Hunter/Jumper
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Disheartened by exorbitant cost of developing young horses in North America? Long for the days when Thoroughbreds dominated the hunter/jumper rings? Enjoy the sun in…
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A New Derby Star Is Born
Meet the new gold standard in ideal starts to a career! Private Practice, a recently appointed hunter, made his derby debut in the $50,000 USHJA…
2 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Liza Boyd May Have Found Her Next Brunello
Hunter heavyweight Liza Boyd (USA) landed from the final oxer in the Deeridge Derby ring to uproarious applause and a chorus of deepthroated “Woo, woo, woos”…
2 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Private Practice Has Found a New Line of Work
Last year, the nine-year-old gelding Private Practice was working his way up the jumper ranks at Eduardo Menezes’ H5 Stables. Last month, he changed owners…
2 months ago
Horse Health
Team Therapy
Like any top level equestrian event, the Palm Beach Masters is a bustling ecosystem of equine professionals and practitioners moving in methodical bursts from one…
2 months ago
Edited Press Release
USEF Voids Suspensions of Farmer and Glefke
USEF announced today that it has resolved the litigation with Kelley Farmer and Larry Glefke for their alleged July 2016 GABA violation. USEF is voiding…
3 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Developing Your Eye for Distances with Bernie Traurig
Over the course of his impressive career, Bernie Traurig is perhaps most renown for having achieved in four equestrian sports what most riders hope to realize…
4 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
5 Big Ideas to Fix the Hunter/Jumper Show System
There has been a lot of discussion this year at national and international levels of equestrian showjumping about the health of hunter/jumper sport. The FEI…
5 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
ICYMI: Madison Goetzmann’s Winning Ride in the 2017 ASPCA Maclay Final
On Sunday, Madison Goetzmann solidified her spot in equitation history as the 84th winner of the prestigious ASPCA Maclay National Championship at the CP National Horse Show…
5 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Your Sneak Peek at the 2017 Maclay Final, Courtesy of the Course Designer
Hope you did your homework, kids. This year, the 2017 ASPCA Maclay Final at the CP National Horse Show pays homage to equitation courses past…
6 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Colvin and Cuba Capture USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship
Tori Colvin knew she had a fine prospect when she picked up the ride on an 11-year-old gelding named Cuba during WEF earlier this year,…
8 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Why Juniors Are Better Than Pony Riders
Okay, they are totes adorbs. The ponies and the kids. But the pony years also come with their drawbacks. Here’s why having a junior rider…
8 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
John French Bought a Horse Off the Internet and It Wouldn’t Do Lead Changes
A year and a half ago, world champion hunter rider John French couldn’t get his mount Center Court to do a lead change. Now, they’re in second…
8 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Are You Training Your Equestrian Mind?
About 18 months ago, we got a call from a concerned Mom about her teen equestrian daughter. There were fundamental problems with the two critical…
8 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
All Praise the Blue/Red Classes
You know what the best thing ever is at horse shows? The blue/red classes. If you haven’t heard of these (and they’re not a new…
9 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
American Show Jumping Under Attack: Interview With USHJA President Mary Babick
July has been a very difficult month for the powers that be in Show Jumping in the United States. First, there was the fallout from…
9 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Let’s Be Honest—Horse People Are Cray Cray
You know how sometimes you can’t remember how to spell the word “the” or you say the word “fork” out loud and feel nearly certain…
10 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
A Recap of the Kelley Farmer and Larry Glefke Case in 800 Words or Fewer
On Friday June 30, 2017, just a half a day before suspensions were set to go into effect, the US Equestrian Federation issued a formal…
10 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Training the Vertical-to-Vertical Combination with Bernie Traurig
The vertical-to-vertical combination—it sounds like a simple exercise. But, as a training tool, it is actually quite complicated, says US team veteran and EquestrianCoach.com founder, Bernie…
11 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
Few of us want to experience a fall from our horses, but some equestrian activities put us more at risk of biting the arena dust…