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A star rises at Dressage at Devon
The race to Riyadh is on. Benjamen Ebeling took the 2023-24 season’s first U.S. FEI World Cup Finals qualifier with a decisive victory during Dressage at Devon on Indeed. The Danish warmblood added an exclamation point to her name on Saturday night with a beautifully...
They were dancing with sparkle at Dressage at Devon
It was a night like no other in the long history of Dressage at Devon. The usual Friday feature of the Grand Prix for Freestyle qualifier was upstaged by an exciting newcomer: the Dance-Off. It did more than fill the gap between the afternoon and evening programs at...
Dressage at Devon Master Class was really quite a masterpiece
It’s wonderful to watch dressage at its best in the competition arena, but what does it take to actually go down centerline and put in a test worth watching? During NorCordia’s Dressage at Devon Master Class Thursday night, World Championships team gold medalist and...
U.S. makes show jumping Nations Cup final round
The U.S. show jumping team is a step closer to qualifying for next year's Paris Olympics after making the top group in the first round of the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final in Spain on Thursday. The best eight teams of 15 nations that started over the Santiago...
Another Martin arrives
Silva and Boyd Martin welcomed their third son, Koa Brooks Martin, on Wednesday morning. He was seven pounds, 5.1 ounces. On Thursday, eventer Boyd will be riding in the Master Class being presented by Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour during Dressage at Devon. Silva, a...
Bredahl is leaving her dressage coaching role
Charlotte Bredahl has decided not to continue as the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Dressage Development Coach, but will work through a transition with her replacement, who wil be chosen after a deadline of Nov. 1 for applications. Meanwhile, the deadline has been...
The fallout from cancellation of the Zone 2 Championships (UPDATE Sept. 27)
As we could have predicted, cancellation of the Zone 2 championships due to inclement weekend weather was a hot topic for Monday’s U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Town Hall via Zoom. USHJA President Mary Knowlton fielded a variety of questions about the situation. The...
Mr. Medicott is gone
At the age of 24, the durable eventer Mr. Medicott left us last weekend. Retired in Virginia at the farm of Jacqueline Mars, the Irish-bred son of Cruising was a star for the U.S. with three different riders. The first was Karen O'Connor, who took over the reins from...
Centenary University will be joining the ranks of NCEA
New Jersey will get its first National Collegiate Equestrian Association team as Centenary University introduces its participation in the 2024-25 academic year. Centenary, based in Hackettstown with an equestrian center in nearby Washington Township, also will keep...
Peggy Thomas has passed away
Peggy Thomas, the owner of U.S. dressage star Brentina, died this month at her farm in Idaho. She was 97. Debbie McDonald, who guided Brentina to an FEI World Cup Finals victory, as well as medals in the Pan American Games, the World Equestrian Games and the Olympics,...
