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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Don’t skip fall shots for your horse
A 4-year-old Atlantic County mare who had not been vaccinated was euthanized after contracting the state's first 2020 reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a serious mosquito-borne illness. EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly...
Yay, it’s time to try a hunter/trail pace
As the weather gets cooler, you’re ready to take your horse on the road a bit, but don’t want to show. That’s why it’s great to be in hunter/trail pace season, with plenty of opportunities in New Jersey to try this low-key, fun competition. The Monmouth County Hunt...
Movie nights at Moorland Farm
The Far Hills Race Meeting won't be held this year, but people still have an excuse to come to beautiful Moorland Farm. American Express is bringing back the era of drive-ins by putting on three movie nights there this month, with admission set at $25 for a carload of...
No Zone 2 hunter championship this year
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Zone 2 (NY, NJ, PA) Horse of the Year Hunter Championship has been cancelled. Scheduled for Oct. 18, it originally was supposed to be held in Harrisburg, Pa., at the home of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. But that show was...
Want to try hunting? Monmouth offers an opportunity
Did you ever think you'd like to try riding in a hunt? Here's your chance. The Monmouth County Hunt is presenting an introduction to hunting clinic Aug. 30. It presents an opportunity to get your horse used to hounds and riding in a group. There will be two levels of...
Goodbye to the Nations Cup final in Spain until next year
Just when you thought there was nothing left to cancel, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2020 in Barcelona bit the dust. Just considering travel restrictions alone, there was no way it could be held. “The risks are simply too great,” said FEI...
Dublet is retiring
Kasey Perry-Glass announced the retirement of her long-time partner, Dublet, on the day she thought she’d be riding him down centerline at the Olympics in Tokyo “for one final freestyle as a competitive pair.” The 17-year-old Danish-bred son of Diamond Hit was part...
This autumn’s Quarter Horse Congress joins the cancelled list
The All American Quarter Horse Congress, scheduled for September 29 - October 25 in Ohio, has been cancelled. "The uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic simply prevents safely moving forward in Columbus, Ohio," said a statement from the show. "The well-being of our...
Help support athletes who must wait a year for their Olympics
The Giving Games, a new fundraising campaign launched by Olympic and Paralympic national governing bodies, is designed to support and sustain U.S. athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games that have been postponed until 2021. The U.S. Equestrian Federation and the...
Petition seeks reopening of Lord Stirling Stable
Concerned that the riding programs at the Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge won’t resume next year after its 2020 Covid shutdown, a woman who understands the importance of the stable has started a petition to Save Lord Stirling...
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