Jenny Karazissis and Jamestown won the $10,000 Memorial Day USHJA International Hunter Derby, May 26, at the LEG Memorial Day Classic Horse Show, Los Angeles Equestrian Center. The event marked a derby debut for Jamestown, who belongs to Nina Vogel, who competes as a 14-year-old, mainly in equitation classes, under the tutelage of the Karazissis […]
It used to be simple. Back in the day, kids went barefoot in the summer and if times were good, Dad bought everyone a new pair of shoes in the fall for school. It was simple for the horses, too. Old Dobbin went barefoot and if he seemed tender, an attractive, burly man appeared and […]
HITS, Inc. has added a third $1 million grand prix to its 2014 roster. The Ocala $1 Million Grand Prix will be held March 23 to conclude the 10-week 2014 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit in Florida. HITS inaugurated the U.S.’ first $1 million show jumping class in 2010 in Saugerties, NY (which in its second […]
Saer Coulter, 21, received the USET’s Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award on April 6 at the American Invitational in Tampa, FL. The United States Equestrian Team Foundation selected Coulter based on her “competitive record and potential to represent the United States in international competition.” In 2012, the San Francisco-based Coulter advanced to the highest […]
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 Reining Committees and served the equestrian community in the U.S. and internationally for more than 50 years. One of his major accomplishments was in getting approval to make reining the […]
Don’t throw away those Halloween pumpkins! Generally speaking, horses enjoy a pumpkin treat, and can do so safely. While pumpkins are often thought of as “vegetables,” they are a type of squash, and technically a member of the fruit family. Give your horse a special Halloween treat by carving out a small pumpkin, saving some […]
Carlo 272, the 11-year-old grey gelding that was British rider Nick Skelton’s reserve horse for the Olympics, has been sold to Spanish show jumper Sergio Alvares Moya. With Skelton, Carlo (Contender x Cascavelle) has won numerous international grand prix classes, including at Hamburg, Chantilly, La Baule and Wellington. During the European Championships in Madrid the […]
Sven Harmsen (NED), the Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation’s chef d’equipe, died on Sept. 10 of a heart attack suffered on Sept. 8 while attending the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament in Canada. He was rushed to the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, AB, but could not be restored to health. Harmsen, 51, was the national show jumping […]
Australian rider Edwina Tops-Alexander ― a style icon and superstar on the global show jumping circuit ― has penned a book, Edwina Tops – Alexander, The winner of Oz, available from publisher Editions Lavauzelle for € 19,90 ($32) plus shipping, by clicking here. Tops-Alexander takes readers along for the ride as she leaves her native […]
At first read, the subject was a bit too close to home ―literally! Hush Money by Chuck Greaves is set in the equestrian world of Pasadena and my beloved Flintridge Riding Club, a few blocks away from where I live. But after all, this is fiction. I couldn’t wait to crack it open! I’m glad […]
