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chronofhorse.com | Hannah Sherk
After a nearly four-year process working with Olympic representatives to prepare Galway Downs in Temecula, California, to host equestrian events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, last week’s switch up shocked the venue’s owner, Ken Smith. When the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve Galway Downs in March, Smith was ready to celebrate.
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1 week ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Jillian Sinclair |Kimberly Loushin |Hannah Sherk |Christina Keim
For Shannon Lilley, sending in her entry for the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L was deeply personal. It wasn’t motivated by a desire to pave the way for a team berth or set herself up for bigger things in the future. Instead, it was about a lifelong journey towards a dream held by many upper-level eventers.
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1 week ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Kimberly Loushin |Hannah Sherk |Jillian Sinclair |Mollie Bailey
The U.S. Equestrian Federation, in collaboration with the U.S. Eventing Association, has announced a new national review process for innovative frangible cross-country jump designs.
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1 week ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Eliza Sydnor Romm |Jennifer B. Calder |Hannah Sherk |Kimberly Loushin
The Dressage Foundation has announced Laura DeCesari of Tucson, Arizona, as the recipient of the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. The Advanced Dressage Prize provides financial assistance for coaching and training to talented, committed, horse-and-rider combinations with the ability and plans to reach international standards of high-performance dressage.
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1 week ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Jennifer B. Calder |Tracy Gold |Hannah Sherk |Jamie Sindell
Truly balancing your horse requires understanding both longitudinal balance (front-to-back) and lateral balance (side-to-side). This delicate balancing act becomes particularly critical when navigating turns and circles. The Natural Banking TendencyPicture your horse with imaginary airplane wings extending from his shoulders. Just as an airplane banks during turns, horses naturally lean into curves.
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1 week ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Eliza Sydnor Romm |Hannah Sherk |Jude R. Florio |Rose Keller
Classical dressage master Charles de Kunffy died April 14. He was born in 1936 in Hungary and was a member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. He wrote seven books and many articles for the Journal of Equitation and Culture and has a lecture series online.
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chronofhorse.com | Hannah Sherk |Kimberly Loushin |Mollie Bailey |Melissa Wright
Six days after informing Galway Downs officials that the Temecula, California, venue would not host the 2028 Olympic equestrian events, the LA28 organizing committed announced today that Santa Anita Park has been confirmed as the new Olympic equestrian venue. The Arcadia, California, racetrack has a history with the Olympics. “The FEI has very fond memories of Santa Anita, which had hosted the equestrian events at the 1984 Olympic Games,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said in a press release.
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2 weeks ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Hannah Sherk
Galway Downs officials expressed disappointment Friday at the news that the Temecula venue is no longer being considered to host equestrian sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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2 weeks ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Sarah K. Susa |Hannah Sherk |Melissa Wright |Kimberly Loushin
One day after announcing Olympic show jumper Erynn Ballard as its 2024 Equestrian Of the Year, Equestrian Canada has “paused the award” due to concerns regarding a video of Ballard. “We are aware of concerns regarding a video involving our award recipient for Equestrian Of The Year,” EC wrote on Facebook and Instagram. “The video is under review in accordance with our safe sport policies, which are administered by our independent third-party complaints process.
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2 weeks ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Melissa Wright |Hannah Sherk |Erin Harty
In 1971, a leggy young Appendix Quarter Horse gelding named Texas caught the attention of the crowd at the Calgary International Horse Show (Alberta) when he veered sharply off course and jumped out the in-gate.
