If you think you’re pushing the boat out by splashing out for a few Swarovski crystals on your browband or a matchy-matchy dressage set, then check out this jaw-droppingly expensive tack… Revolutionary’s ride Until 2015, the most expensive saddle ever sold was that of the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa; a General during the Mexican Revolution
Continue Reading...Reflections And Resolutions: Boyd Martin Will Surprise You With His Wishes For 2020
In 2019 Boyd Martin finished second at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L as the top U.S. rider, won team and individual gold at the Pan American Games (Peru) and won the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI4* (Quebec). What does he hope is in store for 2020? What are your New Year’s resolutions? Get through the season
Continue Reading...2020 Goal Setting
Greetings from Florida, where my team is safely ensconced. We had a boring drive down—my favorite kind—and the horses arrived safely. We’re all settled in, we’re riding, we’re working, we’re juggling the holidays and the persistent rain days, and we’re absolutely ready to go… but don’t really have anywhere to go. This is my longest
Continue Reading...Throwback Thursday: What We Wanted For Christmas
What I really wanted for Christmas was to go skiing and have someone else cook dinner. Considering the size of our family, it was rare when someone suggested, “How would the nine of you like to come for the holiday?” Living on a farm, in a roomy house to accommodate all the folks, fidos and
Continue Reading...The Naked Foxhunter Places Her Bid At The Cowboy Mardi Gras
Our latest dispatch from the intrepid Naked Foxhunter finds her loading up and moving out to Reno, Nevada–with a washing machine in the slant load and a memorable stop at Montana’s World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale along the way. I never thought I’d drive 2,000 miles to watch bikini bronc riding in the
Continue Reading...PS of Sweden Emilie, Ice Coffee
Every rider deserves a cashmere – the diamond fiber sweater Emilie is a luxurious, high function sweater made by a large part of cashmere, soft and comfortable you’ll never want to take it off. It has plaited details on the front, a PS badge on the left arm and on a leather patch in a
Continue Reading...From The Outside Looking In
Among the many posts I’ve started writing but not finished over the years is one I began while sitting in an overflow parking lot at the Kentucky Horse Park facing the Alltech Arena. It was still early in our adventures on the A-circuit. My daughters’ dreams of riding in the ASPCA Maclay Finals still seemed
Continue Reading...Nine Tips To Avoid Becoming A PIA Boarder
We’ve all done it. The thing. The text. The ill-timed question. The snarky remark. The single moment in time that will flip the switch in our barn owner’s brain on their assessment of us: the PIA switch. You are a PIA boarder. The worst. When you’re labeled this way it will forever change your relationship
Continue Reading...Devos and Apart do it again in Stuttgart
For the second year in a row, Belgium’s Pieter Devos and his 14-year-old gelding, Apart, came out on top at the super-competitive fifth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League in Stuttgart, Germany today where defending series champion, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat, had to settle for second ahead of last week’s
Continue Reading...Jumping Rule changes 2019
One of the FEI’s major aims is to ensure that the welfare of the athletes – human and equine – is protected and that competitions are conducted in a fair, consistent and structured way across the globe. To this end, rules and regulations are revised, discussed, adapted, changed and implemented. In this video, the Deputy
Continue Reading...Alix Show Jacket – Black
The stunning new Samshield Alix Show Jacket in Black is the perfect equestrian competition jacket for riders who prefer a more traditional look, thanks to its elegant simplicity and longer length. This show jacket is made from a highly breathable technical fabric which guarantees an excellent close fit, superior freedom of movement, a comfortable lightweight
Continue Reading...USEF Board Of Directors Prohibit The Use Of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted to prohibit the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate in horses competing in USEF-licensed competitions effective Dec. 1. In early 2017, USEF convened a panel of industry experts to review MPA and its use in horses competing at USEF-licensed competitions. The MPA Panel held a workshop and
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