The 25-year-old rider, who just won individual gold at the FEI Asian Jumping Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, is hardly a household name. Although Egor now represents Palestine, he competed for Russia until 2022. So did his wife, Aleksandra Maksakova, a dressage...

The FEI (international equestrian federation) on Wednesday released details of a hearing involving U.S. eventer Andrew McConnon, who was suspended for 20 months after a three-member tribunal found he had committed horse abuse. The suspension started on the date of his...

Citing the outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown will be closed to horses for two weeks. That means cancellation of the Reindeer Run Dec. 7, barrel racing Dec. 6 and open schooling Dec. 2 and 9. "While we are disappointed...

An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy that began in Texas at the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Finals and Elite Barrel Race event Nov 5-9 has spread to Oklahoma, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Louisiana. A horse testing...

Explosion W, British show jumper Ben Maher's "horse of a lifetime," will retire next month in a ceremony that is sure to bring more than a few tears as the special horse says goodbye to his fans and amazing career. “I always knew he had something special, an...

For the second year in a row, Jessie Springsteen won the $40,000 1.5 meter grand prix at Santa Anita Saturday afternoon, clicking around the jump-off course in 43.93 seconds on Naomi van het Kaisershof, her 2024 victor. At the Split Rock 5-star show, Jessie had a good...

With stars such as Karl Cook and Laura Kraut competing, the $25,000 National Welcome Grand Prix at Santa Anita took on importance greater than the amount of prize money it offered Friday night. So topping a 62-horse field was a thrill for Della White, who guided Gucci...

Conor Swail added more than a touch of drama to the finale of Toronto's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair as he won the $200,000 Longines FEI World Cup Qualifier on Casturano with his trademark flair. In the first round Saturday night, he lost his right stirrup partway...

Cashew CR, the reliable mount of U.S. rider Alex Matz, delivered one final win Friday night at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair as he took his last bow before retirement. The 17-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Cassini II x Quinar Z) is owned by Alex’s mother, D.D....

The president of the Austrian Equestrian Federation (OEPS) called the change in the blood rule for show jumping enacted by the FEI last week "a clear step backwards. Elisabeth Max-Theurer, who won Olympic dressage gold in 1980, stated that "blood -- especially in the...