IEA Awards Over 100,000 in Cash and Collegiate Partner Scholarships During 20th Anniversary Season
Edited Press Release
Monday, June 20, 2022 (Columbus, OH) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) awarded $108,050 in cash scholarships and collegiate scholarships during their 20th Anniversary Season in 2021-2022. This total marks the largest single-year distribution of scholarship funds in the...
Ask Andre: How Do You Set Realistic Goals for Your Riders?
By Andre Dignelli
As we head into a new year and a new winter show season, the topic of New Year’s Resolutions always comes up.
This time of year is the time to look back and...
California Girls Rise to the Challenge at the OCHSA Junior Masters Medal, sponsored by...
Photos by Sydney Lowe and Rick Osteen
Written By TPH Intern Sydney Lowe
The OCHSA Junior Masters Medal Final, sponsored by The Plaid Horse, was held at the Orange County Championship Show on October 16, 2016,...
Mares Ruled Indoors!
At Harrisburg this fall, Elina won gold with Ansgar Holtgers Jr. in the $15,000 Neue Schule/USEF Prix Des States Team Champion-ships, while Ever So Often was champion in the 3'3" Junior Hunters with Avery...
Climbing Quickly: Lauren Little Has the Formula for Success
By TPH Editor Lauren Mauldin
How does one define the formula that makes for a successful rider? Many would start with natural talent. An eye that leads them to perfect distances, poise in the saddle....
Kat Fuqua Earns the Win as The Devon Grand Junior Hunter Champion
Edited Press Release
May 27, 2023
Overall Small Jr Hunter Champion: Kat Fuqua & ConsentOverall Large Jr Hunter Champion: Paige Walkenbach & San Pedro 15Devon Grand Jr Hunter Champion: Kat Fuqua
The juniors were riding alongside the...
Ask Andre: What is Your Preferred Show Ring Attire?
There is a lot of storied tradition in our sport, and I have great respect for that. I prefer a traditional look in the show ring. In my opinion, if it catches my eye,...
The Reality of Working Abroad in the Horse Industry: Told by a 17-year-old
By Valentina Martínez
The Equestrian World is Harsh and Challenging
In the beautiful sport that we riders chose to do, more people will judge you than congratulate you. Unfortunately, you will have to learn to live...
Equitation Matters
BY ELIZABETH ONESS
“A bent spine is the enemy of self-realization.” –– Paramahansa Yogananda
Years ago, after a long break from riding, I was looking for a new trainer. I had a lesson with a hunter/jumper...
Ask the Judge: Rachel Kennedy
By Catie Staszak
"R" judge Rachel Kennedy is making the judge's booth more accessible.
Kennedy, who runs her ESP Farm operation out of Brookeville, MD and Wellington, FL, was on the judging panel at...
Tips for Applying to College: The things your guidance counselor is not going to...
By Brooke Mallin
Freshman and sophomores
It’s time to start thinking about where you want to go to college. Start visiting colleges….often driving to horse shows, my mom would pull our trailer through different campuses along...
Savannah Strome: Rider and Environmental Activist
BY RENNIE DYBALL
You don’t need to spend much time with Savannah Strome to pick up on the special connection she has with her animals. Hand grazing one of her horses at a show in...
Ask Andre: Is Success in the Sport Bound by the Equitation Division?
By Andre Dignelli
My answer to this question might surprise you. In short, my answer is “No, it is not.” But here’s why everyone is trying to follow this formula:
It’s been ingrained in every child’s...
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...
Staying in the Saddle Against All Odds
BY ASTRID JAMES
Staying in the saddle is not always about gluing one's seat to a finely crafted CWD or Voltaire—it's often about what it takes to keep one in it.
As an honored mother of...
One Big Family: Garrison Forest School’s Equestrian Institute
BY April Bilodeau
From the magazine
Original. Educational. Elevated. This is the Equestrian Institute (EI) program at Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, MD. Founded in 1910, Garrison Forest is an all-girls, independent, private boarding and...
It Happens! With Vivian Golden, Richard Slocum and Tim Maddrix
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,...
A New Direction for Hidden Ridge International
Covid changes, circuit championships and ... cows? Allyson and Evan Coluccio find success (and some surprises!) with Agatha and Alexa Lignelli
By Lindsey Long
When 10-year-old Agatha Lignelli was champion with her large pony hunter Chiccobello...
It Happens! 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,...
How to Keep Your Show Shirts White
If you're constantly finding yourself getting ready to head into the show ring and suddenly you remember that coffee stain from earlier that ended up on your white show shirt, this one is for...
Beyond the Saddle: Confidence Built at the Barn
BY RYAN SETH
As a young rider and high school
sophomore, I’m constantly learning.
Whether it’s while hunkering down
in the classroom working on my Spanish homework or fostering a bond with a new
horse, there’s always something to...
Virginia Bonnie ’22 Succeeds in the Show Ring and Beyond
This month, The Plaid Horse introduces readers to a standout school and one of its standout students: Foxcroft School’s Exceptional Proficiency program, and student-equestrian Virginia Bonnie.
For over 30 years, Foxcroft School’s Exceptional Proficiency (EP)...
