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Twenty-one horses lost in Florida fire
A stable fire at the Roberts Quarterhorse Farms in the Marion County town of Reddick, Fla., Tuesday morning left 21 horses dead after the roof collapsed. State officials are trying to determine the cause of the fire at the farm belonging to the Roberts family, the...
There’s a new spirit at Wellington International
As he drove his golf cart around the Wellington International showgrounds this week, Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Murray Kessler spotted a piece of rubbish in the stabling area. He stopped the cart, retrieved the stray plastic bottle and some crumpled pieces of...
Will there be equestrian sport at the 2032 Olympics?
I always thought equestrian would be part of the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia, because that country excels in eventing, having won many medals in the discipline over the decades. They wouldn't want to miss out on the possibility of such medals. And if you have...
Wise riders save their horses at World Cup SJ final
Julien Epaillard took a chance. The Frenchman, who led after Thursday's opening round of the Longines FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final, decided not to compete in what would have been a six-horse jump-off for Friday's second leg of the championship in Basel,...
USA has a podium finish as Longines FEI SJ World Cup Finals get under way
In the first leg of the Longines FEI Wold Cup Show Jumping Finals Thursday, the U.S. was on the podium courtesy of Lillie Keenan, who last month turned in two faultless rounds as the pathfinder for the winning American.effort in the Longines League of Nations/ Ocala....
World Cup dressage GP has one U.S. rider in the ribbons
As expected, Great Britain's world champion, Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale, won the Grand Prix, the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Switzerland Friday. Her score was 77.152, well ahead of the 74.848 turned in by Isabell Werth of Germany on...
Freestyle success for a duo with heart
Heartbeat is a character. The Dutchbred son of Charmeur doesn’t like other horses, wears a hood with sound-dulling earpieces so he can sleep and has been a “bit of a project,” over the last three years, revealed his rider, Kasey Perry-Glass. But it has all come...
A window into the future of developing dressage horses
How do dressage horses make it to the top of the game? They gain experience through programs such as the Lövsta Future Challenge Developing Grand Prix Horse, which on Friday awarded the championship title in its finals to Jaccardo, ridden by Canadian Olympian Brittany...
It’s three in a row for dressage queen Jane
Things were pretty quiet at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival on Thursday afternoon in Wellington, Fla. No one was in the stands, there were only a few people along the rail and the VIP area was peaceful. But the wind ruffled the canvas on the tents around the...
Have fun and do good at the Babington Foundation’s big event: EVENT SOLD OUT
It’s been more than five very long years since show jumper Kevin Babington had a life-changing accident when his horse fell with him in a grand prix. A spinal injury that paralyzed the Irish Olympian from mid-chest down has meant he can’t walk, use his hands or at...
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