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FEATURES 50 RK3DE TO THE MAX Pro groom Max Corcoran reminisces
62 DEVON BY CARRIAGE The Devon Horse Show’s driving heritage
70 READY, SET, SHOW Show season gifts so hot, they’re cool
DEPARTMENTS 12 Sponsors 14 Letter from the President 16 Snapshot 20 USEF News 24 Seen & Heard COVER: On the Cover: Lynn Symansky and Donner at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Photo: Wendy Wooley/ EquiSport Photos
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36 Juniors’ Ring
READY, SET, SHOW
40 My First
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Our Show-Season Gift Guide
42 Hot Links “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE HORSES”
Behind the Scenes at RK3DE with Pro Groom Max Corcoran
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46 Horse Health 76 Around Town
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US EQUESTRIAN MAGAZINE Volume LXXXI, Spring Edition PUBLISHED BY The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. CHIEF MARKETING & CONTENT OFFICER Vicki Lowell | vlowell@usef.org EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Glenye Cain Oakford | goakford@usef.org CREATIVE DIRECTOR Candice McCown | cmccown@usef.org ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kim Russell | 859 225 6938 | krussell@usef.org DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP & SALES Lauren Carlisle | lcarlisle@usef.org DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL & VIDEO CONTENT Andrea Evans | aevans@usef.org EDITORIAL STAFF Mark Coley, Andrea Evans, Kathleen Landwehr, Dana Rossmeier, Eileen Schnettler CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Sarah Coleman, Christopher Oakford, Lexie Stovel
US Equestrian Magazine (ISSN 1548-873X) is published five times a year: Horse of the Year Special Edition, Spring/Spectator’s Guide, Winter, Fall, Winter, by the United States Equestrian Federation®, 4047 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511; Phone: (859) 258-2472; Fax: (859) 231-6662. (ISSN:1548-873X). NOTE: Effective Issue 1 of 2015, Equestrian Magazine will be published and provided electronically and only four editions will have a limited number of printed copies. Only the Horse of the Year Special Edition will provided in the U.S. Mail. USEF is not responsible for the opinions and statements expressed in signed articles and paid advertisements. These opinions are not necessarily the opinions of USEF and its staff. While the Federation makes every effort to avoid errors, we assume no liability to anyone for mistakes or omissions. It is the policy of the Federation to report factually and accurately in Equestrian and to encourage and to publish corrections whenever warranted. Kindly direct any comments or inquiries regarding corrections to Vicki Lowell vlowell@usef.org or by direct dial 859-225-2024. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Equestrian, 4047 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511. Canadian Publications Agreement No. 40845627. For Canadian returns, mail to Canada Express, 7686 #21 Kimble Street Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5S1E9. (905) 672-8100. Reproduction of any article, in whole or part, by written permission only of the Editor. Equestrian: Publisher, United States Equestrian Federation®, Chief Executive Officer, William J. Moroney (859) 225-6912. Director of Advertising, Kim Russell (859) 225-6938. Copyright © 2017. US Equestrian is the official publication of the United States Equestrian Federation, the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in the USA, and is an official publication of USEF.
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themselves? What is best for our future and how we provide access to those who want to experience the joy but can’t afford it? What is best for all disciplines, not just our discipline? We need to not just share the joy, but also protect the joy. It’s our collective responsibility. Don’t complain or blame. Do something about it. Get involved. We are a volunteer organization, and we want your input and involvement. I chose to write this letter in this issue of US Equestrian that previews the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Why? Simple answer: this competition is the single biggest equestrian spectator event in the United States, attracting more than 80,000 spectators over four days. It does so because it truly does lead the way in sharing the joy and welcoming everyone to be part of it. While the competition is at the highest level of eventing, nothing about the weekend makes you feel it’s an elitist sport. After spending time with U.S. eventing’s leadership and riders, you can see good values throughout. They focus on the sport at all levels. They work passionately on horse welfare and safety issues to improve their sport. Importantly, they have built a welcoming, down-to-earth culture on display each year at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event, effectively sharing it with the broader public. We can all learn from it. This is an exciting time for US Equestrian.We will passionately share the joy, protect the joy, and grow our sport. We hope you will join us. In the meantime, enjoy the Rolex Kentucky ThreeDay Event. It’s an amazing event. See you there! Murray S. Kessler
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The best time to avoid lastminute headaches with your horse show entry is before you ever fill it out. With US Equestrian’s new website, USequestrian.org, it’s fast and easy to take care of preshow business like renewing your US Equestrian membership and recording your horse for points, so you can focus on competing. Check these things off your list now and enjoy your show season!
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Join or renew your US Equestrian membership. Doing this at least a week before a show saves time and paperwork when you get to a competition. Joining as a competing member ($55) makes good financial sense if you plan to show more than once this year. Start at USequestrian.org. Joining for the first time? Click Join USEF in the menu on the homepage. Renewing? Log in, click My USEF at the upper-right corner of the home page, which takes you to your Member Dashboard. Click the Renew USEF Membership tile and follow the prompts. Record your horse to collect points. Want a shot at national and regional/ zone year-end awards in more than 150
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U.S. CENTER FOR SAFESPORT OPENS US Equestrian is pleased to announce the opening of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the first national nonprofit solely dedicated to preserving the safety and well-being of athletes. Its purpose is to enable every sport participant to thrive by fostering a national sport culture of respect and safety, in and out of competition. The Center is located in Denver, Colorado. The Center has adopted a SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement that applies to i t s 47- m e m b e r N a t i o n a l Governing Bodies, including US Equestrian. The SafeSport Co d e d e f i n e s p ro h i b i te d conduct, including sexual misconduct. It also imposes on all US Equestrian members and participants a mandatory duty to report such misconduct to the Center. The Center will exclusively i n v e s t i g a t e a n d re s o l v e
alleged sexual misconduct reports it receives. It also will provide education and prevention resources related to sexual misconduct and other forms of misconduct, including emotional or physical misconduct, bullying, hazing, and harassment. As it relates to reports of sexual misconduct, the Center has exclusive jurisdiction over “Covered Individuals,” which includes any person within the disciplinary authority of US Equestrian’s 29 breeds and disciplines. This extends to all members, competition participants, and anyone US Equestrian authorizes, approves, or appoints to a position of authority over athletes or who has frequent contact with athletes. Fo r m o re i n fo r m a t i o n about the U.S. Center for SafeSport, visit safesport.org or USequestrian.org.
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In & Around the Ring “[Lonoir] is very honest and trying really hard. It is exciting to see the work Debbie and I have been doing with him start to reflect in the scores. It is exciting because I know there is still lots of room for improvement.” - Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, after she and Lonoir won the FEI Grand Prix and FEI Grand Prix Special en route to helping The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team earn a silver medal in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3*.
“We had a young team with great veteran stability. The two veterans [Georgina Bloomberg and Ali Wolff] imparted a lot of confidence. With a team, it is not just about what they do on a horse, it is how they interact with one another. Everyone meshed really well together this week.” - Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, on the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team after its silver-medal finish in the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup™ at CSIO4* Wellington.
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HH Azur celebrated with some airs above the ground after winning the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final I (Jumping Speed Class) in Omaha, Neb., with rider McLain Ward. The pair went on to win the Jumping Final title.
