How to Speak to Our Youth About Showing
Photo: Abi Kelley gives her horse, Ishana III an appreciative hug after a great round in the Low Junior Jumpers.
By Kirstie Dobbs and Hailey Johns
What’s the first question that you ask a young rider...
Managing Your Medals: Finals Edition
By Lauren Aubert
In any level of junior equitation, medal finals will often play a crucial part in one’s show career. Qualifying in the summer for the fall medal finals is sometimes the best option...
Caroline Bald at Brandywine: My First International Hunter Derby
By Caroline Bald
Riding in my first International Hunter Derby at the Brandywine Horse Show was equally nerve-wracking and exciting. Although there weren't that many entries, there were some big name professional riders and experienced...
How To: Qualifying For The Equitation Championships
Photo: Natalie Jayne competing in the equitation at WEF 2017
By Emy Lucibello
Equitation has become a huge part of the equestrian society, as riders compete for a place in the huge indoor championship medal finals in...
What I Learned On the A-Circuit
Photo by Deb Dawson Photography
By Lauren Aubert
You are gliding down an open road, over bumps, potholes, gravel; your nerves are bubbling inside of you like boiling water, ready to explode out into the open...
Working Her Way to Success: A Rider’s First Experience at the Devon Horse Show
Photo: Irene Elise Powlick
By Grace Salmon
Kaitlyn Lovingfoss of Canyon Country, California is no stranger to success. In March, she topped a field of 27 in the Ronnie Mutch Equitation Championship at HITS Coachella. In...
Hallie Grimes and Inquisitive are Victorious in the National Hunter Derby at Fiesta Classic
By Katie Lenkart
The new partnership of Hallie Grimes and Inquisitive proved to be a great one, taking home the win in the USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Fiesta Classic two weeks ago. The...
Three Planes and a Car
Cover Story: Junior Rider McKenna Norris- See this story and more in the 2017 Young Horse Issue by CLICKING HERE!
BY SISSY WICKES, PHOTOS ADAM HILL
Riding takes courage. Riding takes commitment. Riding takes working with...
The American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge by Whitethorne LLC
By Mackenzie Shuman
Georgy Maskrey-Segesman of Whitethorne LLC, trains top hunter, jumper, and equitation horses and riders out of Somis, California. However, she did not start in the hunter-jumper world. She grew up competing in...
Just a Bump in the Road
By Mackenzie Shuman
My day started off like any normal IEA show morning. Got up at the crack of dawn to drive myself and four other IEA girls to the show to tack up the...
Rinaldi Rides On
PHOTO: Zara winning in the medium junior jumpers. Picture: Emma Seving Photography
By TPH Intern Mackenzie Shuman
Giavanna Rinaldi, 17, has made a name for herself in the horse world. Her uncanny ability to guide any horse...
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,...
Top Junior Rider at Blenheim USHJA International Hunter Derby
Elli Yeager of Ingenium Farm was once again awarded the title of Top Junior Rider in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Blenheim Equisports Showpark Racing Festival. Yeager and Copperfield 39 received a...
Lanie Walkenbach Finds Success in the Region 6 ASPCA Maclay Regionals
By Mackenzie Shuman
The jumps were set, the horses groomed, the riders ready, the mood tense. Riders from all over Region 6 were ready to compete in the ASPCA Maclay Regionals to claim their spot...
Juliette Joseph Catches a Ride to Equitation Finals
By Sissy Wickes
California catch riding phenom Juliette Joseph heads east this week to contest the THIS Medal Finals held at The Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, MD. The thirteen- year- old will...
Emma Seving: From Ponies to the Jumper Ring
By Katie Lenkart
Emma Seving’s name can be heard at a hunter, jumper, or pony ring throughout the country. From ponies to horses, this 13-year-old has collected accolades at most of the major horse shows...
West Coast USHJA Hunterdon Equitation Cup Q&A
By Katie Browne / Photos by Kaitlyn Van Konynenburg
The USHJA Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic is a prestigious and challenging final that was held for the first time on the west coast last week at Showpark...
Brian Moggre: Bringing Home Big Wins
By Dominique Gonzalez
When Brian Moggre moved into his childhood home at two years old, it caused a domino effect on his life. A barn was located nearby, and on the daily trip back and forth...
Young Riders: Q & A Session
By Irene Elise Powlick
I sat down with three riders that will be competing at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) taking place at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colo.
Q:...
Deslauriers Dominates Ronnie Mutch Equitation Championship
By Meghan Blackburn
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For the first time, the 2016 Ronnie Mutch Equitation Championship was held as an actual class, rather than a tallying of points for high point rider across...
Eight Riders Will Compete for Ronnie Mutch Equitation Championship at Devon
By Meghan Blackburn
Photos by Irene Elise Powlick
Equitation is front and center during Thursday and Friday of junior weekend at the Devon Horse Show. Young riders who qualified from across the nation took their turns...
Yeager Wins The Plaid Horse High Score Junior Derby Award at Blenheim
By TPH Intern Caroline Nicklaus
For Elli Yeager, her affinity for horses began at a young age when she was at a fair and took a pony ride. From that moment on, she was hooked...
