September 2026 will mark the 10th anniversary of the Indianapolis Star investigation that first exposed Larry Nassar's extensive crimes against gymnasts, and USA Gymnastics' repeated failure to address internal allegations despite years...
Rome wasn’t built in a day. The mightiest oak grows from a tiny acorn. Every journey begins with a single step. We roll our eyes at clichés because we’ve heard...
How do you inspire action when it comes to ending sexual misconduct? It’s a question I’ve been pondering a lot lately. Last month, #WeRideTogether’s Out of Bounds—a four-part series that...
Every entry is a winner in the Meadow Grove & Friends 1.20m Open Classic, sponsored by Meadow Grove & Friends and benefiting the 501c3 #WeRideTogether. And not just in that...
There’s a saying that goes, “all horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl." What a world we would live in if every...
#WeRideTogether is a nonprofit organization on a mission to make the youth and amateur sport environment safer and healthier for all athletes. And that starts with each and everyone of...
You never see the face of “Emma,” the focus of #WeRideTogether’s short-form Out of Bounds PSA “It’s Not Just a Ride Home”—and that’s the point. While following Emma through the...
Libraries. (Some) podcasts. Credit reports… The list of things that you can get for “free” these days is getting shorter by the minute. Fortunately, #WeRideTogether is galloping into town to...
In the fall of 2022, Zacko Hardin lucked into the horse that would make him a Grand Prix rider. TSH First Edition, a KWPN gelding lightly produced by the Netherland's...
The stats on sexual abuse in sport are alarming. More than 50% of all athletes will experience abuse in sports. Thirteen to 15 years old is the average age at which an...
If the quest for a successful junior riding career is paved with good intentions, the road to a healthy trainer/parent relationship is often littered with them. Competitive riding in every...
In 2023, Equestrian Canada (EC) proudly announced that it signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, an independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. This came shortly after...
Pete Rose was a 17-time Major League Baseball (MLB) all-star who was as renowned for his legacy on the field as he was for the vices that cut it short....
Horse people often joke that the barn is a vortex, where “a couple of hours” can easily turn into an entire afternoon and evening. That’s because time at the barn...
California-based hunter/jumper trainer Robert "Sean" Leckie was issued an interim suspension by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on Friday, April 4, 2025 for allegations of misconduct. Interim suspensions are imposed...
From its inception, #WeRideTogether has been firm about the fact that safeguarding sports is everyone’s responsibility. Now, a free online course is helping to bring the organization’s message to a...
If there’s one certainty in this industry, it’s that riders love to jump for a good cause. In its third year running, the $20,000 MeadowGrove & Friends 1.20m Open Classic...
Mark your calendars: The $20,000 MeadowGrove & Friends 1.20 Classic returns to Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) this weekend on Sunday, March 9—and it’s bringing its biggest year yet. Just...
“How many helmets have you had to replace?” It’s a common, inside-baseball question among competitive equestrians. Because—let’s face it—most, if not all, of us have suffered falls and blows to...
