Hunter/Jumper
Maclay Mayhem
Every year, the National Horse Show plays host to the ASPCA Maclay Final, which showcases the top junior riders, many of whom have aspirations of…
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Equestrian Sport 2019: The New Reality for Everyone, an Interview with US Equestrian and Safesport
Our culture, our way of life, our entire world is structured along certain consistencies and absolutes that people rely and depend upon to live their…
2 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
George Morris Gets Lifetime Ban by SafeSport
George Morris has been added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport “Banned” List. A stalwart of equestrianism, Morris’s name is synonymous with show jumping. He’s…
2 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
SafeSport and Dangerous Games
Like a crack of lightning splits the earth, the suicide of popular U.S. show jumper Robert Gage has shocked the horse world into a SafeSport…
4 months ago
Hunter/Jumper
A Big Shot in the Making
Jenny Karazissis knew she was sitting on something special when a sales horse named Big Shot landed on her show roster a year and a…
1 year ago
Hunter/Jumper
Kylee Arbuckle Doesn’t Drink Tea, Loves Earl Grey
“It’s probably my favorite show on the west coast.” Kylee Arbuckle, professional hunter rider and human ray of sunshine, first rode in the Franktown Meadows…
1 year ago
Hunter/Jumper
Today in Good Ideas: Free Classes for OTTBs!
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…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
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 years 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 years 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 years 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 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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,…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…