Author Archives: Nina Fedrizzi

California's Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) has been a labor of love for president and CEO Steve Hankin these past three years. You could say it's also a side-effect of...

LEXINGTON, KY—At the end-of-year meeting of the Working Horse Union of North America, the union spokesman did not hold back while expressing the intense seasonal frustration of its members. “Every...

This week, USEF released its nominees for the 2022 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year Awards. Voting is open now for the nominees, who will be announced...

American rider Steffen Peters said from the start he’d need three wins to secure his berth at FEI Dressage World Cup Finals in Omaha, Nebraska this April. He and Suppenkasper...

A formal inspection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that as many as one-third of participants at the United Walking Horse Fall Finale in Tunica, Mississippi this November...

Prominent Quebec-based trainer Francis Berger of South Shore Farm in Mont-Saint-Hilaire has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching. The police are currently seeking information from the...

RICHMOND, VIRGINA—When Carol Craft , 38, had her first week of lessons with a local trainer in Rockwood, she thought that they had really connected.  “Everything was great,” Craft says....

British dressage maven Charlotte Dujardin is used to boldly going where few riders have gone before.  At just 37 years of age, she’s already earned a lifetime’s worth of dressage...

This month, the industry has been buzzing with the release of one of the biggest helmet safety studies in recent years from the renowned Virginia Tech Helmet Lab.  The results...

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT—Move over Joe the Plumber: there are a few new candidates in town looking to win over the American public, and this crew has a distinctly royal air. On the heels...

If Germany’s Rupert Carl Winkelmann had a theme song, it might be along the lines of the Eagles' “Take it Easy.”  It’s a life motto the German transplant—and new recruit...

It's been two decades since the United States came away with the World Eventing Championship title. But you can bet, in their heart of hearts, the 12 athletes recently named...

It was the most highly anticipated pre-season class of the ESP Holiday Series in Wellington, Florida, and Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) and Bennys Legacy brought all the intensity the occasion demanded...

WELLINGTON, FL—Following a series of privately funded studies, the industry leader in therapeutic blankets for horses, ReGener8 Group, has issued a groundbreaking new claim. “ReGener8 blankets have long set the...

If you’ve been hearing the buzz about North America’s best kept show jumping secret—the Otomí Club Hípico in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico—here’s one more reason to add it to...

With the good looks and stark white coat of a movie star horse, the textbook front end of a top performance hunter, and string of accolades to rival the greatest...

When it comes to the Grooms Award, Ltd., there’s some good news and some bad news. The bad: After 25 years in operation, 2023 will mark the end of the...

Whether throwing the perfect baseball game, finding your stride to a 1.60m oxer in the jump-off, or landing a 720-degree double salto off the balance beam, earning a place at...

If you’ve been following the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) league-dominating Helios team at all this season, you may be wondering what’s in their secret sauce. You're not alone. Ask any...

Every time I mount a horse, I’ve started do this new thing. It began with my own horse, back in the early days when I was newly pregnant, and he...