Understanding Scoring in the Jumper Ring
BY Hannah Fichter
Imagine the thrill of speed, the adrenaline of risky turns, and the heart-pounding race against the clock that engulfs you as you step into the jumper ring. The audacious maneuvers of the riders...
Prixview Course Comparison: Breaking Down Performance at WEF’s Annual FEI Opener
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
Since the addition of WEF Premiere in 2021, WEF 1 has brought with it the first international classes of the annual Winter Equestrian Festival—kicking off 12 straight weeks of FEI...
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...
Coyle Maintains World Cup Form in Fort Worth
By Catie Staszak for FEI
Daniel Coyle (IRL) has had to be patient when it comes to World Cup competition. During the 2019-2020 North American League season, he recorded two victories and was preparing...
Cynthia Hankins: Between Two Worlds – Part II
BY ANN JAMIESON
Back East
Through the horsemen's grapevine, Cynthia learned that Linda Hough was looking for an equitation trainer for Megan Johnstone. Linda handled the hunters and jumpers Megan rode. It was her last junior...
It Happens! Sarah Duhon, Margie Engle, Vanessa Brown and Jen Ritucci
BY Rennie Dyball
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...
McLain Ward Hosts The First Longines Masters of New York “Masters Squad” Clinic at...
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
McLain Ward taught the first “Masters Squad” clinic following the historic inaugural year of the Longines Masters of New York on May 5th, 2018 at Old Salem Farm.
The Masters Squad premiered as...
Classic Champions: Bringing European Traditions to America
BY BROOKE GODDARD
“I want to honor the horse and bring the horse back to the center of the picture,” says Cynthia Hampton, founder of Classic Champions.
In 2015, Hampton set out to do just that...
Celebratory Win for Coyle in Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto
By Catie Staszak for FEI
Ahead of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto (CAN), Daniel Coyle (IRL) was feeling the pressure.
The 100th anniversary of Toronto's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair held special meaning for the...
Taylor Land Leads the Way in $20,000 Welcome Stake at Texas Winter Series
By Emily Randolph/RandolphPR
Katy, Texas – For the third time in a row, Taylor Land landed the top two spots at the Great Southwest Texas Winter Series. This time, Land kicked off the fourth and...
Todd Minikus NEVER SLOWS DOWN; The guy who never rides for second.
Originally from the September 2017 Print Issue
By Sissy Wickes
Thirty two years of riding at the Grand Prix level, over 130 National and International Grand Prix wins, 2014 Equestrian of the Year, 2014 Horse...
An Explanation of Jumper Course Formats
By TPH Intern Vyla Carter
When I first started doing the jumpers after years of only competing in the hunters, I was confused on what Table II, 2(a) and the random number and letter seen...
Vandamme and Bonjorno Say Hello to Two Gold Medals
Article by: Irene Elise Powlick, Photos by: Mackenzie Shuman
After a trying four rounds, Elise Vandamme and her own Bonjorno came away with both the Team Gold and Individual Gold Medals at the Zones 7& 8 Children’s and...
Amateur Rider Spotlight: Alexandra Bidwell Balances School with Grand Prix Show Jumping
By Brooke Goddard
Amateur rider Alexandra Bidwell is hitting her stride in the grand prix ring and becoming a fixture on the West Coast show jumping circuit.
“My mom rode with Hap Hansen for years and...
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...
Kent Farrington Shares His Experience in “Riding for the Team”
FROM JUMP MEDIA
“Riding for the Team” tells the behind-the-scenes stories of 47 of the U.S.’s finest equestrian athletes. From humble beginnings, and through good days and bad, the 302-page book chronicles how the country’s...
By the Numbers: Best Represented Sires at the Olympic Games
Hippomundo was curious to study the pedigrees of the showjumping horses and found that the 12 stallions that had more than one offspring at the Olympic Games were all in the top 20 of 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...
Capital Challenge: A Look Inside the Storied First Stop on the Indoors Circuit
BY SABRINA BRASHARES/JUMP MEDIA
Capital Challenge kicked off the Indoors season this year once again, bringing the best in the nation to Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
The 29th edition of the horse...
Vermont Summer Festival Bucket List
BY LINDSAY BROCK/JUMP MEDIA
“Look at that view! How could I not enjoy myself when I’m surrounded by that?” A response like this one, coupled with a motion toward the rolling mountains of southern Vermont,...
Who Jumped It Best? $131,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI 3*
Earlier this month at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, Darragh Kenny led the victory gallop on Babalou 41. While Kenny may have won, it's up to you to decide your fan favorite!
So vote below...
Neal Shapiro: Aim High – Part I
BY ANN JAMIESON
A Walk in the Park
As a child, Neal Shapiro liked to draw. There were two things, in particular, he enjoyed drawing: horses and airplanes. Neal's father first lifted him up onto a...
