This is very hard because you must understand that, truthfully, the equitation division is like figure skating: the look does matter. As a trainer, I personally don’t think the best...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—A reboot of the classic Big Eq reality series, Horse Power: Road to the Maclay is finally getting a long-awaiting remake. Only this time, promises Executive Producer Joseph Santangelo, “We’re...
Last week, T.J. O'Mara captured his second major equitation title in as many weeks weeks. (He's the 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals—East and 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final champion). Consider him your equitation...
Two equitation finals in the bag for 2016. Two victories on the books for New Jersey's T.J. O’Mara. Two Sundays ago, the 17-year-old Rumson resident captured the 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping...
It’s equitation finals season! Time to drop the stirrups and pick up a few position tips from the pros—so we can all learn to ride with the precision of Victoria Colvin,...
Yes, she has enough points! She's all qualified and the horse is going well. Summer's over and it's Finals time. We're all so excited! Wait, we are? There are a...
One of the most notable developments from the 2016 USEF Annual Meeting was the passing of a rule requiring USHJA registered horses to be microchipped (EQ103.2, HU101.2, JP100.2). As of December 1,...
Why do show hunters, equitation riders and horse show pleasure riders so often lope along in that "dead zone" canter? Part of the answer must be that the slower, more...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcM7dKAOkTg I love judging IHSA and IEA shows. Both are great organizations that offer a fun, reasonably priced way for beginners to learn how to ride and for advanced riders...
