Are you missing going to horse shows? Virtual may be useful, but it can't match the thrill of being in the stands or on the rail to watch a competition. The U.S. Equestrian Federation has barred the general public from shows since last June due to Covid (shows were...

With an uncertain immediate future for horse sports in Europe in the wake of the EHV-1 outbreak and suspension of competition there, it has been decided that U.S. Olympic dressage team candidates will not be going abroad as usual for their final selection outing....

Several key topics came up last night at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Town Hall meeting on Zoom, one in a series of sessions that enables members and board members to share their thoughts. USHJA President Mary Knowlton (formerly Babick, who changed her name...

Tremaine Cooper died last weekend in an accident while working outdoors near his home in Bluemont, Va., the U.S. Eventing Association announced. He was 52. An eventer, course designer and builder, his thoughtful approach resulted in tremendous advancements for the...

As the Covid state of emergency for the Tokyo area is extended until March 21, Japanese newspapers are reporting that overseas visitors will not be permitted to attend the Olympics there this summer. Japan plans to limit the number of people allowed into the country...

Now the Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1 non-neuropathogenic strain) of the disease that shut down showing in most of Europe has emerged in New York state. Two EHM (myeloencephalopathy) and 2 EHV-1 cases are quarantined and isolated at a stable in Brewster, N.Y., after one...

Ignore stories predicting cancellation (for the second time) of the Tokyo Olympics this summer due to the pandemic. That’s the advice of Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, saying  “we will not add fuel to this type of speculation.” In the...

An advisory group working on a strategic plan for the future of the Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge includes six volunteers with close ties to the facility, as well as two paid consultants. Names of the group’s members were made...

During all the Covid-related down time, you've probably had many hours to weed out your tack trunk as part of your closet-cleaning spree. So take your used tack, horse-related items, jewelry, knick-knacks, models and riding clothes (from those closets) to Riding with...

Dressage clinician, coach, motivational speaker, ballroom dancer, international rider and author, the multi-talented Jane Savoie died yesterday at the age of 71. Even though she was ill with multiple myeloma for years, this shining light always kept going, and her...