Week eight of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday, March 6, with a win for Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Red Star d’Argent in the $216,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSIO 4*. Riders representing five different countries qualified for the jump-off, with Kenny leading the way for Ireland over Colombia’s Roberto Teran Jr. […]
For the second day in a row, it was Canada’s Tiffany Foster and Brighton that stood in the winner’s circle following their win in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round VIII held Thursday, March 3, at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. The eighth week of competition at the 12-week Winter […]
A barn fire in Norwich Township in southwestern Ontario has claimed the lives of nine horses. The blaze occurred on the morning of February 27th. Oxford County OPP say it does not appear to be suspicious. It has been reported that the horses were therapy horses and also rented out for trail rides.
Many stable owners are incorporating more creature comforts into their tack room in addition to the practical functions of storing and cleaning tack.
Farm owner Tim Millard turned a mountain of manure into a cheap, renewable, efficient, and environmentally-friendly heating system for his arena and barn.
Chester Weber completed a sweep of all three phases of the 2016 Live Oak International combined driving competition to claim his record 13th USEF Four-in-Hand National Championship. On Sunday, Weber won the cones event and finished with an overall score of 173.20 to seal his gold medal win. The cones win came after he won […]
Week seven of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Suncast®, concluded on Sunday featuring the $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The win went to Richard Spooner (USA) aboard Little Valley Farms’ Chivas Z, with Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and Caruschka 2 in […]
McLain Ward (USA) and HH Azur jumped to an electrifying win on Saturday night under the lights at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Competing in the seventh week of competition at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Ward and HH Azur raced to victory in a four-horse jump-off to win […]
Maintaining a positive and long-lasting relationship at the barn between boarders and owners/managers can be an art in itself.
Six years ago, Emily Thompson’s mother, Lisa Lunt-Thompson, asked her daughter if she wanted to accompany her to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.