Katie Whaley and her Welsh-cross ponies gallop out of a marathon obstacle on their way to winning the USEF Pair Pony Combined Driving National Championship at Live Oak International.
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Prior to the start of the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup™ at CSIO4* Wellington, Laura Kraut’s longtime team horse, Cedric, was officially retired in a ceremony with owners Bob and Margaret Duprey of Cherry Knoll Farm, Johanna Burtsoff, and Laura Kraut.
The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Rider Stars and Stripes Teams listen to the national anthem at the awards ceremony of the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/ Test Event. The Stars and Stripes Three-Gaited sections won gold, the Stars FiveGaited section tied for gold with South Africa, and the Stripes Five-Gaited section won silver.
“Coming second to Isabell still feels an awful lot like winning, and you don’t have to win first place to have that feeling.” - Laura Graves, after she and Verdades finished second to famed rider Isabell Werth in the FEI World CupTM Dressage Final and had a personal best freestyle score of 85.307%.” USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 25
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Prep with the Pros: New Learning Center Videos The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover is an awe-inspiring annual event that showcases the best eventing athletes from around the world. If it’s inspired you to learn more about the sport or up your game on the crosscountry course, check out the new US Equestrian Learning Center’s eventing videos at USequestrian.org/learn. The Learning Center features over 35 educational videos and additional resources covering all the US Equestrian-recognized breeds and disciplines, including eventing. The eventing videos feature training tips and exercises from top riders, trainers, grooms, and veterinarians. US Equestrian members get full access to 28 SPRING ISSUE 2017
the Learning Center, so log in and start learning more or join now at USequestrian.org/join. Top Five Cross-Country Schooling Exercises with Boyd Martin Released in April 2017, the newest Learning Center video features Olympic eventing rider Boyd Martin. Watch as he demonstrates five cross-country schooling exercises he likes to practice with his horses at home. This video features many tips that are sure to improve your next schooling session.
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Olympic eventer Boyd Martin, featured in the newest Learning Center video, piloted Welcome Shadow to win the 2017 Land Rover Wellington Eventing Showcase.
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Introduction to Cross-Country with David O’Connor and Lauren Kieffer Are you interested in jumping crosscountry for the first time, or introducing a new horse to the thrill of jumping outside the ring? Chef d’Equipe and Olympian David O’Connor gives top tips on how to properly and safely introduce you or your horse to riding cross-country, featuring demonstrations by Olympian and 2016 Rolex/USEF Four-Star Eventing National Champion Lauren Kieffer. While this video covers the basics, it is a must-watch for eventing riders of all levels.
Top Three Cross-Training Exercises with Kim Severson With three separate phases, eventing takes a horse with endurance and stamina. Kim Severson, U.S. Olympic silver medalist and three-time winner of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, demonstrates three cross-training exercises she uses to keep her horses in top shape.
Introduction to the Vet Box with Max Corcoran & Dr. Susan Johns Do you ever wonder what happens in the finish area after the cross-country phase? Olympic groom Max Corcoran and Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team veterinarian Dr. Susan Johns take you through the “vet box” procedures, explaining the steps taken to ensure the horses’ safety and welfare after a demanding cross-country run.
Walking a Cross-Country Course with Phillip Dutton Walking a cross-country course is very different from walking a show jumping course, as it can involve upwards of 30 obstacles and span miles of terrain. Olympic medalist Phillip Dutton takes you on a walk around a CIC3* cross-country course and gives tips about various parts of the course, including water obstacles.
If you like to reward your horse with edible treats, remember to be mindful of exactly what you’re feeding: some natural ingredients, like honey and licorice, can cause an accidental drug positive. “You may think something sounds familiar and benign, but you don’t necessarily know what’s in it,” said Dr. Stephen Schumacher, DVM, chief administrator of US Equestrian’s Equine Drugs and Medications Program. “You know the plant, but you might not know what its active constituents might be.” A variety of common and innocentsounding ingredients can cause unexpected positives. Any tea extract can contain caffeine, even those that have been “decaffeinated.” Some honey can also contain caffeine. Poppy seeds can contain amounts of morphine that can be enough to trigger a positive. The forbidden substance eugenol occurs naturally in such foods as licorice, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, and celery. Want to Be Sure? Call the Experts! Not sure about your treats? Call the Equine Drugs and Medications Program at 1-800-633-2472, give them the complete list of ingredients, and they’ll check it out. “We don’t want to discourage people from doing this for their horses, but you have to be careful,” said Schumacher. “We’d rather educate than adjudicate! No question is too silly to ask—just give us a call. If you submit a list, we can look at the individual ingredients and respond back to you. It’s all part of being a US Equestrian member.” To learn more about US Equestrian’s Equine Drugs and Medications Program, check out the Learning Center video “Equine Drugs and Medications Best Practices: Five Steps to Avoid Horse Drug Violations.” To get there, click “Safety & Welfare” under the Learning Center tab on US Equestrian’s homepage, USequestrian.org. USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 29
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We asked three pros what they never leave home without when it’s show time—and we got some unexpected answers! From shoestrings to hairspray, here are their show trunk staples. Tom McCutcheon, McCutcheon Reining Horses Two-time USEF Open Reining Champion, gold medalist at three Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games “The three things that I don’t think I could live without in my tack trunk are hairspray, duct tape, and scissors. The duct tape we use to secure the polo wraps on the horses, because Velcro can come unfastened and prove a hazard in the warm-up pen. The scissors are mainly just something that we always seem to use at a horse show, whether for cutting the duct tape, squaring up the bottom of a horse’s tail, opening bales of hay, or any other small task around the show. The hairspray—well, it’s by far the most important for me. I use the hairspray to secure my hat to my head in the show pen. In reining, it is important to present a professional and traditional image in the pen, and a hat flying off in a fast circle or on a rundown takes away from the image of the run.” 32 SPRING ISSUE 2017
Patty Stovel, Patty Stovel Training Trainer/rider of multiple hunter Horses of the Year and numerous winners of International Hunter Futurity titles “I think the three most important things to me while packing my tack trunk are to have a variety of bits, my laser therapy machine, and my sunglasses. “Of these, a variety of bits is definitely the most important to me. This is because I think all horses are individuals and they won’t all be happy in a plain snaffle. Some horses even need different bits on different days: if I have a horse that is usually very quiet but has a day where he is feeling fresh, I might choose a different bit to account for his extra energy. “As far as the laser goes, we have a few different therapies like that we use … I really believe they help with soreness or stiffness in our horses. Keeping horses on a good therapy program can make a huge difference in their performance. Keeping horses feeling happy and healthy is the base of any good program.
Left to right: Smith Lilly packs shoestrings. “You can fix all kinds of things with a shoestring,” he said. A good variety of bits is a must-pack for champion show jumper Patti Stovel, here aboard Carigor Z
PHOTOS: HOWARD SCHATZBERG, COURTESY OF MEGAN MANUBAY (OPPOSITE) WALTENBERRY, BRANDI CHASE
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Champion reiner Tom McCutcheon, shown here with Survivorman, won’t head out for a show without a pair of scissors and a roll of duct tape.
A neatly packed tack trunk keeps your essentials within easy reach, reducing your stress at a show.
