The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Zone 2 (NY, NJ, PA) Horse of the Year Hunter Championship has been cancelled. Scheduled for Oct. 18, it originally was supposed to be held in Harrisburg, Pa., at the home of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. But that show was...

Clark Shipley, longtime member of the John Madden Sales family, lost his battle with cancer today at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. A note from John Madden Sales and Beezie Madden stated that Clark, who was 61, grew up in rural Iowa, learning about horses...

Kip Rosenthal, a successful hunter and jumper rider who became a top trainer and respected mentor, died today after a long illness.  She was 69. Her sister, Jo Michaels, noted that Kip “loved her career of over 50 years working with horses and their people. In turn,...

The Morven Park Fall Horse Trials in Virginia Oct.2-4 has cancelled its plans to hold FEI divisions, including the CCI 4-star Long that it was offering for the first time. It will only present national divisions. The problem with the FEI competition was, as usual...

Did you ever think you'd like to try riding in a hunt? Here's your chance. The Monmouth County Hunt is presenting an introduction to hunting clinic Aug. 30. It presents an opportunity to get your horse used to hounds and riding in a group. There will be two levels of...

Cleaning out your tack room or closet? Donations are being taken for tack sales at Mane Stream and Riding with HEART, two organizations involved with therapeutic riding. Riding with HEART’s fall tack sale Oct. 24-25 at 639 Route 513 in Pittstown will accept a variety...

The 2020 Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships East Coast has been saved. It is being transferred to the Traverse City Horse Shows at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 23-25, 2020. The championship, which was canceled earlier this week,...

Just when you thought there was nothing left to cancel, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final 2020 in Barcelona bit the dust. Just considering travel restrictions alone, there was no way it could be held. “The risks are simply too great,” said  FEI...

EQUITANA USA’s live three-day trade fair and expo at the Kentucky Horse Park next month has joined the ranks of cancelled events at the venue (see the main story at this website). Planned for Sept. 25-27, it has been rescheduled  for Oct. 1-3, at the Kentucky Horse...

Four people present during the Kentucky Summer Classic show at the Kentucky Horse Park have tested positive for Covid-19, leading to a decision which ended that competition Aug. 1, and the cancellation of the USEF Pony Finals. They,  were to have run at the Lexington...