The careers of FEI officials and Olympic discipline competition format were the two main points of discussion at the fifth edition of the FEI sports forum, held this week in...
Missed Connection posts all tend to have one thing in common: they're almost never solved. Unless, that is, you happen to be eventer Kate Samuels. Here's how it started. A little...
Peanut butter and jam. Netflix and wine. Reed Kessler and Cylana. Some things are just meant to go together. How else do you explain a 17-year-old qualifying for the Olympics on a...
So you’ve followed our tips from last month to pressure wash and paint or stain your schooling course, but it’s still looking a little plain. Like plain white walls in...
Don Stewart can often be found at the ingate of the junior hunter ring cracking jokes, keeping the atmosphere light and offering tidbits of wisdom to his talented group of...
CLEVELAND—A mother and daughter are claiming they did indeed encounter the majestic, mythical creature known as the Unicorn while horse shopping earlier this summer. "We were stunned, to say the least. When we...
“I didn’t grow up in a horsey family,” says Karen Robertson Terry, a tall, tawny-haired regulatory affairs professional in the pharmaceutical industry. “But I was naturally drawn to horses from...
Good base, bad base, good base, bad base, good base, bad base, good base. It takes time to learn how to ride, and it often requires decent teaching. I learned...
There are few moments more frightening for a rider than a horse who stumbles suddenly in the course of normal business and threatens to go down. The fact that horses...
Buying a new saddle is a delicate and carefully considered process. First, there is the matter of fit, for you and your horse. Knee rolls, blocks, and seat depth depend...
Yesterday was the first show of the season for many of us here in Kentucky, the Paul Frazer Memorial Combined Test at the Kentucky Horse Park. The show has become...
Ian Millar (1988 and 1989). John Whitaker (1990 and 1991). Hugo Simon (1996 and 1997). Rodrigo Pessoa (1998, 1999, 2000). Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (2008 and 2009). This weekend, Steve Guerdat (SUI)...
Rider Laura Linback is reportedly in stable condition after suffering a severe head injury and emergency surgery following an incident at the HITS Ocala horse show on Saturday. Linback's husband Troy told The Chronicle...
Just in case you needed a reminder how brilliantly athletic the riders and horses competing at eventing's top levels truly are, Buck Davidson and Park Trader offered a dramatic illustration...
Going to horse shows with your friends can be a fantastic, fun experience. Who will get more attention from the trainers? You get to root for each other, be silly...
SHOW SEASON IS UPON US… Are you ready for the nerves, the hurrying up and waiting, the broken vending machines, far-away porta-potties, and that rider who keeps beating you by...
Ever wondered what your horse would say to you if he could? What is he thinking as you pull his mane, tighten his girth, sponge his dock? How does he...
They’re the superstars of the junior ranks. The medal winners. The Under 25 Grand Prix champions. And, when they’re not on horseback, they’re busy hitting the books. Squeezing in a...
This weekend in California, class sponsor of the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix waived the coat rule for the biggest class of the HITS Thermal Desert Circuit. That is, riders...
Like budding daffodils and the chorus of chickadees, the Red Hills International Horse Trials is one of the sure harbingers of spring. The action gets under way down in Tally-town this...