“The sunglasses, well, I show a lot in the South, and you aren’t much use as a rider or trainer if you can’t see because of the sun! “It is most important to make sure that water buckets are easily accessible. You should be able to pull a bucket out at a gas station to give horses water during a longer trip or when they’re standing on the trailer waiting for their class. The other thing that I think should be extremely accessible on the trailer is an emergency medical supply kit. Even during short trips, freak accidents can happen and having something that you can quickly grab can make a huge difference in the recovery of that animal.”
“A well-stocked groom’s box with brushes, curries, combs, hoof pick and grease, hoof black, sponge and towel is important, too. And my master list, which says what every horse wears and needs. That list tells which bridle to use, where the curb chain and cavesson go, how the bridle was adjusted to fit, what saddle they wear to show, and whether they wear a saddle pad to show. My master list for each show is crucial. That way, if someone has a question about what to do or what to put on a horse before he or she shows, we can just refer to one page. “Make sure you do a full dress rehearsal of your show attire to make sure everything fits and you don’t have missing buttons, because that’s the worst, when you’re getting ready to go into the ring and you don’t have a button—which is when a shoestring comes in handy! “Focus on the trip from the horse’s perspective. When you’re packing, think about what your horse needs to be comfortable. Do you need to take a fan because it’s going to be hot? Do you want to arrive in the heat of the day? What about traffic on the road when you’re hauling? You want your horse to have a smooth trip, not be stuck in traffic, so maybe leave a little earlier. Does your horse want to ride forward or backward in the trailer? You want to put them next to a horse they get along with, not one they can’t stand. Think about all those things to make your horse’s trip as comfortable as possible.”
Smith Lilly, Mercer Springs Farm Trainer, author of Saddle Seat Horsemanship, presenter of the winners of more than 100 World’s Championship titles “I always take shoestrings. You can fix all kinds of things with shoestrings. I like the fat ones, not the thin ones, because they’re stronger, but we take both. I would never take a fine harness horse to the ring without bringing a shoestring, in case something breaks on the harness. Shoestrings are also useful for putting in false tails, and they make great underpasses for our jodhpurs; they run under the boot to hold them down so they don’t ride up your leg. I’ve many times used a shoestring for that because my underpass broke.
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OSPHOS® (clodronate injection) Bisphosphonate For use in horses only. Brief Summary (For Full Prescribing Information, see package insert) CAUTION: Federal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. DESCRIPTION: Clodronate disodium is a non-amino, chlorocontaining bisphosphonate. Chemically, clodronate disodium is (dichloromethylene) diphosphonic acid disodium salt and is manufactured from the tetrahydrate form. INDICATION: For the control of clinical signs associated with navicular syndrome in horses. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Horses with hypersensitivity to clodronate disodium should not receive OSPHOS. WARNINGS: Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. HUMAN WARNINGS: Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children. Consult a physician in case of accidental human exposure. PRECAUTIONS: As a class, bisphosphonates may be associated with gastrointestinal and renal toxicity. Sensitivity to drug associated adverse reactions varies with the individual patient. Renal and gastrointestinal adverse reactions may be associated with plasma concentrations of the drug. Bisphosphonates are excreted by the kidney; therefore, conditions causing renal impairment may increase plasma bisphosphonate concentrations resulting in an increased risk for adverse reactions. Concurrent administration of other potentially nephrotoxic drugs should be approached with caution and renal function should be monitored. Use of bisphosphonates in patients with conditions or diseases affecting renal function is not recommended. Administration of bisphosphonates has been associated with abdominal pain (colic), discomfort, and agitation in horses. Clinical signs usually occur shortly after drug administration and may be associated with alterations in intestinal motility. In horses treated with OSPHOS these clinical signs usually began within 2 hours of treatment. Horses should be monitored for at least 2 hours following administration of OSPHOS.
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Bisphosphonates affect plasma concentrations of some minerals and electrolytes such as calcium, magnesium and potassium, immediately post-treatment, with effects lasting up to several hours. Caution should be used when administering bisphosphonates to horses with conditions affecting mineral or electrolyte homeostasis (e.g. hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, hypocalcemia, etc.). The safe use of OSPHOS has not been evaluated in horses less than 4 years of age. The effect of bisphosphonates on the skeleton of growing horses has not been studied; however, bisphosphonates inhibit osteoclast activity which impacts bone turnover and may affect bone growth. Bisphosphonates should not be used in pregnant or lactating mares, or mares intended for breeding. The safe use of OSPHOS has not been evaluated in breeding horses or pregnant or lactating mares. Bisphosphonates are incorporated into the bone matrix, from where they are gradually released over periods of months to years. The extent of bisphosphonate incorporation into adult bone, and hence, the amount available for release back into the systemic circulation, is directly related to the total dose and duration of bisphosphonate use. Bisphosphonates have been shown to cause fetal developmental abnormalities in laboratory animals. The uptake of bisphosphonates into fetal bone may be greater than into maternal bone creating a possible risk for skeletal or other abnormalities in the fetus. Many drugs, including bisphosphonates, may be excreted in milk and may be absorbed by nursing animals. Increased bone fragility has been observed in animals treated with bisphosphonates at high doses or for long periods of time. Bisphosphonates inhibit bone resorption and decrease bone turnover which may lead to an inability to repair micro damage within the bone. In humans, atypical femur fractures have been reported in patients on long term bisphosphonate therapy; however, a causal relationship has not been established. ADVERSE REACTIONS: The most common adverse reactions reported in the field study were clinical signs of discomfort or nervousness, colic and/or pawing. Other signs reported were lip licking, yawning, head shaking, injection site swelling, and hives/pruritus.
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IHSA Celebrates 50th Anniversary The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s National Championships, which take place May 4-7 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena in Lexington, also will commemorate the IHSA’s 50th anniversary this year. The IHSA, an Alliance Partner of US Equestrian, has a lot to celebrate, says Bob Cacchione, who founded the organization in 1967 when he was a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Teaneck, N.J., campus in 1968. “The first horse show was Teaneck against the Madison campus, 40 miles south,” recalled Cacchione, who started with six riders and a $200 budget for his first show. Today, the IHSA covers 39 regions and about 350 hunt seat and 150 Western shows 36 SPRING ISSUE 2017
annually, with 10,000 riders competing. Approximately 400 will qualify for Nationals in hunt seat, Western, and team and individual competition. “I didn’t care what one’s financial ability was or what one’s riding ability was,” Cacchione explained. “I wanted everyone to have the possibility and the opportunity to learn how to ride, as well as the opportunity to compete. “IHSA is open to everyone, which is so important. You could be a walk-trot
rider who had been in a camp as a 10-yearold and never had another opportunity to ride, but the desire was always there. Or maybe you rode and even competed all through your childhood and are now coming to college. If you go out for the football, basketball, or swim team when you’re in college, if you haven’t done that sport all through high school and maybe even earlier, forget about making the team. But in riding that’s not the case. There are eight different levels on the hunt seat side
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF BOB CACCHIONE/IHSA (OPPOSITE) SPORTFOT
The IHSA now hosts some 500 hunt seat and Western shows a year for riders like Meg Rothermich (above, with coach Ken Copenhaver) from Miami University of Ohio, 1988’s IHSA National Champion and Stock Seat Equitation High Point Rider.
