Recently, a friend and I were discussing our journey as horsewomen thus far. She and I both have older, retired mares who helped us take our riding careers to the next level and realize many of our dreams, as well as 2-year-old geldings we hope will be our riding futures. We’re at an interesting place […]
Following the 2017 passing of equestrian legend Bill Steinkraus, a story resurfaced of a “lucky” dollar bill that changed hands between three of the most renowned show jumping athletes in history. The dollar bill started its path to glory in the pocket of Steinkraus, who rode Snowbound to the individual Olympic gold medal at the […]
Dressage trainer Eliza Sydnor Romm and professional artist Susan DiFelice were first introduced decades ago, when Sydnor’s family hired DiFelice to paint a portrait of her horse. Some 20 years later collaborated on a dressage training video for DiFelice’s website Allpony. In this new “Drawn To Dressage” blog series, we will be sharing their most recent […]
Maria Biancone was a typical horse-crazy kid growing up in Roseland, New Jersey, but she never expected she’d have a career in horses. Decades later, though, she’s headed off to Paris to steward the Olympic Games show jumping competition. As a kid, Biancone did the working student thing and rode any horse available at the […]
I thought I knew what to expect: Middle-aged women dragging wheelbarrows of plastic horses behind them. Cutthroat shows pitting plastic model versus plastic model. Groupies donning horse tails and horse ears and customized T-shirts, chasing down autographs for the models they’d waited in seemingly endless lines to purchase. For the very first time, I was […]
Britt McCormick on Monday evening led his second virtual U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Town Hall since taking over as president in April. The meeting was a short affair that focused on informing attendees about upcoming USHJA events rather than a group discussion of the variety that became common under previous president Mary Knowlton, who established […]
The dark bay gelding stands stock still, in a video making the rounds on social media, as a 4-year-old girl dressed in pink, wearing a pair of cowgirl boots, carefully paints glitter—pink, of course—on his front hooves. As she leads him to the ring, he follows docilely, not once attempting to snag a bite of […]
Sandra Auffarth is a German eventing champion, on her way to Paris represent her country in her fourth Olympics already having earned medals of every color. But on Sunday at the CHIO Falsterbo (Sweden) the rider added something else to her resume: a five-star show jumping win against an international field of riders, many also […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced updates to the 2024 Eventing Elite and Pre-Elite Program lists. The programs are part of the U.S. Eventing Pathway, which is focused on developing combinations to deliver sustainable success in team competition at the championship level. The following combinations have been added to the Elite Program List for 2024. […]
Losing a horse is not a new experience around these parts. Whenever one of my fellow authors posts about a loss, I know it is something we can all relate to. While terribly sad, the circle of the equine life is something we can all understand and have empathy for. Recently, I said goodbye to […]
Recently, a friend and I were discussing our journey as horsewomen thus far. She and I both have older, retired mares who helped us take our riding careers to the next level and realize many of our dreams, as well as 2-year-old geldings we hope will be our riding futures. We’re at an interesting place […]
Following the 2017 passing of equestrian legend Bill Steinkraus, a story resurfaced of a “lucky” dollar bill that changed hands between three of the most renowned show jumping athletes in history. The dollar bill started its path to glory in the pocket of Steinkraus, who rode Snowbound to the individual Olympic gold medal at the […]
Dressage trainer Eliza Sydnor Romm and professional artist Susan DiFelice were first introduced decades ago, when Sydnor’s family hired DiFelice to paint a portrait of her horse. Some 20 years later collaborated on a dressage training video for DiFelice’s website Allpony. In this new “Drawn To Dressage” blog series, we will be sharing their most recent […]
Maria Biancone was a typical horse-crazy kid growing up in Roseland, New Jersey, but she never expected she’d have a career in horses. Decades later, though, she’s headed off to Paris to steward the Olympic Games show jumping competition. As a kid, Biancone did the working student thing and rode any horse available at the […]
I thought I knew what to expect: Middle-aged women dragging wheelbarrows of plastic horses behind them. Cutthroat shows pitting plastic model versus plastic model. Groupies donning horse tails and horse ears and customized T-shirts, chasing down autographs for the models they’d waited in seemingly endless lines to purchase. For the very first time, I was […]
Britt McCormick on Monday evening led his second virtual U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Town Hall since taking over as president in April. The meeting was a short affair that focused on informing attendees about upcoming USHJA events rather than a group discussion of the variety that became common under previous president Mary Knowlton, who established […]
The dark bay gelding stands stock still, in a video making the rounds on social media, as a 4-year-old girl dressed in pink, wearing a pair of cowgirl boots, carefully paints glitter—pink, of course—on his front hooves. As she leads him to the ring, he follows docilely, not once attempting to snag a bite of […]
Sandra Auffarth is a German eventing champion, on her way to Paris represent her country in her fourth Olympics already having earned medals of every color. But on Sunday at the CHIO Falsterbo (Sweden) the rider added something else to her resume: a five-star show jumping win against an international field of riders, many also […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced updates to the 2024 Eventing Elite and Pre-Elite Program lists. The programs are part of the U.S. Eventing Pathway, which is focused on developing combinations to deliver sustainable success in team competition at the championship level. The following combinations have been added to the Elite Program List for 2024. […]
Losing a horse is not a new experience around these parts. Whenever one of my fellow authors posts about a loss, I know it is something we can all relate to. While terribly sad, the circle of the equine life is something we can all understand and have empathy for. Recently, I said goodbye to […]
