Author Archives: Nina Fedrizzi

Once upon a time, on the left bank of Northern Italy’s Po River, Alessandro Albanese (AA) was just a small, village tailor’s shop run by a local family. For decades,...

If you’ve spent any time among non-horse-people, in any casual setting—a post-work cocktail party, say—you’ve definitely heard the stories. “Really? You ride? I rode once. My horse took off on...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—A panel of experts from around the globe gathered together last week to review criteria for international-level eventing, specifically focusing on cross country day. After a week-long review of...

You know the feeling. You walk your horse down the chute to the in-gate. You listen to that last-minute pep-talk from your coach. Your horse’s ears are perked and alert:...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—Court documents reveal that a Cedar Park man filed for co-conservatorship of his wife claiming she had been brainwashed by a cult masquerading as the Hidden Fields riding stable...

On a warm May afternoon in 2017, Amy Taylor nervously scanned the driveway at Shady Side Farm in Eads, TN. She was looking for a sign: a whiff of dust...

Tucked away on a sleepy dirt road, just outside the village of Woodstock, Vermont, White Fox Farm is peaceful, country seclusion embodied. To this day, 230 years after its construction,...

After a flurry of Instagram backlash, aspiring rapper and multiple FEI World Cup™ Jumping Finals competitor Ljubov Kochetova was forced to clarify that she does not, in fact, have the...

OCALA, FLORIDA—A show steward at the newly opened Wonderland Equestrian Center was inadvertently forced to do his job on Thursday when he stumbled upon a display of blatant cheating during...

Newton, MA—Fed up with smelly socks on the couch, unwashed dishes in the sink, and trash that didn’t take itself out, Newton mom Abby Preacher was considering giving her husband...

WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY—A Garden State trainer was shocked to discover that the genetic roots of her longtime school horse indicate that he is, in fact, 10 percent unicorn. A...

Hi there! I see you standing at the gate! You must be new here, I've never been brought in from the field by you before but I have a feeling...

PHILADELPHIA—With the new wave of COVID-19 regulations affecting gym hours and capacity, time-strapped, upwardly mobile young professionals are ponying-up for the latest indoor/outdoor fitness craze: Horse-Fit. “My gym has been...

Whether it’s record setting sanctions in endurance for horse abuse, or allegations of electrified spurs being used in competition, welfare has been a hot-button issue this season in show jumping...

Richmond, Vermont—In a remarkable twist of fate, a Vermont woman has mistaken her pet horse for a human baby. It began earlier this month, when an unidentified neighbor walking her...

PASADENA, CA—A California woman was thrilled to discover that she could make nearly $7,000 a month selling equine self-care products from the comfort of her own barn. Debbie Harry, the...

STOCKBRIDGE , MASS. — A Massachusetts woman has decided to ditch her own shoes after impassioned online shaming by barefoot advocates inspired her to reconsider not only her horse’s footwear, but...

In a case that seems tailor-made for its own, ripped-from-the-headlines TV special, the equestrian community made mainstream news again last week for the very worst of reasons. On Wednesday, August...

Lake Placid, New York—A Connecticut woman has accidentally discovered a rare, underground cave formation near the well-known Cascade Mountain hike in the town of Lake Placid. Eva Turpening, a visiting...

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN—A Florida man is in intensive care this evening following a severe, catatonic episode that occurred while waiting for his wife’s hunter division to begin during Week 1...