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Wizard is a special memory

Wizard, the Oldenburg who was Adrienne Lyle's mount for an Olympics and the World Equestrian Games, has passed away in retirement at age 27. Adrienne, who went from Debbie McDonald's working student to her assistant before going out on her own, paid tribute to the...

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A former racehorse is a hero

What happens to race horses when their career at the track ends? That's a question which is getting more attention these days -- as it should. There are opportunities for a new start in the show ring, pleasure riding and therapeutic work, among others. Sadly, not all...

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Kent’s number one: again

A little more than a month after winning the $1 million Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix and the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final, the USA's Kent Farrington was promoted to world number one in the Longines rankings, overtaking Britain's Scott Brash, who held...

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A dedicated vital volunteer has left us

Sheila Tweedie, trustee emeritus of Mane Stream in Oldwick, N.J., passed away May 2. For more than half a century, she had been involved with Mane Stream and its predecessor, Somerset Hills Handicapped Riders Club in Bedminster, N.J. Trish Hegeman, Mane Stream's...

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New names for the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame

Nina Bonnie, a pillar of the Kentucky Horse Park who served as its chairman and founded the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation in 1985, was voted into this year's class of the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. She was a foxhunter and also highly  successful with hunters...

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Virginia horse show canceled in the wake of EHV

Acting on guidance from the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the Virginia State Veterinarian regarding horses that competed at HITS Culpeper this month, the Virginia Horse Center Foundation Board of Directors and Hunter Jumper Committee  decided to cancel their...

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What a win for Tamie Smith!

Victory in the Cosequin 4-Star Short was well-deserved for Tamie Smith on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park, where she was the lone competitor among 31 starters to go clear in the show jumping phase and clinch the title after leading through every segment of the...

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