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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
The Penn National Show is getting an update
The Pennsylvania National Horse Show will have a new look for its 75th anniversary this October, and new management to go with it. The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, its longtime home, has been through a $21 million re-do, according to...
Zoom memorial service set for Kip Rosenthal
There will be a Celebration of Life for trainer/author/clinician Kip Rosenthal on Sunday, January 17 at 5 pm Easter Time via the Zoom link below. Contact Abby Lowe if you would like to speak or share your screen during the service, contact (Abby.R.Lowe@gmail.com)....
It’s the second time around for cancellation of IHSA Championships
The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association’s national championship show has been cancelled for the second time, due to Covid 19, as the organization’s board made the decision to follow the same protocol as in 2020 “with the safety and well-being of the membership in...
Kitty Wieschhoff has left us
Catherine (Kitty) Wieschhoff, a well-known judge, barn manager and writer, died yesterday at her home in Midway, Ky. She was 86. The mother of eventer Cathy Wieschhoff, Kitty was a graduate of Cornell University, where she met her husband, the late Captain Kenneth...
Naomi Blumenthal of the PHA and IHSA passes away (Updated)
Naomi Blumenthal, president of the National Professional Horsemen’s Association and a respected show manager who served as a mentor to many, died today at her home in upstate New York. She was 78. A paragon of efficiency, running shows with flair and dedication, she...
N.J. eventer Aharoni named to Emerging Athlete list
Arielle Aharoni of Bedminster is the only New Jerseyan on the list of 24 riders invited to the 2021 Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Assessment Sessions with Develop and Emerging Coach Leslie Law. The Program offers those 25 and under access to coaching and instruction,...
Will fans be on hand for the Tokyo Olympics? Could be…
While the Tokyo Olympics actually happening next summer is as close as you can get to a sure bet in the Covid era, there remains the question of how many people can be present to watch live. But Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is hoping there will be "full spectators...
The National Horse Show’s ASPCA Maclay was a testing experience
Elegant and effective, Dominic Gibbs had “winner” written all over him when he competed in today’s ASPCA Maclay equitation championship at the National Horse Show. It was a marathon of a competition that ran 13 hours from the first horse to the victory gallop in the...
The Rutgers Equine Science Center offers a stable of experts
Searching for answers to your horse-related questions? Whether they involve health, pasture and manure management, exercise physiology or other equine-related subjects, the Rutgers Equine Science Center is offering an opportunity to learn from people who know. The...
Agneta Currey, a key volunteer for the Hampton Classic, has passed away
One of the guiding lights of the Hampton Classic Horse Show, Agneta Currey, died Oct. 20. A resident of Franklin, Tenn., Wellington, Fla., and Southampton, N.Y., she was a native of Sweden who met Brownlee O. Currey Jr., an investment banker at Equitable Securities,...
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