and seven different levels on the Western side, from walk-trot to Medal Maclay riders and from walk-jog to reining riders.” The IHSA fosters camaraderie among riders of various skills—and that’s a valuable life skill, too. “All over the country, I see open riders and intermediate riders, who, when they’re finished with their flat and their fences, their coats come off, they roll up their sleeves, and they’re helping the walk-trot-canter riders out there,” said Cacchione. “They’re wiping off those riders’ boots when the coach puts them on the horse. They’re talking to them and encouraging them. I’ve seen riders who are Medal Maclay riders, and their best friends are walk-trot riders. They make lifelong friends when they come to college and ride together on their teams.” And because it provides horses both for riders’ lessons and shows—where riders draw their mount assignments from a hat—the IHSA helps riders start or continue riding without the expense of keeping and showing their own horse. Cacchione credits coaches who have remained active in intercollegiate programs, even after going professional and launching their own operations, with helping give the IHSA such longevity and vibrancy. “They’re making themselves available so that all these riders can move forward,” he said. “They go to US Equestrian Federation and U.S. Hunter Jumper Association shows, too, and junior riders and their parents ask them about the intercollegiate program. All of these professionals are IHSA ambassadors.” As part of the 2017 IHSA National Championships, Cacchione noted, students and attendees can also attend the US Equestrian job fair, featuring colleges and equine-related companies. “It’s not just the riding,” Cacchione said. “The IHSA is also about opening doors in the industry for all these young students out there.” A 50th anniversary celebration after the last class in the Alltech Arena on Friday, May 5, will include a parade of teams and will honor graduating seniors, followed by an anniversary party. There will also be a Memory Wall for current and past IHSA riders to share their own recollections. To contribute your stories and photos, visit ihsalumniassociation.com. “I never expected it to spread across the country,” Cacchione said. “Today we have over 400 colleges and 10,000 riders. I’m very proud of that. And many more schools, over 60, now have equine studies programs, too.” For more about the IHSA and its history, visit ihsainc.com.
Child Rider Championship for Jumpers Debuts at 2017 NAJYRC The Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North is getting a new children’s jumper division this year. The NAJYRC offers an exciting opportunity for riders in various age groups and from several disciplines to compete against their peers in a championship format similar to that of international senior championships. The 2017 show jumping events, including the new children’s division, will take place July 19-23 in Saugerties, N.Y. The Child Rider Championships will be open to FEI riders ages 12-14, with fences up to 1.25 meters. It will consist of both team and individual championships. Each United States Hunter Jumper Association zone is invited to field a team of four horse/rider combinations, plus one traveling reserve who is eligible to compete as an individual. To be eligible this year under FEI age rules, a child must be born on or between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2005. For more information on the difference between USEF and FEI ages, see the FEI Age Determination informational sheet on the FEI North American Children’s/Junior/Young Rider Championships page at USequestrian.org. Athletes wishing to represent their zone must complete the online application at USequestrian.org no later than June 19, 2017. Applications are located in the My USEF area at the top right of the home page; click My USEF, then Athlete Dashboard, then Online Applications. Each horse/athlete also must earn a Certificate of Capability by completing a course set at 1.20 meters or higher with a score of four or fewer faults between Jan. 1, 2017, and June 18, 2017. Riders will be invited from each zone based on ranking order on the USEF Children’s Horse/Rider Ranking List dated June 17, 2017. The list, which will calculate money won through the weekend of May 28, 2017, is based on money won at 1.20 meters and above, and the money ages out over the calendar year. For more information, including a chart of how money-won values decrease over time, see the FEI Children’s Horse/Rider Ranking List Guidelines informational sheet on the US Equestrian website. Have questions? Contact Jennifer Haydon at jhaydon@usef.org or (859) 225-6911. USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 37
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Aubrey Barrow and her first lesson pony, the Welsh pony Amulet, share a quiet moment at Elaine Schott’s River Mountain Farm in Versailles, Ky.
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Hunter jumper trainer Elaine Schott of River Mountain Farm in Versailles, Ky., gave Aubrey Barrow her first riding lesson on Amulet the Welsh pony.
My First Lesson Aubrey Barrow, 9, bubbled over with joy at her first lesson on Amulet the Welsh pony at hunter jumper trainer Elaine Schott’s River Mountain Farm in Versailles, Ky. Her enthusiasm also inspired mom Ariel. “She got really interested in horses after that!” said Ariel, who was proud of Aubrey for walking, trotting, and cantering on her first ride. “She learned how to take care of the pony, how to get the pony out of its stall, how to mount, and then went all the way to cantering on her own. She did great! She talks about it often.” So are more lessons in the cards for Aubrey? Ariel thinks it’s likely. “We would love that!” said Ariel, who confessed she’s tempted to try riding herself. “It seems very relaxing.”
It wasn’t just the riding that mother and daughter enjoyed. It was also just being among horses and ponies. “When we were waiting in the barn, she got to see all of the horses and ponies pop their heads out of their stalls,” said Ariel, a mother of three. “She got to go down the barn aisle, learn their names, and talk to them. She really enjoyed that. “We try to instill a work ethic in our kids,” she added, “and I really loved the fact that the lesson started with how to groom and
take care of the pony before you jump right into the riding. It’s about responsibility.” Horsemanship teaches life skills, and Ariel saw more evidence of that when her daughter took to the saddle for the first time. “I was surprised by how quickly she progressed in her independence on the pony,” she said. “Seeing her stand with a pony and seeing her face light up was so special. Seeing her experience something new and find so much enjoyment in that was my favorite part.” USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 41
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Link Up at USequestrian.org Discover the Joy Get inspired: watch US Equestrian’s “Discover the Joy of Horse Sports” video at USequestrian.org. And keep an eye out for the Discover the Joy Tour, with stops planned at competitions throughout the year. Don’t miss out on our athlete meet-and-greets, US Equestrian merchandise giveaways, and more. Simplify with My USEF After logging in to USequestrian.org, US Equestrian members will see the My USEF button near the upper-right corner of the homepage. Clicking it takes you to your Member Dashboard, which makes it simple to renew membership, record a horse, buy insurance, upload microchipping and age-verification material, and much more—all from one location.
Get to a Competition From roadsters to reining, Western dressage to English pleasure—whatever your riding or driving style, you can find all the resources you need at USequestrian.org/compete. Find a USEF-licensed competition on our Competition Calendar. Licensed officials, show managers, and exhibitors can download forms and locate additional resources, too. Get Social with @USequestrian Go behind the scenes, meet U.S. athletes and horses, and discover the joy of horse sports with US Equestrian. Use #JoinTheJoy and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.
