Karl Cook and Uno de Laubry provided a climactic end to HITS Thermal’s four-class World Cup Qualifier series on March 3, nabbing the blue ribbon as the fastest of the four-faulters in a contest in which there were no double clears. The 15-effort course for the $53,000 Chartis Grand Prix CSI-W was designed by Marina […]
The Wildlife Waystation needs help, and show jumper Chris Pratt is the first to come riding in like a white knight, ready to do battle against economic forces that are making it rough for the animal rescue and sanctuary. On Feb. 18, Pratt and his Epic Stables hosted a cocktail party for about 25 friends, […]
Filmed at Santa Anita Park and locations around Los Angeles, HBO’s new series “Luck” tells the story of track rats hoping for a rocket ride to glory on the backs of their magnificent Thoroughbreds. The series’ premiere season kicked-off Jan. 29 and runs through April 22. [Editor’s note: HBO on March 14 announced the cancellation […]
The first half of the HITS Desert Circuit was dominated by Outwoods Farm, the Castro Valley, CA-based sales and training outfit run by Helen McNaught and Duncan McFarlane. With McNaught riding Caballo and Lariccello, and McFarlane aboard Mr. Whoopy, the duo amassed a total of 13 placings over the course of eight grand prix over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A freestyle with flying changes that had the crowd whooping, smooth moves on the dance floor and a thumbs-up on his screen test earned Temecula horseman Mark Matson the Project Cowboy championship title: Great American Horseman. The competition took place over five rounds Feb. 2-3 at the Pomona Horse Expo, the debut Southern California […]
The Flintridge Riding Club is undergoing a reinvention for its 90th anniversary, with Dale Harvey coming in to manage the big spring hunter jumper show. Rechristened the Flintridge Horse Show, the April 26-29 event has been expanded to four days and will now include adult classes. The annual competition ― a fundraiser for the […]
