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Wishing a speedy recovery for Liz Halliday: UPDATE Sept. 3
Eventer Liz Halliday was taken off the respirator Tuesday, a great step in her recovery from a head injury she sustained in a fall on the cross-country course at the American Eventing Championships . Being able to breathe on her own means she can get more sleep, an...
German rider tops in Hampton Classic finale
Rene Dittmer, who made quite a mark at the Winter Equestrian Festival, translated his success to another season with a victory in the $400,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5-star grand prix over the weekend. The German and Corsica X, a Holsteiner mare by Connor he owns...
A new president for the USET Foundation
The name Kristi Mitchem may not be familiar to you, even though she has just been announced as the president and CEO of the Gladstone, N.J.-based U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. But you may well know of her daughter, Caroline Mawhinney, number 37 on the FEI jumping...
FEI will take a close look at dressage sustainability
Representatives from national federations and stakeholder groups (including athletes, officials, organizers, trainers, and veterinary experts) will meet Oct. 1 under the banner of the FEI to embark on a comprehensive long-term strategy for dressage to ensure its...
Chromatic’s loss has resulted in a gain for U.S. sport horses
The tragic death of Chromatic BF at April’s FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final in Saudi Arabia has sparked a three-part U.S. Equestrian Federation welfare initiative, designed to improve the safety and well-being of sport horses. In the bigger picture, the horse’s...
Tosh wins International Hunter Derby a record fourth time
Hunt Tosh came from behind with the Wheeler Family's Cannon Creek to take the Platinum Performance/U.S. Hunter Jumper Association's International Hunter Derby Championship for the fourth time and make history in the process. The victory on Saturday was the third for...
Dublin is golden for US show jumpers
The prestigious Nations Cup of Ireland on Friday stacked up to be a match between the U.S., which hadn’t won the Aga Khan trophy since 2017 and Ireland, a country with a habit of fielding winning teams this year. And so it was at the end of the first round in Dublin...
It’s time to bid the Paris Olympics “adieu”
The 2024 Paris Olympics is a long way from Chariots of Fire, the Best Picture of 1981, which depicted the Paris Games of 100 years ago. That was an idealistic time, with participation limited to amateurs, when athletes sought glory for their country as much as for...
Henrik von Eckermann explains what happened in Paris
The biggest shocker during the equestrian portion of the Paris Olympics was the fall of world number one Henrik von Eckerman in the individual finals, when his horse, King Edward, went left, and he went right. Here is his explanation of what happened and his feelings...
Watch out for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
An Atlantic County mare who was vaccinated for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in July died six days later from the effects of the mosquito-borne illness. It is the first reported case of EEE for a New Jersey horse in 2024. Fever, front and rear ataxia and inability to...
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