So, I’m 40 now. It doesn’t look like I thought it would as a kid. Some things are better than I’d dreamed. Some things are, in fact, worse. I thought I’d be further along in my life and my career, and I’m still dealing with that. But I’m prouder of unexpected things, and I’m less […]
The top four hunter riders in the country went head-to-head Friday night in the $30,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Finals at the Capital Challenge in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and it was Scott Stewart who triumphed by riding four unfamiliar horses, taking home his eighth win out of 23 appearances in the 31 years of […]
When Jan Byyny and her 9-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, Beautiful Storm (Get Stormy—So Beautiful, Arch), placed 15th in the $60,000 Adequan Advanced Final at the 2024 American Eventing Championships (Kentucky), she was delighted to take home a ribbon, but the real reward was being back at the advanced level on a capable partner. There are a […]
Lindsay Turcotte didn’t expect that a morning at Century Mile Racetrack in September 2020 would change her whole world, but it did. The racetrack traditionally held a special open house the week of the Grade 3 Canadian Derby to preview the contenders and allow the public to meet the horses’ connections. In the early months […]
A Brazos County, Texas, jury found equine veterinarian and amateur dressage rider Ashlee Watts guilty of animal cruelty related to an incident where she repeatedly used an electric cattle prod on a horse she was treating. It took jurors less than a hour of deliberation on Wednesday to find Watts, formerly employed by Texas A&M […]
The nominees have been announced and voting opens today for the 2024 FEI Awards. There are 16 candidates from nine countries—none from the Americas this year— nominated across the four award categories: Longines FEI Rising Star, Peden Bloodstock FEI Best Athlete, Cavalor FEI Best Groom and FEI Inspire Award. They include Olympic and world champions, […]
Six years after they first topped the $50,000 WCHR Professional Challenge, Amanda Steege and Lafitte De Muze returned to the class winner’s circle Wednesday night at the Capital Challenge Horse Show (Maryland). They set the tone on Wednesday in round one with a leading score of 93.66 and followed it up with 91.16 for a […]
The entry list for this year’s Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill includes two former winners: U.S. rider Boyd Martin (2021) and New Zealand’s Tim Price (2022). While Martin will go for a second win with On Cue, Price will be riding a different horse this time around. He brings forth his team and […]
Last year Silva Martin had to sit out Dressage at Devon as she was at the hospital giving birth to her third son, Koa Martin. So this year’s edition was extra special as she topped the Dressage at Devon Dance-Off on Sept. 27—the same day Koa celebrated his first birthday. Silva was busy all week […]
So, I’m 40 now. It doesn’t look like I thought it would as a kid. Some things are better than I’d dreamed. Some things are, in fact, worse. I thought I’d be further along in my life and my career, and I’m still dealing with that. But I’m prouder of unexpected things, and I’m less […]
The top four hunter riders in the country went head-to-head Friday night in the $30,000 World Championship Hunter Rider Professional Finals at the Capital Challenge in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and it was Scott Stewart who triumphed by riding four unfamiliar horses, taking home his eighth win out of 23 appearances in the 31 years of […]
When Jan Byyny and her 9-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, Beautiful Storm (Get Stormy—So Beautiful, Arch), placed 15th in the $60,000 Adequan Advanced Final at the 2024 American Eventing Championships (Kentucky), she was delighted to take home a ribbon, but the real reward was being back at the advanced level on a capable partner. There are a […]
Lindsay Turcotte didn’t expect that a morning at Century Mile Racetrack in September 2020 would change her whole world, but it did. The racetrack traditionally held a special open house the week of the Grade 3 Canadian Derby to preview the contenders and allow the public to meet the horses’ connections. In the early months […]
A Brazos County, Texas, jury found equine veterinarian and amateur dressage rider Ashlee Watts guilty of animal cruelty related to an incident where she repeatedly used an electric cattle prod on a horse she was treating. It took jurors less than a hour of deliberation on Wednesday to find Watts, formerly employed by Texas A&M […]
The nominees have been announced and voting opens today for the 2024 FEI Awards. There are 16 candidates from nine countries—none from the Americas this year— nominated across the four award categories: Longines FEI Rising Star, Peden Bloodstock FEI Best Athlete, Cavalor FEI Best Groom and FEI Inspire Award. They include Olympic and world champions, […]
Six years after they first topped the $50,000 WCHR Professional Challenge, Amanda Steege and Lafitte De Muze returned to the class winner’s circle Wednesday night at the Capital Challenge Horse Show (Maryland). They set the tone on Wednesday in round one with a leading score of 93.66 and followed it up with 91.16 for a […]
The entry list for this year’s Mars Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill includes two former winners: U.S. rider Boyd Martin (2021) and New Zealand’s Tim Price (2022). While Martin will go for a second win with On Cue, Price will be riding a different horse this time around. He brings forth his team and […]
Last year Silva Martin had to sit out Dressage at Devon as she was at the hospital giving birth to her third son, Koa Martin. So this year’s edition was extra special as she topped the Dressage at Devon Dance-Off on Sept. 27—the same day Koa celebrated his first birthday. Silva was busy all week […]
At the FEI Dressage Stakeholder meeting, which was held in person at the Fédération Equestre Internationale headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Oct. 1, experts and representatives from across the sport have reaffirmed the core objectives of dressage and discussed ways of realigning the discipline to reflect these objectives. The aim is that through balanced and […]
