The Dressage Foundation has announced Laura DeCesari of Tucson, Arizona, as the recipient of the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. The Advanced Dressage Prize provides financial assistance for coaching and training to talented, committed, horse-and-rider combinations with the ability and plans to reach international standards of high-performance dressage. Since 2009, the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize […]
For Shannon Lilley, sending in her entry for the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L was deeply personal. It wasn’t motivated by a desire to pave the way for a team berth or set herself up for bigger things in the future. Instead, it was about a lifelong journey towards a dream held by many upper-level eventers. And […]
Donna Cheek is a name that deserves to be recognized far beyond equestrian circles. A pioneer in show jumping, she made history in 1982 as the first Black person to represent the United States in international show jumping at the American Junior Show Jumping Championship in Mexico City. Her journey is one of perseverance, talent and an unwavering determination to […]
Truly balancing your horse requires understanding both longitudinal balance (front-to-back) and lateral balance (side-to-side). This delicate balancing act becomes particularly critical when navigating turns and circles. The Natural Banking Tendency Picture your horse with imaginary airplane wings extending from his shoulders. Just as an airplane banks during turns, horses naturally lean into curves. This instinctive […]
Classical dressage master Charles de Kunffy died April 14. He was born in 1936 in Hungary and was a member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. He wrote seven books and many articles for the Journal of Equitation and Culture and has a lecture series online. Announcing his death on social media Monday, his longtime student Jessica […]
Six days after informing Galway Downs officials that the Temecula, California, venue would not host the 2028 Olympic equestrian events, the LA28 organizing committee announced today that Santa Anita Park has been confirmed as the new Olympic equestrian venue. The Arcadia, California, racetrack has a history with the Olympics. “The FEI has very fond memories […]
Katie Dinan went into this year’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final knowing it was going to be the biggest test yet for her mare Out Of The Blue SCF, but hoped the experience would only strengthen for their 15-month partnership. The pair emerged from the three-day championship, held April 3-6 in Basel, Switzerland, as […]
British Olympic Champion Ben Maher ended his 2025 season in Wellington, Florida, with back-to-back victories on the grass derby field. On Saturday, he earned a victory in the $32,000 KeyFlow USA CSI3* 1.45-Meter Speed Classic with Exit Remo, then he returned Sunday in the irons of Ginger-Blue to win the $120,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI3* Grand Prix. […]
Sorocaima brought more than talent when he joined Buck Davidson’s barn. From the start, it was clear the 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Rock Hard Ten—Sankobasi, Pulpit), who later this month will make his fourth appearance at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L, possessed heart, determination and an earnest work ethic—qualities that quickly made him a standout in Davidson’s […]
Galway Downs officials and local politicians expressed disappointment Friday at the news that the Temecula venue is no longer being considered to host equestrian sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Late on April 9, the day of an International Olympic Committee meeting in which Olympic officials gave a noncommittal answer about Galway becoming an […]
The Dressage Foundation has announced Laura DeCesari of Tucson, Arizona, as the recipient of the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. The Advanced Dressage Prize provides financial assistance for coaching and training to talented, committed, horse-and-rider combinations with the ability and plans to reach international standards of high-performance dressage. Since 2009, the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize […]
For Shannon Lilley, sending in her entry for the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L was deeply personal. It wasn’t motivated by a desire to pave the way for a team berth or set herself up for bigger things in the future. Instead, it was about a lifelong journey towards a dream held by many upper-level eventers. And […]
Donna Cheek is a name that deserves to be recognized far beyond equestrian circles. A pioneer in show jumping, she made history in 1982 as the first Black person to represent the United States in international show jumping at the American Junior Show Jumping Championship in Mexico City. Her journey is one of perseverance, talent and an unwavering determination to […]
Truly balancing your horse requires understanding both longitudinal balance (front-to-back) and lateral balance (side-to-side). This delicate balancing act becomes particularly critical when navigating turns and circles. The Natural Banking Tendency Picture your horse with imaginary airplane wings extending from his shoulders. Just as an airplane banks during turns, horses naturally lean into curves. This instinctive […]
Classical dressage master Charles de Kunffy died April 14. He was born in 1936 in Hungary and was a member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. He wrote seven books and many articles for the Journal of Equitation and Culture and has a lecture series online. Announcing his death on social media Monday, his longtime student Jessica […]
Six days after informing Galway Downs officials that the Temecula, California, venue would not host the 2028 Olympic equestrian events, the LA28 organizing committee announced today that Santa Anita Park has been confirmed as the new Olympic equestrian venue. The Arcadia, California, racetrack has a history with the Olympics. “The FEI has very fond memories […]
Katie Dinan went into this year’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final knowing it was going to be the biggest test yet for her mare Out Of The Blue SCF, but hoped the experience would only strengthen for their 15-month partnership. The pair emerged from the three-day championship, held April 3-6 in Basel, Switzerland, as […]
British Olympic Champion Ben Maher ended his 2025 season in Wellington, Florida, with back-to-back victories on the grass derby field. On Saturday, he earned a victory in the $32,000 KeyFlow USA CSI3* 1.45-Meter Speed Classic with Exit Remo, then he returned Sunday in the irons of Ginger-Blue to win the $120,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI3* Grand Prix. […]
Sorocaima brought more than talent when he joined Buck Davidson’s barn. From the start, it was clear the 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Rock Hard Ten—Sankobasi, Pulpit), who later this month will make his fourth appearance at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L, possessed heart, determination and an earnest work ethic—qualities that quickly made him a standout in Davidson’s […]
Galway Downs officials and local politicians expressed disappointment Friday at the news that the Temecula venue is no longer being considered to host equestrian sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Late on April 9, the day of an International Olympic Committee meeting in which Olympic officials gave a noncommittal answer about Galway becoming an […]
