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Another well-known dressage horse has a new rider
The beginning of the winter dressage circuit every year is a time for change, but this season it seems an unusual number of high-level horses are switching owners. The most recent on that list is Serenade MF (Sir Donnerhall/Duet MF X Don Principe). The mare, known...
Saying goodbye at the Winter Equestrian Festival
There were some sentimental moments Saturday night before the first show jumping grand prix of the season at WEF, as veteran campaigner Mark Q was retired at the age of 22. Mark Q (Obos Quality X Abbey Emerald) is best known as the mount of Ireland's Kevin Babington,...
Who is Heidi Humphries?
Heidi Humphries has made a major splash in the world of dressage by buying several high-profile horses recently, including two top international mounts for Olympic and world championships team silver medalist Adrienne Lyle. But this is a fairly new development, so...
Sagacious HF has left us
Sagacious HF, a genuine warrior of a dressage horse who won medals for the U.S., died this weekend. He was less than three months short of his 25th birthday. The Dutch warmblood (Welt Hit II/Judith X Cocktail) competed until the age of 23. He began at First Level in...
Another pillar of the equestrian community is gone
A celebration of life is planned Jan. 22 for Alan Chesler, the owner of Sher-Al Farm, who was respected in the equestrian community. The gathering will be held from 2-5 p.m. at Wellington National Golf Club, 400 Binks Forest Drive. Alan, 82, a native of Canada who...
Traurig ready for a major role in Paris
Christine Traurig, the heroine of the 2000 Olympics whose crucial dressage performance secured team bronze for the U.S., will be assisting others as they try for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has been named by the U.S. Equestrian Federation to serve as the...
A new year’s resolution from Helgstrand Dressage
Helgstrand Dressage, the stable whose training practices came out in the open via a scathing Danish undercover TV documentary in November, is calling 2023 a year that has "been challenging, evolving and educational." In a new year's statement, the company noted, "2023...
Barbara Hay has said farewell
Barbara Hay’s life focused on raising young horses and training young riders. She died at her Rainbow Ridge Farm in East Amwell, N.J., on Dec. 27, just three days short of her 72d birthday. A national examiner for the U.S. Pony Club who was the chief horse management...
Big, big bucks for the FEI World Cup finals
The prize money for the 2024 Longines FEI World Cup show jumping finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been doubled by the organizing committee to a record 2.6 million Euros. Another 100,000 Euros has been added to the purse for the dressage finals, bringing the total to...
Here’s a new year’s resolution for you
Make sure you vaccinate your horses in 2024. An unvaccinated 28-year-old mare in Ocean County, N.J., had to be euthanized after becoming the third confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the state for 2023 . She suffered from depression, front and rear...
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