Are you cleaning out the tack room only to realize A) you have a lot of items you don't need or B) there are things you do need. You're in luck. Spring is tack sale time, and several are gearing up in New Jersey to benefit worthy causes. They offer an especially good...

Dianna Babington posted a heartfelt note about all she and Kevin have been through in terms of doubts and fears since a fall in a jumper competition left him paralyzed at the end of August. There is hope on the horizon now because Kevin will be traveling to the Mayo...

The Monmouth County Hunt welcomed Standardbreds from three states for a special day of foxhunting this month. Standardbreds primarily are used for harness racing and driving, but like thoroughbreds, they can go on to different careers when their days at the track are...

Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, an amateur rider who brings her young horses along to Grand Prix level, has been selected to participate in the Kundrun U.S. Equestrian Federation's Dressage Development Program. She is among 21 riders perceived to have the ability to make or...

Show jumper Jennifer Gates, daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, is engaged to American-born Nayel Nassar, who rides for Egypt, the homeland of his parents. Both are Stanford University graduates. “I’m feeling like the luckiest (and happiest) man in the world right...

The Longines Masters of Hong Kong show jumping tournament, set for Feb. 14-16, has been cancelled as a precaution following recent developments in the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak. "With more than 35,000 people expected from Hong Kong, Asia and around the world, the...

The 123-acre Lana Lobell farm in Bedminster, once a nationally known standardbred breeding facility where four Hambeltonian winners were foaled, is going up for auction Jan. 11 in the freeholders' meeting room at the Somerset County Administration Building in...

The Tewksbury barn tour, held every other year, is coming back on July 26 under the sponsorship of the Tewksbury Trails Association and the Tewksbury Historical Society. It's always fun to get an inside look at  interesting barns around the township. No details yet...

Gina Miles' 2008 individual Olympic Silver medal mount, McKinlaigh, has passed away at the age of 26. The Irishbred gelding, who shone at the Games in Hong Kong, died Jan. 18. Thom Schultz and his wife, Laura Coats, purchased McKinlaigh in 1998 after seeing him in...

Noted horse owner Elizabeth (Betty) Ranney Moran passed away peacefully at home in Malvern, Pa., at age 89 on Jan.23. Betty grew up at Brushwood Farm, a dairy farm in Willistown Township. She was an athlete who played first team in every sport at the Shipley School...