Onira’s Farewell Tour
Above: Brianne Goutal winning the 2013 $50,000 CSI2* Grand Prix at the Stadium in Wellington, FL with veteran partner Onira. Photo by Pro Equest.
By TPH Intern Annie Birmingham
TPH Intern Annie Brimingham caught up with...
Sloan Elmassian Forges Her Own Path
BY JESS CLAWSON
In most professional sports, the way from high school to college to the pros is clear. It’s a rare phenomenon to skip a step. But in equestrian sports, there isn’t a standard...
A Broken Hand Can’t Stop Catherine Tyree
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
The Hampton Classic Horse Show is recognized by equine enthusiasts worldwide for its expansive grass Grand Prix field, with natural obstacles and gigantic oxers that put horse and rider alike to the...
Celebrating the Round: HITS Coachella Jumpers
BY LAUREN MAULDIN / PHOTOS © TORRENCE SULLIVAN
A clear round, a good effort. There are different marks for success when it comes to showing horses. Numbers on the screen and ribbons awarded only tell a small part...
CHERRY KNOLL FARM ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CEDRIC
See more from the April 2017 issue by CLICKING HERE!
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...
Meet Bradley: The Homebred Colt Who Inspired a Breeding Operation
By Catie Staszak
Read this article in the May/June full issue here.
When Diana Sturges joined forces with accomplished hunter rider Christopher Payne to breed a few of Diana’s retired mares, the endeavor was meant...
Horse Show Announcing: It’s Not as Easy as It Sounds
By Sissy Wickes
They are the voices in our head, the sound track of our horse show lives, the narrators of the day.
Every horse show grounds has one thing in common: the announcer. They...
Who Jumped It Best? I Love New York Horse Show Jumper Classic
Last week's I Love New York Horse Show had big name riders and tough competition. Mclain Ward and HH Gigi’s Girl won the Jumper Classic, but that still doesn't determine who jumped it best!...
Touch of Class: Show Jumping’s Great Thoroughbred Mare
BY JESS CLAWSON
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 supposed...
Celebrating the Round: AIG $1 Million at HITS Coachella
PHOTOS © TORRENCE SULLIVAN
Whether the prize is $1 million or something much smaller, we know that our horses deserve love and appreciation no matter what the stakes. That's why we love these "Celebrating the...
Surbey Surges To The Top
Photo above: SURBEY FURTHERING HIS CANADIAN LEAD IN THE FEI NORTH AMERICAN WESTERN LEAGUE JUMPING-OFF TO 9TH AT THE PALM BEACH MASTERS IN FEBRUARY. PHOTO © ANDREW RYBACK PHOTOGRAPHY.
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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...
The Scoop on McLain Ward’s Newest Mounts
By Irene Elise Powlick
American superstar McLain Ward showed two of his newest horses at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, a grey mare by the name of Bellefleur PS Z and a chestnut...
A Prix-cisely Grand Weekend at Del Mar
BY CARLY PHOON
On May 4th and 5th, the Del Mar Grandstand Arena was the place to be!
The $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix (presented by The Competitive Equestrian) took place on Friday, May 4th. This qualifying...
$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...
Rodrigo Lambre Tops First Day of CSIO5* Action at Thunderbird Show Park
BY CATIE STASZAK FOR THUNDERBIRD SHOW PARK
Langley, British Columbia — Rodrigo Lambre (BRA) knew the expansive field at Thunderbird Show Park suited his horse impeccably, and he called on his longtime partner Chapilot’s strengths...
Kyle King Wraps Up a Successful Season
BY VYLA CARTER
Ever since a young age, Kyle King has proclaimed himself a professional rider. “From the age of about ten or eleven on I pretty much worked as a professional rider,” King explained....
Alex Jayne on Making Horses and Shaping the US Industry
BY ELYSE SCHENK
Breeding horses takes imagination. Great breeders use creative foresight in order to envision an ideal mare and stallion combination. They paint a picture in their minds of how traits might match up...
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...
How They Win at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships
The dressage and show jumping Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, give young riders a unique opportunity to experience team competition in a championship format. Teams and individual riders from...
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...
Hermès is French for Over the Top
BY ERIN GILMORE
I’m not sure who it was at Hermés Sellier who came up with
the notion to hold a horse show under a 100-year old glass ceiling, but whoever
you are, I applaud you.
This...