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Keeping competition horses healthy before, during, and after transport is key to show-ring success. Whether you’re shipping a competition horse across the city or across the nation, it’s important to do everything possible to ensure he arrives on show grounds in the best possible shape. While many preparations are dependent on the individual animal, some are consistent no matter the breed of horse or the discipline in which he is competing. Vaccines One of the best ways to keep a competition horse in tip-top shape is to make sure his health is as protected as possible. Following vaccination guidelines set forth by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and those recommended by the horse’s attending veterinarian will give him the best shot at not falling ill during transport or while at a competition. The AAEP guidelines coincide with United States Equestrian Federation regulations for this reason. Two important vaccines are the equine herpesvirus (EHV) and the equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccines, says Dr. Olivia Rudolphi of Rudolphi Veterinary Service, Ltd., in Wendelin, Ill. A three-star 46 SPRING ISSUE 2017
Fédération Equestre Internationale endurance veterinarian and chair of the veterinary selection panel for the United States Endurance Team, Rudolphi said, “It’s important to follow the correct original vaccine series and then booster of every six months.” If the planned travel is out of state, it’s worth checking the destination state veterinarian’s website to see what vaccines they suggest for their area. Also worth investigating: the strangles vaccine, says Dr. Martha Rodgers, owner of Shephard Hill Equine in Lexington, Ky. Strangles is a contagious bacterial disease that affects the respiratory tract of horses and causes swelling of the lymph nodes.
It can sideline a competition horse for multiple weeks, potentially derailing qualification for year-end competition. Dr. Liz J. Barrett, sport horse and surgery associate at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, reminds those who show, “It’s most important to ensure your horse is current [on vaccines] at least two weeks before travelling. EHV/ EIV as recommended by USEF [every six months] are probably the vaccinations most important to help prevent horse-to-horse transmission at a highvolume show,” Barrett said. “Rabies is probably most important from a human safety perspective.” Dietary Considerations Because transport can be hard on horses, it’s important to keep as many things the same as possible before a horse travels. If changes are warranted, however, it’s important that they be done slowly to minimize the potential for gastric upset or colic. For example, if a horse is making a multi-day trip or will be flying to his destination, Rudolphi will occasionally limit or decrease any high-energy or carbohydrate feeds, as it can affect muscular and gastrointestinal health.
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While both vets agree that the introduction of pre/probiotics or other nutraceutical supplements before travel depends on the individual horse’s needs, Rudolphi insists you should not change or administer anything right before travel, to reduce the risk of adverse reactions. Hydration Hydration is crucial to a horse arriving at his destination healthy and in show shape. “Hydration is key for any horse undergoing transport, prior to departure, during transit, and upon arrival,” explained Rodgers. “A concentrated electrolyte paste has been shown to help increase thirst in horses and would be helpful to administer the day before leaving and again upon arrival.” Regular Rest Transportation concerns largely depend on the individual animal. Some horses are old pros at travel, while some of the most-seasoned show horses still get anxious when it comes time to load. Whether or a not a horse shows it outwardly, transport is innately somewhat stressful for the animal. Knowing your horse well is key to easy transport and transition to the show grounds. Whether the horse wears bandages and the direction the horse faces during travel are all personal preferences. What is non-negotiable for traveling horses is that they have access to water and the ability to rest for a minimum of 30 minutes every six to eight hours. During this downtime, horses should be checked for signs of stress, overheating, and gastric discomfort. The ability to put eyes on the horse before it arrives at its destination can help stave off potential complications once he arrives. Upon Arrival Once the horse arrives on show grounds, he may need a few hours, or even a few days, to acclimate to his temporary home away from home.
STAY UP TO DATE ON DISEASES While a horse’s attending veterinarian is the first line of defense in keeping him safe during travel, it’s important that owners and trainers also stay up-to-date on equine disease outbreaks and adjust their competition plans accordingly. If your horse is traveling out of state, contact the state veterinarian’s office in his destination state to find out about potential issues as well as healthcertificate policies. Here are other resources that can help:
Equine Disease and Communications Center equinediseasecc.org/outbreaks.aspx
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“It’s really important for people to know what’s normal for their horse, like how many piles of manure are normal, how many buckets of water they typically drink, do they lie down at night or during the day, how much and where do they normally sweat—things like that,” explained Barrett. “Then, if you see your horse doing something outside of that normal, like not attacking the hay as soon as it’s put in the stall or not finishing grain, you can contact the show veterinarian.” It’s not always possible to ship in days before an event, but the longer the competition or the more physically taxing the event, the more beneficial it is for the horse to have a few days to transition to the environment and recover from shipping, advises Rudolphi. The area of the country the horse has shipped to should also be taken into consideration. If he’s traveled to a place where there is more heat and humidity than he’s used to, or if he’s going to show in an environment with a significantly different altitude from his home base, he might need more time to settle in. “Altitude and heat index (heat and humidity) are the factors that most often would impact a horse’s ability to perform,” Rodgers said. “Signs of heat stress in an area with a high heat index [like the Deep South] might include excessive sweating or minimal sweating, muscle weakness or ataxia (lack of coordination), decreased drive to drink , increased respiratory rate, and lack of normal energy.” Ample time, typically between one and three days, can help horses adjust to changes and allow them to perform at their best. Opposite: Keeping your horse’s vaccines up to date are an important step in protecting him during travel.
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“It’s cool because we’re behind the scenes, and, basically, we know more about the horses than even the riders do,” said professional groom Max Corcoran, shown here removing the studs an event horse wears for additional traction during the crosscountry phase.
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International pro groom Max Corcoran has had the ultimate insider’s view of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover since 2002. This year, she took us behind the scenes with some of her most memorable Rolex moments. STORY BY GLENYE CAIN OAKFORD
Anyone would have forgiven Max Corcoran for calling it quits after her first Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bayer back in 2002. She had signed on as a groom with Olympic medalists Karen and David O’Connor just a few months before—a move that placed her at the heart of one of eventing’s most successful, and busiest, programs. That year, the O’Connors rolled into North America’s most prestigious eventing competition with a total of seven horses to ride, as well as a schedule of horsemanship demonstrations. The schedule promised to be not just rigorous, but epic—and exhausting. And then the rain came. “On cross-country day on Saturday, it was fine the first half of the day, and then it started to rain at the lunch break,” Corcoran recently recalled. “It rained so hard the competition was completely divided between the horses who went in the morning and the horses who went in the afternoon. A lot of people just withdrew. It rained and rained and rained and rained.” Of the 34 riders who took to the course during the deluge, 10 ultimately withdrew, three were eliminated, and another five retired. One of the day’s withdrawals was the leader after
dressage, William Fox-Pitt on Springleaze Macaroo. Another was Bally-Mar, the mare Corcoran arrived with when she came to the O’Connors in late 2001. Bally-Mar was supposed to be the last horse to start on cross-country that day, but with the footing growing muddier, Karen O’Connor withdrew her. Back in the barns, a senior O’Connor groom who was working her last Rolex Kentucky ThreeDay before heading off to get married, confessed to Corcoran, “I am not going to miss this!” But Corcoran, then 28, wasn’t fazed. “I was the other way,” she recalled. “I was all, ‘I can’t wait to come back next year!’ “You know what it taught me?” she added. “Invest in two sets of really good rain gear, and always pack dry socks!” It’s All About the Horses If pedigree were destiny, Marion Maxwell Corcoran—the daughter of a bond trader and a meeting coordinator for Fidelity Investments— should have ended up on Wall Street; she did pull a five-year stretch as an associate stockbroker in Boston, but the horses proved the greater lure. The horse bug bit when she was
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“CROSS-COUNTRY MORNING AT ROLEX IS REALLY STILL. TIME SEEMS TO MOVE SLOWER THAT MORNING.” in fourth grade and started taking riding lessons with a friend. From there she foxhunted, evented, and eventually started grooming for Robert Costello, an Olympic eventer and Pan American Games team gold medalist who now chairs US Equestrian’s Eventing Selection Committee. It seemed like perfect training for a future pro rider. “But there’s a time when you realize that you want to stay with this sport, and the only way you’re going to stay at the top level and make a proper living at it is by being a groom,” Corcoran observed. “If you don’t have the horses and the wherewithal to be able to ride and compete and do all that, then being on the ground is almost even more rewarding than actually being in the tack. It’s cool because we’re behind the scenes, and, basically, we know more about the horses than even the riders do.” Fifteen years after her sodden Rolex debut, Corcoran is still a Rolex regular. Now 44, she’s one of the world’s most sought-after professional grooms, with Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and World Equestrian Games under her belt. Today, she owns a grooming business; teaches horse management as clinician for US Equestrian’s Emerging Athlete Eventing Program, the United States Eventing Association, and the Equine Management Training Center in Axton, Virginia; and is a respected competition organizer. Not surprisingly, she also has a treasure trove of fond memories from North America’s only four-star event. But they’re not about trophies and ribbons and victory gallops. They’re about more personal wins, about friends’ triumphs, and—always—about the horses, whose victories sometimes have little to do with where they placed.
