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Canadian show jumping medalist and coach Tom Gayford is gone
Canada's longtime show jumping Olympic medalist and chef d'equipe, Tom Gayford, died over the weekend at age 97. He rode on Canadian teams for nearly 30 years, beginning in the 1940s until the 1970s. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, he was on the show jumping squad...
What’s important to know about Equine Herpes Virus
The Virginia Horse Center's cancellation of a show after a horse with EHV-1 neurological was euthanized at a Culpeper, Va., show has prompted horse owners' questions about the condition. The U.S. Equestrian Federation put out information on the subject that is...
It’s victory for the USA at the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event
Moments after winning the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event on Diabolo Sunday afternoon, Will Coleman said “I wake up most days and I feel like a pretty lucky guy, but I feel extraordinarily blessed today, not just for this horse, but for the opportunity to...
What a win for Tamie Smith!
Victory in the Cosequin 4-Star Short was well-deserved for Tamie Smith on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park, where she was the lone competitor among 31 starters to go clear in the show jumping phase and clinch the title after leading through every segment of the...
Kent scores yet another major grand prix show jumping victory
The amazing Kent Farrington did it again: In less than a month, he has won the Rolex US Open $1 million Grand Prix, the Longines FEI World Cup Final and Saturday night, the $340,000 Major League Show Jumping International 5-Star at the Kentucky Horse Park. He's number...
Spencer widens her edge in Kentucky 5-star after cross-country
Monica Spencer's lead in the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event increased to a more comfortable level after the cross-country phase, not only because of her perfect trip Saturday within the 11:05 optimum time, but also because her closest rivals simply couldn't...
Tamie Smith continues in first place after Kentucky 4-Star Short cross-country
In the Cosequin 4-Star Short, Tamie Smith ended cross-country Saturday where she began it after dressage -- in first place, but with a different horse. Tamie retired her leader from the first phase, Danito, on course after a problem at the fifteenth fence. But she...
It’s advantage/New Zealand at the Defender Kentucky 5-Star event
The Kiwis dominated the second day of dressage at the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event on Friday, holding the first two places going into Saturday's cross-country test. Monica Spencer and the elegant, expressive thoroughbred, Artist, wound up with a personal...
Defender Kentucky begins with familiar faces leading the way
Will Coleman is going for the Defender Kentucky eventing double. Two years ago, he won the 4-Star Short at the Kentucky Horse Park with Diabolo, a Holsteiner by Diarado who was imported from Australia. The partnership was on track for the U.S. team at the 2024...
Maryland 5-star event makes a bid to return in 2027
An application by Select Event Group to run the Maryland 5-star in October 2027 is "actively" being prepared, with Paris Olympics 2024 cross-country course designer Pierre Le Goupil on board for the eventing competition, as he was for the 2025 edition. David O'Connor,...
