Jumpers Laura Kraut and her great grey Cedric

Kraut Tops Wiesbaden »

The USA’s Laura Kraut and her incredible 16-year-old gelding Cedric catapulted to the top of the Longines Global Champions Tour ranking with three flawless rounds at the Grand Prix of…

May 22 2013 / By Angelique Van Eijk
Beezie Madden and Simon jump before a crowd packed to the rafters.

Madden and Simon New World Champs »

A 25-year-drought, and then two years running! Beezie Madden and Simon are show jumping’s new world champions, winning the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, April 28. The…

Apr 29 2013 / By Staff Report
Flexible looks very careful as he clears a vertical jump with Rich Fellers.

U.S. Jumpers Set for Sweden »

Eleven of the United States’ best show jumping riders are heading to Gothenburg, Sweden in hopes of being named the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final champion. Included in the U.S.…

Apr 22 2013 / By Staff Report
The Round Up

New Take on Shoes »

Underside of the EponaShoe reveals a cushy tread.

It used to be simple. Back in the day, kids went barefoot in the summer and if times were good,…

May 19 2013 / By Marsha Hayes

The Return of Contefino »

Anke Magnussen poses with her grey stallion Contefino

Equine sport enthusiasts eagerly follow the results of our Olympic riders and the fate of the U.S. teams, but for…

Apr 16 2013 / By Serena Slocum

Wistful FEI Win for Bond »

Ashlee Bond and Wistful clear a jump.

Course designer Florencio Hernandez of Mexico said before the start of the $54,500 HITS Grand Prix CSI-W 2* that ideally…

Feb 9 2013 / By Paula Parisi

Homfeld Designs HITS Million »

Conrad Homfeld and his grey stallion Abdullah sail over a jump in Aachen.

Two-time Olympic medalist Conrad Homfeld has been selected as course designer for the  new AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix,…

Dec 29 2012 / By Staff Report

Edwina Tops GCT Tour »

Edwina Tops-Alexander and Cevo Itot du Chateau on course in Abu Dhabi.

Consistency pays off on the Global Champions Tour. Parlaying her extraordinary lead throughout the 2012 season, Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander earned…

Nov 24 2012 / By Staff Report
Business

Gucci 2013 Equestrian Collection »

Gucci model in jacket and blue shirt.

The House of Gucci has made fashion icons of the stirrup and bit. Now, as part of its Cruise 2013 Collection, Gucci is rolling out a new Equestrian Collection. Billed as “a contemporary tribute to the riding heritage that have inspired the House for over…

May 20 2013 / By Staff Report

Oasis a Dream for Guests »

Gourmet burger and fries.

The Oasis Club at the HITS Desert Horse Park has always lived up to its name – an island of comfort and luxury for VIP patrons in the middle of the Coachella Valley desert.  Now a good thing is getting  even better with upgrades to…

Jan 18 2013 / By Staff Report

HITS debuts Thermal News Weekly »

Sample front page of HITS News Weekly

HITS, Inc. is making headlines. Literally! The nation’s premiere producer of hunter/jumper horse shows has teamed up with leading media outlet The Equestrian News to introduce a new publication, HITS News Weekly. Premiering Jan. 22 with HITS News Weekly – Thermal Edition, this new publication…

Jan 13 2013 / By Staff Report
More News

FEI Considers 2015 World Cup Return to Vegas »

Debbie McDonald rides an exhibition in Spanish costume.

The FEI Bureau has withdrawn hosting rights for the 2015 FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals from Guadalajara, citing the Mexican organizers’  inability to…

Jan 13 2013 / By Staff Report

Burt a Global Reining Pioneer »

Cowboy Don Burt

AQHA past president Don Burt passed away on Nov. 25. A native of Burbank, CA, Burt was also on the USEF Reining and High Performance…

Nov 26 2012 / By Staff Report

Coulter High Roller in Vegas »

Saer Coulter and Graciella 50 on course at the Las Vegas National.

