Created in Rayas’s honor, this grant is designed to expand access to IEA competition for Hunt Seat riders in New York (IEA Zone 2). From IEA: 15-year-old IEA Hunt Seat rider Rayas Niccolini Greenlee is courageously fighting an aggressive pediatric brain cancer—and turning her fight into purpose through her Wish. A deeply dedicated and […]
Continue reading …World Equestrian Center’s New Rooftop Restaurants Open in Ocala
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on World Equestrian Center’s New Rooftop Restaurants Open in Ocala
Ocala, Florida – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) has completed The Equestrian Manor’s four-restaurant collection with the opening of The White Willow and Genievieve’s. Joining The Polo Pony and Emma’s Patisserie at The Equestrian Manor, which are already open on the ground floor, the additions of The White Willow and Genievieve’s introduce elevated rooftop dining to World Equestrian Center’s newest luxury […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Blessed are the Older Show Horses
January 29, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Blessed are the Older Show Horses
Pictured are Pour Me Sum Tequila (Keela) and the daughter of Tiffany Merry, who is leasing Keela this year to show under the guidance of Baker Training Stables, Olympia, WA. “Keela’s owner, Tarin Brascher, is taking the year off as a new mom, and Tiffany had just recently lost her show mare to a devastating […]
Continue reading …Important Status Update: Horse Protection Act Regulations
January 28, 2026 Comments Off on Important Status Update: Horse Protection Act Regulations
From the American Horse Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that it will postpone the effective date for the Horse Protection Amendments final rule. Previously scheduled to take effect on February 1, 2026, several provisions of the rule have […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Love Those Horse Show Dogs
January 28, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Love Those Horse Show Dogs
“If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am.” — Charles Yu. If you have a great photo of the day, please email it to: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
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By Cardon & Associates, Family First Senior Living Communities: In partnership with St Croix Hospice and RM Elite Esquire, Fall Creek Retirement Village granted a special wish to a long-time resident on Friday, January 16, 2026. Beth Yost has been an equestrian for many years. She had several horses in her lifetime, three of which she remembers fondly — Smokey, […]
Continue reading …57th Annual Mid-Winter Internet Auction –2 Auctions, Last Chance to Enter
January 27, 2026 Comments Off on 57th Annual Mid-Winter Internet Auction –2 Auctions, Last Chance to Enter
For Immediate Release January 27, 2026 – Round Hill, Virginia 2 Internet Horse Auctions – Catalogs Online – Last Chance to Enter “Two Internet auctions make up the 57th Annual Mid-Winter Auction,” announces Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “The WCHA Diamond In The Rough Auction for Halter prospects will be the first to close […]
Continue reading …Horizon Structures Presents Series: Will Your Horse Barn Weather The Wind?
January 27, 2026 Comments Off on Horizon Structures Presents Series: Will Your Horse Barn Weather The Wind?
By Nikki Alvin-Smith When construction plans are hatched for a new horse barn considerations for the wind and snow load are usually included in the engineering of the structure. Uplift of the roof caused by high winds or loss of sections of roof materials such as shingles or metal components can and does happen. […]
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Having Fun to the Nth Degree in 10 Degrees
January 27, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Having Fun to the Nth Degree in 10 Degrees
Our snow day challenge has been accepted! Meet AQHA gelding Luke out having some fun in the snow on this 10 degree day with Erin (rider) and Colton (in sled) Patterson. Thank you to Erin, Colton, and Luke for the fun photo! If you have a great photo of the day, please email us: Delores.Kuhlwein@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: When Life Gives You Snow
January 26, 2026 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: When Life Gives You Snow
“When we’re not showing in the summer… we are playing in the winter…” says Lisa Terry. This is Lisa with Sent Me A Loper. aka “Jack!” Thank you to Lisa for the fantastic photo, first posted by us in 2024! Photo by Copper Arrow Photography of Seymour, Wisconsin. We know many of you are inundated by snow […]
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