The Central Park Horse Show and $210,000 Central Park Grand Prix, which takes place this afternoon in the middle of America’s largest city, will bring some of the most pampered, high-caliber equine athletes straight into the middle of a humming metropolis. But when those horses [...]
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 [...]
In a recent trip to my family’s cabin near Lake Tahoe, CA, I found myself huffing and puffing up a nearly vertical climb. The cabin’s water spring source sits approximately 2,000 feet straight up a mountain, and when it needs maintenance, there is no way [...]
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 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 [...]
Gone are the days when a horse has many functions, from working, to transportation to companionship. Nowadays, especially in the hunter/jumper world, horses are trained in very particular skill sets. In the competitive equestrian world, horses are increasingly sold to fit niche roles for specific [...]
I, like most ladies and many a gentleman, like shoes very much. Flat ones are my forte, as I am not a trained runway model and I like to be prepared for a quick escape. Usually anything above two inches prohibits a good sprint, in [...]
There is no grander welcome than a stable of horses stirring from sleep, nickering for your attention in the soft morning light. Mornings like this create a feeling of complete serenity, serving as a reset button for the chaos of modern life. On this particular [...]
“I NEED to ride,” I blurted in my mom’s ear as I turned our car onto the road leading up towards the HITS show grounds in Saugerties, NY. I could barely make out the permanent stabling barns in the distance, but that’s all it took [...]
In early August, I was selected to participate in the Burbank, CA session of the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program. The five-day program was taught by Olympic Show Jumping Gold Medalist Joe Fargis and the deeply knowledgeable Certified Equine Practitioner Anne Thornbury. During the entire week, [...]