Road to the AEC: OTTB Master Rudy Defies the Odds with Sara Staley
In April 2019, I adopted a Thoroughbred gelding named Master Rudy (Fusaichi Pegasus x Sacred Sue) from Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue in West Virginia. At the time, I wasn’t searching for my next event horse. In fact, I wasn’t searching for a competition horse at all.
Road to the AEC: OTTB Master Rudy Defies the Odds with Sara Staley
In April 2019, I adopted a Thoroughbred gelding named Master Rudy (Fusaichi Pegasus x Sacred Sue) from Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue in West Virginia. At the time, I wasn’t searching for my next event horse. In fact, I wasn’t searching for a competition horse at all.
More Than a Team: How Randolph-Macon College Built a Home for Eventers
When students arrive at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, they're joining more than just a USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Team. They're stepping into a community that begins welcoming riders before classes even start and continues supporting them long after graduation.
'Kindness and Patience is Key': Introducing Young Horses to Water with Chris Talley
Water is a feature at every level in eventing from Starter through Advanced, so teaching a young horse how to navigate it safely and confidently is key to success on cross-country.
US Equestrian Releases New Guidance for Cetirizine and Methocarbamol
US Equestrian has been monitoring the use of two commonly-used therapeutic medications – cetirizine (commonly known by the brand name of the human product Zyrtec), and methocarbamol (commonly known by the brand name Robaxin) -- taking into account member questions and concerns about those substan...
The VAP Series: Dressage Bit Check
Before the first horse heads down the centerline and the first dressage score is awarded, one group of volunteers helps ensure every competitor enters the ring on a level playing field: the dressage bit checkers.
Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea Capture Millbrook Advanced Win
Arielle Aharoni had a quiet confidence about show jumping today at the Millbrook Horse Trials, despite jumping last as the overnight leader in the Advanced division with no rails in hand aboard her own, Christina Aharoni, and Filly’s Hope LLC’s Cooley Baltic Sea.
Holly Go Lucky, the Littlest Pony at Millbrook, Has the Biggest Personality
If you’re at Millbrook Horse Trials this week, you may have noticed the smallest competitor trotting by—Holly Go Lucky, a 12.2-hand Welsh mare ridden by 12-year-old Thayer Mudge. “Holly” and Mudge are a multi-talented pair—they both compete in eventing and pony racing and go foxhunting in their h...
Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea Make Easy Work of Millbrook's Advanced Cross-Country
There was a lot of work to do on Morgan Rowsell’s Advanced cross-country track at the Millbrook Horse Trials today, but it was no problem for Arielle Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea.
How Easy GG Steps Up with Nicholson at Millbrook Horse Trials
Lauren Nicholson wasn’t intending for How Easy GG to be her ride when she sat on him at Mike and Emma Winter’s barn in England two years ago. He’d been produced to the CCI3*-S level by Spain’s Antonio Cejudo Caro, and Nicholson thought he’d make a suitable horse for one of her owners, Christa Sch...
