I want… I want horse shows that are less expensive. I want horse shows that are held at stellar facilities. I want more prize money. I want a level playing field, fair competition, safe and clean sport, excellent management practices. I want, I want. We all want these things. But, how do we check all […]
I am sitting behind the back barns with my head on my knees, crying so hard it feels as if my head and lungs will burst. It’s sunny and unseasonably warm for Ocala, Florida, in February. Arriving from Chicago a few days earlier, I should be elated. I know that this moment is the culmination […]
Forty rule change proposals—26 fewer than last year—will be considered at the upcoming U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, which takes place online from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. Members have until Nov. 30 to submit comments on the rules. Rule change proposals that are approved by the USHJA board of directors at the meeting […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced on Nov. 20, the slate of candidates who will be on the ballot for the USHJA Board of Directors election during the USHJA Annual Meeting, held virtually this year Nov. 30-Dec. 11. The Board of Directors will vote on the candidates for national vice president and four director at-large […]
“Time to restart Cairo jumping for the third time this year!” That’s what I told my trainer when she said that, despite breaking six ribs and her clavicle in two places, she was still coming to Oregon to give a clinic at Inavale Farm, 45 minutes from where I board. Last winter, right before the […]
Anna Buffini thought she’d be watching the 2021 show season from the sidelines. She’d had major success as a U25 rider, winning the national “Brentina Cup” championship in 2016 and claiming the reserve championship in 2019. But her top horses, Sundayboy and Wilton II, had retired, and she had no FEI prospects waiting in the […]
When Octavio Rocha first got the job at a horse farm in Industry Hills, California, he was perfectly content that most of his interaction with horses consisted of cleaning stalls and other light farm duties. “I stayed pretty far away from them,” said Rocha with a laugh. “It looked interesting, but at the same time […]
Brought to you by Kickapoo Ponies and Strides Equestrian Riding without stirrups can give you a stronger leg, but as with any exercise, moderation is key, according to hunter/jumper trainer David Loman. “I don’t like to do it to exhaustion for riders. I don’t want my riders to leave the lesson in a way that they can’t come […]
*Editor’s note: This article includes a quote from a participant who uses a racial slur. Last year, I declined to speak at the inaugural Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports out of fear. I feared public speaking and fumbling my words, and I feared disappointing minority voices by saying the wrong thing or […]
For as long as we can remember, there have been heated debates about the “mileage rule” and its pluses and minuses. That debate is unlikely to abate given the current controversy, but, given what we say ought to be the main concern of the U.S. Equestrian Federation, we believe there is a relatively simple fix […]
I want… I want horse shows that are less expensive. I want horse shows that are held at stellar facilities. I want more prize money. I want a level playing field, fair competition, safe and clean sport, excellent management practices. I want, I want. We all want these things. But, how do we check all […]
I am sitting behind the back barns with my head on my knees, crying so hard it feels as if my head and lungs will burst. It’s sunny and unseasonably warm for Ocala, Florida, in February. Arriving from Chicago a few days earlier, I should be elated. I know that this moment is the culmination […]
Forty rule change proposals—26 fewer than last year—will be considered at the upcoming U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, which takes place online from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. Members have until Nov. 30 to submit comments on the rules. Rule change proposals that are approved by the USHJA board of directors at the meeting […]
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced on Nov. 20, the slate of candidates who will be on the ballot for the USHJA Board of Directors election during the USHJA Annual Meeting, held virtually this year Nov. 30-Dec. 11. The Board of Directors will vote on the candidates for national vice president and four director at-large […]
“Time to restart Cairo jumping for the third time this year!” That’s what I told my trainer when she said that, despite breaking six ribs and her clavicle in two places, she was still coming to Oregon to give a clinic at Inavale Farm, 45 minutes from where I board. Last winter, right before the […]
Anna Buffini thought she’d be watching the 2021 show season from the sidelines. She’d had major success as a U25 rider, winning the national “Brentina Cup” championship in 2016 and claiming the reserve championship in 2019. But her top horses, Sundayboy and Wilton II, had retired, and she had no FEI prospects waiting in the […]
When Octavio Rocha first got the job at a horse farm in Industry Hills, California, he was perfectly content that most of his interaction with horses consisted of cleaning stalls and other light farm duties. “I stayed pretty far away from them,” said Rocha with a laugh. “It looked interesting, but at the same time […]
Brought to you by Kickapoo Ponies and Strides Equestrian Riding without stirrups can give you a stronger leg, but as with any exercise, moderation is key, according to hunter/jumper trainer David Loman. “I don’t like to do it to exhaustion for riders. I don’t want my riders to leave the lesson in a way that they can’t come […]
*Editor’s note: This article includes a quote from a participant who uses a racial slur. Last year, I declined to speak at the inaugural Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports out of fear. I feared public speaking and fumbling my words, and I feared disappointing minority voices by saying the wrong thing or […]
For as long as we can remember, there have been heated debates about the “mileage rule” and its pluses and minuses. That debate is unlikely to abate given the current controversy, but, given what we say ought to be the main concern of the U.S. Equestrian Federation, we believe there is a relatively simple fix […]
