From an Unbroke Four-Year-Old to Junior Hunter Finals
BY OLIVIA TAMBURRO
This July, I am attending Junior Hunter Finals with my horse. His USEF registered name is Quin Cardo, and I think we set ourselves apart from a lot of the other horses...
Ask Andre: What Does it Mean to Have an Advocate as a Junior Rider?
By Andre Dignelli
I watched the movie King Richard recently, and the film really resonated with me. For those unfamiliar with it, it tells the story of the meteoric rise of tennis playing sisters Venus...
Two Junior Riders Process Through the Whitethorne, The American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge.
BY MIA JONES
The Grand Prix ring at Blenheim Equisports June Classic is getting prepped and ready for the return of the Whitethorne, The American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge. This year The Plaid Horse...
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...
The Road to Prepare for Equitation Finals
BY MACKENZIE FITCH
I began my equitation career last summer, riding with Troy Hendricks and Emily Corkhill at Kimber-View Stables in Glenmore, PA. Together we made a clear plan for the 2021 finals, the first...
Exhibitor Friendly: Promoting the Child/Adult Championships
BY ALIX MORRISON
While just a C-rated division, the child and adult amateur hunters can be one of the most populated divisions at the horse show. Yet, with the lower height and smaller rating, they...
Hawaii Native Rebecca Beall Finds Success on the Mainland with Oceancrest Farms
On Wednesday, June 23, the routine hustle and bustle at Oceancrest Farms came to a temporary pause. The group, based out of Rancho Santa Fe and Encinitas, CA temporarily turned their eyes to another...
Hometown Hero Caitlyn Connors Takes Second Place at the 2018 Devon Horse Show
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
When Caitlyn Connors stepped into the Dixon Oval at the 2018 Devon Horse Show aboard her own Express Blue GP Du Bois Madame for the $3750 junior jumper division, she never imagined...
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...
My Horse Show Dad Actually Tried Riding!
BY CARLY PHOON
My dad is the classic, supportive horse show dad. He listens to rapid-fire accounts of my rounds, and raving over my equestrian idols. He grudgingly watches USEF videos with me. Tries to...
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:...
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...
New Jersey Equestrian Gives Back to the Homeless
BY IZZY FEINSTEIN
When New Jersey equestrian Christina DeMattheis learned about the Covenant House, a charity dedicated to helping homeless and trafficked youth, she immediately wanted to find a way to get involved.
After hearing about...
Equitation Riders Chase Points, Confidence, and Success at Vermont Summer Festival
The old adage “build it and they will come” did not apply to the Vermont Summer Festival’s launch of Equitation Tuesday in 2013 because many of the biggest names in equitation were already making...
How to Survive Your First Horse Show
BY CALLIE HILDENBRAND
Whether it was decades ago, last year, or coming up this season, any equestrian who shows has had to enter the ring for the first time. Some are overwhelmed with excitement to...
Lauren Reischer Rides to Glory
Above photo: Lauren enjoying the sun with Ollie (aka Opportunity Knocks). Photo by Corinne McNeely Photography.
By TPH Intern Tess Gilmartin
Lauren Reischer started horseback riding at the age of 3 through a therapeutic riding program....
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...
A Day in the Life
Read about a young working student during a typical horse show day.
By TPH Intern Tori Weed
It’s 5:00 a.m. and my alarm clock goes off one more time as I urge my sore and crackling...
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...
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...
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...
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...
