It could have been problematical for all breeds, but new teeth in the Horse Protection Act regulations will be geared to eliminating the practice of soring in Tennessee Walking Horses and racking horses, where stronger action is needed. The original draft of the...

Consummate volunteer Larry Langer, one of the key figures in the hunter/jumper industry, received the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting in Kentucky. He has been part of the sport for 66 years, ever since he...

He guided the U.S. show jumping team to medals at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Olympics, so it was no surprise that Robert Ridland just got another four years as the squad's technical adviser/chef d'equipe, or the title he...

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...

Centenary University’s riding center in Long Valley is one of 10 locations around the country named to host the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Sessions next year. Centenary also has had the distinction of hosting such a...

Proceeds from next summer’s Mars Essex Horse Trials will benefit the Greater Newark LifeCamp, which  offers day camp experience for approximately 300 Newark-area youths for six weeks during July and August. The horse trials will return to the competition calendar June...

Lessons at a variety of riding facilities and equestrian schools can now be part of  the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Recognized Riding Academy Program. The program is designed “to encourage the continued development and growth of programs across the country that...