Everyone said Frenchman Pierre Michelet's cross-country course would make a difference in the Olympic eventing standings and boy, did it, just as it had in the 2014 World Equestrian Games. It was a real Olympic cross-country course for the first time since the 2000...

It's here, finally, the often-controversial but long-awaited Rio Olympics. Saturday morning the eventers start off the equestrian competition with their dressage phase, so it's time to offer my thoughts on who will win the medals. The least-predictable of the...

Marilyn Payne, president of the eventing ground jury at the Olympics, will be reporting on her experience at the Games at Beval Saddlery in Gladstone Aug. 20. The occasion is a fundraiser for her daughter, Holly Payne Caravella, who is heading to the Burghley, England...

The chatter at this weekend's International Bromont show in Canada was that the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games might find a home in Eastern Europe. Word was, though totally unconfirmed, of course, that the Samorin Equestrian Center in Slovakia could be under...

Karyn Malinowski, director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center, gave an address last week to the state Equine Advisory Board calling for a unified voice in the New Jersey horse industry, and a why the different facets of the industry must support each other. She made...

The FEI (international equestrian federation) pulled the plug today on the Bromont equestrian facility's ill-fated effort to stage the 2018 World Equestrian Games. The finances just weren't there to enable the Quebec venue to host the compilation of eight disciplines....

Uthopia, the 15-year-old stallion who was purchased by a mystery buyer last month at a Northern Ireland auction, will be staying with his trainer, Carl Hester. For a month, the fate of Uthopia was unknown. Carl, the man behind the gold medal success of British...

A celebration of Frank Chapot's life will be held Sept. 19 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, N.J. Details of the event, such as the time it will take place, are still being worked out. Frank, a resident of Neshanic Station who died earlier this...

A new 4-star dressage show is set for next month in Omaha, Neb., where it will be the test event for the 2017 Reem Acra FEI Dressage World Cup finals. The competition at the International Omaha has drawn Canadian Olympian Jacquie Brooks, whose Hallelujah/Les...

Sandy Sternberg, who ran Pepperhill Farm in Colts Neck before retiring, died April 13 at the age of 77. Although Sandy was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her 40s, she never let that dim her spirit, and was very active in fundraising to fight the disease. “She...