Two years ago, Cosby Green packed her bags and put her horses on a plane in a quest to better herself and further her education. Since landing in England in January 2023, the 24-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky, has immersed herself in the eventing-rich country, learning from two of the best: New Zealand Olympians Jonelle and […]
Alec Lochore, a FEI level 4 course designer and technical delegate from Great Britain, has been appointed as the cross-country course designer for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The decision was taken unanimously by the FEI Board at its in-person meeting, held Tuesday and today in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lochore will be assisted by Michael Etherington-Smith, […]
While top North American jumper riders have gotten used to loading horses on planes to head to Europe for competitions, hunter riders have stayed stateside to show. But now the co-founders of the Baran Global Hunter Classic, Kristen Baran and Andrew Lustig, have given hunter riders and fans a new opportunity to head to Valkenswaard, […]
June 20 – July 18, 2025 (Subscribers can read the full magazine online.) READERS’ CHOICE ISSUE 2025 Readers’ Choice Survey Results We asked and you answered. Here are some of your favorites, from riders and horses to saddles and fly spray.  5 Questions With: Boyd Martin We talked to Boyd to learn more about […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CHIO Aachen in the CHIO Aachen Nations Cup CDIO5* taking place July 2-5 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig and team leader Laura Roberts. The following combinations have been selected to […]
With horse welfare concerns making headlines, the U.S. Equestrian Federation hosted an in-person town hall meeting on that topic as it related to hunter/jumper sport June 11 at Split Rock Hunter Jumper Classic II (Kentucky). One big talking point? Strengthening rules about horse collapses. While USEF rules currently define a collapse as “a fall to […]
Olympic dressage rider, trainer and horse dealer Belinda Nairn-Wertman died June 12, 2025, a day shy of her 70th birthday. Reserve rider at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and a member of the U.S. dressage team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she went on to work for years as a rider and trainer at Iron […]
Chiquita, who was ridden by German eventer Maj-Jonna Ziebell, was euthanized on June 14, following a fall at fence 14C on cross-country in the Longines Luhmühlen CCI4*-S (Germany). According to a statement posted on social media by the event, the 13-year-old Polish Warmblood (Vandamme—Callie Z, Calvin) received veterinary attention onsite before being transported to a […]
It’s not often that a rider experiences a major tack malfunction in the show ring, let alone that the show photographer captures the very moment it happened in real time. But that’s exactly what happened to amateur jumper rider Alex Alston at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show (Virginia) when his horse’s butterfly bit broke […]
Two years ago, Cosby Green packed her bags and put her horses on a plane in a quest to better herself and further her education. Since landing in England in January 2023, the 24-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky, has immersed herself in the eventing-rich country, learning from two of the best: New Zealand Olympians Jonelle and […]
Alec Lochore, a FEI level 4 course designer and technical delegate from Great Britain, has been appointed as the cross-country course designer for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The decision was taken unanimously by the FEI Board at its in-person meeting, held Tuesday and today in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lochore will be assisted by Michael Etherington-Smith, […]
Recent photographs of elite-level horses with gaping mouths and blue tongues have thrust the sport of dressage—already besieged by abuse scandals involving high-profile riders—further into an intensifying debate about horse welfare in equestrian sports. But even though the Fédération Equestre Internationale formed a special committee to address ongoing controversies, it has so far declined to […]
While top North American jumper riders have gotten used to loading horses on planes to head to Europe for competitions, hunter riders have stayed stateside to show. But now the co-founders of the Baran Global Hunter Classic, Kristen Baran and Andrew Lustig, have given hunter riders and fans a new opportunity to head to Valkenswaard, […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CHIO Aachen in the CHIO Aachen Nations Cup CDIO5* taking place July 2-5 in Aachen, Germany. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig and team leader Laura Roberts. The following combinations have been selected to […]
With horse welfare concerns making headlines, the U.S. Equestrian Federation hosted an in-person town hall meeting on that topic as it related to hunter/jumper sport June 11 at Split Rock Hunter Jumper Classic II (Kentucky). One big talking point? Strengthening rules about horse collapses. While USEF rules currently define a collapse as “a fall to […]
Olympic dressage rider, trainer and horse dealer Belinda Nairn-Wertman died June 12, 2025, a day shy of her 70th birthday. Reserve rider at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and a member of the U.S. dressage team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she went on to work for years as a rider and trainer at Iron […]
Chiquita, who was ridden by German eventer Maj-Jonna Ziebell, was euthanized on June 14, following a fall at fence 14C on cross-country in the Longines Luhmühlen CCI4*-S (Germany). According to a statement posted on social media by the event, the 13-year-old Polish Warmblood (Vandamme—Callie Z, Calvin) received veterinary attention onsite before being transported to a […]
It’s not often that a rider experiences a major tack malfunction in the show ring, let alone that the show photographer captures the very moment it happened in real time. But that’s exactly what happened to amateur jumper rider Alex Alston at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show (Virginia) when his horse’s butterfly bit broke […]
