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It’s time for reporting wrongdoers to insure equestrian sport’s future
Stating that “the integrity of our sport is in danger,” U.S. Hunter Jumper Association President Britt McCormick warned during his organization’s online Town Hall Monday that there must be “zero tolerance for people that use illegal medication on horses.” Britt, who...
Learn a lot via Dressage at Devon: UPDATE
Sabine Schut-Kery, who clinched a silver medal for the U.S. dressage team at the Tokyo Olympics, will be offering a clinic May 9-11 to benefit Dressage at Devon in Pennsylvania as it prepares to mark its fiftieth anniversary. And at Dressage at Devon itself on Sept....
Dr. Timothy Holekamp has left us
Noted breeder Dr. Timothy Holekamp, a former president of the American Trakehner Association, died on Sunday. He was a founder of the Young Event Horse Program and co-chaired the Young Event Horse Committee. The physician and his wife, Cheryl, were the owners of...
Trotting up at Defender Kentucky’s 5-star
Although the weather forecast for the next few days in Lexington, Ky., isn't the best, the sun shone bright (as the song goes) on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Defender 5-star eventing horse inspection Wednesday. Boyd Martin had three horses he showed to the judges,...
Liz Halliday checks in with an update
Olympic eventer Liz Halliday, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a cross-country fall last August, has reached out to her many friends and fans who have been following her recovery. Here is what she said on social media Saturday: My voice is getting stronger all...
Lois Walter of Beval Saddlery has passed away
The heart of Beval Saddlery was Lois Walter, a much-admired woman who died Tuesday from cancer at the age of 91. She had been married to Bev Walter, who founded the business in 1955 in Bernardsville, N.J. After Lois and Bev divorced, he died in 1993. Lois went on to...
Who might win at the Defender Kentucky event…
EquiRatings gives Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH a 26 percent chance of winning the 5-star at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event later this month. I would give him a far better chance; wise not to bet against a legend who has a raft of Olympic gold and world...
Why it was Santa Anita for the LA28 Olympic equestrian venue (Updated)
In case you're wondering what swung the choice of Santa Anita Park racetrack over Galway Downs to host the 2028 Olympic equestrian competitions, comments from LA 28 Project Director Reynold Hoover may make the decision easier to understand. As reported by Inside the...
Dressage, eventing and show jumping confirmed for LA 28
The traditional equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing, part of the Olympics since 1912, have been approved by the International Olympic Committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. As usual, there will be individual and team medal competitions in...
Say farewell to Authentic
Authentic, one of the greatest U.S. team show jumpers in history, died Wednesday at the age of 30 after a 16-year retirement. His record with Beezie Madden was stellar, including team gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the Hong Kong Games four years later,...
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