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We will never forget Custom Made

Custom Made, ridden to the 2000 Olympic eventing individual gold medal by David O'Connor, has died at the age of 34. Affectionately known as Tailor,  the 17.1-hand Irish Sport Horse gelding  was imported to the U.S. in 1995. In their first year together, Tailor and...

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Kevin is improving

Dianna Babington, the wife of injured show jumper Kevin Babington, posted an update on him a month after his life-changing fall at the Hampton Classic. Kevin moved from the hospital in New York to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation last week, and is making some...

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Winsome Adante is gone

Three-time Kentucky 4-star winner Winsome Adante has died at the age of 26. He and rider Kim Severson won individual silver and team bronze at the 2004 Olympics, during a career in which he earned many more accolades. He was U.S. Eventing Horse of the Year, was...

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5K will benefit veterinarians’ mental health

Mental health has been a steady, yet growing, concern in the veterinary industry. The Center for Disease Control has found that male veterinarians are 2.1 times, and female veterinarians 3.5 times, more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population. These...

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See top equitation riders at the USET Foundation

The most challenging of the equitation finals, the Platinum Performance/U.S. Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East, is set for Oct. 5-6 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. The judges are Sue Ashe and Molly Ashe-Cawley, the first...

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A grim reminder that it’s time for fall shots

Be sure to sign your horses up for fall shots if you haven't done it already. Five more horses in New Jersey have been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis during the last two weeks, bringing the total of 10 animals in New Jersey contracting the virus in 2019....

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Celebrate 50 years with Lord Stirling Stable

The Somerset County Park Commission's Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge will mark a half-century of operation  Sept. 22 in the hunter pace field from noon-4 p.m. There will be a live band, hay rides and activities for the kids,  For an extra fee, children can take...

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