes to help talented riders fill in the financial and skill-based gaps to success. As the Olympic closing ceremonies have faded into memory, and we blink back nostalgia and national pride, we turn our collective gaze to the west: Los […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 13 Heading into the final test for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Medal Final, J.J. Torano lay in second place behind Ariana Marnell, and judges Rachel Kennedy and Tammy Provost assigned the six top riders a real challenge. They had a long test, with a hand gallop, two counter-cantered fences and a halt, and the […]
We’re here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, where 169 of the country’s top junior riders aspire to win one of the most elusive equitation titles. We’ll try to post every 10 riders or so, with updates on how the course is riding, who has done well, who hasn’t, etc. […]
The 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final kicks off this morning, with the first competitor stepping foot in the ring at 7 a.m. It is estimated that the final round will start at 4 p.m. Tammy Provost and Rachel Kennedy are judging the class of 169 competitors with drag breaks every 50 rides. Steve […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 12 To ride Quality HDB, you’ve got to put a lot of trust in her. The mare is on the spicier side, so success relies on a strong partnership, and Olivia Sweetnam has just that. “We have a really, really good bond both in and out of the barn because [she’s] one of […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 12 Grace Stenbeck-Werner and Prestige have been on a roll this season. Her wins include the grand and large pony hunter titles at USEF Pony Finals (Kentucky) and the large pony hunter stake at Devon (Pennsylvania), and shortly before coming to the Pennsylvania National they won the WCHR Pony Challenge at Capital Challenge […]
Harrisburg, Pa.—Oct. 11 Kim Land has served as the Zone 4 chef d’equipe for 13 years, and she’s led several winning teams at the Pennsylvania National. But she’s never seen a team like this year’s Zone 4 squad. “This is the strongest I’ve ever seen a team,” she said. “These kids are quite seasoned,” she […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Oct. 11 When it comes to describing her junior hunter partner Babylon, Paige Walkenbach doesn’t mince words. “He jumps amazing and moves amazing. He’s honestly one of the best hunters out there,” she said. At the Pennsylvania National Babylon, a 9-year-old Oldenburg (Crumbie—Die Cera), topped all three of the small junior hunter, 16-17, classes […]
The Tryon International Fall Three-Day Event & Horse Trials, originally scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, has been canceled due to damage incurred on the White Oak cross-country course by Hurricane Helene. The remainder of the property in Mill Spring, North Carolina, was largely unaffected. “The White Oak creek that […]
