Ocala saw beautiful weather for the Ocala Horse Properties January Horse Trials, the first event of 2014, and Leslie Law hailed the event a huge success. As Leslie wisely observes, most people don’t have super
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The first event of 2014 wrapped up today at the Florida Horse Park. Many thanks to title sponsor Ocala Horse Properties for another lovely event! The weather was beautiful today and I saw many nice
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It’s a beautiful day here in Ocala, about 70 and sunny with a light breeze. The preliminary cross-country course has been riding fairly well and seems to be a good starter course for the season.
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While many throughout the nation are still battling arctic weather, the first event of the year has begun in Ocala, FL. As usual, Buck Davidson has an impressive number of horses competing this weekend, and
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The Young Rider Program for USEA Area II is holding a silent auction to benefit their program for the upcoming year. Many people have offered up some generous prizes to be auctioned off during the
...» Read More!Canada’s 2014 short list, based on 2013 performances, has been released. Hawley Bennett-Awad announced the good news on Instagram, noting that her firecracker little bay mare Gin N Juice has appeared on this list
...» Read More!When I found out Daniel Stewart was hosting an encore session of his Equestrian Sports Psychology Seminar and Rider Strength & Conditioning Workshop at the USEA Convention, I knew I had to go, as I
...» Read More!The penultimate day of the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention has concluded, and once more the USEA brought us some fantastic coverage of the meetings and seminars held today. The convention wraps up tomorrow, but
...» Read More!Dr. Catherine Kohn and Dr. Rob Stevenson led an excellent session this afternoon on how the USEA’s Equine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Study is progressing, and I’m thrilled to report that the dedicated individuals working
...» Read More!David O’Connor delivered an emotional keynote address this afternoon at the USEA Annual Meeting, focusing on the concept of “One Sport.” “What’s so valuable about the sport as a whole? When you’re talking about our
...» Read More!David O’Connor’s third and final High Performance session at the USEA Annual Convention focused heavily on theory and being technically correct in riding across all three phases, with a heavy emphasis placed on dressage. He
...» Read More!The USEA has been hard at work covering the Annual Meeting and Convention in Cincinnati. From interviews to meeting notes, there is plenty of material for the education hungry like myself to devour. Between that
...» Read More!With numerous high-profile injuries rocking eventing this year, it’s very timely to talk about making sure riders are properly insured, which became the major theme of today’s Professional Riders Organization Annual Meeting at the USEA
...» Read More!Sarah Broussard kicked off the Safety Committee Open Forum with the happy announcement that her first year on the job as committee chair has been a relatively easy one due to this year being a
...» Read More!DOC Quote of the Day: “We’re looking for repeatable performances, not just from individual riders, but as a group.” Today’s High Performance session kicked off with Dr. Mark Revenaugh, the lead vet for Team USA,
...» Read More!Good morning from the USEA Convention! I kicked off my morning with Max Corcoran’s session on “The Care and Management of the Ultimate Equine Athlete.” Max ran the O’Connors’ program as head groom for 11
...» Read More!Sonja Keating, general counsel for USEF, discussed Safe Sport, a new USEF policy program that went into effect Dec. 1, at the USEA Convention this afternoon. The Safe Sport policy exists to promote safety and
...» Read More!The USEF Active Athletes Open Forum wrapped up quickly, with Joanie Morris leading most of the meeting and Phillip Dutton and Buck Davidson speaking at the end. The key highlights to take away from this
...» Read More!Greetings from the 2013 USEA Convention and Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio! I caught an early morning flight and arrived in time to sit in on the first of Coach David O’Connor’s High Performance sessions,
...» Read More!We’ve learned that a tragic equine fatality occurred today at Pine Top. Tortuga Bay, owned by Natalie Hummel and ridden by Ashley Kehoe, was put down on cross-country. We offer our sincerest condolences for their
...» Read More!Sara Kozumplik-Murphy is at the Bolivarian Games in Lima, Peru to help coach Team Venezuela riders Natascha Barrientos and Maria Suarez Garcia (“Gaby”). The Bolivarian Games are a mulit-sport event among six nations held every
...» Read More!Sara Kozumplik-Murphy is at the Bolivarian Games in Lima, Peru to help coach Team Venezuela riders Natascha Barrientos and Maria Suarez Garcia (“Gaby”). The Bolivarian Games are a mulit-sport event among six nations held every
...» Read More!Pam Bennett-Skinner sent in an event report and photos from Las Cruces Horse Trials in New Mexico, the final event of the year in Area X. Many thanks to Pam! Have a report from an
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