Clipping horses’ sensory hairs on their muzzle and around their eyes is forbidden starting in July under a new FEI rule, passed during the governing body’s General Assembly last week that means disqualification for violators. There is no penalty for clipping ear hair,...

The Essex Fox Hounds' Thanksgiving hunt from Ellistan in Peapack has been cancelled for this year, due to you-know-what. Effective Nov. 17, outdoor gatherings in New Jersey have been limited to 150 people from the previous limit of 500 because of the Coronavirus...

There's a lot of discussion on social media about why the new World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla., will be having National Snaffle Bit Association hunter/jumper shows rather than U.S. Equestrian Federation-licensed shows. Want to sort it out? Take a look at my...

After nine years, Laura Graves and Curt Maes, co-owners of dressage sensation Verdades, have gotten married. Curt has been a partner in the success of Diddy and Laura, the first American dressage rider to be ranked number one in the world. The Olympic team bronze...

The 2021 European Championships in show jumping and dressage--which had been cancelled when the Olympics were moved to next year--are on again. The championships were called off when the Olympics were rescheduled to keep the focus on the Tokyo Games. But a number of...

After listening to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speak today at a press conference following a meeting of his executive board, it seems the Tokyo Games are on track for 2021--although they will be produced differently than any of their...

If there were an official title for the top hunt seat equitation horse of all time, it would go to Grappa, the appropriate namesake of the Best Horse title at the East Coast Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search. The seven-time national champion, owned...

The Essex Foxhounds Masters Chase is always a fun fall happening at Natirar in Peapack, with races for everyone, whether you have a stick horse or a thoroughbred, and lots of tailgating. But Covid has taken another competition from us, as the chase was just cancelled....

Reacting to the Eventing Nation website’s “attack” on the use of the name Plantation Field for the major eventing series in Unionville, Pa., property owner Cuyler Walker announced on Sept. 16 that he is cancelling the lease of his land for the competitions. The...

Indoor competitions are in trouble in the Covid era, as cancellations pile up. This time, it’s the U.S. Dressage Finals. The U.S. Dressage Federation’s premier event, scheduled for the Kentucky Horse Park in November, will not be held this year, it was announced...