EQuine AMerica had a conversation with FEI dressage rider Olivia Lagoy-Weltz in the lead up to the World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018. Olivia was selected as the Traveling Alternate for the US Dressage Team. We asked her about herself, her ...
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors —TAPS Staff The Equestrian Community Joins TAPS to Honor the Families of Fallen HeroesThe Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) shares a special connection with horses that brings hope and healing to those grieving the ...
—Carina Roselli Anyone familiar with the historic Devon Horse Show and the elegant Central Park Horse Show may have witnessed a new phenomenon in the sport of Eventing: arena eventing—and it’s quickly become “a thing” in the United States. But ...
EQuine AMerica: Do you work with a choreographer to develop your musical freestyles? Or do you do that on your own? Adrienne Lyle: I work with Terry Ciotti Gallo. She’s created the music for most of my freestyles so far, ...
EQuine AMerica: What’s it like to be a USET Board Member? Betsy Juliano: It’s an interesting thing. It’s more of a fundraising board than a governing board, so it’s different for me than all of the other board appointments I ...
EQuine AMerica: In your opinion, is there a big difference between elite dressage when you competed at this level and what it’s like for riders today? Robert Dover: Certainly, there are many, many big differences. The biggest is that the ...
—Olivia Lagoy- Weltz When it comes to the pursuit of making a U.S. Dressage team, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. From a spectator’s point of view, we watch our riders have good rides and less-good ...