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...
From Another Lifetime: Katie Monahan Prudent
BY ANN JAMIESON
One of the most successful riders in U.S. Show Jumping history, Katie Monahan-Prudent was a member of the 1986 gold-medal-winning World Championship show-jumping team, took part in six World Cup finals, won...
Harrie Smolders: The Most Consistent GCT Grand Prix Rider
By Kim Falkena
The Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) sets the stage for the world's best riders. Besides the team competition (Global Champions League), there is also the individual competition. This year, 15 GCT competitions...
Peter Leone: A Lifelong Passion
by Ann Jamieson
Jumpers
George stepped Peter up to the jumpers with the Thoroughbred Catch the Win, a small bay gelding formerly ridden by Rodney Jenkins. "He was very brave. You could ride the biggest course...
Throwback Thursday: Sweet Lullaby Was The Horse That Made It Happen For Martha Wachtel...
Martha Wachtel Jolicoeur didn’t even enter herself in her first grand prix. “I was always placing first and second in the open power and speed jumper classes in , but I was too scared...
CHERRY KNOLL FARM ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CEDRIC
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By Phelps Media Group
Wellington, Florida: On February 28, 2017 Olympian Laura Kraut and Margaret Duprey of Cherry Knoll Farm, announced the retirement of Cedric, Kraut’s...
$40,000 Grand Prix de Santa Fe: Chenoa McElvain Buckled Down
Anticipation for the pinnacle event of the Santa Fe Summer Series was present in every corner of the property – between Owner and MC Brian Gonzales' walk through of the $40,000 Grand Prix de...
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...
She’s Done It Again: Kristin Hardin’s Big Win at NWSS
BY TORI WEED
“She’s done it again!” The quote of the week at the National Western Stock Show as Kristin Hardin takes the third consecutive win in the $10,000 Monarch Gamblers Choice aboard Bert.
The Gamblers...
Catherine Tyree Named Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider
Edited Press Release
Wellington, FL – Catherine Tyree claimed the Overall Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at the conclusion of the five-week Holiday Series held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in...
One Bold Move After Another, Adrienne Sternlicht makes the US Show Jumping Team
BY GRACE SALMON
Adrienne Sternlicht, a native of Greenwich, Connecticut made headlines when, about a month ago, she jumped over a hedge in the jump off with her 10 year old Bavarian warmblood mare Cristalline...
Matches Set! Riders Masters Cup at the Longines Masters of New York
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
Thursday night, following the conclusion of the first Masters One CSI5* class at the Longines Masters of New York, the matches were selected and teams drawn for the first ever North American...
Laura Kraut: Talent and Timing
BY ANN JAMIESON
In the Beginning
Riding was what Laura Kraut's family did. Her mother Carol rode, so both Laura and her sister, Mary Elizabeth, began riding at an early age. The only one who didn't...
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...
It Happens: Ailish Cunniffe, KC Claffee and Nada Wise
We all make mistakes. But horse people, as a group, aren’t always the best at handling them. So TPH reached out to some top riders to share their own show ring bloopers to prove,...
Frank Chapot: It’s All About the Team and the Country
BY ANN JAMIESON
Early Life
Born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1932, Frank Chapot began a life centered around horses with a small pony which he drove around a local park, selling soft drinks. One might...
By the Numbers: Comparing Nations Based on Show Jumping Prize Money Won
By Judith Warner
Which nation has the most successful showjumping riders, and what are the differences between the various countries?
The USA currently has the most successful riders representing their star-spangled banner in international competition. Although they...
Jacqueline Ruyle Rules the $25,000 ReRide Tack Grand Prix at Texas Winter Series
By Emily Randolph/RandolphPR
Katy, Texas – Jacqueline Ruyle claimed the top two spots in the $25,000 ReRide Tack Grand Prix with San Chano and Cyramo Z, respectively, on Thursday, February 24, at the Texas...
The Tail of Quality Girl
By Sissy Wickes
In 2013, my husband and I were looking at a horse at Todd Minikus’ barn in Wellington. After the trial, I asked, “Hey, where is that fiery little bay mare?” “Quality Girl?”...
American Bred: Qatar Makes Her Own Rules
By Tori Sheehan
Six-year-old Qatar (Diktator Van De Boslandhoeve–Chicolina Lou) is simple yet sassy. She’ll let you know when she doesn’t like something you’re doing. She’s small—the dark bay mare stands barely 16H—yet scopey. She...
Five Times Gazelle Made Team USA Proud
The 2020 International Horse of the Year, Kent Farrington and Robin Parsky's Gazelle has truly made winning a habit over the course of the last eight years, and at 15 years old, this mare...
John Bragg’s Bridgeport Farms: Building Success From the Ground, Up
BY LINDSEY LONG
If you’ve seen Bridgeport Farms at a horse show, chances are you’ve been impressed. The sheer size of the show setup is remarkable, with aisle after aisle of beautiful horses and ponies...
