5 “Simple, but Not Easy” Lessons from a George Morris Clinic
BY OLIVIA TAMBURRO
For my second clinic with George Morris, I immediately began preparing by cracking the spine of my copy of Hunter Seat Equitation and taking the stirrups off my saddle. When it came...
What in the World is a Horse Bonnet?
Jennifer Gates decks her horse out in a bonnet during NAJYRC in Colorado in August.
By TPH Intern Mackenzie Shuman
Have you ever wondered where those silly things on the heads of horses came from? Does...
Epic Rider Saves: Jumper Ring Edition
BY BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
I'm not exactly the stickiest person ever when it comes to riding. Case in point -- my horse has spun me off turning left in a jumper course... more than...
FEI BASICS
Above photo: Matthias Tromp and Quinta competing in a FEI 2* Event at HITS Balmoral. Photo by Emy Lucibello.
By Ashley Shaw
What Does CSIO5* Mean Anyway?
As an aspiring Grand Prix rider who currently competes in...
20 Photos That Prove Le Saut Hermès is the Candyland of Horse Shows
ALL PHOTOS © ERIN GILMORE PHOTOGRAPHY
A historic venue with a glass ceiling. Amazing riders and horses from all over Europe. Huge crowds of enthusiastic fans. Plus to top it all off, Hermès drips over...
Self-Made: Years of Hard Work Pays Off with a First Grand Prix Win for...
BY LAURIE SCOTT
If Kyla Makhloghi had $8,000.00, in 2017, she wouldn’t have Hurry Up B or a Grand Prix win.
Riders often bemoan the fact that they will never be able to afford to become...
Side Effects of Air Time: Matt Archer Completes Course with Deployed Safety Vest
Luigi vd Bisschop was jumping well in the $137,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at the Desert Circuit—so well, in fact, that Matt Archer's air vest reacted.
When the gelding gave a particularly hard jump over an...
Who Jumped It Best? Desert Horse Park 1.10m Jumpers
ALL PHOTOS © IRENE ELISE POWLICK
A new show season means it's time for a new Who Jumped it Best! Come down to the desert with us for a 1.10m Jumper class in the revamped...
A Legendary Team: Idle Dice and Rodney Jenkins
BY ANN JAMIESON
He was the first horse inducted into
the Show Jumping Hall of Fame.
His principal rider was the most
successful show jumper in history, a member of 16 Nations’ Cup teams and ten
World Championships, winning...
Game Face: Grand Prix Horses to the First Fence of the Jump Off
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
Careful observation is a great way to learn about riding. After all, there are 500 reasons why I'm never going to ride in a Grand Prix class, but I certainly learn a...
Second Act
BY TIMOTHY WICKES
Sometimes the horse show game seems a bit like the mafia – once you’re in you never get out. But riders are athletes, and in spite of what Louise Serio and Ian...
Leslie Burr Howard, Fast and Fearless
BY ANN JAMIESON
Leslie Burr Howard is a two-time Olympic medalist, winner of the FEI World Cup Finals, Rider of the Year, and American Horse Show Association’s Equestrian of the Year. But she began like...
From the Adult Hunters to Grand Prix in Under Three Years
BY ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
Someone recently asked me how I went from the Adult Hunters to competing in a Grand Prix in two and a half years. As I thought through all the pieces that had...
Georgina Bloomberg’s Manhattan is the Son of Two of Her Favorite Mounts
The Plaid Horse American-bred Feature
BY CATIE STASZAK
When it comes to breeding, Georgina Bloomberg has adhered firmly to the concept of quality over quantity. Her Gotham Enterprizes’ breeding endeavors remain small in numbers, but the...
Devin Ryan: 15 Years Later, An Overnight Sensation
The Winding Road to the Red Coat
BY SISSY WICKES
Devin Ryan of Long Valley, NJ, barged on to the International Show Jumping scene with the beautiful grey gelding, Eddie Blue. The tall, handsome rider and...
Michael Matz: Success Through Decades
Above photo: MATZ ON RHUM, 1996 OLYMPICS
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BY PRUE DRAPER OSBORN & SISSY WICKES
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES. Michael Matz, reluctant hero of the horse...
Anne Kursinski: It’s All About the Horse
BY ANN JAMIESON
“That’s all I ever wanted to do, ride, and be with horses,” states Anne Kursinski, one of the all-time leading riders in United States show jumping history. Getting her start as a...
Making Things Happen Without Making Excuses: An Adult Amateur’s Climb
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
There is a tendency to divide the equestrian industry into the “haves” and the “have nots.” With events ranging from small schooling shows to extensive seasonal circuits, for many it can seem...
Who Jumped It Best? $100,000 Lone Star State Grand Prix
Twenty-one-year-old Daisy Ford and her longtime partner, Gatsby, topped the $100,000 Lone Star State Grand Prix on Saturday night, February 27, at the Texas Winter Series IV in Katy, TX.
However, while Ford and Gatsby...
Throwback Thursday: 1960’s Hunter/Jumpers
How much has our sport changed in the last 50 plus years? Is a good horse in 1960 the same as a good horse today? It's interesting to track the evolution of the sport.
From...
Michael Page: It’s About the Ride
BY ANN JAMIESON
A sign in Michael Page's tack room reads "It was never about the ribbon; it was about the ride and the horse that got me there."
The list of his accomplishments easily covers...
How This Blind Jumper Rider Is Pursuing Her Dreams – and Paving the Way...
By Rennie Dyball
As Wren Blae Zimmerman turns toward the first fence in her jumper classic at World Equestrian Center, she isn’t looking for a distance. She’s just counting. Because while Zimmerman might appear like...
