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...

For the first time, Kent Farrington moved to the top place in the international Longines show jumping rankings this month, 23 points ahead of compatriot McLain Ward, who had risen to number one following his April victory in the Longines FEI World Cup Final in Omaha....

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...

Mylestone Equine Rescue’s Help a Horse Day will be held from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. April 22 at Horsemen's Outlet, 37 Molasses Hill Road, Lebanon. Warren County-based Mylestone has a chance to win a grant awarded by the ASPCA to equine rescues that highlight the plight of...

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...

The B.W. Furlong & Associates veterinary hospital in Oldwick has reopened, after closing last week, when it was discovered that a patient tested positive for the neurologic variety of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). "The patient is in our isolation unit, removed...

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...

Mane Stream, which offers a program of equine-assisted activities, including therapeutic riding, is having a tack sale from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. April 8 at 83 Old Turnpike in Oldwick. Want to accumulate riding clothes, tack and other equine-related paraphernalia? This is...