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U.S. senator has some tough questions for SafeSport
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is being called on by a U.S. senator to explain the circumstances involved in hiring an investigator who faces criminal charges, including rape and theft. The non-profit Center was authorized by Congress in 2017 with the goal of ending...
Irish dominate in two major shows
It's a month from St. Patrick's Day, but the Irish had plenty to celebrate about show jumping over the weekend. The country's team in Abu Dhabi won the first leg of the 2025 Longines League of Nations and Irish riders took the top four places in the FEI World Cup...
The dramatic saga of Eric Lamaze continues
Controversial Olympic show jumping individual gold medalist and former Canadian chef d’equipe Eric Lamaze has been suspended until September 2031, following a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport in his human anti-doping case. In March 2022, Lamaze...
Equine health and welfare insights available on line Feb. 25
The Rutgers University Equine Science Center series of free online seminars continues at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25, with the final installment focusing on equine health and welfare. Featured topics are “Health & Management of U.S. Senior Horses,” presented by Dr. Alisa...
Where are the dressage kids?
Trainer/rider Nicole DelGiorno is concerned about why more children and young people aren’t riding dressage in the U.S., even as the hunter/jumper/hunt seat equitation ranks are crammed with kids. A four-time North American Youth Championships medalist and board...
The roots of a local equestrian tradition
About 30,000 or so people go to the Far Hills Race Meeting in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills each October, enjoying an occasion that is social as well as sporting. But who among the steeplechase fans these days has any idea that the glitzy tailgating opportunity, with...
Where are the dressage kids?
Trainer/rider Nicole DelGiorno is concerned about why more children and young people aren’t riding dressage in the U.S., even as the hunter/jumper/hunt seat equitation ranks are crammed with kids. A four-time North American Youth Championships medalist and board...
The roots of a local equestrian tradition
About 30,000 or so people go to the Far Hills Race Meeting in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills each October, enjoying an occasion that is social as well as sporting. But who among the steeplechase fans these days has any idea that the glitzy tailgating opportunity, with...
On The Rail
U.S. senator has some tough questions for SafeSport
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is being called on by a U.S. senator to explain the circumstances involved in hiring an investigator who faces criminal charges, including rape and theft. The non-profit Center was authorized by Congress in 2017 with the goal of ending...
Irish dominate in two major shows
It's a month from St. Patrick's Day, but the Irish had plenty to celebrate about show jumping over the weekend. The country's team in Abu Dhabi won the first leg of the 2025 Longines League of Nations and Irish riders took the top four places in the FEI World Cup...
The dramatic saga of Eric Lamaze continues
Controversial Olympic show jumping individual gold medalist and former Canadian chef d’equipe Eric Lamaze has been suspended until September 2031, following a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport in his human anti-doping case. In March 2022, Lamaze...
Equine health and welfare insights available on line Feb. 25
The Rutgers University Equine Science Center series of free online seminars continues at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25, with the final installment focusing on equine health and welfare. Featured topics are “Health & Management of U.S. Senior Horses,” presented by Dr. Alisa...
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