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Services set for John von Stade
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 19 in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Owings Mill, Md., for John von Stade, who spent 50 years as co-chair of the Far Hills, N.J., Race Meeting. Mr. von Stade, who died Nov. 28 after a long illness, presided over the Far Hills meet...
Sonoma Horse Park set to go with a National Snaffle Bit show series
The Sonoma (Calif.) Horse Park announced yesterday it will hold six 2022 hunter/jumper shows from May to September under the auspices of the National Snaffle Bit Association, rather than the U.S. Equestrian Federation, a move that has USEF seeking further...
Does your horse need a buddy?
What does the future hold for trotters and pacers who can no longer race or be used for breeding? In an effort to solve the problem, the Cream Ridge-based Standardbred Retirement Foundation is introducing its newest program, the Companion Horse Adoption Assistance...
There will be a welcome surprise for WEF showgoers
The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., has gotten a facelift. “Much needed upgrades” have been made to the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival as the Global Equestrian Group invested in improvements to stabling and rings, including the...
Canada’s loss is Mexico’s gain
A week after Mark Laskin resigned as Equestrian Canada’s Technical Advisor-Jumping, he has signed on as chef d'equipe of the Mexican show jumping team. "The combination of his experience, drive and integrity makes Mr. Laskin an ideal fit for our community and for the...
UPDATE Nov. 21: Not so fast; protests abound against dropping riding from the modern pentathlon
While the the International Modern Pentathlon Union announced earlier this month that show jumping will no longer be part of the modern pentathlon lineup following the Paris Olympics in 2024, protests of the move have come from representatives of numerous nations. A...
Canadian show jumping leader departs in dismay
Mark Laskin has resigned as Equestrian Canada’s Technical Advisor-Jumping, which includes acting as chef d’équipe for the Canadian show jumping team at major games and Nations’ Cup team competitions. He has been in the role for nine years after succeeding Terrance...
An adorable addition for a dressage star and her husband
Just in time for the holidays, Laura Graves and Curt Maes have a daughter. Their first child is named Mackenzie Elaine Maes. Laura is a dressage Olympic medalist and former world number one in the discipline, who has been keeping a lower profile since retiring her...
Eventing performance directorErik Duvander talks about not having his contract renewed; ditto Peter Wylde
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...
Plantation Field is good to go
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,...
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