Working on your equestrian new year’s resolutions? Daniel Stewart can help. He provided an inspirational keynote speech at December’s U.S. Hunter Jumper Association annual meeting in Texas, and this month, he’ll be closer to home at Chelsea Nix’s Penwick Eventing in...

Yes, it's cold outside in New Jersey. Which is why the Jan. 5-7 CJL show at Duncraven in Titusville and the Hunter Farms Jan. 6-7 and Palermo shows on those dates have been cancelled, along with the Jan. 6 barrel racing at the Horse Park of New Jersey. If you're on...

Samples collected from three riders at last month’s Ocala-Reddick Florida event—including CIC 3-star winner Hannah Sue Burnett, who was aboard Harbour Pilot--revealed the presence of stimulants, according to the FEI(international equestrian federation). The findings...

With the reclassification of eventing competitions to offer a 5-star level for the first time, Fair Hill, Md., the nominee for what would have been the USA’s second 4-star event, is doing a half-halt until the requirements are revealed for the highest level event...

U.S. Dressage Team Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover and trainer Tom Wright are among many who are mourning the deaths of two young people in a single-car crash in Wellington, Fla., last month, when the vehicle went across a median at a high rate of speed. Christian Kennedy,...

The Samorin Equestrian Center in Slovakia, which was on line to stage the 2022 FEI World Equestrian Games, has declined to sign the host agreement and the search is on for a new venue for the compilation of eight disciplines. This is reminiscent of the problem with...

Former U.S. Equestrian Federation President David O'Connor today was elected chairman of the FEI (international equestrian federation) eventing committee. The decision came at the FEI's annual meeting in Uruguay, where he got twice as many votes as the other...

The major equitation championships are a highlight of the fall show season, but the less-known Mid-Atlantic Equitation Festival  at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., offered memorable competition in the division last weekend after the other finals were...

An exotic East Asian tick, known as the longhorned or bush tick, was found on a farm in Hunterdon County this month, according to state Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher today. The tick is deemed a serious pest to livestock, including horses, as well as pets and...

At last week's Rutgers Equine Science Center Evening of Science & Celebration in New Brunswick, Special Strides Founder and Executive Director Laurie Landy was honored with the Spirit of the Horse award. Laurie's years of practice and study in the area of sensory...