This week’s Cheltenham Festival will be brimming with people who came to the sport honing their skills through hunting and point-to-pointing. It is jump racing at an almost subsoil level. So if the ...
Miscommunication between the two can cause fallen poles or even refusals to jump. By Lisa Slade To an untrained observer, the arena for a show jumping competition may look like an oversized, abandoned ...
Oh my, the Radnor Hunt! There’s something utterly delightful about a group of horses thundering across open grass, their riders dressed in colorful silks, while charging toward jumps at full speed.
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Who does not like to watch the power and majesty of a horse in running full tilt and jumping a fence? Thoughts of freedom, beauty and playfulness come to mind. You can watch ...
At equestrian events, precision, grace and speed are all considerations. By Sarah Maslin Nir As show jumping horses stride through the arena, there is undeniable majesty, beauty and skillfulness. But ...
What is a show hunter judged on? What is a jump-off? Should you clap when a rider finishes? Everything you need to know about ...