The Ridland Group is negotiating with the San Juan Capistrano City Council for management of the 40-acre Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in the city for the next 20 or 30 years. An expanded program for the faciity is being planned by the group, which since 1998 has...

Switzerland's Steve Guerdat, an Olympic and European Championships show jumping gold medalist, talked from the heart at the European Equestrian Federation meeting during the FEI general assembly today, saying the FEI wasn’t listening to the riders about the problems...

The 2021 version of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event made an improvement over the 2020 edition, which didn't happen due to the pandemic. But it was held without spectators this year; only cardboard images of fans were in the stands, aside from riders, horse...

Kevin Babington has written a letter detailing his progress from the 2019 show jumping fall which resulted in a massive spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. Through his refusal to give up and the efforts of his wife, Dianna and daughters Gwyneth and Marielle,...

Lenore Phillips, the former president of equestrian marketing/public relations firm Phelps Media Group, has moved on to Equestrian Sport Productions as director of sponsorship. Citing her "fresh ideas," ESP President Michael Stone, said, “We expect that, with her...

he Tryon International Equestrian Center next year is getting a jump on its 2023-27 spring event, as it was awarded a 4-star Long and Short and a 3-star Long and Short for May 16-19 next year after the Jersey Fresh International cancelled its 2022 competition on those...

Find out from veterinarian Lindsay Goodale, a lecturer in animal science at Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In a free Zoom presentation Nov. 16, she will offer an understanding of equine cognition and biology, in order to gain insight on improving...

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...

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...

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...