The Chronicle of the Horse

The Chronicle of the Horse
CategoriesSports magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1937
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.chronofhorse.com
ISSN0009-5990

The Chronicle of the Horse is an American (once weekly but now 12 times a year[1] ) equestrian magazine.[2][3][4][5] It covers dressage, hunters and jumpers, eventing, fox hunting, and steeplechase racing.[2][1] It has been described as one of the "most prestigious" and "respected" US magazines about horses.[6]

It was started in 1937 by Stacy Barcroft Lloyd Jr and Gerald Webb.[2][1]In 1953, it changed from tabloid to magazine size.[3] Its website was created in 1998 and forums in 1999.[3]

In 2013, the Ohrstrom family sold the Chronicle to Mark Bellissimo, owner of the Winter Equestrian Festival.[7][8] In 2022, Bellissimo sold it to Global Equestrian Group, which also owns several other equine-related businesses.[9] In September 2025 the magazine was sold to GRANDPRIX Group.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Us - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  3. ^ a b c Oughton Limited: The Chronicle of the Horse
  4. ^ Mary Fishback, Northern Virginia's Equestrian Heritage, Arcadia Publishing, 2002 [1]
  5. ^ Glen Ora, Well-fixed gentry in a changeless town, Life, March 10, 1961, p. 85
  6. ^ Equestrian Sport Production (December 2013). "Bellissimo Family Acquires The Chronicle of The Horse, One of America's Oldest and Most Prestigious Equestrian Media Properties." Business Wire (English).
  7. ^ In equine-crazy Middleburg, a horse magazine sale stirs controversy
  8. ^ Foxhunting Life: The Chronicle of the Horse is sold.
  9. ^ "Global Equestrian Group Acquires Chronicle Of The Horse" (Press release). The Chronicle of the Horse. September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "GRANDPRIX Group Acquires The Chronicle Of The Horse, America's Leading Equestrian Media Outlet" (Press release). The Chronicle of the Horse. September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2025.