Discussions about race unsettle rarified equestrian world
In this undated photo provided by Karie Alderman, Lauryn Gray poses for a photo at the Trillium Championships at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Canada. One of the most candid conversations about race in sports is coming from a most unlikely of places: the show-jumping world. Gray, who has one black and one white parent wrote a blog after she was inspired by fellow equestrian Sophie Gochman. (Karie Alderman via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Karie Alderman, Lauryn Gray poses for a photo at the Trillium Championships at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Canada. One of the most candid conversations about race in sports is coming from a most unlikely of places: the show-jumping world. Gray, who has one black and one white parent wrote a blog after she was inspired by fellow equestrian Sophie Gochman. (Karie Alderman via AP)

Jun. 17, 2020 03:33 PM EDT
In this undated photo provided by KindMedia, Sophie Gochman on Carola BH rides in the FEI Hermes U25 Grand Prix night class during the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. Gochman wrote a recent blog that spelled out issues in show jumping, where she says white privilege and abundant wealth are the norm. It sparked a contentious debate within the equestrian world about how it deals with race, and how it is reacting to the calls for change that have come in the wake of George Floyd's death. (Annie Patterson/KindMedia via AP)

In this undated photo provided by KindMedia, Sophie Gochman on Carola BH rides in the FEI Hermes U25 Grand Prix night class during the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. Gochman wrote a recent blog that spelled out issues in show jumping, where she says white privilege and abundant wealth are the norm. It sparked a contentious debate within the equestrian world about how it deals with race, and how it is reacting to the calls for change that have come in the wake of George Floyd's death. (Annie Patterson/KindMedia via AP)

Jun. 17, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
In this undated photo provided by Karie Alderman, Lauryn Gray competes during the Trillium Championships at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Canada. One of the most candid conversations about race in sports is coming from a most unlikely of places: the show-jumping world. Gray, who has one black and one white parent, wrote a blog after she was inspired by fellow equestrian Sophie Gochman. (Karie Alderman via AP)

In this undated photo provided by Karie Alderman, Lauryn Gray competes during the Trillium Championships at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Canada. One of the most candid conversations about race in sports is coming from a most unlikely of places: the show-jumping world. Gray, who has one black and one white parent, wrote a blog after she was inspired by fellow equestrian Sophie Gochman. (Karie Alderman via AP)

Jun. 17, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
In this undated photo provided by KindMedia, Sophie Gochman on Dolores BH rides in the High Junior Jumpers at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. Gochman wrote a recent blog that spelled out issues in show jumping, where she says white privilege and abundant wealth are the norm. It sparked a contentious debate within the equestrian world about how it deals with race, and how it is reacting to the calls for change that have come in the wake of George Floyd's death. (Annie Patterson/KindMedia via AP)

In this undated photo provided by KindMedia, Sophie Gochman on Dolores BH rides in the High Junior Jumpers at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. Gochman wrote a recent blog that spelled out issues in show jumping, where she says white privilege and abundant wealth are the norm. It sparked a contentious debate within the equestrian world about how it deals with race, and how it is reacting to the calls for change that have come in the wake of George Floyd's death. (Annie Patterson/KindMedia via AP)

Jun. 17, 2020 03:40 PM EDT