The Chronicle of the Horse
| Categories | Sports magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0009-5990 |
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
- ^ a b c "About Us - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c Oughton Limited: The Chronicle of the Horse
- ^ Mary Fishback, Northern Virginia's Equestrian Heritage, Arcadia Publishing, 2002 [1]
- ^ Glen Ora, Well-fixed gentry in a changeless town, Life, March 10, 1961, p. 85
- ^ 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).
- ^ In equine-crazy Middleburg, a horse magazine sale stirs controversy
- ^ Foxhunting Life: The Chronicle of the Horse is sold.
- ^ "Global Equestrian Group Acquires Chronicle Of The Horse" (Press release). The Chronicle of the Horse. September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "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.