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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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2 weeks ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Kimberly Loushin |Mollie Bailey |Rose Keller |Virginia Daffron
California-based hunter/jumper trainer Robert Sean Leckie has been temporarily suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, effective April 4. Leckie, who runs Blue Ridge Farm in San Juan Capistrano, California, is accused of “allegations of misconduct,” and the temporary suspension includes a no-contact directive, meaning he cannot contact certain parties involved in the complaint against him. A spokesman for Leckie indicated the case involves a sexual harassment claim against the trainer.
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3 weeks ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller
Dressage is under an intense, critical spotlight at the moment, Fédération Equestre Internationale Dressage Director Ronan Murphy acknowledged on the first day of the annual FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Members of the new FEI Dressage Strategic Action Plan working group, who presented their work publicly for the first time Monday, said they are considering a number of reforms but are not making any formal recommendations yet.
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1 month ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller
Para-dressage rider Fiona Howard had only one thing on her mind as she and Diamond Dunes trotted down their final centerline Sunday, moments before setting a new world record with their freestyle: staying on. The rubber band that keeps her right foot secured to the stirrup had snapped, taking away her base of support. “I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to do this.’ My right leg was doing its own thing and basically flying around,” Howard said.
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1 month ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller |Mollie Bailey |Christina Keim |Lindsay Berreth
Jenny Spain admits she’s always been one to look toward the future, and she has trouble living in the present moment. But last autumn, the amateur dressage rider allowed herself to celebrate a huge accomplishment when she earned her U.S. Dressage Federation gold medal on her self-made off-the-track Thoroughbred Some Caan Job. Spain, Catlett, Virginia, had trained her now-retired OTTB Turnaround Tony to Grand Prix in 2017, but she had yet to earn her gold medal.
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2 months ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller |Mollie Bailey |Christina Keim
For the fifth consecutive year, Germany stood atop the podium Thursday in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand Prix at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (Florida). Five countries entered the Nations Cup, with Germany earning 207.02 points, the U.S. taking second place (201.56) and Sweden finishing third (190.76).
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2 months ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Mollie Bailey |Christina Keim |Rose Keller |Sara Bradley
Much like the eponymous buckskin protagonist of “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” Come Back De Massa has a spirit that cannot be broken, his rider and co-owner Denielle Gallagher says. But as the pair have proven, their previous personal best Grand Prix freestyle record most certainly can be.
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2 months ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Christina Keim |Molly Sorge |Rose Keller
Amateur show jumper Gigi Moynihan has been riding horses since she could walk. She grew up foxhunting and riding hunters and jumpers, competing at the FEI North American Youth Championships when she was 15. But when she threw a leg over a dressage horse she was trying toward the end of 2022, she felt like a beginner again. “It was so embarrassing,” she said.
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2 months ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller |Christina Keim |Sara Bradley |Kimberly Loushin
Like many busy professional equestrians, Emily Morris often finds herself with more on the “to do” list than time to do it. Whether she is coaching one of her students—who range in age from 8 to her 81-year-old mother, Century Club member Janet Hadden—schooling a client’s horse, or working alongside her mother to care for their own herd at Russell’s Landing Farm in Avella, Pennsylvania, Morris is always on the move.
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2 months ago | 
chronofhorse.com | Rose Keller |Melissa Wright |Christina Keim
The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced today the combinations selected to represent the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, Feb. 19-23. This will be the first team outing of the 2025 competition season for the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, who will be led by Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig and team leader Laura Roberts. The following combinations will represent the Dutta Corp.
