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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...
New leadership for U.S. eventing
An innovative arrangement to spearhead the USA’s high performance three-day eventing efforts will be led by Leslie Law, who has been serving as the country's eventing development coach. He becomes the team's chef d'equipe while taking on the role of high performance...
European federation president steps down
The influential president of the European Equestrian Federation, Theo Ploegmakers, will leave his position April 1 due to health issues after nearly seven years in the role. Founded in 2009, the EEF is the representative body for the European-based national equestrian...
U.S. senator has some tough questions for SafeSport
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is being called on by a U.S. senator to explain the circumstances involved in hiring an investigator who faces criminal charges, including rape and theft. The non-profit Center was authorized by Congress in 2017 with the goal of ending...
It’s Germany again in U.S. dressage Nations Cup, and earning a Freestyle win
For the fifth straight time since the FEI Dressage Nations Cup began in Wellington, Fla., in 2013, Germany took the title in the Starpoint Dancesport team competition that drew squads from five countries on Thursday. Germany earned 207.022 points while silver went to...
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