Take Bally-Mar.The mare was foaled and raised at John and Dianne Pingree’s Flying Horse Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts, near Corcoran’s hometown of Manchester. She and Corcoran traveled together to the O’Connors’ when BallyMar’s former rider—and Corcoran’s boss—Jim Stamets died in his sleep in November 2001. “He had a bad heart condition, and he always said, ‘I love this mare, and I want her to go to Rolex,’” Corcoran said. “He was meant to go to Rolex in 2002 with her, but he died in the fall.We’d already made our plans to take her to Florida, and we were determined to go to Rolex and get it done.” Two years later, at the 2004 edition, BallyMar finally got her chance. Ridden by Karen O’Connor, she finished 16th of 44. “That was a massive moment for me, because that was something that Jim had always wanted to happen,” Corcoran said. “The whole town of Hamilton knew that mare. It was a big deal for her to finish. She was 17 years old. On the cross-country, she just kind of cruised along and got it done. She probably had 10 time penalties, but she was great.” In 2005, Corcoran was the last person to jump Bally-Mar around a cross-country course before the mare officially retired from competition. “They let me take her to do her last event at training level,” Corcoran said. Competing at the Rocking Horse Winter III Horse Trials in Florida, they finished second. Rolex 2002 also marked a remarkable beginning for Upstage, the 15.1-hand New Zealand Thoroughbred that also was in Corcoran’s care at the O’Connors’. “Tiny little Upstage,” as Corcoran calls him, completed six consecutive Rolex four-stars, from 2002 to 2007.
Opposite: (Clockwise from top) Corcoran leads the 14.1-hand pony Theodore O’Connor, ridden by Karen O’Connor, to the start at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. “That cross-country morning at Teddy’s first Rolex was probably the least sleep I’ve ever had before a crosscountry run,” she recalled. Coached by Karen O’Connor (standing), Corcoran rode BallyMar in the mare’s last event, going training level at Rocking Horse in 2005, the year after the mare completed Rolex. Theodore O’Connor, affectionately known as Teddy and held here by Max Corcoran, was third in his first Rolex attempt in 2007 with rider Karen O’Connor and collected the Best Conditioned Award, too.
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Corcoran (right) is a key part of any eventing team she’s working with, and her services as a groom are much in demand among riders like Hannah Sue Burnett, here with Corcoran and RF Demeter at the Carolina International CIC*** in March.
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“In the summer of 2004, he broke his stifle,” Corcoran said. “A month later, he was still on stall rest, and he had colic surgery. I did all of his handwalking—and it seems like a lot of it was in the rain!” Upstage returned on schedule in 2005 to keep his Rolex competition streak alive, finishing seventh. “When he came back to Rolex to finish pretty close to his 2003 dressage score, that was awesome,” Corcoran said. “You feel really good about that kind of thing, because you know you helped make it happen.” The Pony That Could—and Did Great Rolex memories came in small packages again with the 14.1-hand Theodore O’Connor, who finished third in 2007 and sixth in 2008, both times with Karen O’Connor. “That cross-country morning at Teddy’s first Rolex was probably the least sleep I’ve ever had before a cross-country run,” Corcoran recalled. “We were worried on so many levels: is he going to be okay? Is she going to be okay? “It was intense. It was a big deal that he was there. Putting Karen in the start box was really something, because if they got it done, she was a hero. But if they didn’t, she could have been ridiculed. There were a lot of riders who didn’t think she should have been there with him. We were walking around the start box, and he was first to go. “Karen is a rider who always liked to be led into the start box, because she sort of drops the reins and thinks about things. I remember with Teddy that day, when they said, ‘Thirty
seconds,’ she looked down at me and said, ‘We’re going to be okay, right?’ And I looked up at her and said, ‘You are going to be great.’ She said, ‘Okay.’ Then it was 10 seconds before the start, and inside I’m thinking, ‘Get off! Get off!’ But of course they went, and they were amazing, and she had a textbook round. The pony was awesome.” Rolex nerves notwithstanding, there are some quiet moments during the four-star whirlwind. “Cross-country morning at Rolex is really still,” Corcoran explained. “Time seems to move slower that morning. Everybody gets there early to feed their horses, but cross-country typically doesn’t start until 10. So there’s a lot of time. You take your horses out for walks, you muck their stalls, you get all your stuff ready. “Maybe you’re the horse that doesn’t go until noon. So you have time on your hands, but there’s also a lot of nervous energy. You end up walking around and chit-chatting with everybody and having these conversations: ‘What studs are you putting in?’ There’s a lot of that. A lot of the riders are superstitious and have their rituals, too. It’s a very serious time, and the only people in the barns then are the grooms, the riders, and the people very close to them. “When the cross-country starts it gets even quieter,” she explained. “You have a real moment with your friends, because they’re all as nervous as you are. Bad things can happen at any event, and so even though you’re all competitors and they’re people you want to beat, you look at them and say, ’Hey, you guys have a good day.’
