Alexandra Beckstett

Alexandra Beckstett, a native of Houston, Texas, is a lifelong horse owner who has shown successfully on the national hunter/jumper circuit and dabbled in hunter breeding. After graduating from Duke University, she joined Blood-Horse Publications as assistant editor of its book division, Eclipse Press, before joining The Horse. She was the managing editor of The Horse for nearly 14 years and is now editorial director of EquiManagement and My New Horse, sister publications of The Horse.

Articles by: Alexandra Beckstett

Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred Sales

Fasig-Tipton is one of the oldest Thoroughbred auction companies in the United States, but the sale for some of its youngest stock is right around the

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Thoroughbred Royalty

Darley at Jonabell Farm is Thoroughbred royalty in every sense of the word. Jonabell’s history dates back to 1946 when it was started by noted

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Sport Horse Medication Rules Decoded

Confusion about medication rules still exist however, because the FEI and USEF differ in their selection and testing of horses, in who is held responsible for drug violations, and in their lists of permitted substances. Therefore, said Allen, it is very important for owners, trainers, and veterinarians to understand not only what is prohibited, but also what might potentially cause an inadvertent

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A Gift From the Desert

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games won’t be the only multinational affair coming to the Kentucky Horse Park this year. The park’s International Museum of

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Ride Through Shaker Village

Located in Harrodsburg, just outside Lexington, is the charming and beautiful Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. Founded in 1805, this National Historic Landmark is not

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Derby Winner Winstar Farm

In honor of the owners and breeders of Kentucky Derby 1aaep-2006 winner Super Saver, why not take a look behind the doors and history of

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Kentucky Horse Park, Part 3

In this third and final Kentucky Horse Park segment we take a look at some of the long-time favorite attractions among park visitors. One is the

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Horse Farms on Paris

No, we haven’t ventured outside the Bluegrass to the French capital; we’re just taking a look at more spectacular horse farms Ð this time along

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The Year-Round Derby Experience

If you can’t make it within Churchill Down’s gates on the First Saturday in May, don’t worry Ð you can experience the Derby year-round at

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Polo Pony Owners Sue Pharmacy for $4 Million

The owners of the 21 polo ponies that died at the U.S Open Polo Championships last year in Wellington, Fla., are seeking more than $4 million in damages from Franck’s Pharmacy, the Ocala-based company that mixed the fatal concoction given to the horses.

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Trot Over to Raven Run

Within Lexington’s city limits, yet far removed from the hustle and bustle, is a 734-acre pocket of wilderness called Raven Run Nature Sanctuary. With several

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Keeneland: A Rite of Spring

To paraphrase the poet who once penned, “In spring, a young man’s thoughts turn to love É “, in Lexington in the spring, a young

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Spring at the Horse Park

Spring is beginning to show its face in the Bluegrass. Pastures are slowly changing from brown to green, mares and foals are in abundance, and

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Thoroughbred Training Center

The Thoroughbred Training Center off Paris Pike might be one of Lexington’s best-kept secrets. Its (almost) daily tours are also one of the best ways

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Historic and Horsey Midway

 It might be easy to dismiss Midway as just a bedroom community of Lexington (it’s only about a 20-minute drive) if it wasn’t for the abundant

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