The U.S. Equestrian Federation decided not to renew the contract of Erik Duvander after he put in four years devoting himself to American eventing as the fed's performance director. No reason was given for dropping him, but USEF is doing a rethink on its eventing...

One Northeastern eventing competition got what it wanted as a committee redid the sport’s calendar and cut back on the number of events in certain categories. (See this link  for an explanation.) The Horse Park of New Jersey’s Jersey Fresh International, for instance,...

Are you familiar with the hunter/jumper rule changes that will go into effect Dec. 1 for the 2022 show year? There is a long list of them, but here are some of the most important to know: Find out before your hunter class how you will jog after you jump. A show can...

John Franzreb, the legendary ringmaster who died in May, was inducted into the Washington International Horse Show Hall of Fame October 30. Here is the video tribute: https://youtu.be/T4gLPqOz-z4   Washington International President Vicki Lowell noted that since...

Gio, the plucky chestnut Great Britain's dressage superstar Charlotte Dujardin rode to team and individual dressage bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympics, will now have a teenager in the saddle. According to Horse & Hound, Pumpkin, as he is known, has been sold to...

A highly successful horse show held last autumn to benefit Kevin Babington will have an encore Oct. 10 at Duncraven in Titusville, with stable owner Tim Fedor offering the facility again to help the fund-raising effort. Kevin, a U.S.-based Irish show jumper, suffered...

Upgrades have been made during 2020 and 2021 to the historic Devon shwogrounds, where the spring show has been cancelled for two years in a row, but summer and autumn competitions will go ahead. More than 500 stalls have been reconstructed and screening has been added...

The inaugural Maryland 5-Star three-day event at Fair Hill will be offering $300,000 in prize money, while the 3-star Long that runs on the same dates Oct. 14-17 will award $25,000, the Fair Hill Organizing Committee announced today. The events will be staged at the...

Like so much else, the Hunterdon Polo Classic is returning this year. It will be held June 12 at Fieldview Farm, 342 Quakertown Road, Pittstown. Because of Covid protocols, however, there will be no general admission, only tailgates. Those attending must be part of a...

Was it just four years ago that Ballynoe Castle RM, better known as Reggie, was retired at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event? As we gathered at the Kentucky Horse Park this year for the competition, we got the sad news that the U.S. Eventing Association's...