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And you mean it. You want everybody to come home and be safe. “But as soon as cross-country is over, the barns almost wake up again, and it’s very loud. Owners and parents and best friends are there, and people are cheering and everyone’s wanting to hear about everything—the noise level goes way up.” The Rolex camaraderie was especially meaningful for Corcoran in 2014. That year, her longtime friend Lauren Kieffer—whom Corcoran calls “my little sister”—finished a close second behind Fox-Pitt in the four-star on Veronica, a mare originally imported by Corcoran’s longtime partner, show jumper Scott Keach. “I just love that kid,” Corcoran said of Kieffer, who went on to make the U.S. Olympic eventing squad with Veronica for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. “She came to me at 18 and worked for me for 10 years at the O’Connors’, and she’s a great girl. She goes in there, and it’s her second time ever in the show jumping ring at Rolex; the time before was back in 2010 when she rode Snooze Alarm and he stopped on her in the show jumping. Now here she is, in second place behind William Fox-Pitt by about a breath, and she goes in with Veronica and rides it like a seasoned veteran. All of us were in the kiss-and-cry booth, jumping up and down and screaming.” “They Keep Teaching You” Good grooms are more than just caretakers. They’re crucial members of the team that help a horse perform at his best, much as golfing commentator Henry Longhurst once said of valued caddies: “A good caddie is more than a mere assistant. He is a guide, philosopher, and friend.” In the groom’s case, though, the relationship involves two species and three individuals: groom, rider, and horse. “I feel like you’re much more than just a groom: you’re also the rider’s confidante, almost their therapist sometimes,” Corcoran said. And for the horses, too. “A lot of my best friends are people I’ve traveled around the world grooming with, and
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those horses don’t do it without them,” Corcoran said. “They just don’t. When you put a horse on an airplane and fly to a foreign country, there are a lot of strange things happening. Those horses, when they put their heads out of their stalls and see their person, they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s okay. I see my person’s here.’ Those are the people who know that the horse needs their grain wet or their hay a particular way, the little idiosyncrasies. At that top level, the horses are all quirky. It’s like a pro basketball or football player; they all have their little quirks and things that they need and like that keep them happy, the things that get them to settle in and take a breath. You just have to keep their world safe.” But the horses return the favor, Corcoran added. “I really respect the animals I work with,” she said. “They keep teaching you. We ask them to do such weird things, but if you can make their world simpler and quieter, it’s a lot better. But they’re still horses. They can survive in the wild. We have to remember that and not go overboard. “I think the thing horses teach you is to be aware, always. People ask me all the time, ‘What makes a good groom?’ It’s noticing what’s not right, that the horse isn’t drinking or is sleeping more than it should or there’s a little filling in a leg. People who are super-aware are really good at the job.” Fifteen years after Corcoran’s first “monsoon Rolex,” she and Keach now spend part of every year in Lexington. But she still doesn’t take a trip to Rolex for granted. “I go to the Kentucky Horse Park all the time now with the jumpers and other horses, but when you pull in that driveway for Rolex, it just stops your breath for a minute,” she said. “You get so excited. You think, ‘I made it. I’m here.’ There’s so much that goes into it to get you to that moment, just to get you onto that driveway. That’s a feat in itself.”
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 3 p.m. First Horse Inspection High Hope Inspection Lane
THURSDAY, APRIL 27 8 a.m. Dressage Test Ride Rolex Stadium
8:30 a.m.–Noon Dressage Tests Begin Rolex Stadium 1:30–3:40 p.m. Dressage Tests Continue Rolex Stadium
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
8:30 a.m.–Noon Dressage Tests Resume Rolex Stadium
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1:30–4:30 p.m. Dressage Tests Continue
SATURDAY, APRIL 29 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Cross-Country Test
(Horses start every 4 minutes.)
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
8 a.m. Second Horse Inspection High Hope Inspection Lane 9:30–11 a.m. Champions Live! — Kentucky Club 1 p.m. Jumping Test Begins Rolex Stadium 3 p.m. Presentation of the Awards Rolex Stadium *All times subject to changes/cancellations. Please visit USequestrian.org/network to view the most up-to-date schedule.
FOUR ROLEX FIRST-TIMERS The USEF’s Eventing Emerging Athlete Program is an age-restricted program that identifies and cultivates talented young riders ages 18-and-under and 25-and-under with the potential to evolve into future United States team candidates. They’re coached by USEF Eventing Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law. This year, four of the program’s riders are among the entries for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover.
Caroline Martin on Spring Easy Recent success together: 2nd at 2016 Richland Park Horse Trials CIC3*; 8th at 2016 Jersey Fresh International CCI3* Hometown: Springtown, Pa. On Rolex: “Completion—that’s what I look forward to the most.” On the Emerging Athlete Program: “If it wasn’t for the program, I wouldn’t be in the position I am today. It’s done more than just for my riding—it’s helped me on the business aspect, too. And to be able to build camaraderie with the other under-25 riders is great.”
Savannah “Woodge” Fulton on Captain Jack Recent success together: 7th at Bromont CCI3*, double-clear cross-country at 2016 Fair Hill International CCI3* Hometown: Finksburg, Md. On Rolex: “My focus will be on trying to get the cross-country. It’s crazy to look at the fences … they look massive. I’m hoping when I’m there on Captain Jack they won’t look as monstrous! But I’ve prepared myself.” On the Emerging Athlete Program: “Riding is a really easy sport to make it be about the individual and your horse, but the Emerging Athlete Program reminds you that the ultimate goal and the ultimate accomplishment is a team gold medal. It’s about what we have going forward as a potential team for the country.”
Jenny Caras on Fernhill Fortitude Recent success together: 9th at 2016 Bramham Under 25 CCI3*, 6th at 2016 Fair Hill International CCI3* Hometown: Marietta, Ga. On Rolex: “I’m just looking forward to being there and doing my first 4*. The cross-country’s going to be a lot more technical than I’ve seen and a lot bigger, too.” On the Emerging Athlete Program: “All the extra lessons and camaraderie between the riders—it all sets you up for good performances.”
Madeline Backus on P.S. Arianna Recent success together: 4th at 2017 Red Hills International CIC3* Hometown: Larkspur, Co. On Rolex: “I was a spectator when I was seven, and it’s always been a dream of mine. I’m definitely looking forward to cross-country. It will be challenging, but I can’t wait gallop up to Weldon’s Wall.” On the Emerging Athlete Program: “It’s been really helpful not only to train with Leslie Law but to get to know the great riders that made the list. Being from Colorado, I hadn’t met the East Coast riders, so it’s great to spend training sessions with them.”
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The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair began in 1896 partly because local farmers and landowners wanted to encourage improved carriage horse breeding. Today, it’s a worldclass show for many breeds and disciplines, including driving, hunt seat, and saddle seat.
