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Feb 11, 2025 | 
chronofhorse.com | Nicole Mandracchia |Mollie Bailey |Alexia Rule |Kimberly Loushin
Editor’s note: This article describes suicidal ideation. A little more than two decades ago, Emily Williams was at the top of her game. She had jumped her first grand prix by 14.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Alexia Rule |Kimberly Loushin |Sarah K. Susa
Ever since equine veterinarian Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, was a little girl growing up on a farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan, horse welfare has been her No. 1 priority. “Now there’s a sign hanging in my office that says, ‘We do this because we love horses,’ ” Bidwell said. “I think it’s important to remind people of that every day.” She and her husband, Duncan Peters, DVM, MS, DACVSMR, have created their entire lifestyle around that philosophy.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Alexia Rule
The University of Georgia School of Medicine submitted the necessary application for accreditation to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) at the end of November. The LCME, sponsored by both the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is an accrediting body for medical education programs for those pursuing a Doctor of Medicine degree.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Alexia Rule
Hi, I’m Alexia Rule, and I’m a fourth-year public relations major in the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. However, I split my time between Grady and the Terry College of Business, as I am pursuing a general business minor and entrepreneurship certificate. As semesters pass by, it has been interesting to reflect upon the differences between my experiences in Grady versus Terry classes. I will say that these experiences have been very different.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
chronofhorse.com | Melissa Wright |Mollie Bailey |Kimberly Loushin |Alexia Rule
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association this week announced the candidates who will be on the ballot for the USHJA board of directors election during the USHJA Annual Meeting, to be held Dec. 9-12 in Tucson, Arizona. The board will vote on the officer position of national vice president and four at-large director seats, including one meeting the criteria for the amateur seat and one meeting the criteria for the competition manager seat, on Dec. 9.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Kimberly Loushin |Alexia Rule |Melissa Wright
Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park is clear to host horse shows in the years ahead, as its managers have completed a major stormwater management project that forced the venue’s closure earlier this year and put its future in jeopardy. The Ridland Group, which leases the facility, announced this week that it has completed the major infrastructure project to keep contaminated stormwater out of San Juan Creek, an important waterway that supports aquatic habitats and flows into Doheny State Beach.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
chronofhorse.com | Kimberly Loushin |Camilla Mortensen |Alexia Rule |Hannah Sherk
Two weeks before the Royal Horse Show CSI5*-W, Alex Matz wasn’t planning to compete there. He was stuck on the wait list until 10 days out, when a phone call let him know he was in. Cue a flurry of planning to get himself and two horses up to Toronto.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
chronofhorse.com | Kimberly Loushin |Alexia Rule |Hannah Sherk |Melissa Wright
Stephanie Danhakl remembers her 35th birthday well, and not just because it was the first one she was celebrating after giving birth to her son, Miles Raymond. Instead, the date—Jan. 26, 2022—is seared in her memory because of a phone call from her veterinarian. “I was at the table, my parents were in town because they were visiting the new baby, and the vet called me and said, ‘I’m sorry, Stephanie, but you need to put your horse down,’ ” she recalled.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller |Lauren Sprieser |Melissa Wright |Alexia Rule
The U.S. Dressage Finals return to the Kentucky Horse Park this week, where amateurs, juniors and professionals will be vying for 37 championship titles, from training level through Grand Prix, and more than $125,000 in prize money. Riders have qualified via their GAIG/U.S. Dressage Federation Regional Championships and with wild cards for the chance to compete. The USDF Fall Classic also runs alongside the finals.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Alexia Rule
The Cottage Sexual Assault Center and Children’s Advocacy Center is preparing to celebrate 50 years of service to the Athens community on Thursday, Nov. 7. According to Communications Coordinator and Advocate for Adult Services Rachel Abbruzzi, the organization has previously hosted open houses where community members and partner agencies are invited to reflect on the services provided over the year and connect with the community. This year’s notable celebration aims to mean even more.
