Milestone First World Cup Win for Lillie Keenan in Las Vegas
By Catie Staszak for FEI
It had been seven months since Lillie Keenan (USA) had jumped internationally in the United States when she met her stallion Agana van het Gerendal Z for the Longines FEI...
Prixview: Setting the Morning Line in Vegas
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
The old adage goes like this: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Much of that entails a trip to the casino or sports book.
So, what better place than just...
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...
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...
Prixview: Team Canada Has Some Serious Girl Power
By Catie Staszak for Prixview
Toronto's prestigious Royal Agricultural Winter Fair shines the spotlight on Canada this week for CSI5*-W competition.
After two years of cancellations due to the ongoing global pandemic, the Royal will celebrate...
Shamrock Show Stables: Cultivating a Confidence-Building Environment
By Tyler Bui
At World Equestrian Center in Ocala, a young rider came to watch his barnmates at Shamrock Show Stables compete. He’d previously only competed in a local horse show in a...
Human Touch: Reminding Riders to Care for Their Own Bodies, Too
BY TYLER BUI
We provide the highest quality of care for our horses’ bodies, but what about our own? In almost any other sport, the athlete’s physical state is top priority—but our sport is unique,...
McLain Ward’s Spectacular Career: By the Numbers
Show Jumping Olympian
20042008201220162020
Olympic Medalist
2004 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Gold medal with Sapphire2008 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Gold medal with Sapphire2016 Olympic Games: Show Jumping Team Silver medal with HH Azur2020 Olympic Games:...
Laura Chapot: Carrying it Forward Part II
By Ann Jamieson
Little Big Man
Little Big Man (Pony), a Dutch warmblood, was probably Laura's "horse of a lifetime. He was solely mine; I was the only one who rode him. He was such a...
“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...
Exercise: Cavalletti and Coursework
Preview this exercise from Justine Jarvis, one of many in the new book, Grid Pro Quo: 52 Powerful Jumping Exercises from the World’s Top Riders by Margaret Rizzo McKelvy.
This is a great exercise to help prepare...
It Happens! 2022 Indoors Edition
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,...
Dual Enrolled Selected to Second Film Festival
By Catie Staszak/Catie Staszak Media, Inc.
Dual Enrolled, the short documentary on the demands and commitment required of equestrian student-athletes, has been officially selected to its second film festival. The 22nd Annual 15-Minutes of Fame Film...
Littleton Equine Medical Center Acquires Colorado Horse Park
Singletree Equestrian, a group of Little Equine Medical Center (LEMC) veterinarians and key stakeholders, announced Wednesday the purchase of the Colorado Horse Park. LEMC will partner with LEG Shows & Events and Charlotte Robson to...
It Happens! Colleen Acosta, Lindsay Yinger and Brooke Brombach
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,...
5 Strides With: Quibelle
An “interview” with the International Show Jumper (via her rider, Spencer Smith!)
The 13-year-old Hanoverian mare (FRH Quaid—Sherry, by Stakkato) owned by Gotham Enterprizes, LLC, has been competitive in the FEI ranks throughout North America...
Connecting the English and Western Disciplines: Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association
By Tyler Bui
Picture this: It’s the mid-1900s, and there are men in tuxedos and women in ballroom gowns—at a horse show. While this may be unimaginable today, the Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association (PCHA)...
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,...
In Photos: The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’
PHOTOS by Quinn SaundersWORDS by Catie Staszak
The historic Spruce Meadows 'Masters' never disappoints. Two weeks of elite show jumping competition in Calgary, Alberta, CAN concluded Sunday with the $3 Million CSIO5* CP International,...
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....
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...
Safety First: Rider Sports Football Helmet in Traverse City
By Catie Staszak
When covering the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab's Equestrian Seminar recently for US Equestrian, a quote that stood out to me was the following, from Stefan Duma, one of the Lab's founders: “If...
