The Plaid Horse

Savannah, Georgia is known for its rich history, warm hospitality, and stunning landscapes. One of the city’s most widely known landmarks is Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). “My goal as the coach is not only to create a winning team, but to keep up with industry standards and help riders look beyond their college riding career,” says Ashley Henry. “Everyone has the opportunity to continue their career as an equestrian.” Team members are treated like every other athlete with a goal to set each rider up for success. The team has access to a sports medicine department, personal trainer, and a yoga instructor. They are also held to a high academic standard.

Additional research into fallers included the development of RRMs for falls in Jump racing, which has demonstrated that the risk of falling was lower for starts made over padded style hurdles and has led to the recommendation that all birch hurdles be replaced with padded hurdles by October 2026.

Joy. Fear. Affection. The science of animal emotions has confirmed what many animal owners have long known: animals do have intense emotions. However, what they actually feel is not always what owners are used to thinking. “Advances in the science of animal emotions have had a transformative effect on our worldview,” says Dr Helena Telkanranta, the main author of the acclaimed nonfiction graphic novel The Mind of a Horse. Science Meets Comics.

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For Head Coach Alex Arute-Kacheris and her team, the door into the sport is open. As of this year, there are no tryouts. Being a D3 team, Wesleyan College Equine is not as “cutthroat” as a D1 team might be. Arute-Kacheris explains her philosophy as follows: “If the students had an interest in horses and wanted to show, I was game.” Out of the ten riders this year, four of them had never competed and two had never even ridden up until joining the team.

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who have been invited to participate in the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series, taking place January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This year’s clinicians for the mounted sessions are Anne Kursinski, Beezie Madden, and McLain Ward.

Gear up for the second Plaidcast Live event featuring special guest Tik Maynard! Get your FREE tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ezt-7kep Trainer, clinician, and international-level rider, Tik grew up riding in the show jumping ring and eventually became interested in the Modern Pentathlon, spending six years on the Canadian National Team. He competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, three World Championships and 11 World Cups before focusing his competitive sights on eventing. He was long-listed for the Canadian eventing team for the 2012 London Olympics. We hope to see you at the second edition of Plaidcast Live on December 18th!

•I serve the horse community by being active with the USHJA and trying to have a positive impact on those around me, whether that be as a positive role model to juniors in the barn or a friendly amateur competitor at a show. •My best piece of advice for young riders is trying matters. Kindness matters. Resilience matters. Empathy for your horse and fellow competitors matters. It is never the horse’s fault. -Leigh Gallagher Tricker

“In discussions with exhibitors, we have had an overwhelming number of requests to hold FEI shows,” said Philip Richter, Chairman of Lake Placid Horse Shows (LPHSA), Inc. “With the redesign and reconstruction of all our rings with new state-of-the-art, all-weather footing, we are now positioned to host exhibitors looking for every type of competition, whether it be FEI or national classes for juniors, amateurs and hunters. This will be a whole new exhibitor experience!”

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce Lana Ciaramella as the recipient of the 2024 Naomi Blumenthal Memorial Training Grant, which supports the furtherance of equestrian education. Ciaramella was announced as this year’s recipient at the 2024 USHJA Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 10.