The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CPEDI3* in Hagen, Germany, which begins today, June 6, and runs through Monday. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The Hagen CPEDI3* will serve as one of two final observation events […]
On May 28 the National Show Hunter Hall Of Fame welcomed five inductees during a dinner in Haverford, Pennsylvania: Peter Pletcher, Maryann Steiert Charles, the Jacobs family, John Roper and Rumba. Pletcher, who runs PJP Farms in Magnolia, Texas, rode horses like Sambalino, January’s Best, Geste, Davenport and Above All to great acclaim, and earned […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced that Kameron Berry, Regan Capone and Drue Fellona are the 2024 recipients of the USHJA Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals. Through the grant, sponsored by Becky and David Gochman and their family, the three young riders will get the opportunity to attend and compete at USEF Pony Finals […]
Jennie Ratcliff was 21 and fresh out of nursing school in 1993 when she ran into an acquaintance who was trying to offload a horse called “Big Red.” The person had acquired him from a horse trader and had no firm information about the 16-hand gelding’s past, his breed or even his age, though a […]
The power and grace of a horse performing the demands of equine athletics such as eventing, dressage, and show jumping is undeniable. Hours and hours of training and preparation are required to develop these equine athletes for peak performance. With all the resources and technology dedicated to improving the performance of both horse and rider, […]
Following the announcement of the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello said that the high intensity weeks leading up to the July 27–29 event are his “favorite time.” “I think anybody that has Olympic aspirations, as far as an athlete goes, thrives in times like these,” Costello […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale Board of Directors unanimously approved an Equine Welfare Strategy Action Plan and established a dedicated Equine Welfare Fund of $1,119,000 to launch the plan at its in-person meeting, held Tuesday and Wednesday at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The action plan is based on the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of […]
As Jane Clark watched a video of a bay foal walk outside in sideways rain in the Netherlands, she was struck by his calm demeanor. “He was like, ‘OK, whatever, I’ll just walk through this,’ and I bought him sight unseen as a foal,” she said. That foal, dubbed Harbor Square RWC, is now 2, […]
There are two nearly identical rule change proposals that will be voted on at the U.S. Equestrian Federation Mid-Year Meeting (held June 17-18 in Lexington, Kentucky) that would, in short, eliminate speed classes for junior and amateur classes set below 0.90 meters. Jump-off classes are still permitted. The rule changes also propose to eliminate combinations […]
The National Horse Show announced Monday, June 3, that the board of directors has decided to raise the number of riders accepted to compete at the ASPCA Maclay Final from 150 to 175. The additional 25 riders would be chosen through the ASPCA Maclay Regional qualifying system. This is at least the third time that […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CPEDI3* in Hagen, Germany, which begins today, June 6, and runs through Monday. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The Hagen CPEDI3* will serve as one of two final observation events […]
On May 28 the National Show Hunter Hall Of Fame welcomed five inductees during a dinner in Haverford, Pennsylvania: Peter Pletcher, Maryann Steiert Charles, the Jacobs family, John Roper and Rumba. Pletcher, who runs PJP Farms in Magnolia, Texas, rode horses like Sambalino, January’s Best, Geste, Davenport and Above All to great acclaim, and earned […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has announced that Kameron Berry, Regan Capone and Drue Fellona are the 2024 recipients of the USHJA Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals. Through the grant, sponsored by Becky and David Gochman and their family, the three young riders will get the opportunity to attend and compete at USEF Pony Finals […]
Jennie Ratcliff was 21 and fresh out of nursing school in 1993 when she ran into an acquaintance who was trying to offload a horse called “Big Red.” The person had acquired him from a horse trader and had no firm information about the 16-hand gelding’s past, his breed or even his age, though a […]
The power and grace of a horse performing the demands of equine athletics such as eventing, dressage, and show jumping is undeniable. Hours and hours of training and preparation are required to develop these equine athletes for peak performance. With all the resources and technology dedicated to improving the performance of both horse and rider, […]
Following the announcement of the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello said that the high intensity weeks leading up to the July 27–29 event are his “favorite time.” “I think anybody that has Olympic aspirations, as far as an athlete goes, thrives in times like these,” Costello […]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale Board of Directors unanimously approved an Equine Welfare Strategy Action Plan and established a dedicated Equine Welfare Fund of $1,119,000 to launch the plan at its in-person meeting, held Tuesday and Wednesday at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The action plan is based on the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of […]
As Jane Clark watched a video of a bay foal walk outside in sideways rain in the Netherlands, she was struck by his calm demeanor. “He was like, ‘OK, whatever, I’ll just walk through this,’ and I bought him sight unseen as a foal,” she said. That foal, dubbed Harbor Square RWC, is now 2, […]
There are two nearly identical rule change proposals that will be voted on at the U.S. Equestrian Federation Mid-Year Meeting (held June 17-18 in Lexington, Kentucky) that would, in short, eliminate speed classes for junior and amateur classes set below 0.90 meters. Jump-off classes are still permitted. The rule changes also propose to eliminate combinations […]
The National Horse Show announced Monday, June 3, that the board of directors has decided to raise the number of riders accepted to compete at the ASPCA Maclay Final from 150 to 175. The additional 25 riders would be chosen through the ASPCA Maclay Regional qualifying system. This is at least the third time that […]