Saer Coulter jumped to the front of the pack in the $32,000 Markel Insurance Jumper Classic at the Las Vegas National, taking first and second…

Nov 16 2012 / By Staff Report
Rodeo Montgomery Clift sports a classic cowboy hat in The Misfits.

The Cowboy Hat

Where did the idea for the cowboy hat come from?. There are three answers to this question, each more provocative than the last. The textbook answer is that John Batterson Stetson invented the cowboy hat in…

May 22 2013 By Jonnie Hughes
Saddle bronc champ Joaquin Real lets 'er rip on a Paint mount.

Branquinho Tops Cal Circuit

Already assured of his record eighth year-end title as the biggest winner on the 43-rodeo California Circuit, steer wrestler Luke Branquinho took top honors at the Oct. 19-21 Lancaster rodeo that was also the Ram California…

Oct 22 2012 By Jim Bainbridge
Broc Cresta

Cresta Dead at 25

California has lost one of its brightest rodeo stars, Broc Cresta, who was found dead on July 28 in his mobile home at the Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, WY. Cresta, who was only 25, was…

Sep 19 2012 By Staff Report
Dressage Jan Ebeling and Rafalca perform a half pass

US to CDI-O5* in Aachen

Jan Ebeling, Shelly Francis, Tina Konyot and Steffen Peters have been selected by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. Dressage Team at the Aachen CDIO5* held during CHIO Aachen in Germany, June…

May 23 2013 By Staff Report
Liver chestnut KWPN stallion Vitalis shimmers like a deep copper coin.

Verdun Hopefuls at Flintridge

This weekend Dressage at Flintridge CDI1*Y/J presents what it believes to be “the future of U.S. dressage,” at the 2013 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Western Selection Trial. Many of the top five and six-year-old horses in…

May 23 2013 By Staff Report
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro perform the extended trot.

Dujardin No. 1 in World Ranking

Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and the 10-year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Valegro, double Olympic gold medalists at London 2012, have taken over as world number one in the FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings and are the first…

Sep 14 2012 By Staff Report
Eventing Hannah Sue Burnett and her bay horse Harbor Pilotcompete in the dressage phase of three-day eventing.

Dressage Day at Saumur

Competition officially kicked off May 23 at the Saumur CCI3* in France as 17 combinations performed their dressage tests. U.S. entries and Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Hannah Sue Burnett and Marilyn Little rose to the…

May 23 2013 By Helen Murray
Joanie Morris, USEF

Morris Main Event at USEF

The United States Equestrian Federation has named Joanie Morris managing director of eventing. Morris spent the past five years as the USEF’s high performance communications director. The news was first reported on the website EventingNation.com, which…

Nov 10 2012 By Staff Report
James Alliston and Tivoli on the cross country course.

Alliston’s Way at Galway

James Alliston is his own toughest competition. The Castro Valley, CA-based rider finished first, second and sixth at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event CCI 3* that took place  Nov. 1-4 in Temecula. In fact, the…

Nov 6 2012 By John Strassburger
Racing Oxbow races across the finish line.

Oxbow Pierces Orb in Preakness

In a wire-to-wire win, long shot Oxbow claimed the cup at the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, May 18. The NJ-bred bay colt left the starting gate…

May 20 2013 By Paula Parisi
Jockey Joel Rosario raises his crop in victory as a mud-splattered Orb crosses the finish line at the Kentucky Derby.

Orb Spins Derby Win

Nineteen 3-year-olds entered the starting gate for the 139th Kentucky Derby, and it was the favorite, Orb, at 5-to1, who won the day on May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The outcome wasn’t obvious for…

May 9 2013 By Paula Parisi
Mine That Bird wags his tongue at trainer Chip Woolley

Mine That Bird Breezing to Screen

The long shot 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby is ready to make a comeback – on the big screen. The ragtag gelding Mine That Bird is the subject of an independently-financed feature film called “50…

May 1 2013 By Staff Report

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