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...
Protected: How Do You Prepare to Ride in Different Sized Arenas?
In this new web series from The Plaid Horse, we've set out to get answers to commonly asked questions from industry professionals and judges. International show jumper, trainer and USEF "R" judge (and The...
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...
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...
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...
American Bred: Drake Steals the Show in and Out of the Ring for Dalman...
By Tori Sheehan
Through magnificent waves of thick black mane, Sandra Dalman looks at an oxer three strides out. Two symmetrical ears frame her view, both pointed forward, attention fixed on the fence in front...
Tokyo Takeaways Episode #6 Presented by Haygain — Medals Decided in Thriller, Greatest Memories of...
In this series, StreamHorseTV will be talking Tokyo Equestrian with the lovely and knowledgeable Catie Staszak, international Show Jumping commentator, multimedia sports journalist, and CEO of Catie Staszak Media—and The Plaid Horse‘s Show Jumping Content Manager...
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...
5 Strides With: Juju VDM
An “interview with the show jumper (via her rider, Savannah Hemby!)
The 13-year-old Warmblood mare won the $25,000 EPIC Sporthorses Grand Prix at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show. PaydayPact is an option for you...
Want to Be Like Beezie? Follow the ‘Madden Method’
There's no question Beezie Madden is one of the sport's most revered figures. And a question she has undoubtedly been asked more than once is, What's your secret?
She doesn't reveal them all—and there's a...
Peter Petschenig and It’s the Senator 111 are Number One in $50,000 Pin Oak...
BY EMILY RANDOLPH/RANDOLPHPR
Katy, Texas – April 2, 2021 – Peter Petschenig and It’s the Senator 111 claimed victory in the $50,000 Hildebrand Fund Pin Oak Grand Prix on Friday, April 2, at the...
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...
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...
It Happens! Nona Garson, Rob Jacobs and Erynn Ballard Share Hilarious Mistakes
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 With Wings
An “interview” with the 17-year-old show jumper (via his rider, Karen Polle!)
The Dutch Warmblood gelding—who goes by Wings or Wingy at home—has won 5* Grand Prix all over the world, was named best horse...
Journey to My First Grand Prix
BY EVIE JAECKLE
It was a crazy, but incredible, journey that got me to my first Grand Prix. It all started with Michael Tokaruk.
I had heard nothing but great things about him, which led me...
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 Winning Welcome for Avery Erickson at Pin Oak Charity Horse Show
BY EMILY RANDOLPH/RANDOLPHPR
Katy, Texas – March 30, 2021 – Avery Erickson, 19, and Chacco Lait won the $15,000 Open Jumper Welcome Stake to mark the start of Week II of the 75th annual...
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...
US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
From the US Equestrian Communications Department
Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of Team USA in Tokyo,...
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,...
Prixview: Fantasy Sports Games for the Equestrian Industry—and Beyond
By Piper Klemm
Lucy Davis has developed quite the list of accomplishments—from her Olympic silver medal to her bronze medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games, she continues to find success at the highest level...
