Helen Nicholls, whose time as a high-performance athlete was spent in windsurfing, will join British Equestrian as performance director in early May. Her mission is to provide leadership of the elite talent World Class Programs funded by UK Sport and the National...

What was to be the first show jumping Nations Cup held on the west coast of the U.S. has been cancelled due to the EHV-1 outbreak in California, even though the competition was not scheduled to be staged until more than two months from now. The event, sponsored by...

Horse trainer Michael Barisone has rejected a plea bargain that would have limited the time he will otherwise have to spend in prison if convicted on attempted murder and weapon possession charges. That decision by the defendant, who was the alternate for the 2008...

A mere six and one-half months before the Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, the U.S. Equestrian Federation is looking for an interim chef d'equpe who will serve as team manager for that competition and several other events. Erik Duvander, who ...

The U.S. Equestrian Federation today announced an agreement for the World Equestrian Centers (WEC) to operate USEF licensed hunter/jumper and dressage competitions at its venues in Wilmington, Ohio and Ocala, Fla. The shows will begin next month pending execution of...

Cassandra Kahle is "working hard" on recovering from a traumatic brain injury she suffered last month when her horse fell in a jump-off. The 29-year-old professional show jumper is in rehab at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. "She has a lot to do to make her way back,"...

An outbreak of EHV-1 has led to cancellation of four hunter/jumper shows and one dressage show at the Desert International Horse Park in California. Steve Hankin, the venue's CEO, said it is disappointing to cancel the rest of the season but  "for now, our focus has...

Those who have cancer or survived the disease can take advantage of a free therapeutic program, Horses for Healing, involving bonding with equines at Mane Stream in Oldwick this spring. The mission of Mane Stream, which is marking its 50th anniversary, is to improve...

Get out of the winter doldrums at the Horse World Expo, which will be presented March 3-6 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., where the Pennsylvania National Horse Show is held each autumn. It offers seminars, mounted clinics, vendors and lots of equestrian...