Big news for Zone 10 Jumpers! The United States Equestrian Federation has named California’s Robert Ridland as U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor, the position occupied for the past six years by the legendary George Morris, who announced he will be retiring in 2013. Ridland, a partner in the San Juan Capistrano-based Blenheim EquiSports, will […]
He was only 5’3”, but Bert Bonnett cast a long shadow. The legendary Shadow Hills horseman was a fixture on the California trail riding scene, known for his ready smile and lively step, even as he approached his 102nd birthday Feb. 21. He never made it, passing away peacefully on Jan. 23. That didn’t prevent […]
It gives new meaning to the term “smashing fun!” The History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” pits 21st century horsemen against each other in an 11th century sport. The 10-episode series, which premiered Feb. 12, made a serious effort to recruit skilled riders. “We knew we could teach them them how to joust, but we wanted […]
Nadine Tilley is driven. As at home driving a four-in-hand as in the saddle, Tilley’s love of equines prompted her to create a personal museum of horse-drawn conveyances. Tilley traces her aesthetic obsession to the ’80s and a show in Santa Barbara. “It was a Saddlebred show, and I wasn’t into Saddlebreds at all, but […]
The United States Equestrian Team Foundation mourns the loss of John H. Fritz, 87, of Rockford, IL and formerly of Gladstone, N.J. Fritz played a key role in nearly every aspect of the equestrian world from founding organizations to governing and officiating. Jack Fritz dedicated his life to promoting equestrian sports. A graduate of Princeton […]
In today’s economic environment, retail is a battlefield. But if it’s true, as Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi once said, “life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can,” then Larry Lumsdon has a few things going in his favor. The […]
Germany’s Andre Thieme, winner of the 2011 HITS Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix on Aragon Rouet, is competing in Ocala, FL, and off to a great start qualifying for the 2012 grand slam. Riding Cesar, he won his first grand prix of the HITS winter circuit, the $25,000 SmartPak on Feb. 9. In a field […]
Canadian Olympic Silver Medalist Jill Henselwood is hoping a great performance on the HITS Desert Circuit will help her and IV Ever get the attention of her nation’s Olympic selectors, and she solidified her position on Feb. 9, adding the $32,000 HITS Desert Classic to her prize list. She also won the first grand prix […]
The Sacramento International Horse Show announced a change of dates. The show, at the Murieta Equestrian Center, will now take place Sept. 25-Oct 7. The two week event will again offer many feature classes culminating with the $50,000 Grand Prix of Sacramento CSI-W the final Saturday night. New to the event is the North American Team […]
Blenheim EquiSports today announced that it will allow exhibitors to submit horse show entry forms online via the website Equestrian Connect. Equestrian Connect is a two-year-old service used by more than 6,300 members to populate data and print entry forms for over 800 USEF A and AA hunter/jumper shows nationally. Until now, though, it hasn’t […]
