ES Exclusive: The Devon Horse Show

…seats, where ladies crown themselves with fantastic feather-decked hats, and their escorts favor blue blazers and striped ties. They pour vintage wine and enjoy wicker baskets full of goodies as…

Suzi Drnec: Rana’s Rose

…a dark gray mare with white stockings and a wide blaze, and, always, those wise eyes. I wrote about Rana’s Eyes last year (click here) and received many beautiful letters…

Glossary of Equine Terms – S

…called distemper. Stripe: Elongated white marking down the front of the horse’s face. (Also called a blaze) Stringhalt: Condition characterized by the over-flexion of the hind legs, in which the…

Postcard from the AGA Championships

…year after I won it.” While Schuyler noted her blaze-faced bay was a bit fresh, having not done much jumping this year, she said, approaching the triple “I didn’t come…

U.S. Dressage Federation Logs 40,000

…Executive Director. The USDF registered 3,463 dressage horses in 2000, and the number of new horses registered per year has grown 78% since 1995. A chestnut with a blaze, two…

Huntsman’s Loss Unites Horsemen

…They don’t know what caused the blaze. But in many ways, good has come from Goodwin’s personal tragedy. Within a few weeks, the Landrum, Tryon and Columbus horse communities had…

Steeplechase Legend Lonesome Glory Dies

…4-year-old (clinching his first Eclipse with a historic victory over hurdles at Cheltenham in England) while still learning the game. The long-legged chestnut with a wide blaze won another championship…

Postcard from the AHJF Hunter Classic

…two horses of Louise Serio’s. Dream Date, a cute bay with a white blaze, was first with 90 points, followed by the brilliant chestnut, Red Panda, with 89.187. Strapless had…