Rolex announced today, May 23, a new show jumping series during the CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena (Italy), which will be the opening competition of the six-event series. The Rolex Series will include six international show, moving from Rome to the International de La Baule (France), the CSI Jumping International de Dinard (France), the Dublin […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has awarded grants totaling $20,000 to 42 applicants as part of a grant program that supports the development of both new licensed officials and higher-level officials. The 42 grant recipients are active USEF competing members and are either currently licensed officials or have started a licensed official application. “2024 is the […]
Updated May 24: A U.S. Equestrian Federation official said Thursday that a decision on reinstating Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park’s hunter/jumper show dates will be released early next week. After a tense few weeks in which Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, California, was shut down, forcing the relocation of two weeks […]
One evening in May 2021, Southern California-based show jumper Tiffany Sullivan was enjoying some Nutter Butter cookies and scrolling online when the sales photo of a petite skewbald Paint caught her attention. The low-end Texas auction house where the gelding was located is notorious for being a final stop before heading across the border to […]
Finding the balance between effective and eco-friendly sometimes feels like a compromise. Harsh chemicals can get the job done, but at what health and environmental cost? Jessica Starcevich, Chief Science Officer at Spalding Labs, breaks down the advantage behind natural, biological fly control and explains how to use it efficiently. Comparing Efficiency There is no […]
My 14-year-old daughter recently made her way back into the show ring after a seven-month hiatus. Over the winter, she had worked diligently with her leased mare. Though it was difficult financially, my husband and I extended her lease and allotted her one show per month. She had spent months in the indoor at home […]
Monday evening, in his first virtual USHJA Town Hall since assuming the role of president in April, Britt McCormick took time to discuss how the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association functions and how he hopes to move the organization forward in his presidency. “One of the first things that I wanted to do is kind of […]
The U.S. show jumping team for the third stop in the Longines League of Nations series, taking place May 31 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, has been announced. Natalie Dean, Katie Dinan, Callie Schott and Spencer Smith will represent the United States under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. Going into the third leg of the […]
It’s hard to pick just one favorite part of the Devon Horse Show, located outside Philadelphia in Devon, Pennsylvania. Is it the chance to see some of the top hunters and jumpers in the country go head to head? The opportunity to experience one of only a handful of historic multidiscipline shows left in the […]
In their first competition since April’s Longines FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final in Saudi Arabia, Skylar Wireman and Tornado stormed to victory May 18 in the $50,000 Surf & Turf Grand Prix at the Sur & Turf Classic held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Wireman, 19, and the 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (Diarado—Chiquitita, […]