Comparing the first six months of 2016 and 2017, there has been more than a 25 percent reduction in positive doping tests performed by the U.S. Equestrian Federation for the hunter, jumper and equitation divisions. Is that a result of greater publicity about...

It’s never too soon to plan for Dressage at Devon, Sept. 26-Oct.1 at the Devon, Pa., showgrounds. The open breed show Sept. 26-Oct. 1, the largest in the world, is offering a new class for Dales ponies. They are one of the United Kingdom’s native mountain and moorland...

It’s been a busy—and successful--few weeks for five-time world championships endurance rider Meg Sleeper of Kingwood Township. First, she won the 50-mile Muckleratz Run ride near Hershey, Pa., with her attractive gray homebred Arabian, Syrocco Cadence. Next up was the...

The popular Monmouth at the Team show has great entries for its second year as a competitive and social landmark on the New Jersey equestrian scene. The show moved from Monmouth County to the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation's Gladstone headquarters on Pottersville...

Longtime Lake Placid Horse Show exhibitor Philip Richter will be taking over the chairmanship of the show in the Adirondacks from Richard Feldman. Richard, who was devoted to the show, shepherded it through growth and many changes. He announced his retirement last...

Hunter entries for the Monmouth at the Team show Aug. 14-20 closed for the most part at the August 1 deadline, but there are still openings in some areas. Big Eq for both Monday and Wednesday will stay open, breeding classes on Monday are open, National Hunter Derby...

The Horse Park of New Jersey is headed in a new direction with the election of trustee Allyson Jeffery as its  board president last week. International eventing judge and trainer Marilyn Payne, along with veteran Jersey Fresh International volunteer Diane Sigafoos,...

The Standardbred Retirement Foundation is presenting the last Roosevelt Raceway reunion July 22 at the New Meadowlands in the Skyboxes by Pink Restaurant on the third floor. Nearly 80 well-known drivers and trainers are scheduled to attend, including Carmine...

Thinking about riding western, but not sure whether you’d like it? Find out Aug. 6 by taking advantage of an introductory ride offered by the Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Ave., Basking Ridge. The ride will take place from 10...

Mark Leone, who runs Ri-Arm Farm in Bergen County, has been selected as president of the North American Riders Group. NARG, which had taken a bit of a hiatus, is back in gear with new leadership. Mark, the Zone 2 jumper chairman who is a member of several U.S....