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 [...]
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 [...]
Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation has named four athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Additionally, one horse-and-athlete combination has been named as the Traveling Reserve, and five horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates. [...]
“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, [...]
Donna Chopp doesn't usually believe in signs. But on July 26, she found herself being pulled into an unexpected situation as she sat ringside during the $30,000 Equine Insurance Grand Prix at Sonoma Horse Park. Let's back up a little. Donna Chopp and her fiancé, [...]
It's the most anticipated week of the season at Sonoma Horse Park: The Giant Steps Charity Classic presented by Gucci. Well underway this week, Saturday's $10,000 Six Bar jumping competition and Gala will be an unforgettable evening featuring superb food and wine by Park Avenue [...]
The Los Angeles National Preview and Los Angeles National Horse Show, two of California’s premier Equestrian competitions traditionally held in early November, will move from their present location at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, California to Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California in [...]
Before sun shirts hit the scene, most of us rode in polos. (Am I dating myself?) So if you're anything like me, you've built up a pretty decent collection of those collared, cotton shirts. And there are days (usually the ones when you couldn't squeeze [...]
For four days this September, a unique competition that combines the best of show jumping, glamorous entertainment and luxury lifestyle will come to the United States for the very first time. Los Angeles, California will host the first American Grand Slam, the Longines Los Angeles Masters, [...]