Rene Dittmer and Corsica X have been knocking at the door of a big win and on Sunday at the Hampton Classic, it opened. Since 2022, Dittmer and the 11-year-old...
"Ladriano Z is a veteran of the sport," said Israeli show jumper Daniel Bluman of his 2022 FEI World Championship and 2023 FEI World Cup Finals partner. The stellar 15-year-old...
For the third time this week, Daniel Bluman led the victory gallop around the spectacular grand prix field of the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Sunday after winning the $300,000...
“He was just better than anything I’d ever sat on. And honestly, to date, probably the best thing I ever sat on.” Brianne Goutal fondly remembers the first time she...
"Retail therapy" is the act of shopping to make oneself feel happier. It's not recognized as a legitimate treatment in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders used by healthcare professionals. But...
You can debate just about every aspect of equestrian sport, but one fact is indisputable: when it comes to sheer adorability, nothing competes with a leadline class. It's the ponies and...
Not a socialite? Welcome to the non-exclusive club! Sure, you may never reach "I attend parties and shop for a living" status. And okay, drinking champagne from a crystal flute while being hand fed...
The prestigious Hampton Classic Horse Show, a spectacular equestrian event like no other, will feature a wide range of exciting competition and attractions, including a new dressage exhibition, when the...
Three-time Olympic medalist McLain Ward (USA) has won the Hampton Classic Grand Prix more times than any other rider—six and counting. Come August 27th to September 3rd, he'll attempt to capture it for...
Walk into any major hunter/jumper show on the East Coast and there's one name you're likely to find at least once, but maybe two or three times, at the top...
Two things are immediately clear to anyone who's been following Grand Prix show jumper Callan Solem's career this year: she wears her heart on her sleeve, and she really, really loves her...
Take a stroll around the grounds of the Hampton Classic and you'll start to notice something interesting. It's a feeling that strikes you as you pass through the towering green hedges...
Star power can do a lot to generate support for a good cause. And there’s a reason why some of equestrian sport’s brightest stars never fail to support the ASPCA’s work to...
What do you get when you mix an impending hurricane, the East Coast's equestrian event of the season, and a field of 29 acclaimed international riders (including two Rio Olympic...
Feel the need for speed? Look no further than the Hampton Classic and Friday's $15,000 Merrill Lynch Speed Derby. Internationally acclaimed designer Alan Wade's course offered plenty of twists and...
What makes for a good summer? Most of us would say a few pool days, a barbecue, and a couple of long weekends away. But there are good summers, and then...
As one of the country's biggest outdoor horse shows, the Hampton Classic brings the big—big-named celebrities watching big-named riders compete over big jumps on big horses with big money up...
Where can you go to soak up the sun, hobnob with the stars, and take in one of the East Coast’s finest horse shows? The Hampton Classic, of course! And,...
The Hampton Classic isn't just a horse show in New York's hottest vacation spot. It's an equestrian sporting event. And in true Empire State-style, it comes with high rollers, charitable...
