Category Archives: Hunter/Jumper

Immediate friends, family, and associated trainers aside, few people pay close attention to the results of the junior hunter ring. Fewer still, check the news for updates on those divisions—even at a showcase...

On Saturday, Sophie Gochman made pony riding history for the second year in a row as the winner of the Grand Pony Hunter Championship aboard Bit of Love. The 10-year-old...

Alexa Aureliano of Old Brookville, NY, earned her first major equitation victory on Saturday. Riding Qualitat, a seven-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Heritage Farm, she captured the THIS National Children’s...

Scott Stewart and John French were the big winners at the Wednesday afternoon session of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, which featured the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championships and the...

If you think preparing your home for a small dinner party is stressful, imagine hosting an international community of elite equestrians and fans. That's the reality Split Rock Jumping Tour...

Catch Me and Scott Stewart may be running out of room for blue ribbons. This week at The Capital Challenge Horse Show, the duo emerged victorious once again while squaring...

Live stream season! That time of year between summer horse shows and the holidays when you binge watch indoors online whilst daydreaming about the next show season. First up, the Capital Challenge...

If you are considered a young professional in the horse industry you may have quite a challenge in front of you. I am constantly looking around and wondering what hands...

Whenever I am at a competition, I spend more time watching the warm-up ring than the competition ring, itself. Much can be learned by watching the horses warm-up and hearing...

For most of us, especially in the hunter ring, perfection is something that we absolutely aspire to. At the end of the day, though, if we've stayed on, jumped all...

With the 2016 ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Finals presented by Chansonette Farm just over a month away at the CP National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, the nation's top junior equitation...

Thirty-four #GroomProblems that prove you are, without a doubt, a full-fledged groom. (In case you were too tired to tell.) About the Author When she’s not sharing hard-won #groomtruths, Brooke...

Like many artists, Bobby Murphy never quite knows where the inspiration for the next project will come from until it smacks him in the face. The USHJA course designer has earned a...

Sure, he’s got that laid-back air of a man at ease with his fit body. And, okay, that charming smile isn’t hurting anyone. At all. And it's true his eyes...

September 29-October 2, the world’s best riders will converge in California to compete for the new Super Grand Slam Bonus of 2.25 million Euros at the Longines Masters of Los Angeles. The...

Yes, she has enough points! She's all qualified and the horse is going well. Summer's over and it's Finals time. We're all so excited! Wait, we are? There are a...

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...

I was tired when I arrived at the barn to ride. I had already been running with the dogs, gone to yoga, and I hadn’t slept well. My thoughts had...

Derek Braun had a vision; an elaborate idea to revolutionize the horse show experience in North America, where so many events struggle to attract big sponsors, top riders and spectators....

In the spring of 1965, I was 12 years old and starting to win lots of ribbons with my horse, Hootenanny, at the Delaware Valley Horseman’s Association (DVHA) horse shows...