That’s a wrap on the largest American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Show in history! During the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show; AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan; AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals; and the Adequan...
Prevailing during the 2020 pandemic, the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) successfully rescheduled its Youth World Championship Show to run concurrently with its World Championship Show for the first time ever—and both shows were a success. The event ran October...
Last year, Young Rider magazine asked to hear all about summer horse camp experiences from young riders, so here are some postcards and letters we got.Cecilia G., Lexington, KY, Age 9
I went to horse camp for three weeks this summer at...
Catastrophic injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses is a top concern for the industry and for its fans. That sentiment is shared by researchers at the University of Kentucky’s (U.K.) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. These researchers have been working...
The open trail. Horse, rider and not a fence in sight. Trail riding is a favorite pastime of both equestrians and their loyal mounts. Proper planning bolsters your chances for a successful excursion through nature, but how do you...
The Garden State CDE hosted an exciting weekend of combined driving competition at the Horse Park of New Jersey, highlighted by two 2020 USEF Intermediate Combined Driving National Championship divisions. The combinations put forth valiant efforts in their quest...
Competitors in the 2020 Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championship concluded their week at the Tryon International Equestrian Center on October 25 with their FEI Para Freestyle tests.Rebecca Hart of Wellington, Fla., and Rowan O’Riley’s El Corona Texel held on...
USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National ChampionshipCalifornia eventer Tamie Smith had a big victory on home turf at the Galway Downs International on Halloween weekend, winning the 2020 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship with Elliot-V, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned...
USEF CCI2*-L Eventing National ChampionshipCaroline Martin of Miami, Fla., captured four championship titles during her weekend at the Virginia Horse Trials in Lexington, Va., and capped her impressive weekend piloting her own QC Diablo Hit to the top of...
Young Rider Gracie Elliott realized her dreams of competing at the North American Youth Championships (NAYC) and shares her story.I've always been a goal-setter. In kindergarten I had the goal of learning how to tie my shoes. Sophomore year...
