Carl “Doc” Simmons fell in love with hunting from the first day he tried it. He rode with Suffolk County’s Smithtown Hunt on Long Island, but took inspiration from the old, very social (and defunct) Meadow Brook Hounds in Nassau County, a hunt that counted Theodore...

The inaugural New Jersey Veterinary Foundation Veterinary Educator of the Year award was presented to Dr. Sarah Ralston. The Rutgers University professor, who is retiring, has mentored 113 students who have gone on to veterinary medicine careers since 2000 alone. Her...

One of the New Jersey equestrian community’s most active and respected volunteers, Tricia Haertlein, died Monday of cancer.  A spirited worker with a “can do” approach who was extremely active with the Gladstone Driving Event, the Lebanon resident served as president...

Jerseyans in the spotlight at the U.S. Eventing Association annual meeting last weekend included course designer Morgan Rowsell of Long Valley, who joined the group’s board of governors, and Beth Battel of Roosevelt. Beth is the co-owner of Stella Artois, the winner...

It's time for an encore--Robert Dover will be technical advisor for the U.S. dressage team through the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, while continuing to raise funds as he did so successfully before the Olympics. "I am thrilled and honored to remain in the position...

The Fair Hill, Maryland, facility that hosts the 2- and 3-star fall national championship events and a variety of other equestrian competitions, is looking for an upgrade as it seeks to stage the USA's second 4-star event. Stakeholders have begun discussions with the...

Valegro, the greatest dressage horse ever, retires Dec. 14 at the Olympia show in London. You can see the ceremony and the freestyle that precedes it beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on FEI TV. The show ends at 5:35 p.m. EST. Go to www.feitv.org to learn...

They're coming back! The  Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals are heading to Las Vegas April 15-19 2020. The venue will be a new one, the MGM Grand hotel, as the Thomas & Mack Center, the venue where finals in...

Bridget Love Meehan has resigned as executive director of the Washington International Horse Show after six and one-half years in the position. She wants “to pursue new professional and personal challenges,” but is confident that the show is “in solid standing and in...

Trainer Kip Rosenthal, who has worked with Bertalan de Nemethy, George Morris and Victor Hugo-Vidal, is giving a clinic at the Grand Augean Stable in Stockton Dec. 3. In her youth, Kip placed in the top three at the American Horse Shows Association Medal and ASPCA...