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...

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...

In 2010, Riders4Helmets hosted the first national event designed to educate equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitting, secured and certified helmet. The event brought over 300 U.S.-based retailers and eight helmet manufacturers together, to help...

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....

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...

Whether you're an equestrian or a member of the public, there is a lot happening at the seventh Annual Devon Fall Classic, presented by Bryn Mawr Hospital Sept. 12-15 on Route 30 in Devon, Pa. A benefit for the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Foundation, the event...

The Spring Valley Hounds will present the SVH Polo Cup Aug. 31 at Grayfields Farm, 80 Long Bridge Road, Allamuchy (exit 19 off Route 80), with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Gates open at 10 a.m. so you can get a start on the...

Dressage trainer Michael Barisone, charged in the shooting of a former student, will remain in custody after a Superior Court judge expressed concern during a pretrial detention hearing today about what might happen if he were allowed to go free pending resolution of...

New research on nutrition, pasture management, manure and other topics will go down easy with a glass of wine Aug. 20 at the Cream Ridge Winery, 145 Route 539, Cream Ridge. Wine tasting begins at 5 p.m. followed by speakers at 6 p.m. The program will provide...

George Morris, the world’s most famous show jumping trainer, is in the process of disputing a lifetime ban by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on charges of violating the SafeSport Code between 1968 and 1972. Based for years at Hunterdon Inc. in Pittstown, the...