Anne-Marie Deschamps, they should have given you the job. From the very first moment I met this heroine of a Frenchwoman, it was clear what a force she was. She strode out of her garden gate, indignantly arguing with the taxi driver who was trying [...]
Antioch, IL - September 8, 2014 - The $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby is the highlight of the 2014 Chicago Hunter Derby at Annali-Brookwood Farm, showcasing top horses and riders from across the country while raising funds for charities. The Chicago Hunter Derby is a [...]
It must be some kind of feeling to watch your competitor earn the medal that has just slipped through your fingers - and watch them do it aboard your own horse. That was how Rolf-Goran Bengtsson's afternoon concluded during the end-all, be-all Final for individual medals at [...]
Federer wouldn’t swap rackets with the opposing player. Andretti wouldn’t drive a different car. But tomorrow, the four best riders in the world will trade horses in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. It’s a unique and exciting class that only [...]
In the French village of Maizet, they love Americans. It sits less than 50 kilometers from the beaches of Normandy, and memories of Americans saving the French people to end the second World War are still fresh. The tiny village outside Caen, which was spared from [...]
“It was ingrained in me to be gracious.” – Tory Burch Every little girl who grew up on the back of a pony is eternally grateful for the lessons it taught her that helped make her the woman she is today. Fashion designer Tory Burch [...]
No matter the size, you can always count on the air to be thick with anticipation at a horse show. I found that atmosphere last weekend inside a small indoor arena tucked into a lush hillside in Ireland, where accented voices sounded like music to my [...]
Members of the equestrian community will come together on Saturday, September 13, for a special evening of charity as they pay tribute to the life and work of rider Anne Heyman. Theunique event, deemed 'Anne's Night,' will be held at the Harrison Family's beautiful Double H Farm [...]
There is nothing so unshakable as the bond between a horse and his rider. Nothing perhaps, except for the steady passage of time. And so the intertwined history between equestrians and Longines makes perfect sense; the Swiss watch brand’s deepest roots trace back to the [...]
“There are so many parallels between riding and music,” says singer Liz Hill. “Falling off the horse and getting up again is a lot like getting the audition door slammed in your face, and going back to try again the next day.” The 26-year-old amateur [...]