Walking away with a medal is surely the easiest way to define success on the championship stage. The proof is there around your neck, or glowing on the leaderboard for...
Sweeping aisles. Filling water buckets. Cleaning tack. Picking feet. Helping out in the ways that don’t involve sitting in the saddle. From the outside, it looks like ‘barn chores’—or even...
As a former member of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) National Advisory Board, a UC Davis alum, the parent of a former Division I equestrian athlete, and an avid...
It’s been a particularly electrifying year for horse sport in 2025, and this week, as they do every year, US Equestrian is allowing us to weigh-in on our year-end favorites. ...
Every true fan of show jumping has a combination that they secretly (or not so secretly) love to love. Maybe it’s a clear bond of admiration and trust, like we...
Listen up: I think it’s time we rethink how and where we horse show. Recently, I took my daughter and her pony to compete in a local derby at a vineyard,...
Dani Waldman tackles tough topics on her YouTube show, Horse Bytes. This season, the former international show jumper for Israel didn’t shy away from pressing issues, among them: oversaturation and...
"Why aren't there more boys who ride horses?" my classmate asked. I was in a creative writing class, and it was my turn to be "workshopped." Basically, everyone had read...
My friend's seven-year-old asked Santa for a pony this year. When she told me this request was on her child's Christmas list, my friend and I both let fly a thick layer...
On the morning of November 6, several hours after it was announced that Donald Trump won the presidency, I went to the barn to see my horses. While some people...
Our trainer texts me a video with zero details other than, “It’s an eventer who could make up into a cute hunter.” I watch the short clip. It seems like...
The FEI’s recently released 2023 draft revisions tackled many of the usual suspects: noseband tightness, board matters, biosecurity, and more. But it also readdressed the Federation’s 2020 social media policy,...
By Jay Duke Around the world, tens of thousands of horses are bought and sold every year. These transactions vary from $1,000 to millions, and many dreams and businesses are...
This week, USEF released its nominees for the 2022 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year Awards. Voting is open now for the nominees, who will be announced...
It’s that time of year again! Time for one of the premier events on the international show jumping calendar, CHI Geneva! CHI Geneva is not only one of four events...
The only thing more comical than seeing the New York City public at a horse show, wearing their slick, high fashion ensembles, is hearing the convoluted equestrian jargon comes out...
As a horse girl, I am sad about the Queen's passing, but I understand others' rage. A recent photo from Queen Elizabeth II's funeral finally broke my cold, jaded soul....
In collaboration with On Course Equestrian. If I’m being really honest with myself, lately I’ve had to think about this question a lot: am I spreading myself too thin? I’m used...
