Year: 2023

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Dressage

Lawder Finds Balancee in the Music and the Moment

Lawder Finds Balancee in the Music and the Moment In ballet, a balancé is a beautiful rocking step where a dancer moves while alternating balance between their feet in a three-step “down, up, down” motion with the legs. In dressage, Balancee is the name of Shelley Lawder’s upcoming international mount and the winner of Sunday’s FEI Intermediate 1 Freestyle CDI1*, […]
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Equine Blog

John French and Paradigm Prove Unbeatable in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Saratoga Classic I

John French and Paradigm Prove Unbeatable in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Saratoga Classic I John French continued his successful week with a victory aboard Paradigm in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on Saturday, June 17, 2023, during World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition at the Saratoga Classic I, held during the 25th anniversary of Saratoga Horse […]
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Equine Blog

Hallie Grimes Toasts to Margriet De Mariposa in Traverse City National Grand Prix

Hallie Grimes Toasts to Margriet De Mariposa in Traverse City National Grand Prix Hallie Grimes has had a lot of firsts in Traverse City. She jumped her first ranking class at Flintfields Horse Park, her first CSI2* grand prix, appeared in her first FEI North American Youth Championships, had her first high junior jumper victory, and now she scored her […]
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Equine Blog

Grischa Ludwig is NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Rider

Grischa Ludwig is NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Rider On Friday, May 26, Grischa Ludwig walked to the center of the arena to receive his awards at the 2023 NRHA European Futurity. Not only did he earn the NRHA Open class championship and American Paint Horse Association Chrome Cash, but these checks also pushed him past the threshold to become NRHA’s […]
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Equine Blog

McLain Ward gallops to victory at Upperville

McLain Ward Wins the $226,000 FEI CSI 4* Upperville Jumper Classic co-presented by Ethel M Chocolates and Lugano Diamonds at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show Presented by MARS Equestrian™ McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y. piloted Sport Four USA, LLC’s Quimi del Maset to victory in the $226,000 FEI CSI 4* Upperville Jumper Classic at the 170th Upperville Colt & […]
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Current Issue

Using AI to write equestrian articles and stories

Using AI to write equestrian articles and stories Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming many industries, including journalism and creative writing. AI writing tools can generate text based on a few words or phrases, using large language models trained on massive amounts of data from the internet. Some examples of AI writing tools are GPT-3, ChatGPT and Zapier. But can AI […]
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Current Issue

History of Polo

Polo is a sport that involves riding horses and hitting a ball with a long wooden mallet. It is one of the oldest team sports in the world, dating back to ancient times. In this blog post, The origins of polo are not very clear, but most historians agree that it started as a game played by nomadic warriors in […]