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....

Groundbreaking was held June 10 during the Jersey Classic Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey for a winner's circle dedicated to the memory of Gwen Stableford, a longtime enthusiastic competitor and supporter of the park who was the 2007 New Jersey Horseperson...

A public meeting updating the progress of the ring refurbishment campaign for the arenas at the Horse Park of New Jersey will be held at 5:30 p.m. June 26 in the park's pavilion. There will be a presentation of information about the ring evaluation done by Brian...

The educational and fun evenings of “wine and equine” that debuted last year are returning this month under the auspices of Rutgers University and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The series begins June 27 at  Dorsett Arabians, 169 Russell Mill Road in...

Last year's inaugural  Pony Up!® event at the U.S Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters on Pottersville Road in Gladstone was such a success that they're doing it again Saturday June 17 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. It is geared to introducing children 17 and under to horses,...