November’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto has joined the Covid cancellation list. “Over the past several months, we’ve all experienced an unprecedented disruption to our daily lives and are redefining how we live, work and play. Ultimately, our decision is...

Equestrian impresario Mark Bellissimo married eventer and Horse Scout CEO Lucienne Elms earlier this month in a private North Carolina ceremony “with just a handful of witnesses, together with the couple’s two dogs,” according to the Horse Scout website. “I have...

The Alexandria Pleasure Pace in Hunterdon County is set for July 11 with a rain date of July 12. It's being staged in lieu of the annual trail pace traditionally held in late September. Thiks pace will be at a new location with a requirement for pre-registration...

Riding with HEART’s spring tack sale has become its summer tack sale. Postponed from March, it now will be held June 27 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) and 28 (noon-3 p.m.) at 639 Route 513, Pittstown. Riding with HEART (Hunterdon Equine-Assisted Recreation and Therapy) is a 501-3C...

September's Devon Fall Classic show jumping competition and fall festival held has been cancelled. Held at the Devon Horse Show grounds in suburban Philadelphia, it's been a popular stop for riders from the region. Devon Horse Show and Country Fair CEO Wayne Grafton...

It isn't officially summer yet, but the questions have been coming for weeks about what will happen to the three shows on the North American Indoor Circuit this October and November. The organizers of the Pennsylvania National, the Washington International and the...

Long Island’s Hampton Classic Horse Show, one of the most popular and well-attended U.S. equestrian competitions, is joining Devon, the World Cup finals and the Kentucky 5-star in the ranks of shows cancelled due to Covid-19. The Labor Day weekend fixture, postponed...

October’s inaugural Maryland 5- star event at Fair Hill has been postponed for a year “due to health and safety factors, in addition to other challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic” and will take place October 14-17, 2021. The decision, announced today after...

After a pandemic hiatus of more than two months (because nothing was happening on the New Jersey equestrian scene) the page listing shows and other activities in the state has returned. Couldn't run it when there was nothing to list. Check it out on this website.

There’s still a chance that there will be a 5-star three-day event somewhere this year. While Kentucky, Badminton, Burghley, Luhmuhlen and Adelaide have fallen by the pandemic wayside, Pau in France and the new Maryland 5-star at Fair Hill are continuing to look at...