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Thoroughbred speed makes itself felt during the MARS Maryland 5-Star at Fair Hill
During both dressage days at the MARS Maryland 5-star event, the riders seemed more apprehensive than usual about Saturday's cross-country test, walking the course over and over, describing it as challenging, massive and technical. Not only was it the first time...
A reshuffling at the top in the MARS Maryland 5-star
The top six competitors from the first day of the Mars Maryland 5-star event were re-directed down the leaderboard Friday, after the full field had completed the dressage phase. On Thursday, no one was able to score less than 30 penalties, but the second day brought...
Cross-country is the big question at the Mars Maryland 5-star
The first half of dressage competition was featured Thursday at the Mars Maryland 5-star Three-Day Event, as the USA's Boyd Martin topped the scoreboard with Luke 140, but much more than the placings were on everybody's mind. Topic A was the cross-country course, a...
A human anti-doping case involves a prescription for a well-known show jumper
U.S.-based Irish Olympic show jumper Darragh Kenny is provisionally suspended in an anti-doping case relating to his prescribed treatment for a medical condition. The suspension is related to testing at last summer's European Show Jumping Championships. The FEI has...
Horses should have a choice; learn more during this seminar
What do you think about giving horses "agency," or choice and control in their lives? Growing interest in the topic has prompted Cornell University’s Equine Seminar Series to present “Equine Welfare and Agency: Why Choice Matters” from 6-7 p.m. Oct.. 21 on Zoom....
It’s Florida power at the USEF Medal finals
Riders with a Florida connection dominated the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Sunday, with the top three from a field of 157 linked to the Sunshine State. Olivia Sweetnam, the Wellington, Fla.-based daughter of...
Equestrian sport at the 2032 Olympics–bet on it
There are doomsayers in the horse world who believe the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will be the last to offer equestrian sports. But I always have disagreed. The 2032 Games are in Australia, which has won many Olympic medals in eventing, so I believe horse sports...
Britain wins Longines League of Nations Final; U.S. fifth
The Longines League of Nations Final boiled down to a jump-off between traditional rivals Ireland and Britain, with a mere 0.23 seconds edge enabling Scott Brash to bring the title home for Britain aboard Hello Jefferson. He was timed in 38.19 seconds, riding to beat...
Celebrating a remarkable century for Watchung Stables
They came from as far away as the West Coast to recapture their memories in New Jersey and once again connect with riding friends they had cherished for decades. The hundredth anniversary of Union County's Watchung Stables merited a special celebration, not only of a...
A coaching star has driven away
Dr. Donald Rosato, a familiar figure on the box seat of his Rokeby coach, died earlier this month. A lifelong resident of Devon and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, the four-in-hand driver was 90. He was a regular winner in the coaching classes at the Devon Horse Show....
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