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Nov 22, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Jamie Sindell |Sarah K. Susa |Lauren Sprieser |Ann Glavan
This competition season, my goal was to earn a top-eight placing at the USDF/GAIG Region 1 Championships in Lexington, Virginia, in the third level adult amateur class. Last year, we competed in the same class at the Region 8 Championships in Saugerties, New York, and narrowly missed the top eight and a place in the coveted awards ceremony. With another year of third level training under my belt, I thought this goal was pretty feasible.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Sarah K. Susa |Lauren Sprieser |Ann Glavan |Rosie Napravnik
A little over a year ago my family was lucky enough to purchase our own 8-acre farm. We named it Wish List Farm because, when I look out at the horses grazing it our yard, it’s everything I’ve ever wished for. (My husband says it’s “Wish List Other Than Pool Farm,” but to me it’s perfection.)One of my favorite things about our farm is sharing it with non-horsey friends. We invite their children to brush our aged pony: “This is a curry.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Lauren Sprieser |Ann Glavan |Rosie Napravnik |Laura Adriaanse
In our lesson program, as the days get colder and temperatures drop, we use No-Stirrups November to celebrate and reward the hard work our students do year-round.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Nicole Mandracchia |Kimberly Loushin |Mollie Bailey |Ann Glavan
Lexington, Ky.—Nov. 1As Chris Payne turned to the last fence in the high performance conformation stake class on Can Can, he kept thinking to himself, “Oh, Chris, don’t screw this up.”The 13-year-old Italian Warmblood (Cascari Della Caccia—Carebella Della Caccia, Canturo) was having a fantastic round, and they just needed to finish without any major mistakes.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Nicole Mandracchia |Kimberly Loushin |Mollie Bailey |Ann Glavan
There’s an Alden Corrigan black-and-white photo from the 2023 Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship (Kentucky) of John French’s mount Paradigm with his groom, Leo Basualto, in the winner’s circle. Basualto is kissing “Mikey’s” nose as his owner, Meredith Lipke, pats Mikey’s neck in appreciation. French said the picture describes Basualto and Mikey’s bond to a T. “Leo loves his job and the horses,” French said.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Ann Glavan |Rosie Napravnik |Laura Adriaanse |Camilla Mortensen
For most people, equine insurance is a critical component of horse ownership. It is important for horse owners to know that changes in their ownership interest, such as leasing their horse, need to be reported to their insurance carrier. Leased horses present a unique scenario for the horse owner (the lessor) and for the individual leasing the horse (the lessee).
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Ann Glavan |Lindsay Berreth |Kimberly Loushin
The 140th edition of the National Horse Show is underway and continues through Nov. 5 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. The competition started Oct. 25 with five days of adult and age-group equitation as well as the Hamel Foundation National Horse Show 3’3″ National Championship. On Tuesday, Oct. 31 the hunter and jumper divisions begin. The big hunter highlight will be the $50,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic on Friday.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Erin Harty |Nicole Mandracchia |Ann Glavan
I was interviewing a top U.S. show jumping team rider recently, and I asked about the challenges of competing for young riders who don’t have affluent parents or connections in the industry.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Ann Glavan |Lindsay Berreth |Mollie Bailey |Anabel Barnett
Stephanie Danhakl had a banner day Wednesday at the Washington International Horse Show, winning the grand amateur-owner 3’6” hunter championship with Bright Side and the grand amateur-owner 3’3” hunter championship with Austen, and being named leading amateur-owner rider. It was a triumphant return to the show ring for Danhakl, who has not competed or seen her horses since the Devon Horse Show (Pennsylvania) in May due to welcoming her second child just seven weeks ago.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
chronofhorse.com | Christina Keim |Kimberly Loushin |Ann Glavan
Tessa Downey topped a field of 150 riders Sunday to win the Palm Beach International Academy North American Junior Equitation Championship, the equitation finale at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. After a callback for the top 20 and a work-off for the top two, the 18-year-old from Houston emerged victorious, while Maddie Tosh, 17, of Milton, Georgia, reserve champion, and Amira Kettaneh, 18, of Hollis, New Hampshire, rode to third.
