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Services set for John von Stade
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...
There will be a welcome surprise for WEF showgoers
The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., has gotten a facelift. “Much needed upgrades” have been made to the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival as the Global Equestrian Group invested in improvements to stabling and rings, including the...
Pentathlon Union votes to drop riding, but that may not be the end of the story
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has taken a formal vote to drop show jumping from its program following the Paris Olympics in 2024, although protests of the move have come from representatives of numerous nations. However, a group called Pentathlon...
Racing pillar John von Stade has left us
He was the ultimate volunteer. John von Stade, who died yesterday at the age of 83 after a long illness, spent 50 years as co-chair of the Far Hills Race Meeting while it went from being an event that attracted a few thousand spectators to the country’s richest day of...
UPDATE: Sonoma Horse Park drops USEF license applications, goes with National Snaffle Bit
The Sonoma (Calif.) Horse Park announced 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. "Sonoma Horse Park has withdrawn all licenses and...
Another Olympic baby
Olympic dressage team bronze medalist Kasey Perry Glass and her, husband, Dana, welcomed Tru Lynn Glass last week. Kasey was the second member of the 2017 Rio Games squad to give birth, following teammate Allison Brock earlier this year. Next is up Laura Graves, who...
Canada’s loss is Mexico’s gain
A week after Mark Laskin resigned as Equestrian Canada’s Technical Advisor-Jumping, he has signed on as chef d'equipe of the Mexican show jumping team. "The combination of his experience, drive and integrity makes Mr. Laskin an ideal fit for our community and for the...
Sonoma Horse Park set to go with a National Snaffle Bit show series
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...
National Snaffle Bit gets another hunter/jumper show series
The Sonoma (Calif.) Horse Park will hold its 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, it was announced today. Last week, word from the park was that it...
What happened at the FEI’s annual meeting and a World Horse Welfare warning
Despite the efforts of high-profile athletes to reinstate teams of four with a drop score at the Olympic Games, the FEI (international equestrian federation) voted today at its General Asembly in Antwerp to keep teams of three for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Teams...
