David O'Connor, who won an individual Olympic eventing gold medal and served as the first president of the United States Equestrian Federation, has resigned his position as U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor to focus on duties with the FEI (international equestrian...

Just five days after Ballynoe Castle RM said a formal farewell to his fans at Rolex Kentucky, another U.S. 4-star horse is bowing out. Sinead Halpin decided to retire Manoir De Carneville. While noting “it is one of the hardest decisions in a horseman’s life to decide...

Olympic show jumping medalist Anne Kursinski of Frenchtown will be inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame next month at the Devon Horse Show. A veteran of three Olympics, she finished fourth at the 1988 Games at Starman, owned by Fran Steinwedell, who is also...

The Essex Horse Trials, making a comeback after 19 years, is looking for volunteers to do everything from fence judging, dressage scribing and decorating to handling hospitality June 24-25 at Moorland Farm in Far Hills. It's a great way to meet people and become...

Here’s a new competition that may suit you as you get ready for the competition season. The Jump for Jersey Eventing Derby, presented by Rowsell Equestrian Design to benefit the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, will be run April 23 at the Horse Park of New...

Olympic show jumping individual gold medalist Nick Skelton always said he'd retire when Big Star did, but his farewell is coming earlier than planned. Although he had hoped to show this summer, plans to compete at Geneva and Olympia last December were scuttled when...

New Jersey's biggest three-day event is set for May 11-14 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown.There are plenty of opportunities for tailgating on cross-country day, May 13, with a new water obstacle likely the venue of choice. The New Beginnings Thoroughbreds...

A new 4-star championship trophy is being given at Rolex Kentucky in memory of Roger Haller, whose celebration of life during last year's Rolex weekend drew scores of the biggest names in eventing to pay tribute. The designer of the cross-country courses for the 1978...

Two big names have dropped out of next week's FEI World Cup finals in Omaha due to horse health issues. Defending champion Hans Peter Minderhoud of the Netherlands bowed out when Glock's Flirt came up lame. Then Jessica van Bredow-Werndl of Germany--who already was in...

A joint project of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, the new multi-use Hutchinson 3.5-mile trail at Sterling Forest State Park in Tuxedo, N.Y., has its official opening March 25 at 11 a.m. Equestrians, hikers and mountain bikers are welcome at the ceremony for...