Prioritizing the Horse Yields Great Rewards for JJ Lavieri & Cassidy Equestrian Services
BY TPH Staff
JJ Lavieri had what was, for many horse lovers, the dream childhood. His parents owned a Venezuelan cattle ranch where he spent much of his time. “I was always on a horse,”...
Morgan Caplane: From County Shows to the Grand Prix Ring
BY TPH Staff
Morgan Caplane got her start in horses in the most delightfully unfettered way a child could, and has grown that seed of passion into a successful imports and sales business in California....
Who Jumped It Best? Le Saut Hermès
BY ERIN GILMORE
The final fence in a jumpoff is always an interesting
obstacle to examine. The higher the stakes in the class, the more dramatic that
fence becomes, as riders race to get up and over...
Who Jumped It Best? Kentucky Invitational CSI 3*
PHOTOS © VISPERIA PRODUCTIONS
The 1.60m Kentucky Invitational CSI 3* meant that there was a lot more action this weekend in Lexington aside from the Land Rover Three-Day Event. Paul O'Shea and Skara Glen's Machu...
Photo Gallery: Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 3*
PHOTOS © NATALIE SUTO PHOTOGRAPHY
The eventing world might have been focused on the cross country course yesterday, but another huge event happened in Kentucky—Split Rock Jumping Tour's Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 3* grand...
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...
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...
Who Jumped It Best: AIG $1 Million at HITS Coachella
PHOTOS © TORRENCE SULLIVAN
The class is over, and Beezie Madden surely cashed her $350,000 check for winning the AIG $1 Million at HITS Coachella. Still, we've got photos of some of your favorite Grand...
Hermès Everything Caps An Epic Edition of Le Saut Hermès
BY ERIN GILMORE
Sifting through my photos from yesterday’s grand finale of
the Saut Hermès CSI5* in Paris, I set out looking for the shot that illustrates
the main thing that I always want to convey to...
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...
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...
Game Face: Grand Prix Horses to the First Fence of the Jump Off
BY LAUREN MAULDIN
Careful observation is a great way to learn about riding. After all, there are 500 reasons why I'm never going to ride in a Grand Prix class, but I certainly learn a...
Who Sliced It Best? HITS Coachella VI SmartPak $30,000 Grand Prix
The jumper ring is all about scope over style, but that doesn't mean we can't dive into a who jumped it best! The jump off from yesterday's $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix had tons of...
Throwback Thursday: 1960’s Hunter/Jumpers
How much has our sport changed in the last 50 plus years? Is a good horse in 1960 the same as a good horse today? It's interesting to track the evolution of the sport.
From...
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...
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...
Ringside Photos: Jumping Through Week I of HITS Coachella
PHOTOS BY IRENE ELISE POWLICK
It's that time of year again; winter circuits are in full swing where riders from all over the country have flocked to warmer climates in pursuit of ribbons, horsemanship and fun. Just outside of...
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...
Epic Rider Saves: Jumper Ring Edition
BY BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
I'm not exactly the stickiest person ever when it comes to riding. Case in point -- my horse has spun me off turning left in a jumper course... more than...
Will Simpson Inspires Accuracy at Rutledge Farm Clinic
BY ERIN GILMORE
Great riders have a way of making what we do seem so simple. It’s how they give us confidence. After watching Olympic gold medalist Will Simpson teach a two-day clinic at Rutledge...
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...
