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Equine herpes surfaces in northwestern New Jersey

A property in Sussex County, N.J. has been quarantined after one horse developed highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The horse, a 20-year-old mare, developed acute clinical signs Aug. 3, and was euthanized. A week earlier, another horse on the...

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An influential horsewoman has passed away

Cecile Hetzel Dunn was an ecumenical horsewoman, whose efforts benefited a variety of breeds, from Arabians to Friesians, Andalusians to saddlebreds. She spent decades serving the entire horse industry, working as a licensed official and volunteering with a variety of...

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Another European grand prix goes to an American

Aaron Vale, who had two major grand prix wins already this year at Devon and Upperville, was in the spotlight across the Atlantic on Sunday in Dinard France, taking the 500,000 Euro Rolex fixture on his stalwart Carissimo 25. Many of the riders from this month's...

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A victory for wild horses

After 14 years of litigation, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has encountered a judicial setback to its plans for eliminating wild horses from more than 2 million acres of public land in Wyoming, home to the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin...

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Of course, Mai Baum went out a winner

At the age of 19, Mai Baum was still showing his class over the weekend at the Event at Rebecca Farm, winning the 4-star Short before taking a bow and retiring from competition in the same place where he won his first 3-star. With Tamie Smith aboard, the aptly...

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Major drama at the Euro show jumping championships

Calling on all his experience and the courage of his mare, Great Britain's Scott Brash powered through a nightmare moment when he lost his left rein before the troublesome triple combination at the Longines European Show Jumping Championships Thursday. As he was just...

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Racing returns at last to Fair Hill Maryland

For the first time since 2019, horse racing will be held at the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Maryland, best known over the last four years as the home of a 5-star eventing competition. On Labor Day weekend, the turf track inside the Fair Hill Special...

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