The pandemic has claimed the September 5-star Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, which is cancelled for the first time since it was founded in 1961. A statement from the event explained, "our absolute priority is the health and safety of our community, including...

Due to the pandemic (where have you heard that before?) the National Horse Show will implement a 25 percent reduction in the number of points required to qualify for November's ASPCA Maclay Finals in Lexington, Ky. National officials will monitor Maclay riders'...

The popular series of wine and equine from Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Natural Resource Conservation Service and North Jersey Resource Conseration & Development has gone virtual (like almost everything else...). So you have to supply your own wine. Each webinar...

If you hoped to ride at the historic Devon, Pa., showgrounds this summer after missing the landmark Devon Horse Show this spring, you'll be disappointed again. The Brandywine Horse Show slated for the facility from June 24-July 5 has been scrapped for this year. "It...

The New Jersey Equine Artists Association has cancelled its National Juried Exhibit and Sale originally scheduled for June 7-July 5 due to the Covid situation. The show was to be held at Prallsvillemills in Stockton,  Information on new dates will be forthcoming. In...

Exhibitors, show organizers, officials and basically everyone else involved with horse shows have raised plenty of questions about how things will look when competitions resume. Many of the answers still are to be determined while the Covid situation evolves, but a...

The eventing portion of the North American Youth Championships in Montana was cancelled last month, and today the dressage and show jumping competitions in Traverse City, Mich., follwed suit to make a clean sweep of the international fixture that has been so important...

The September Spruce Meadows  Masters Tournament--which offers the world’s richest show jumping grand prix--has been cancelled due to the Covid 19 virus. The summer’s other events at the facility in Calgary, Alberta Canada were cancelled previously.  The Calgary...

The U.S. Eventing Association Cross-Country Safety Subcommittee, formed three years ago, has come out with a series of recommendations aimed at cutting down the number of accidents in the discipline. “It is not a realistic goal to say there will be zero accidents, a...

A man who proved he can find answers for some of the equestrian industry's most difficult issues has been nominated for the presidency of the U.S. Equestrian Federation. Approval of Tom O'Mara is expected when the USEF board votes on his nomination June 22-23 at its...