How to Braid a Mane and Tail for the Hunter Ring
By Katie Lenkart
Ever wondered how to hunter braid? Braiding is both a fun activity and a way to spend some valuable extra time with your horse. Just like with every other skill, practice makes...
Dade Dominates Devon Pony Jumpers
By Jordan Cobb
After only competing with National Treasure a handful of times, Katherine Dade walked out of the Dixon Oval victorious. Dade and Treasure teamed up in December, a few short months before the...
An Open Letter to Our Non-Equestrian Friends
Photo: Jennifer Wile Rubin
By Averill Pessin
My teammate is needy
"You're always busy. You're always with your horse. Other people have sports and still have a social life."
Shout-out to the friends and family who understand the...
Side Saddle is Back!
Read more from TPH's 2017 Young Horse issue by CLICKING HERE!
BY PRUE DRAPER OSBORN
While side saddle was de rigueur for lady riders until just over a century ago, interest has waxed and waned for...
Michael Matz: Success Through Decades
Above photo: MATZ ON RHUM, 1996 OLYMPICS
CLICK HERE to read more from the TPH April 2017 issue!
BY PRUE DRAPER OSBORN & SISSY WICKES
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES. Michael Matz, reluctant hero of the horse...
CHERRY KNOLL FARM ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CEDRIC
See more from the April 2017 issue by CLICKING HERE!
By Phelps Media Group
Wellington, Florida: On February 28, 2017 Olympian Laura Kraut and Margaret Duprey of Cherry Knoll Farm, announced the retirement of Cedric, Kraut’s...
Zayna & Smallwood Mystic: Mighty Match
See more of the April 2017 issue of TPH by clicking HERE!
By Sissy Wickes, Photos By Emily Allongo
Zayna Rizvi and Smallwood Mystic are a pair to contend with at this year’s Winter Equestrian Festival...
How Much Do You Listen to the Announcer?
By Mackenzie Shuman
Every horse show requires an announcer to tell the spectators what is going on in the arena. Whether or not these announcers are just white noise in the background or make a...
The Plaid Horse Ultimate Horse Show Packing List
By Izzy Feinstein
As the start of the summer horse show season approaches, riders everywhere are preparing to travel to shows all across the country. Whether they will be at the show for a day...
The Power of Presence
By Mackenzie Shuman
Imagine this: you are walking in on your horse into a big equitation flat class with tough competition. Your stomach is turning with anxiety, dread, and doubt. You pick up the trot...
Dorrie Douglas Dashes to Devon
Above photo credit: Mareish Media
By Sissy Wickes
Dorrie Douglas, rider for Mike McCormick’s MTM Farm in Flower Mound, TX is packing her bags to head to Devon, Pennsylvania. Douglas will be competing S&L Farms’ S&L...
Piper Klemm Ph.D. Publisher’s Note- April 2017
To read more from TPH's April 2017 Equine Business issue, CLICK HERE
ARE HUNTERS ART?
I am no artist. The pen, the paintbrush, the hunk of clay – they do not take form in my hands....
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...
The Kentucky Derby had Patch, the Pony World has Levi
Above photo credit to Nicole Shultz Photography
By Nicole Farr
One thing usually occurs when I attend new shows: Almost everyone that passes by my pony stares, whispers, or even points at him. They see the...
Show Moms Are the Best Moms
PHOTO: After a great week at The National Western Stock Show, Julie Hanson and her daughter take a picture with their champion ribbons from the week.
By TPH Intern Mackenzie Shuman
You did it, you won that...
Heartland Farm’s Southern Pride
PHOTO: Southern Pride certainly feels no need to be showing his age anytime soon
By Mackenzie Shuman
Southern Pride is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ horse. His jumping style makes him a crowd favorite and his canter awes any audience....
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...
Mother’s Day
PHOTO: Piper with her mom Robin and baby Eagle at The Devon Horse Show
By TPH Publisher Piper Klemm, Ph.D.
I have a confession to make. I can sometimes be a bad sport. It happens a few times...
Thoroughbred Recreational Riding Incentive Program
Photo: Eliza Cart and Ho Hum Ho competing in the jumpers at a horse in Bel Air, Maryland.
By T.I.P. Youth Ambassador Eliza Cart
The Thoroughbred Recreational Riding Incentive Program (TRRIP) is designed to recognize and...
Courtney Calcagnini and Bowie Victorious in $30,000 International Derby at Pin Oak Charity Horse...
Photos and article by Katie Lenkart,
As Courtney Calcagnini walked into the ring for the Handy round of the International Derby on the horse, Bowie, the pressure was on. She had won the Classic round,...
Last week I spoke at the UN
By Sissy Wickes
Last week, I spoke at the UN… Even now, with the clarity of hindsight, I find those words hard to comprehend. And, I was there.
Last week, on Friday, I spoke at the...
