“I Do Lessons, Not Lunch” — How Karen Healey’s Passion for Teaching Launched Her To...
BY NANCY JAFFER
She’s a firecracker; always has been. Nothing can slow down the perennially energetic Karen Healey, who attacks her mission to teach, judge, or give a clinic with the same enthusiasm that began...
Celebrating Frank Chapot’s Legacy
BY ANN JAMIESON
Laura
Both Frank and Mary taught their daughters Laura and Wendy to ride. "We were so lucky with our kids they took instruction really well, we were always grateful for that," says Mary....
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...
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...
Touch of Class: Show Jumping’s Great Thoroughbred Mare
BY TPH STAFF
The hallways of the hunter/jumper sport are lined with champions, and one of the greatest on the wall is the Thoroughbred mare, Touch of Class.
Touch of Class (1973-2001) was everything she wasn’t...
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...
Unstoppable Margie Goldstein Engle
BY ANN JAMIESON
Like so many of us, Margie Goldstein Engle's love for horses came from out of nowhere. Although her family is athletic and enjoys sports, no one else had ever fallen in love...
Laura Hite: The Amateur Winning in the Grand Prix Jumpers
BY TPH Staff
Laura Hite has not spent her entire life planning to ride in the Grand Prix ring. Like many amateurs, she grew up riding in hunters and equitation before stopping to finish college,...
Whitethorne LLC: How This Women-Led Business Is Creating Opportunities for Others
By Tyler Bui
In this sport, education and opportunity are invaluable—and Whitethorne LLC strives to contribute their share of each for the industry.
Led by Georgy Maskrey-Segesman, Whitethorne LLC develops top Grand Prix and jumper mounts,...
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...
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...
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...
Mark Leone: The Luckiest Leone
BY ANN JAMIESON
The Luckiest Leone
"I was the luckiest Leone," says Mark. "I was the youngest of three. I learned from my brothers. I learned what they did well, what they didn't do well, and...
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...
Relax, Enjoy, Show – TerraNova Equestrian Center Offers Competitors a Luxurious Home-Away-From-Home Experience With...
BY April Bilodeau
The winter show circuit is something countless riders aspire to do. But with so many options around the country’s southern half, it can be hard to choose where you want to show....
Questions to Ask Yourself if You’re Afraid of Jumping
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
I've been thinking a lot about fear lately. For much of my equestrian career, I've been afraid of jumping. Afraid of the horse stopping. Afraid of missing my distance and crashing through...
A Look Into TerraNova Equestrian Center – Florida’s New Showing Destination
By Nancy Jaffer
Down a road edged by scrubby pine trees and live oaks hung with Spanish moss, the half-hour drive east from Sarasota ends with the sighting of spectacular showgrounds. It’s seemingly in the...
Reading Course Diagrams Part II: Jumpers
BY TPH Staff
Recently we provided a guide on navigating one’s way through all the information that can be found and interpreted on a hunter course diagram. Now it’s time to head over to the...
Quilona V Z Officially Retired in Great Southwest Equestrian Center Ceremony
The 18-year-old Zangersheide mare Quilona V Z, owned by Carolyn Elsey since 2008, was retired in a special ceremony held on Saturday, November 12, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, TX.
After being...
Mary Mairs Chapot
BY ANN JAMIESON
"I've always loved animals," says Mary Chapot. "We always had dogs in the family. And horses were another animal to love, to pet, to hug."
While Mary's mother loved horses, and wanted to...
From Another Lifetime: Katie Monahan Prudent Part II
by Ann Jamieson
Noren
Katie knew it was time to have a Grand Prix horse of her own. The two fathers who had helped Katie buy her farm, Adam Sanford, (whose daughter Shana rode with her),...
Plaidcast 353: Julie Winkel & Michael Meller by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
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Piper speaks with Julie Winkel about her young horse trainer school...
