We’re one leg into the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League. Is it too soon to call a favorite? Yes. Is it ...
McLain Ward long believed he would retire from top sport at age 50. If there was ever a sign to keep going, it was Saturday’s ...
It was just two years ago that Sophie Hinners jumped her first full season at 1.60m—and immediately shot onto the world stage. In her debut season, at age 26, she won her first five-star grand prix ...
Twenty-three years ago, Lillie Keenan watched the President’s Cup at Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) for the first time. Sixteen years ago (2010), she won WIHS Equitation Final at the same ...
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HN introduces… Hall of Fame Thursday! Each week, we’ll recognize a member of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame with an inductee’s plaque, historical photos, and articles written by Show Jumping Hall of ...
I collect a lot of random facts when writing these posts, leaving me with bits and bobs that aren’t long enough to stand alone. So, this week I present you with two random bits of information, apropos ...
When Harriet deLeyer was a young girl in the late 1950s, she and her siblings would take their father’s horse swimming in the Long Island Sound during the hot summer months. The grey gelding liked to ...
During the same month Eddie “Shorty” Sweat lay dying of multiple ailments, including cancer and heart disease, Western Horseman magazine released its December 1997 issue with an article commemorating ...
A friend of mine texted me the other day, “Why are they called field boots, dress boots and paddock boots?” Fair question. Why are they called field boots? And so, as the resident #horsewordnerd, I ...
The next best thing to riding horses is watching horse movies. Everyone has a childhood favorite. See where yours ranks on our list. War Horse is an inspiring 2011 film about the bond between a man ...