July 22 – August 12, 2024
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OLYMPIC PREVIEW ISSUE
Experience Will Show The Way In Olympic Jumping
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum notes that most of the top show jumping teams are sending tried-and-true pairs to Paris.
US Show Jumping Team
Joe Stockdale Forges An Unexpected Path To Paris
In 2018, Stockdale was at a crossroads. While riding as an amateur, he’d been pursuing a career as a professional cricketer. When he was rehabbing a knee injury, he started riding a bit more seriously.
Great Britain Looks Like They’ll Defend Their Olympic Eventing Title
But the U.S. could bring home both team and individual medals, says Clayton Fredericks.
US Eventing Team
Bobby Costello Is At The Helm For A New Era Of US Eventing
The former Olympian took over chef d’equipe duties when the program was undergoing restructuring. Now, it’s on an upswing.
Belgium Rising
The country’s eventing team is on an undeniable upward trajectory as they prepare for their first Olympic berth in over a decade. And at the heart of it? A rider who knows a thing or two about an uphill climb.
Olympic Dressage Gold Is Within Reach Of Three Countries
Carl Hester says that the battle for team medals is going to be tight in Paris.
US Dressage Team
Free Rein With: Marcus Orlob
It wasn’t until Marcus Orlob won both Grand Prix classes with Jane at the Kronberg CDI4* in June that he let himself believe he might have a shot at making the U.S. Olympic team.
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Horse Of A Lifetime: Peron
HORSE SHOWS
Pro/Con: Allowing Amateurs To Teach Beginners
In June the U.S. Equestrian Federation issued a presidential modification to GR 1306, the so-called “amateur rule,” adding hunter, jumper and hunter/jumping seat equitation divisions to the list of breeds and disciplines that allow amateurs to teach beginner riding lessons, effective Dec. 1 of this year.
Ask 3: What Change Would You Like To See In Show Jumping?
Show jumping has developed and changed significantly over the decades. We asked three top riders to think about the state of the sport today, and how they’d like to see it change for the better.
Jeff Ayers Makes The Most Of A Long-Term Partnership With Cartel In Saratoga
When he was in his 20s, Jeff Ayers’ career came to a crossroads. Then an up-and-coming hunter trainer, Ayers realized his two passions were incompatible, and he’d have to choose one path or another.
YOUNG ENTRY
Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships—East Photo Gallery
EVENTING
A Friendship Forged From An Illinois Pony Club Leads To Bromont Win
The partnership of rider Allison Springer and breeder Nancy Winter results in the recent four-star victory with No May Moon.
Elizabeth Welch Changes Course To Pursue A New Passion
Spring 2024 Untacked
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INSIDE:
On The Cover: Looking Back At The Last Paris Olympics
Exactly 100 years ago the Games took over the City of Light.
Riding Across The Vast Steppe
Foxhunter Reid Albano becomes the first amputee to compete in—and finish—the Mongol Derby.
The Clothes Horse: Spring Fashion
This season, step out in these latest items from your favorite retailers.
Larissa Ann Ray’s Favorite Subject Has Always Been The Horse
While the North Carolina-based artist is becoming increasingly known for her unique and expressive equine-inspired paintings, she calls her younger self an “unlikely equestrian.”
The Sport Horse In War
One Washington trainer is making it her mission to import warmbloods out of Ukraine’s danger zones.
A Closer Look At: Stable Recovery
This nonprofit organization is helping men through recovery with community support and job skills in the horse industry.
Plus: Around The Arena, In The Frame, 5 Questions With and Parting Ways! There’s even more inside the Spring Issue of Untacked, at the intersection of equestrian life and style.
