The Chronicle of the Horse

6 days ago | chronofhorse.com | Hannah Sherk

Australian eventer Hazel Shannon says that when you have a 20-year-old horse in active riding and competition, you “don’t have a big picture plan—it’s just a day by day thing.” But when your horse is WillingaPark Clifford, on some of those days you win the Adelaide International CCI5*-L (Australia).

1 week ago | chronofhorse.com | Natalie Voss

This year’s Kentucky Derby drew 147,406 people to Churchill Downs, most of whom were soaked by persistent rain as they awaited an impressive performance by eventual winner Sovereignty. No matter what they paid for their tickets though, very few of them had as great a view of the race as Deputy Taya Workum. Workum works full-time job as a deputy sheriff for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Lake County, Ohio, but she also serves the department part-time as a mounted patrol officer.

1 week ago | chronofhorse.com | Laura Lemon

With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games, a highlight for the U.S. Equestrian Team, with riders earning multiple show jumping and eventing medals in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Among the Games’ equestrian highlights were the performances of the U.S. show jumping squad, which earned its first team gold medal.

1 week ago | chronofhorse.com | Nicole Mandracchia

Long before Olivia Cliver ever jumped a grand prix or competed in an FEI World Cup qualifier, her sights were set on a different goal: She wanted to take her off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding, My Mitch, to the advanced level of eventing and compete at the North American Young Rider Championships. “When I was a kid, I saw Rolex [Three-Day Event] one year on TV, and I was like, ‘I want to go do that,’ ” she said.

1 week ago | chronofhorse.com | Lindsay Berreth

In its heyday, the U.S. Equestrian Federation Grand Prix National Championship attracted riders from all over the country to go head-to-head at historic Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey, as part of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Now the Federation is hoping to turn the Grand Prix championship back into a prestigious, destination event for top U.S. riders.