HITS, Inc. has announced the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit will begin on Jan. 24 and run for six weeks at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, Calif. The company simultaneously announce that it has received approval from the USEF and the FEI to once again offer four CSI2*-W World Cup Qualifiers at the show. […]
The University of Southern California’s equestrian team ended its best season by missing the IHSA National Finals by two points. USC made it to the regional Zone 8 Finals, April 2–3 at the Fairplex in Pomona. There they missed by a heartbreakingly slim margin the chance to compete at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Assn. Finals, […]
It’s not easy finding a suitable horse at 101, even for a rider as experienced as Bert Bonnet. When the Shadow Hills–based horseman lost his beloved mare, Cassie, in a freak street accident on Dec. 4, he knew he had to get back in the saddle. Friends rallied, trying to come up with a good […]
The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks is putting the finishing touches on its landmark Los Angeles County Trails Manual. The document, expected to be issued in late May, is the first cohesive blueprint for trails development that the county has put together, and is highly anticipated by members of the equestrian community. […]
Ashlee Bond, Rich Fellers and Richard Spooner are the West Coast riders selected to represent the United States at the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final, taking place April 27-May 1 in Leipzig, Germany. The event will make World Cup history in that it is the first to feature under one roof the finals in three disciplines […]
The War Horse & Militaria Heritage Foundation has lost one of its beloved members. Thor, an elegant Arabian, passed away from an embolism earlier this year. He was a memorable character and will be much missed. Thor died as any horse would wish—peacefully, inside his stall, with his stable mates looking on. He was the […]
It’s the season for surf and saddles, as the Compton Jr. Posse prepares to host its annual fund-raiser on May 21. The event—always a crowd pleaser, with bargains at the silent and live auctions—will take place at a new venue, the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey. “We’re going for a new energy and […]
When polo season starts in May it will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, which will celebrate with festivities that include a star-studded charity match on July 9 and a black tie dinner gala on Aug. 12. An additional grace note to the centennial jubilance: the world’s No. 1 […]
California’s fair-haired boy, Richard Spooner, became the toast of Palm Beach, distinguishing himself at the Winter Equestrian Festival and on the Florida circuit with mounts including Cristallo and Billy Bianca. The international show jumping champion returned to Southern California in early April, having spent the prior month competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, […]
Steffen Peters danced his way to his highest score ever at the 2011 World Dressage Masters in Palm Beach, Florida, March 11. Riding to a collection of rock songs including Sympathy For the Devil and Viva La Vida, the San Diego-based Peters and Akiko Yamazaki’s 13 year old KWPN Dutch Warmblood gelding Ravel captivated the […]
