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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
The Thoroughbred Makeover isn’t happening this year
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is postponing its 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium until 2021. The RRP, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA), plans to host an expanded Thoroughbred Makeover Oct. 12-17, 2021 that will offer separate...
Will cancellations result in more entries for NJ Horse Park event?
The Millbrook Horse Trials in New York, slated for July 30-Aug. 2, has been cancelled, which could mean additional entries for the Horse Park of New Jersey’s July 24-27 horse trials. The Horse Park event has FEI competition in addition to national divisions. Will...
After a pause, HITS in Saugerties is going ahead
HITS impresario Tom Struzzieri said a series of shows planned for his Saugerties, N.Y., venue will pick up on July 6 after New York state issued a cease and desist order for his show that was to have run today through Sunday. HITS could have faced fines of as much as...
No Royal Winter Fair in this turbulent time
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...
Postponed tack sale set for this month in Pittstown
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...
Will the world see a 5-star three-day event this year?
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...
Bad news continues, but now there’s good news too
While more equestrian competitions are being called off because of the pandemic, others are running, enabling the industry to begin healing from months of inactivity. There will be no Global Champions Tour in 2020. The GCT, a rich international circuit with shows from...
Leslie Howard and David Distler chosen for Hall of Fame
Leslie Burr Howard and David Distler, who were just voted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, have been two of the most successful members of the equestrian community for half a century. They were set to be installed at the Devon Horse Show this month, but when...
Lesson barns can get help with feed through USHJA
Apply by June 1 to the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association for its new Feed Aid program that provides help in purchasing feed for lesson horses. The program is designed as short-term relief for businesses in the hunter/jumper community who provide lessons to non-boarders...
The cancellations keep on coming
The Lake Placid,N.Y., Horse Show, scheduled for June 23-July 5, has been cancelled for the first time in 51 years. “We place the safety of our exhibitors, the Lake Placid community and everyone connected with the horse shows above all else and that made this the only...
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