Author Archives: Nina Fedrizzi

It may have taken him a minute, but France’s Kevin Staut was back to his winning ways at the Stuttgart German Masters on Sunday, November 19.  The 43-year-old rider took the...

BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS—First-time parents Meghann and John Schnell are wasting no time in giving their newborn daughter, Abigail, the head start she needs in riding.  The lifelong equine enthusiasts and athletes—Meghann...

‘Tis the season for lion mascots, air acrobatics worthy of Cirque de Soleil, and show jumping fanfare that includes the liberal use of a flame throwers. (Are those white breeches...

They say when you’re hot, you're hot, and last week in Mexico at CSI5* MLSJ Monterrey, Richard Vogel & Cepano Baloubet were en fuego. The 26-year-old German rider and “Cepano” started...

Seven years ago, Kent Farrington and the then 9-year-old KWPN gelding, Creedance, topped an impressive field in the 2016 ‘Big Ben’ Challenge at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto.  For...

Sometimes, all you need is a chance might well be the story of Daniel Coyle’s career. It also sums up the Irish rider’s latest result with Lothlorien Farm’s Legacy on...

Forget no-stirrup-November. For many riders (**raises hand**) there is literally nothing scarier than trot jumps.  Unfortunately for us, according to 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Team gold medalist and 2018...

Plenty of riders get lucky once or twice in a top-level show jumping career. But maintaining five-star success for years at a time? That’s something different altogether. For Dutch Olympian...

If he was looking to have a good week for his up-and-coming horses, Shane Sweetnam came to the right place.  The Irish rider took home a string of wins and...

Another day, another big win for Caroline Pamukcu. The Pennsylvania-based rider reigned victorious with and HSH Connor in the USEF CCI3*-L National Championship at the MARS Maryland 5 Star in...

On Saturday, October 21,  Mikala Münter and Skyfall took third place in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle at TerraNova Dressage II in Myakka, Florida. But their well-earned yellow ribbon is just part...

Lauren Nicholson (USA) and her homebred mount took the lead on home soil Thursday in the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill.  Twenty-three horses...

WILMINGTON, OH—An adult amateur rider at the Midwest Equestrian Center was forcibly removed from a flat class this week for heckling her fellow riders in the 36 & Over Adult...

Nayel Nassar did not have the fastest jump-off round of the evening on Saturday, October 14 during the CSI4* Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center. Yet despite stopping the...

The Pan American Games are here! Taking place October 20 to November 5, 2023, the annual regional championship is being held, for the first time ever, in Santiago, Chile. As...

On Monday, October 9, the FEI released a statement summarizing their decision pursuant to an anti-doping case against retired Canadian Olympian Eric Lamaze.  Lamaze was charged with “fabricating medical documents...

At 28 years old, there aren’t many jobs that Gunner, a former cow horse, is still qualified to do.  His feet are sore, so he requires special padded shoeing to...

After a six-month hiatus, this Saturday, October 7 marks the return of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ series with the first, North American League (NAL) qualifier of the season....

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, at the farm to the north called Lothlorien, the very grand dreams of Irish show jumper Daniel Coyle began to take...

It’s a familiar formula in everything from storybook fairytales and Star Wars blockbusters to Hogwarts lore in Harry Potter. Hapless pupil learns from teacher, competent pupil challenges teacher, (now) masterful pupil defeats teacher.  It’s...