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A famous stud farm reacts to social license to operate issues
Scrutiny on horse welfare, with social license to operate gaining traction, is prompting Denmark's Blue Hors Stud to temporarily pause participation in dressage competition In a social media post, Blue Hors noted, "Danish dressage sport is in a breaking time, when...
Another wrinkle in an Olympic positive doping test
Global Medics, whose product Relax Pro was given to an Olympic eventing horse at the Paris Games, contends in a public statement that the supplement was contaminated with Trazodone at the production level, Relax Pro was found to be responsible for a positive doping...
Carlos Hank Guerreiro is on a roll at WEF
Mexico's Carlos Hank Guerreiro found himself in the Wellington International winner's circle Saturday night with an amazing ride in the $215,000 FEI 4-star Horseware Ireland Grand Prix. Bold and determined as he set off against the clock, he was fifth to go in a...
Remembering Rodney Jenkins
A celebration of Rodney Jenkins' life June 1 will offer a chance to reminisce about the Red Rider and meet with friends to recall what made him so special. The gathering will be held from 3-5 p.m. at the Upperville, Va., horse show grounds in the 1853 Club on the...
Gone too soon… (UPDATED)
Talented writer, website designer and book publisher Michelle Bloch died Monday March 3 of breast cancer. She was 55. Michelle had been a pillar of the Capital Challenge Horse Show since 1996, designing the program and prizelist and writing its daily update during the...
Back to the drawing board for Wellington, Fla.’s Isla Carroll development
The developer of the proposed Isla Carroll development adjacent to the National Polo Center off 120th Avenue South had asked for an delay of approximately 30 days on a vote, when it appeared in January that Wellington's Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board was going...
Show Jumping Hall of Fame salutes the best
What a remarkable group! The legends who gathered for the annual Show Jumping Hall of Fame dinner in Wellington, Fla., over the weekend have an incredible list of glittering achievements in the sport. The Hall at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Wheeler Museum...
The Middle East raises the stakes
In case you hadn’t noticed last year’s FEI World Cup finals in Saudi Arabia, or last month’s Longines League of Nations leg in Abu Dhabi, the Middle East is playing an ever-larger role in high-level non-racing equestrian sport. Now a 10 million Euro (U.S. $10,541,000)...
Ridland will stay atop U.S. show jumping effort
It’s no surprise. Robert Ridland, who guided the U.S. to its only equestrian medal at the 2024 Olympics, has been signed to a new four-year contract as show jumping team chef d’equipe and technical advisor that takes him through the 2022 world championships and the...
No bits or whips: Could it happen?
The Dutch Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren) contends the Netherlands is taking a big step forward in animal welfare in equestrian sports, following the country's House of Representative' vote on a ban involving "animal-unfriendly training aids." According...
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