Category Archives: Hunter/Jumper

On a Thursday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park, Robert Blanchette is juggling. Blanchette, who runs the Salinas, CA-based Blanchette Equestrian alongside his wife Tammy, brought forward two FEI horses, a...

Brought to you by AIG: "We share your passions... and we'll help you protect them." Chances are, if you live in North America, you have a clearly defined vision of...

Men ride horses too! Sometimes it's easy to forget, what with 15% minority they're believed to make up of the equestrian market and the volume of women's wear posts we...

Fly season is officially here, and I am worried that I might never get the smell of fly spray out of my clothes. And while frequent fly spray showers are...

Whether you own or lease a horse, or simply take lessons at your local barn, riding is expensive. And so it the show apparel. It's easy to lose a paycheck...

You've got your burgers, hot dogs, and White Claws ready to go for Memorial Day. But have you shopped the biggest Equishopper sale of the year yet? There are hundreds...

While I wish all my days were spent riding horses through fields of flowers or jumping from horse show to horse show, for better or worse, much of my time...

We are getting dangerously close to fly season. (Related: did anyone else read about the cicada bloom that's happening this year?! No thanks.) I'm a planner. I like to make...

As our team gears up to get back on the show circuit after a COVID break, I'm training and riding more than ever. Silly or not, nothing motivates me more...

I'm a big believer in "less is more" when it comes to tack and riding equipment. I like to focus on basics and keep my riding and my gear as...

I try to keep my #ROOTD game strong. (See #ROOTD posts past.) And I like my horses to be well turned out, too. #EOOTD, if you will. For both, I...

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair (DHSCF) will not run in 2021, show organizers announced today. But this time it's not the pandemic shouldering the blame. It's bureaucracy. Originally scheduled for...

Show riders have long bemoaned the low purses offered in hunter divisions. Traverse City Horse Show (TCHS) is looking to change that in 2021. The Michigan-based series has added a new...

Amanda Steege has been vying for victory in the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with Lafitte de Muze for the past four years. And...

Last week, superstar hunter rider Scott Stewart scored a perfect score of 100 on the wonderful horse Catch Me at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. This is the...

The prize list for the much anticipated 2021 winter season at the World Equestrian Center – Ocala is out. With the grand opening set for January, the new show grounds...

Evan Coluccio earned his first Capital Challenge professional championship title at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, OH on Tuesday. Then he went on to win two more before the...

As new year’s go, 2018 did not start out well for Calgarian Justin Prather. At a time when many riders are solidifying priorities and setting goals for the year ahead,...

Horse showing is set to resume at Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina on May 27. Or, more accurately, the post-COVID lockdown version of horse showing is to start....

In the longest spanning COVID-19 related cancellation yet, the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ohio is shuttering its doors to competition September 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. Located in...