I ran into an old friend at a horse show last week. He was showing at fourth level and was struggling with consistent, clean flying lead changes. He was embarrassed about it but asked for advice anyway. I was flattered that he’d ask me for help. I explained that timing was everything in lead changes…
Sharn Wordley and Famoso D Ive Z. Photos ©LizCrawleyPhotography. Mill Spring, NC – June 29, 2016 – Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Famoso D Ive Z, owned by the Sky Group & Sharn Wordley, kicked off the first day of competition at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) ringing in the start of the 2016 Tryon Summer…
Gerardo Pasquel and Big Red. Photos by Spruce Meadows Media Services. Calgary, AB, Canada – The 2016 Spruce Meadows Summer Series continues this week with the ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, featuring world-class show jumping through Sunday, July 3. Opening competitions on Wednesday featured junior and amateur riders in Prix des Nations…
Brooke Kemper and Classified. Photos by: Andrew Ellis. Lexington, Va. – June 28, 2016 – An impressive crowd of over 1,000 spectators turned out Saturday night to see Virginian Brooke Kemper and her own Classified, a 12-year-old Holsteiner Thoroughbred gelding, take home the win in the $25,000 Grand Prix of Roanoke. The evening class was…
Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team and The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, along with three individual athlete-and-horse combinations, for CHIO Aachen, taking place July 12-17, 2016. Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d’Equipe for the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team and Robert Dover…
Quickly establishing itself as one of the top CSI5* events on the summer equestrian calendar, Knokke Hippique is attracting the world’s most successful riders to compete at the picturesque venue on the Belgium Coast. No fewer than six Olympic gold medallists are amongst the stellar line up, set to wow fans with unforgettable competition. The…
Photo courtesy of Jordan Lindstedt Eventing. The Plains, VA (June 27, 2016) – This July, the Land Rover Great Meadow International will be hosting the very first FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition ever held in the United States. Great Meadow has teamed up with one of its sponsors, Equi Cool Down, to provide another first…
Matt Williams and Valinski S. Photo Courtesy of FEI. Wellington, Fla. – June 28, 2016 – Every four years, fans and competitors prepare for the highly anticipated Olympic Games. While fans eagerly await the chance to wave their countries’ flags and cheer on their favorites, athletes train rigorously for the chance to wear their countries’…
Joseph Serzan, Annette Malanga, Lindsay Harms, Mark Piwower, Sue Piwower, Murray Kessler and Michael Page. Photo By: Priscilla K. Miller Photography. Gladstone, N.J. – June 28, 2016 – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to recognize the generous support of their Gold Medal Club (GMC) members. The Gold Medal Club is the lifeblood…
Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team and one traveling reserve combination for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Show Jumping competition at the Games will take place August 12-19, 2016 at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil….
