Veterinarian Mike Fugaro received the Governor's Award from the New Jersey Equine Advisory board, part of the organization's activities during the state's month of the horse to recognize outstanding individuals. Dr. Fugaro owns and operates Mountain Pointe Equine...

The Dutch had a popular home win in the third leg of the Longines FEI League of Nations Rotterdam on Friday, as their 87-year-old Princess Beatrix looked on from a packed gallery. The new Dutch chef d'equipe, Wout-Jan van der Schans, noted he had never won in...

Four competitors who rode in the 3-star Hagen, Germany, dressage show this month have been named to the U.S. team for July's 5-star competition at Aachen. Kevin Kohmann, winner of the Grand Prix and Special at Hagen, will be riding Diamante Farm's Duenensee. Kevin,...

Are you feeling more secure in the saddle because you're wearing a safety vest? Many top riders, including Olympic show jumping medalist Laura Kraut and Jimmy Torano, are visible symbols of air vests' growing popularity beyond the cross-country phase of eventing. More...

Former U.S. dressage team member Belinda Nairn (Baudin) Wertman died Thursday after a battle with cancer. She would have turned 70 on Friday, June 13. A respected trainer, the Reddick, Fla., resident was reserve with Alegria on the U.S. squad at the 1984 Olympics and...

Natalie Voss, who served as editor-in-chief of thoroughbred racing's Paulick Report, is now the U.S Equestrian Federation's director of corporate communications. She started with the Paulick Report as an intern in 2009 while completing her equine science degree at the...

In the five years since the first MARS Maryland 5-Star appeared on the scene at Fair Hill, it has improved what it offers with each edition. While the Oct. 16-19 eventing fixture continues to attract top horses from the U.S. and overseas, there is even more for...

Ronnie Beard, Otis Brown Jr. and Fran and Joe Dotoli were recognized for their contributions to the sport by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. The two horses inducted with them for 2025 are Lyle and Tindle. The Hall's Owner of the Year was plural; John and...

An icon. An original A pillar of the hunter breeding community. Diana Dodge, owner of the legendary stallion Sir Thomson, has died. She earned fame with the flashy chestnut named in honor of her grandmother, whose maiden name had been Thomson before she married one of...

We told you last month that this was going to happen, when McLain mentioned to me at Devon that Contagious was retiring, adding that it hadn't been formally announced yet. Now it has. Here's what McLain said about his reliable partner: "With a tremendous amount of...