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Pennsylvania’s Devon Horse Show and Country Fair—the United States’ oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed competition—is famous for the variety of world-class competition it offers. But for those in the sport of carriage pleasure driving, the prestigious horse show has a special and historic significance. Drivers were there at the show’s inception, after all: the show began on July 2, 1896, thanks to the efforts of a group of local farmers and landowners to improve the breeding of their carriage horses. In those days, of course, horses and carts of every description were the basic means of conveyance. The spectators who attended the inaugural show—and watched as exhibitors put hunters and hackneys, yearlings, mares, and stallions through their paces—got there by horse and carriage or pony and trap. They enjoyed 26 classes held on a single day. Today, spectators arrive in a very different variety of vehicles, all of which have considerably more horsepower and a lot less tack to clean than their late 19th century counterparts. And the Devon Horse Show has expanded to 11 days, during which it serves as a superbly impressive showcase for the high-quality American Saddlebreds, Friesians, Hackneys, hunters and jumpers, and for star equitation and saddle seat riders, too. But the ancient sport of driving, which incorporates everything from the speedy roadster to the classically elegant fourin-hand, remains an essential ingredient that makes this United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition one of the world’s greatest equestrian spectacles. “When people in the equestrian world think of Devon, they think of the heritage, and that heritage is tied directly to the USEF,” said Wayne Grafton, the Devon
Horse Show’s chairman and CEO. “They’re a partner with us in this, and it keeps it in the forefront of people’s minds.” International driving competitor Misdee Wrigley Miller, Devon’s coaching champion in 2015, agrees with those who believe that Devon continues to be the U.S. driving community’s most anticipated event. “It’s special because there’s such a history,” she said. “Some of the greatest whips of all time have competed there. At Devon the stands are packed, and they’re filled with people who really appreciate the different disciplines.” A Varied Sport The sport of driving has a reasonable claim to be one of the world’s oldest, when you consider that the first known depiction of a horse and chariot is on the Standard of Ur from southern Mesopotamia in 2,500 B.C. The driving discipline has diverged in numerous directions since then. But whether you get involved in pleasure driving, fine harness showing, combined driving, or coaching, once the driving bug has bitten, it tends to become an enduring passion. Devon Horse Show CEO Grafton is also president of the venerable Philadelphia Fourin-Hand Club, and has been connected with
driving for almost 40 years. His driving addiction started out innocuously enough, as he tells it. “I was scratching my head trying to come up with a birthday present for my wife,” he recalled. “She grew up around horses and was a pleasure rider, and although we weren’t involved in coaching at all, we had a friend who was. So I thought a single vehicle for a single horse would make a nice gift.” From that simple start, his family’s collection has grown to include over 40 carriages, a number that reflects the couple’s participation in a whole smorgasbord of different driving styles available to those eager to get involved. “Over the years, we’ve done everything from singles, pairs, four-in-hand, show driving, combined driving, and pleasure driving, and they’re all exciting,” Grafton explained. Devon accommodates almost all of these classes and more. There are the roadsters, horses or ponies who pull a two-wheel bike at lightning speed, driven by men and women dressed in racing silks. There are Hackney horses and ponies pulling a four-wheel buggy called a viceroy, and smoothly elegant Saddlebred fine harness horses who seem to float into the ring. And there are the stately coach horses: four horses pulling either a road coach—a closed 12-seat passenger vehicle—or a lighter open-topped park drag.
Opposite: The Devon Marathon, a much-loved Devon tradition, brings together all kinds of horses and carriages and winds through neighborhood streets. Above: The Devon Horse Show’s numerous driving classes—from stately coaching and pleasure classes to speedy roadsters and the scurry competition—are part of the show’s charm.
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The Devon Horse Show is the United States’ oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed competition, with high-level competition for several breeds and disciplines, including American Saddlebreds, Friesians, Hackneys, hunters and jumpers, equitation, and driving.
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Devon also presents a rare opportunity to see other driving competitions, such as the scurry, a timed obstacle course for four-wheeled vehicles; the tandem (two horses driven one in front of the other); and the unicorn (three horses, one in front and two abreast). Like every other equestrian pursuit, driving comes with a language all its own, which adds to the event’s color. Drivers are called “whips,” while the footmen who stand on the back of the magnificent coaches and carry long hunting horns are known as “tootlers.” For spectators who see the sport only occasionally, the fourin-hands are an especially evocative sight. Their driver’s task looks daunting, to say the least: to control a team of four powerful horses, two of whom (the wheelers) do the pulling and two of whom (the leaders) control the direction of almost 3,000 pounds of carriage with up to 10 people on board. It’s no wonder many participants, most of whom are also experienced riders in other disciplines, believe driving and coaching to be the hardest of all equestrian activities. If the prospect of such a mammoth undertaking as coaching is not for you, the various types of driving on display at Devon might inspire you to try one of the sport’s many other highly enjoyable styles. “We have many, many people who have one horse or pony and a gig, and who have a wonderful time showing here,” Grafton said. “The thing about Devon is the range of opportunity it provides.” Taking It to the Streets One of Devon’s most famous events actually takes place outside the ring and brings together all of the driving disciplines in one almighty jamboree known as the Devon Marathon. Held on the first Sunday of the show, the marathon involves a 4 ½-mile drive through area neighborhoods, starting from the fields surrounding St. David’s Church in Wayne, Pa., although on occasions inclement weather can require a change of venue. Since its inception in 1966, the marathon has become one of the great Devon traditions, both for competitors and for local residents. “The marathon is open to all different types of carriages and all different types of horses and ponies,” explained Miller. “People USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 67
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timed activity,” said Grafton. “One night we’ll judge appointments, another night we judge the footmen blowing the long coaching horns. And we not only judge the quality of the coach, the horses, and the team that’s been put together, but we judge the harness and the dress. Everybody is supposed to be in period attire. It’s quite an attraction, a real crowd-pleaser.” Driving and Devon have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship. The
show continues to keep this historic sport fresh in the minds of a modern audience, while the panoply of horses, carriages, and formal attire help make Devon, with its many glittering breeds and array of disciplines, one of the most elegant events on the U.S. sporting calendar, for spectator and competitor alike. “To be able to show in front of that kind of crowd, and with that kind of electricity in the air,” said Miller, “really is special.”
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there love it so much that they plan their Memorial Day barbecues around it. So you have these huge crowds with their families and the barbecues, and they’re all cheering. It’s just a truly amazing experience.” And that’s just the beginning of competition for a Devon coaching driver, who can expect every aspect of the carriage, its accouterments, and its driver’s ability to be judged. “One night we might be doing cones, another night we might be doing a
Left: The Devon ringmaster blows a coach horn, another symbol of the show’s long cultural connection to driving. Above: Misdee Wrigley Miller, Devon’s 2015 coaching champion, believes the show’s long history and connection to driving is part of what makes it special.
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The 121st Devon Horse Show & Country Fair May 25-June 4, 2017 HOW TO WATCH: USEF Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the Dixon Oval and Gold Rings at USequestrian.org/network. FIRST YEAR: 1896
CLAIM TO FAME: Largest and longest-running outdoor multi-breed competition in the United States MOTTO: “Where Champions Meet” WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT: Devon is a show of huge variety, featuring worldclass competition for hunters, jumpers, equitation, saddle seat, roadster, English pleasure, carriage pleasure driving, and coaching, and such breeds
as American Saddlebreds, Hackney horses and ponies, Friesians, and more. The show has benefitted the Bryn Mawr Hospital for nearly a century and in 2015 made a $500,000 donation—a record for the Devon show. WANT TO LEARN TO DRIVE? Check out the American Driving Society at americandrivingsociety.org and the carriage pleasure driving page at USequestrian.org. USEQUESTRIAN.ORG 69
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Winning Colors Brighten up your wardrobe with a touch of spring or show off your stable colors with the fun custom skinnybelt from Boy-O-Boy Bridleworks. The one-inch wide grosgrain belt is finished with a closure of the finest American bridle leather and stainless or brass hardware. Infinite colors are available, and monogramming, too. $100. (monogramming extra). boyoboybridleworks.com A Better Grip These SSG Digital® gloves will be your go-to glove when the competition heats up. They provide grip without sacrificing feel, and the Ultraflex™ venting offers exceptional flexibility and breathability on those sultry summer show days. Styled for the most discerning judge’s eye, the SSG Digital pattern also helps make this glove durable. The synthetic leather is hand-washable. ssgridinggloves.com
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Climate Control Ariat’s Sunstopper quarter-zip shirt offers heavy-duty sun protection in a feather-light pique knit. Sun Protection Fabric™ technology protects from harmful ultraviolet rays, and you stay cool and dry even when the competition heats up, thanks to Ariat Moisture Movement Technology™ and Heat Series Technology. The underarm paneling is breathable mesh. Available in a variety of spring and summer colors. $49.95-$54.95. ariat.com
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